AHL Morning Skate -- May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
Western Conference Finals "" Series "N" (best-of-7)
1-Oklahoma City Barons vs. 2-Toronto Marlies
Game 1 - Thurs., May 17 - Toronto 5, OKLAHOMA CITY 0 || Recap
Game 2 - Fri., May 18 - OKLAHOMA CITY 5, Toronto 1 || Recap
Game 3 - Mon., May 21 - TORONTO 5, Oklahoma City 3 || Recap
Game 4 - Wed., May 23 - TORONTO 3, Oklahoma City 0 || Recap
Game 5 - Fri., May 25 - Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7:00
*Game 6 - Mon., May 28 - Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8:00
*Game 7 - Wed., May 30 - Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
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Norfolk wins series, 4-0
Eastern Conference Finals "" Series "M" (best-of-7)
1-Norfolk Admirals vs. 2-St. John's IceCaps
Game 1 - Thurs., May 17 - NORFOLK 6, St. John's 1 || Recap
Game 2 - Sat., May 19 - NORFOLK 3, St. John's 1 || Recap
Game 3 - Mon., May 21 - Norfolk 1, ST. JOHN'S 0 (OT) || Recap
Game 4 - Tue., May 22 - Norfolk 4, ST. JOHN'S 0 || Recap
From Calder to Stanley
Ryan Carter scored the game-winning goal with 4:24 to play and Stephen Gionta recorded a goal and an assist as New Jersey took a 3-2 series lead in the NHL's Eastern Conference Finals with a 5-3 win over the N.Y. Rangers last night... Carter notched 16-20-36 in 76 games as a rookie with the AHL's Portland Pirates in 2006-07 before helping Anaheim win the Stanley Cup that spring... Gionta, the third-year captain of the AHL's Albany Devils, tallied 6-10-16 in 56 games for Albany this season but now has 3-3-6 in 17 playoff contests with New Jersey... Brandon Prust, who tallied at last 10 goals and 200 PIM in each of his three AHL seasons with Omaha (2005-07) and Quad City (2007-08), scored his first professional playoff goal for the Rangers.
On This Date
May 24, 2011 "" Houston, which had coughed up leads of 3-0 in the series and of 2-0 and 3-2 scores in Game 7, advances to the Calder Cup Finals when Jon DiSalvatore scores with 1:13 left in regulation for a 4-3 victory over Hamilton.
May 24, 2010 "" Matt Climie makes 51 saves and Aaron Gagnon scores at 18:32 of overtime as Texas staves off elimination with a 3-2 win over Hamilton in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
May 24, 2008 "" Tim Brent's goal with 30.7 seconds remaining in the third period of Game 7 snaps a tie and sends Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to the Calder Cup Finals with a 3-2 win over Portland.
May 24, 2006 "" Bobby Ryan scores his first professional goal as Portland wins Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 5-3 over Hershey.
May 24, 2002 "" Bob Nardella scores with 2.7 seconds left in regulation and Andreas Karlsson follows up 13:58 into overtime as Chicago beats Bridgeport, 5-4, in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals.
May 24, 2000 "" In the first 1-0 Calder Cup Finals game in 19 years, Chris Wells scores and J.F. Labbe makes 26 saves as Hartford takes Game 1 from Rochester.
May 24, 1998 "" Martin St. Louis picks up a goal and an assist as the Saint John Flames win the Eastern Conference championship with a 7-3 decision over Hartford.
May 24, 1996 "" Dwayne Roloson stops 31 shots to lead Saint John to a 4-1 win at Portland, evening up their conference final series at two games apiece.
May 24, 1991 "" Michel Picard's goal six minutes into the third period stands up as the game-winner as Springfield defeats Rochester, 5-3, to capture its second straight Calder Cup championship.
May 24, 1985 "" The Sherbrooke Canadiens, led by 19-year-old goaltender Patrick Roy, win the Calder Cup with a 3-1 win over the Baltimore Skipjacks.
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