Moose advance to conference semifinal against Hamilton

Published on April 22, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


With tonight's 3-2 win against the Providence Bruins at the Winnipeg Arena, the Manitoba Moose have captured the best-of-five conference quarterfinal series by a 3-1 margin. This result propels the Moose into the Eastern Conference Semifinal. The team will now face the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, the Hamilton Bulldogs, in the best-of-seven conference semifinal.

Manitoba established franchise history with their first back-to-back series wins in a playoff season. This was only the second series clinched on home ice by the Moose (1999 Playoffs against the Milwaukee Admirals on Apr. 23). The franchise had never won a best-of-five series in their nine year playoff history prior to tonight's series victory.

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL SERIES:

The abridged schedule for the best-of-seven Conference Quarterfinal will be as followed:

Game 1: Sunday, April 27 in Hamilton. Game time 3:00 p.m. CT.

Game 2: Tuesday, April 29 in Hamilton. Game time 6:00 p.m. CT.

Game 3: Friday, May 2 at the Winnipeg Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m. CT.

Game 4: Sunday, May 4 at the Winnipeg Arena. Game time is 2:00 p.m. CT.

Game 5 (if necessary): Monday, May 5 at the Winnipeg Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m. CT.

Game 6 (if necessary): date will be announced in the near future

Game 7 (if necessary): date will be announced in the near future

Information for tickets for the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal Playoff Series will be released shortly.

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