HAMILTON 3 - 2 MANITOBA

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HAMILTON, ONTARIO (TICKER) -- MICHAEL RYDER AND JARRET STOLL
BOTH SCORED LATE IN THE SECOND PERIOD TO LEAD THE HAMILTON
BULLDOGS PAST THE MANITOBA MOOSE, 3-2, TO WIN THE EASTERN
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS AND ADVANCE TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE
FINALS. RYDER NETTED HIS SIXTH GOAL OF THE PLAYOFFS WITH 77
SECONDS REMAINING IN THE SECOND PERIOD TO GIVE HAMILTON A 2-1
LEAD. STOLL SCORED ON A POWER PLAY WITH ONE SECOND LEFT IN THE
PERIOD TO GIVE THE BULLDOGS THE LEAD FOR GOOD. RAFFI
TORRES SCORED EARLY IN THE SECOND FRAME FOR HAMILTON, WHICH LED
THE BEST-OF-SEVEN SERIES 3-1, BUT LOST TWO STRAIGHT BEFORE
DEFEATING MANITOBA IN GAME SEVEN. TY CONKLIN TURNED ASIDE 28
SHOTS TO EARN HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE BULLDOGS,
WHO WILL HOST THE BINGHAMTON SENATORS ON TUESDAY IN GAME ONE OF
THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. JASON REID SCORED IN THE FIRST
PERIOD AND BRANDON REID TALLIED MIDWAY THROUGH THE THIRD FRAME
FOR THE MOOSE, WHO MADE THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT
SEASON. TYLER MOSS MADE 30 SAVES AND TOOK THE LOSS.