Checkers to Face Hershey Bears in Second Round of Playoffs
Published on April 27, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
The Charlotte Checkers will face the Hershey Bears in the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
The best-of-seven Atlantic Division Final matchup begins with Games 1 and 2 at Bojangles' Coliseum this Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, at 6 p.m., respectively. The series then moves to Hershey for as many as three more games, with Charlotte set to host Games 6 and 7 on Sunday, May 12, and Tuesday, May 14, if necessary.
A full series schedule can be found below:
GAME DAY DATE TIME LOCATION
1 Friday 3-May 7 p.m. Bojangles' Coliseum
2 Saturday 4-May 6 p.m. Bojangles' Coliseum
3 Tuesday 7-May 7 p.m. Hershey, PA
4 Wednesday 8-May 7 p.m. Hershey, PA
5* Friday 10-May 7 p.m. Hershey, PA
6* Sunday 12-May 5 p.m. Bojangles' Coliseum
7* Tuesday 14-May 7 p.m. Bojangles' Coliseum
* if necessary
The regular-season champion Checkers, who advanced to the next round by defeating the Providence Bruins 3-1 in the best-of-five Atlantic Division Semifinal series, now face the No. 3 seed in their division. In the regular season, Charlotte went 1-2-1 in the four-game, regular-season series against Hershey, which defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in five games in the playoffs' first round.
Tickets for Games 1 and 2 are on sale now via Ticketmaster and the Bojangles' Coliseum box office. The "if necessary" Games 6 and 7 in Charlotte will go on sale this Tuesday, April 30, at 10 a.m.
All second-round home playoff games will feature concession specials including $2 hot dogs, popcorn and domestic draught beer as well as select craft beer draughts for $4. Additional promotions will be announced in the coming days.
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