The Komets, who feature former Saint John Sea Dogs Matt Murphy and Oliver Cooper, defeated the South Carolina Stingrays 6-4 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five championship series. Game 4 of the series takes place tonight and Game 5, if needed, will be played on Saturday - both in Fort Wayne.
Murphy has four assists in 11 playoff games while Cooper has three goals and a helper in seven matches.
Former Sea Dogs defenseman Chase Stewart has appeared in one playoff game with the Stingrays.
The Kelly Cup has been awarded since 1997 and at least three Sea Dogs alumni have won the trophy.
2010 Cincinatti Cyclones: Robert Mayer
2011 Alaska Aces: Scott Howes2013 Reading Royals: Stanislav Galiev
Both Mayer and Howes were named the Kelly Cup playoffs most valuable player in their respective victories. Mayer was a co-MVP winner with fellow netminder Jeremy Smith.
In the much less prestigious Stanley Cup Final, Mathieu Joseph and the Tampa Bay Lightning are now up 2-0 on the Montreal Canadiens following a 3-1 win on Wednesday. Game 3 is tonight at the Bell Centre.
Joseph and the Lightning are looking to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Joseph became the first Sea Dogs alumnus to win the trophy last year.
After not appearing in any playoff matches in the bubble, Joseph has played in three post-season games this time around - including Wednesday's Stanley Cup Final contest. The 24-year-old recorded one shot in 6:23 of ice time. Joseph's other two playoff appearances were in the first-round against Jonathan Huberdeau and the Florida Panthers.
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