Mississippi Prepares for Southern Conference Finals
Published on April 21, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, Miss. â The Mississippi Sea Wolves will face the Columbia Inferno in the best-of-seven Southern Conference Finals beginning Wednesday.
Last week, Mississippi was crowned the Southwest Division Champion by sweeping the Louisiana IceGators, 3 games to 0.
The Sea Wolves finished off the IceGators last Monday, by rallying to score three straight goals and win 3-2 in Game 3.
Player of the Week:
Veteran forward Dave Paradise scored the tying goal on the power play in the second period against Louisiana last week. It was the third goal for the 29-year-old over his last three playoff games. Overall in the postseason, the 6-foot and 190-pound native of St. Paul, Minnesota has four goals and four assists in five games.
Goaltender of the Week:
Greg Gardner backstopped Mississippi to the sweep over Louisiana making 27 saves in Game 3. The 6-foot and 190-pound native of Mississauga, Ontario has won all six of the Sea Wolves postseason games. The 27-year-old is tied for first among goaltenders with six wins, second overall with a 1.17 goals against average in the playoffs and second in save percentage at .964.
Streaking Sea Wolves:
Mississippi has a team record 16 straight wins at home and extended its unbeaten streak to 22 games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves home record over that span is 20-0-2. The last regulation loss suffered by Mississippi at the Wolves Den was on December 20 by a 6-2 score against Louisiana.
Goaltender Greg Gardner has won all six games in the postseason.
Defenseman Jim Baxter has a five-game point streak (2g-6a).
Forward Dave Paradise has a three-game goal streak (3g) and points over his last five games (4g-4a).
Forward Travis Lisabeth has assists over his last two games (2a).
Carrying over from the regular season, goaltender Sean Matile has won his last two starts.
Injured Reserve:
Defenseman Chris Cava and forward Stu Pietersma are still on the injured reserve.
Sea Wolves âOn the Air':
Join Mike Kelly for live play-by-play action on the Sea Wolves Hockey Network. Games from Monday to Friday air on ESPN Radio 1490 AM, while games on Saturday and Sunday can be heard on Talk Radio 1640 AM.
The hard-hitting, fast paced hockey excitement is also available across the internet at MsSeaWolves.com by clicking on âListen Live', which links to SportsJuice.com.
Individual playoff game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
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