The Athens Gods had a dream season, finishing first overall, but the Smurfs were their nightmare in the Southern Conference finals. The biggest Berlin win was in Game 2, when Staffan Kronwall scored a goal to tie it 1-1 and Derek Ryan scored on the third shot in overtime to win it. It was the only game in the series in which the road team won.

Stars of the Series

• Anders Lee, Berlin – 3 goals and 3 assists to go with 18 shots and a +4 rating on the third line with Aleksander Barkov and Derek Ryan.

• Colin Wilson, Athens – 30-year-old left wing who had his best-ever regular season with 78 points, was +2 in the series with 3 goals and 2 assists.

• Vadim Shipachyov, Berlin – scored 3 goals and 4 assists in 6 games against his former team.