The two matches, won by the Stampede 6-5 and 6-2 on Friday and Saturday nights respectively, have taken the Stampede to an eight-match winning streak and coach Steve Reid hopes to take the season's tally to nine to win the National Ice Hockey League in front of a home crowd.
"This means everything. A home final for the boys means more than winning that trophy tonight," Reid said, referring to the Toa Kauhanga Riri Tio trophy, which was introduced this season and is the championship's equivalent to rugby's Ranfurly Shield.
"Nothing beats a home crowd in Queenstown. There is nothing like 500 screaming fans in that rink."
Reid said the two wins over its fellow finalist were a team effort and showed the side had come on by leaps and bounds since the provinces last met in July, when they each had one win.
Reid said luck played some part in his team's success on Saturday when forward Matt Schneider fluked a goal when he was seeking to feed one of his forward line.
On Friday night, five of the Stampede's goals had come from power plays, when the Red Devils were one man down.
In true Stampede fashion, it came back from a 2-0 deficit to get to a 6-4 lead with one minute remaining.
It then allowed Canterbury a sniff, before closing them out with a massive defensive effort in the last 40 seconds.
Saturday night's encounter was a lot more composed, although the Devils were again the first team to reach the net.
Goal scorers from the weekend were Max Macharg, Simon Glass, Schneider (3), Brian Horwitz (2), Brett Speir (2), Joel Cleroux and Tommy Zizian (2).
Meanwhile, the Stampede's win puts its neighbour, the Dunedin Thunder, into third place to end its 2012 campaign.
Thunder team manager Aaron Bryant said although the team was initially disappointed with its exit, that was out of its hands and when the dust settled it would be pleased with what has been the franchise's most successful season to date.
"We had a slow patch in the middle of the season which cost us and we had to rely on other's results this weekend and it didn't work out for us.
"It's good to see an all South Island final. They [the Stampede] were talking about not having a team at the start of the season. Credit to them for turning it around."
Bryant said the Thunder's 2013 season was looking positive, with 90% of the side returning to the young roster.
The final will be played in Queenstown on September 8.
