Americans to play Victoria Royals in first round of WHL Playoffs
Kennewick, WA – Tri-City Americans will begin their 2025 WHL Playoffs on the road against the Victoria Royals on Friday, March 28. The Americans enter the post season as the seventh seed in the Western Conference, which was finalized by their loss to the Spokane Chiefs last night.
Games one and two of the series will be played at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29. Games one is set for 7:00 while game two is a 6:00 puck drop.
The Americans will host games three, four, and if necessary, five, at the Toyota Center on Tuesday, April 1, Wednesday, April 2 and Friday, April 4. All games at the Toyota Center will be 7:05 puck drops.
Should the series go beyond game five, the Royals will host potential games six and seven on Sunday, April 6 and Monday, April 7. Game six has a 3:05 puck drop and game seven is scheduled for 7:00.
This is the second time the Americans have met the Royals in the playoffs. In 2018 the Americans swept Victoria in the second round.
In the regular season the Americans held a 1-2-1-0 record against Victoria, splitting their season-opening trip in Victoria before dropping both games at the Toyota Center.
