The Seattle Thunderbirds won their second consecutive Western Conference championship Sunday with a 3-1 Game 6 victory over the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.
The T-Birds, who took the best-of-seven series 4-2, will face the Regina Pats for the WHL championship. The Pats defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-4 Sunday to win their Eastern Conference Championship series 4-2.
Game 1 of the WHL Finals is 6 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Game 2 is 6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, also in Regina.
The series switches to the ShoWare Center for Games 3 and 4. Game 3 is a Directors Mortgage 2-for-Tuesday game at 7:05 p.m. May 9. Game 4 is a Whiteout Wednesday game at 7:05 p.m. on May 10.
Single-game tickets for Games 3 and 4 go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday online and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center box office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SERIES GLANCE
WHL championship, best-of-seven
Regina vs. Seattle
Game 1 – Seattle at Regina, Friday, May 5, 6 p.m.
Game 2 – Seattle at Regina, Saturday, May 6, 6 p.m.
Game 3 – Regina at Seattle, Tuesday, May 9, 7:05 p.m.
Game 4 – Regina at Seattle, Wednesday, May 10, 7:05 p.m.
Game 5 – Regina at Seattle, Friday, May 12, 7:35 p.m.*
Game 6 – Seattle at Regina, Sunday, May 14, 5 p.m.*
Game 7 – Seattle at Regina, Monday, May 15, 6 p.m.*
* if necessary
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