Wild announces playoff schedule

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MINNESOTA WILD ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR

WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild will open up the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs with Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Colorado Avalanche at Xcel Energy Center on Wed., Apr. 9, at 8 p.m. (CDT). The Wild will also host Game 2 of the best-of-seven series on Friday, Apr. 11, at 8 p.m. (CDT). A complete conference quarterfinal schedule is below.

Western Conference Quarterfinals

Game 1 - Wed., Apr. 9, Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (CDT)

Game 2 - Fri, Apr. 11, Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (CDT)

Game 3 - Monday, Apr. 14, Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m. (CDT)

Game 4 - Tuesday, Apr. 15, Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m. (CDT)

*Game 5 - Thursday, Apr. 17, Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (CDT)

*Game 6 - Saturday, Apr. 19, Minnesota at Colorado, (start time TBD)

*Game 7 - Tuesday, Apr. 22, Colorado at Minnesota, (start time TBD)

* - if necessary

A local television schedule for the Western Conference Quarterfinals will be announced early in the week.

The Wild will practice Monday at 12 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center.

There are a limited number of single seats left for each of the Wild’s four potential home conference quarterfinal games. Tickets can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office and at all Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com ) locations or charge by calling Ticketmaster at (651) 989-5151. A $2.00 facility fee will be added to all Wild single game playoff tickets. Ticketmaster charges are not included and are not applicable to tickets purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office. A limit of four tickets per game may be purchased per person.

2008 Stanley Cup Playoff merchandise is available exclusively at The Hockey Lodge at Xcel Energy Center and at The Hockey Lodge at Mall of America. Additional playoff merchandise will be added to all locations prior to Game 1. For more information please call The Hockey Lodge at (651) 726-8250 or email hockeylodge@wild.com .

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