With their 2-1 overtime win over the Indiana Ice Saturday night, the Youngstown Phantoms clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the 2012 Clark Cup Playoffs. The Phantoms will host the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in a best-of-three series starting with Game 1 on Monday, April 16.

Game 2 is scheduled Tuesday, April 17 and Game 3, if necessary, will be the following night. All games will be played at the Covelli Centre – start time is to be determined.

The Phantoms qualified for the Clark Cup Playoffs for the first time this season – their third in the United States Hockey League. Six teams from each conference qualify for the postseason with the top two seeds receiving first-round byes. After the best-of-three first-round, the playoffs revert to a best-of-five format with re-seeding after every round until the Clark Cup Finals.

Call the Phantoms Office at 330-747-PUCK (7825) for more information or to order tickets.  Ask for Bart Logan, tell him Paneech sent you.