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April 25, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Southern Conference Finals (Best of Five)
Southwest Division Champion Mississippi vs. Southeast Division Champion Greenville

Game 2 Friday at Greenville
Game 3 Sunday at Mississippi
Game 4 Tuesday at Mississippi (if necessary)
Game 5 Wednesday at Greenville (if necessary)

Mississippi Sea Wolves at Greenville Grrrowl 7:05 p.m. ET

Grrrowl is making its second appearance in the Southern Conference Finals . . . Grrrowl lost to Louisiana in the 2000 Southern Conference Finals . . . Mississippi is making its second appearance in the Southern Conference Finals . . . Sea Wolves beat Pee Dee in the 1999 Southern Conference Finals to advance to Kelly Cup Finals where they beat Richmond, four games to three . . . Greenville has home-ice advantage after finishing the regular season with 92 points compared to 87 points for Mississippi . . . First ever meeting in the postseason . . . Grrrowl won the only regular season meeting 2-1 at Mississippi . . . Sea Wolves are 5-1-1 all-time against Greenville . . . Greenville beat Pee Dee, three games to one, in the Southeast Division Finals . . . Mississippi swept Jackson, three games to none, in the Southwest Division Finals . . . Grrrowl beat Florida, three games to two, in the Southeast Division Semifinals . . . Sea Wolves swept Pensacola, three games to none, in the Southwest Division Semifinals . . . Greenville's Simon Gamache leads the postseason with eight goals and is tied for the postseason lead with three game-winning goals and 13 points (8g-5a) . . . Mississippi's Jerome Marois is tied for the postseason lead with three game-winning goals . . . Grrrowl's Steve Rymsha is tied for the postseason lead with eight assists . . . Sea Wolves' Luc Belanger is second in the postseason with a 1.79 goals against average and a .952 save percentage . . . Greenville's Simon Tremblay leads defensemen in the postseason with eight points and is tied for the lead with five assists . . . Mississippi leads the postseason in goals scored (4.50 per game) and power-play percentage (24.2%) while ranking second in goals allowed (1.83 per game) . . . Grrrowl is in the postseason for the first time since 2000 and for the second time in its four-year history . . . Sea Wolves are in the postseason for the first time since 2000 and the fourth time in their six-year history.

Northern Conference Finals (Best of Five)
Northwest Division Champion Dayton vs. Northeast Division Champion Atlantic City
Dayton leads series 1 game to 0

Game 2 Friday at Atlantic City
Game 3 Sunday at Dayton
Game 4 Monday at Dayton (if necessary)
Game 5 Wednesday at Atlantic City (if necessary)

Dayton Bombers at Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies

Fred Slukynsky scored the game-winning goal at 16:12 of the third period as Dayton overcame a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 in Game 1 at Atlantic City . . . Tom Nemeth had a goal and two assists for the Bombers . . . Atlantic City's Luke Curtin scored a goal and had an assist . . . Bombers' Karl Goehring made 25 saves . . . Boardwalk Bullies' Shawn DeGagne, who started in place of the injured Scott Stirling, made 36 saves . . . First appearance in the conference finals for both teams . . . Boardwalk Bullies have home-ice advantage because both teams finished the regular season with 92 points, but Atlantic City had 42 wins compared to 40 wins for Dayton . . . Atlantic City was 1-1 at home and 2-1 overall against Dayton in the regular season . . . Bombers' Karl Goehring made 37 saves and recorded his first professional shutout against the Boardwalk Bullies on November 7 . . . Boardwalk Bullies won 5-2 at home on December 19 and 6-4 at Dayton on March 16 . . . Atlantic City swept defending Northern Conference Champion Trenton, three games to none, in the Northeast Division Finals . . . Dayton swept Johnstown, three games to none, in the Northwest Division Finals . . . Boardwalk Bullies beat Charlotte, three games to two, in the Northeast Division Semifinals . . . Bombers swept Cincinnati, three games to none, in the Northwest Division Semifinals . . . Atlantic City's Scott Stirling leads the postseason with two shutouts and 251 saves . . . Dayton's Karl Goehring leads the postseason with a 1.21 goals against average, a .959 save percentage and seven wins . . . Bullies' Scott Stirling ranks fourth with a 1.86 goals against average and fifth with a .944 save percentage . . . Dayton leads the postseason in fewest goals allowed with 1.29 per game . . . Atlantic City's Stefan Rivard is tied for the postseason lead with eight assists and 13 points (5g-8a) . . . Boardwalk Bullies' Kirk Furey is tied for the postseason lead among defensemen with five assists and is tied for second with seven points (2g-5a) . . . Bombers' Tom Nemeth is tied for the postseason lead among defensemen with five assists and is tied for second with seven points (2g-5a) . . . Dayton has qualified for the postseason in each of its 11 years, tying the ECHL records for most appearances and most consecutive appearances . . . Boardwalk Bullies qualify for the postseason in their first season in Atlantic City . . . Prior to 2002, Bombers had won two playoff series.

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