T-Bird playoff tickets go on sale March 11

Tickets to the Seattle Thunderbirds first round playoff series of the 2009 WHL Playoffs will go on sale 10 a.m. March 11.

The T-Birds will play Games 3 and 4 of their first round playoff series at ShoWare Center on March 24 and March 25 against an opponent to be determined. Game time is 7:05 p.m. for both games.

Playoff tickets will be available for purchase online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com or at the ShoWare Center box office. Playoff ticket prices for the first round are $18 and $24.

The T-Birds are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference playoff standings. They are one point behind the Kamloops Blazers for fifth place with one game in hand. The T-Birds are eight points ahead of the Everett Silvertips, who are in seventh place, and both teams have four games remaining.

While the T-Birds are looking to finish as high as fifth in the Western Conference, the Spokane Chiefs and Kelowna Rockets, possible first-round opponents, are separated by one point in their battle for third place in the Western Conference standings.

The T-Birds first-round opponent, and dates of Games 1 and 2 of the series, may not be determined until the final game of the regular season, on March 15 against the Silvertips.

All rounds of the 2009 WHL Playoffs are a best-of-seven format.

The T-Birds have four regular season games left, the next coming on March 11, when they face the Prince George Cougars at ShoWare Center at 7:05 p.m.

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