USHL Eastern Conference Final Series Set

Press Release

 The Dubuque Fighting Saints and Youngstown Phantoms are set for a best-of-five Eastern Conference Final series.  The winner of the series will advance to the Clark Cup Final against the winner of the Western Conference Final which is yet to be determined.

Dubuque reached the Eastern Conference Final after sweeping the Muskegon Lumberjacks in three games during the first round.  The Anderson Cup champion Saints hold the top overall seed in the playoffs and will host Game 1 and 2 in the series against Youngstown at the Mystique Ice Center in Dubuque.

The Phantoms won a first-round series for the second consecutive season after defeating the defending Clark Cup champion Green Bay Gamblers 3-1 in the best-of-five series.

#1 Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. #3 Youngstown Phantoms
Game 1: Friday, April 26th - Youngstown @ Dubuque, 7:35 PM
Game 2: Saturday, April 27th - Youngstown @ Dubuque, 7:05 PM
Game 3: Monday, April 29th - Dubuque @ Youngstown, 7:15 PM
Game 4: Tuesday, April 30th - Dubuque @ Youngstown, 7:15 PM**
Game 5: Saturday, May 4th - Youngstown @ Dubuque, 7:05 PM**

**if necessary
All times reflect local time


 (Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)