Playoff hockey this weekend
For all of you southeast Michigan hockey fans out there itching for the playoffs, you can support two of the local teams this weekend in their playoff run.
Friday night at 8:05pm, you can cheer on the Maize and Blue as the University of Michigan hockey team takes on Northern Michigan in the CCHA semifinals at Joe Louis Arena. Earlier in the day at 4:30pm, Miami (OH) and Notre Dame will face-off. The winner of those two games will play in the CCHA championship game on Saturday at 7:35pm. The two losing teams will play at 3:35pm. The winner of the CCHA tournament gets an automatic bid into the NCAA tourney.
Yours truly will be working all four games this weekend as well as volunteering at the first ever CCHA Fan Fest, which will be held at the Ren Cen.
The CCHA Fan Fest will be open on Friday, March 21 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and will re-open for the CCHA Championship party at 10:30 p.m. The Championship party, presented by Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, will include live music from the band 9 House featuring former NHL player Kraig Nienhuis. Fans will also have an opportunity to explore the Fan Fest during the Championship Party.
“It’s a fun night of entertainment. People get to come and see live entertainment and socialize with other hockey fans and enjoy the camaraderie of a sporting event outside of the arena. Hockey people love being around other hockey people and this is an opportunity for everyone to come and enjoy each other’s company and have some fun,” CCHA Commissioner Tom Anastos said.
The Fan Fest will also be open on Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
I will be working at the Fan Fest from 10am-1pm on Friday and 10am-11:45am on Saturday before heading to the Joe for the games. So if you are looking for something to do, come downtown for the Fan Fest (it’s free!) and then come over to the Joe and watch some hockey!
Since I will be working 26 of the 48 hours on Friday and Saturday, it’s safe to say I won’t be posting here until Sunday evening or Monday.
Plymouth Whalers
As many of you know, I was a game night intern for the Plymouth Whalers last year. If you don’t already know, the Whalers are the local Ontario Hockey League team in southeast Michigan. Well, their playoffs begin tomorrow in Kitchener when the Whalers take on the No. 1 ranked Rangers. The two teams will then travel to Plymouth for Game #2 of the series to be played on Saturday at 7:05pm. Tickets are just $15 for center ice or $11 otherwise.
Game #4 will also be in Plymouth on Wednesday, March 26th. The Wings don’t have a game on the 26th and they are on the road on the 22nd, so if you can go support the local OHL team! Playoff games are always fun and it’s the OHL so they are affordable too!
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March 21st, 2008 at 10:37 am
You need to keep more busy!! It is no good to be so idle!
March 25th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Haha. It’s been a crazy winter, that’s for sure!