1980 QUARTER FINALS – BILOXI BLADES @ SAINT CROIX FALLS LUMBERSJACKS
| PLAYOFF QUARTER FINAL MATCH UP | |
  Opening games between Biloxi and Saint Croix Falls |
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| GAME #1 | Two Blade goals in 25 seconds mid way though the 2nd period were key, Don Maloney and Mike Rogers doing the deed. Blades 4 Lumberjacks 2 |
| GAME #2 | The skate is on the other foot…Lumberjacks take game two by the same 4-2 score. Hat trick from Grant Mulvey sends home crowd home happy. |
| Series switches to Biloxi. First team to four wins takes the series, apparently first team to 4 goals takes each game. Games 1 and 2 and 3 end 4-2 while game four finishes 4-3 | |
| GAME #3 | Ryan Walter nets two goals for the Blades but LBJ tallies four between those. Korn, Currie, Turnbull and Payne. LBJ 4 Blades 2 |
| GAME #4 | Ryan Walter’s 4th goal of the series was the key tally. Mulvey scored his 4th of the game late but not enough. Blades 4 LBJ 3 |
| Game 5 between SCF and Biloxi. Appears something went awry for the visitors. | |
| GAME #5 | Blades Ryan Walter scored his 5th goal of the playoffs late in 2nd period. That pulled Biloxi to within 5 goals, 7-2. It got uglier… Jacks 10 Blades 2. Grant Mulvey had 2 more goals (6 for the series) Hangsleben had 2, as did Steve Payne. Stadium Organist had 2 assists. |
| Blowout for the Jacks but it only counts as one game in the series. They lead 3 games to 2 heading back to Biloxi.Biloxi tries to fend off elimination, Lumberjacks looking to advance. | |
| GAME #6 | Key was three, count ’em, three 2nd period power play goals for SCF’s but the killer was Blaine Stoughton’s goal with 15 seconds left in the 3rd period to send the home fans home sad. Lumberjacks 5 Blades 4 Lumberjacks take the series four games to two games. |
| Saint Croix Falls will face Saint Clair Shores (say that three times fast) in round 3. Biloxi Bill thanks everyone for a great season and league camaraderie. |