Phantoms / Bandits Playoff Schedule Announced
April 14, 2008 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Mahoning Valley Phantoms News Release
FRISCO, Texas - On Monday afternoon, the North American Hockey League announced the schedule for the North Division Finals between the second-seeded Mahoning Valley Phantoms and the first-seeded St. Louis Bandits.
Miles Winter's game-winning, breakaway goal in overtime on Thursday night in Alpena clinched the Phantoms' sweep of the third-seeded Ice Diggers in the first round of the NAHL playoffs.
Ben Warda's eight point weekend propelled the Bandits to a three games to none sweep of the fourth-seeded U.S. National Team. St. Louis outscored their counterparts a combined 17-6, while wrapping up the divisional semifinal in a single weekend.
The Phantoms and the Bandits best-of-five series for the right to be called the North Division Playoff Champions begins this weekend in Chesterfield, Mo. - a suburb of St. Louis.
The schedule is as follows - Games 4 and 5 are if necessary:
Game 1 - Friday, April 18, at 7:15 p.m., at the Hardees IcePlex in Chesterfield, Mo.
Game 2 - Saturday, April 19, at 7:15 p.m., at the Hardees IcePlex in Chesterfield, Mo.
Game 3 - Wednesday, April 23, at 7:15 p.m., at the Ice Zone in Boardman
Game 4 - Friday, April 25, at 7:15 p.m., at the Ice Zone in Boardman*
Game 5 - TBA, at the Hardees IcePlex in Chesterfield, Mo.*
* = if necessary
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