BILOXI, Miss. � 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.
The Week Ahead at a Glance:
Monday, April 21 � Practice open to the public from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Tuesday, April 22 � Travel to Columbia, South Carolina.
Wednesday, April 23 � Game 1 at Columbia � 6:05 p.m. CT
Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina
Thursday, April 24 � Practice to be determined at Columbia.
Friday, April 25 � Game 2 at Columbia � 6:05 p.m. CT
Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina
Saturday, April 26 � Travel to Biloxi, Mississippi
Sunday, April 27 � Game 3 at Mississippi � 5:05 p.m. CT
Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi
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 �On 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 WXBD-AM 1490, while games on Saturday and Sunday can be heard on Talk Radio 1640 AM WTNI.
The hard-hitting, fast paced hockey excitement is also available across the internet at MsSeaWolves.com by clicking on �Listen 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.
