Aug 27, 2012
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Whalers Drop the Puck in Scrimmages Thursday and Friday
Photo - Plymouth veteran Garrett Meurs bumps fists with a young fan before a game at Compuware Arena last season. Plymouth's home opener is Sat. Sept. 22 at 7:05 pm against Belleville. Photo by Rena Laverty.
The Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers open the 2012-13 season on Wednesday, August 29 with training camp at Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township. The team will be participating in off-ice testing on Wednesday.
The Whalers hit the ice in scrimmages from 9-11 am and 2-4 pm on Thursday, August 30 and Friday, August 31. The scrimmages are free and open to the public and media. Rosters will be provided the day of the scrimmages.
Compuware Arena is located at 14900 Beck Road in Plymouth Township, between 5-Mile and M-14.
Plymouth opens their preseason schedule against Windsor on Saturday, September 1 at 7 pm at Yack Arena in Wyandotte. Plymouth and Windsor will meet again on Monday, September 3 at 2 pm at Windsor Family Credit Union Center.
Plymouth finished 47-18-2-1 last season, finishing second overall in the OHL's Western Conference while winning their 10th West Division title over their 22-year history. The Whalers made the OHL playoffs for the 21st consecutive season last year - a current OHL record.
The Whalers expect to be in the middle of the Western Conference race again in 2012-13. Plymouth features four first-round National Hockey League draft choices - Stefan Noesen (Ottawa), Rickard Rakell (Anaheim), JT Miller (New York Rangers) and Tom Wilson (Washington) - in addition to NHL-drafts Matt Mahalak (Carolina), Cody Payne (Boston), Gianluca Curcuruto (Columbus), Garrett Meurs (Colorado), Mitchell Heard (Colorado), Connor Carrick (Washington) and Simon Karlsson (Nashville).
The Whalers open the 2012-13 season on Fri. Sept. 21 in Sault Ste. Marie, with the home opener set for Sat. Sept. 22 at 7:05 pm at Compuware Arena against the Belleville Bulls. Tickets for all Plymouth Whalers games can be purchased by calling Compuware Arena at (734) 453-8400.
