AHL Texas Stars

Texas Stars Playoff Update #28

Published on May 11, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


STARS TAKE ON WOLVES IN GAME 7 TONIGHT AT 7:00 PM IN CHICAGO

Game 7: West Division Finals

Texas Stars (7-3) at Chicago Wolves (7-6) (Series tied 3-3)

The winner of Game 7 will advance to the AHL's Western Conference Finals. Chicago forced the seventh and decisive game with a 2-0 shutout in Game 6 on Sunday. Texas won Game 1 in Chicago, as well as Games 4 and 5 at Cedar Park Center. Chicago won Games 2 and 6 at home, and also took Game 3 at Texas.

Chicago's Anthony Stewart leads all skaters in the West Division finals with six goals and eight points in six games played. Stewart posted two goals in Game 2 and also in Game 5. Texas rookie winger Jamie Benn is tied with Chicago's Brett Sterling for second in scoring in the West Division Finals with seven points each. Defensemen Andrew Hutchinson and Dan Jancevski, along with left wing Francis Wathier, each have five points in the six-game series. Stars centers Aaron Gagnon and Perttu Lindgren are second on the team with three goals against the Wolves.

Chicago's Drew MacIntyre (1-1) pitched a shutout in Game 6, stopping all 28 Texas shots. Stars goalie Matt Climie is 0-0 in 62 minutes of work with a 1.93 goals against average and a .939 save percentage. Texas goalie Brent Krahn is 3-3 with a 3.10 goals against average and a .905 save percentage against Chicago. Wolves' goalie Peter Mannino is 2-3 with a 3.40 goals against average and a .874 save percentage against the Stars.

The Wolves have gone 8-25 on the power play against Texas in the West Division Finals, including 3-6 in Game 3 on Tuesday night at Cedar Park Center. Chicago has scored at least one power-play goal in every game of the series. Texas is 4-24 on the power play against Chicago in the playoffs after going 2-28 in the regular season against the Wolves. The Stars have been outscored by the Wolves 19-18 in the series.

West Division Finals Schedule (best of seven)

Game 1 - Texas 4 at Chicago 3 (OT)

Game 2 - Texas 3 at Chicago 4 (OT)

Game 3 - Chicago 5 at Texas 3

Game 4 - Chicago 2 at Texas 3

Game 5 - Chicago 3 at Texas 5

Game 6 - Texas 0 at Chicago 2 (Series tied 3-3)

Game 7 - Tues., May 11 - Texas at Chicago, 7:00 p.m.

Hamilton Wins series with 4-0 shutout of Abbotsford - Bulldogs Move on to Western Conference Finals

Behind a three-point effort (1-2-3) from Aaron Palushaj and a 30-save shutout by goaltender Curtis Sanford, the Hamilton Bulldogs eliminated Abbotsford with a 4-0 win over the Heat on Monday in Game 6 of the North Division Finals. The Western Conference Finals will begin in Hamilton either Thursday vs. Chicago or Friday vs. Texas. Those two teams will meet in Game 7 of the West Division Finals on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Eastern Conference Finals Start Wednesday - (best-of-7)

Game 1 - Wed., May 12 - Manchester at Hershey, 7:00

Game 2 - Sat., May 15 - Manchester at Hershey, 7:00

Game 3 - Mon., May 17 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00

Game 4 - Tue., May 18 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00

*Game 5 - Thu., May 20 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00

*Game 6 - Sat., May 22 - Manchester at Hershey, 7:00

*Game 7 - Sun., May 23 - Manchester at Hershey, 5:00

*= If Necessary

TUESDAY'S GAME 5-11-10:

Game 7 - Texas at Chicago 7:00 CDT (Series tied 3-3)

MONDAY'S SCORE:

Game 6 - Abbotsford 0 at Hamilton 4 (HAM wins series 4-2)

SERIES SUBPLOTS.......

- Texas will play the first Game 7 in team history.

- Hamilton advances to its fourth conference finals in nine years and the first since winning the 2007 Calder Cup.

- Chicago will host its second straight Game 7 after defeating Milwaukee in Game 7 in the first round.

Playoff Format.......

Four rounds, with each round slated as a best of seven series. The top four teams in each division qualify for playoffs. The teams play within their division for the first two rounds. The division winners will meet in the conference finals. The winner of the Western Conference will play the winner of the Eastern Conference for the Calder Cup. In order to take the Calder Cup, a team must win 16 games.

The Calder Cup.......

The coveted Calder Cup has been a motivational force for American Hockey League teams throughout the League's 73-year history. It is one of our sport's greatest challenges and ultimate honors to hoist the Calder Cup in victory.

The trophy is named for Frank Calder, who served as the National Hockey League's first President from 1917 to 1943. During the 1920's, Mr. Calder was instrumental in guiding hockey into the mainstream of America's major cities including Boston, New York, Detroit and Chicago, while helping in the formation of the American League.

The Calder Cup trophy itself was actually first awarded in 1938 to the Providence Reds for winning the second International-American Hockey League championship. (In 1996, George Parsons of the Syracuse Stars was presented the Calder Cup in a ceremony at the Onondaga County War Memorial, as it is believed the Stars never received a trophy for their 1937 championship.

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