| FIREANTZ ELIMINATED |
| APRIL 8, 2008 |
FIREANTZ ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS
[FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.] The Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) lost Game 3 of the Semi-Finals of the Presidents Cup Playoffs, last night, to the Jacksonville Barracudas. The Barracudas won the series two games to one and advance to the finals.
The FireAntz finished 3rd in the SPHL Regular Season standings with a 25-19-8 record. They defeated the Richmond Renegades two games to none in the first round of the playoffs. Their next opponent would be the Jacksonville Barracudas. The series was a re-match the finals of the 2006-07 season, in which the FireAntz defeated Jacksonville to win the Presidents Cup.
The FireAntz won Game 1, on the road 2-1. Game 2, in Fayetteville, was a reverse of the previous night with the Barracudas defeating the FireAntz 2-1, in Fayetteville. Game 3, in Jacksonville, was not the low scoring affair that were the prior two games. The Barracudas defeated the shorthanded FireAntz 6-3, ending the FireAntz run for Back-to-Back Presidents Cup Championships.
The 2008-09 SPHL hockey season is scheduled to play 60 games. The season will begin towards the end of October. Season tickets are now on sale. Call the FireAntz office at (910) 321-0123 for more information.
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