Thursday, April 19, 2012

USHL Playoffs Second Round Schedule Set

Press Release The Anderson Cup champion and top-seeded Green Bay Gamblers will host the Youngstown Phantoms who advanced to the second round after winning their first ever USHL playoff series, a 2-0 series win against Cedar Rapids. Game One of the best-of-five series starts Saturday, April 21st at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Also in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Ice are set to meet the defending Clark Cup champions, the Dubuque Fighting Saints, beginning Friday, April 20th at the Pepsi Coliseum in Indianapolis. Dubuque moved on to the second round after defeating Team USA 2-0 in their first-round best-of-three series. The top seed in the Western Conference, the Lincoln Stars, play host to the Fargo Force beginning Friday and Saturday at the Ice Box in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Force won their first-round series 2-0 over the Sioux City Musketeers. After earning a bye in the first round, the Omaha Lancers host the Waterloo Black Hawks in a best-of-five matchup that starts on Friday and Saturday at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. Waterloo advanced to the second round following a 2-0 series win against the Tri-City Storm. The winners of each series in the second round will advance to the best-of-five conference finals. USHL Clark Cup Playoffs – Second Round Eastern Conference #1 Green Bay Gamblers vs. #4 Youngstown Phantoms Game 1: Saturday, April 21st, 7:05 PM – Youngstown @ Green Bay Game 2: Sunday, April 22nd, 3:05 PM – Youngstown @ Green Bay Game 3: Tuesday, April 24th, 7:15 PM – Green Bay @ Youngstown Game 4: Wednesday, April 25th, 7:15 PM – Green Bay @ Youngstown** Game 5: Friday, April 27th, 7:05 PM – Youngstown @ Green Bay** #2 Indiana Ice vs. #3 Dubuque Fighting Saints Game 1: Friday, April 20th, 7:05 PM – Dubuque @ Indiana Game 2: Saturday, April 21st, 7:05 PM – Dubuque @ Indiana Game 3: Wednesday, April 25th, 7:05 PM – Indiana @ Dubuque Game 4: Friday, April 27th, 7:35 PM – Indiana @ Dubuque** Game 5: Saturday, April 28th, 7:05 PM – Dubuque @ Indiana** Western Conference #1 Lincoln Stars vs. #4 Fargo Force Game 1: Friday, April 20th, 7:05 PM – Fargo @ Lincoln Game 2: Saturday, April 21st, 7:05 PM – Fargo @ Lincoln Game 3: Wednesday, April 25th, 7:05 PM – Lincoln @ Fargo Game 4: Friday, April 27th, 7:35 PM – Lincoln @ Fargo** Game 5: Saturday, April 28th, 7:05 PM – Fargo @ Lincoln** #2 Omaha Lancers vs. #3 Waterloo Black Hawks Game 1: Friday, April 20th, 7:05 PM – Waterloo @ Omaha Game 2: Saturday, April 21st, 7:05 PM – Waterloo @ Omaha Game 3: Friday, April 27th, 7:05 PM – Omaha @ Waterloo Game 4: Saturday, April 28th, 7:05 PM – Omaha @ Waterloo** Game 5: Sunday, April 29th, 7:05 PM – Waterloo @ Omaha** **if necessary (all times reflect local start time) (Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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