Schedule For WHL Final Announced
The Portland Winterhawks and Edmonton Oil Kings will meet in the WHL championship series for the second consecutive year after the Oil Kings won the Eastern Conference championship over the Calgary Hitmen tonight.
The Winterhawks will have home ice advantage for the series, which begins Friday at the Rose Garden. The full schedule is as follows (home games in bold, all times local):
Game 1: Friday, May 3 at the Rose Garden, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, May 4 at the Rose Garden, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Tuesday, May 7 @ Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Game 4: Wednesday, May 8 @ Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Game 5*: Friday, May 10 at the Rose Garden, 7 p.m.
Game 6*: Sunday, May 12 at Edmonton, 3 p.m.
Game 7*: Monday, May 13 at the Rose Garden, 7 p.m.
*If necessary
Tickets for Game 1 and Game 2 are available now at winterhawks.com.
It’s the first time two teams have met in consecutive league championship series since the New Westminster Bruins and Saskatoon Blades met in the final in 1975 and 1976.
Group ticket packages for the 2013 WHL Playoffs are now available. Contact the Winterhawks today at 236-HAWK or email [email protected] for details.
