The Plymouth Whalers host the Kitchener Rangers in Game 1 of the best-four-of-seven Ontario Hockey League Western Conference semifinals.
The Whalers eliminated Guelph in the first round of the OHL playoffs in six games. Kitchener eliminated Owen Sound in the first round of the OHL playoffs in five games.
The winning of this series will play the winner of the London-Saginaw series later this month.
