 Nonetheless Roma Wolves first opponents in the playoffs were the Montreal Dynamites, where St. Catharines came out victorious with a 2-1 victory with goals coming from Frank Zumpano, and McGutchan.In the next round they faced regular season champions Ottawa Wizards, and avenged their Open Canada Cup loss with McGutchan providing once more the goal which resulted in a 1–0 victory for the club, and a trip to the CPSL Championship finals match.The finals consisted of St. Catharines facing Toronto Supra, a repeat of the 1997 CNSL Championship match.