First-Round Schedules Announced for 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs
April 17, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League has released the following schedules for the division semifinal round of the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Unless building availability dictates otherwise, the best-of-five first-round series are in either a 2-2-1 format or a 2-3 format; in the 2-3 format, the higher seed has the option of playing the first two games or the last three games at home.
Atlantic Division Semifinals - Series "A" (best-of-5)
A1-Hershey Bears vs. A4-Portland Pirates
Game 1 - Fri., Apr. 22 - Hershey at Portland, 7:00
Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Hershey at Portland, 7:00
Game 3 - Thu., Apr. 28 - Portland at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 4 - Sat., Apr. 30 - Portland at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 5 - Sun., May 1 - Portland at Hershey, 5:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
Atlantic Division Semifinals - Series "B" (best-of-5)
A2-Providence Bruins vs. A3-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Game 1 - Wed., Apr. 20 - Providence at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
Game 2 - Thu., Apr. 21 - Providence at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
Game 3 - Sat., Apr. 23 - W-B/Scranton at Providence, 7:05
*Game 4 - Mon., Apr. 25 - W-B/Scranton at Providence, 7:05
*Game 5 - Tue., Apr. 26 - W-B/Scranton at Providence, 7:05
*if necessary... All times Eastern
North Division Semifinals - Series "C" (best-of-5)
N1-Toronto Marlies vs. A5-Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Game 1 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Toronto at Bridgeport, 7:00
Game 2 - Sun., Apr. 24 - Toronto at Bridgeport, 5:00
Game 3 - Thu., Apr. 28 - Bridgeport at Toronto, 7:30
*Game 4 - Fri., Apr. 29 - Bridgeport at Toronto, 7:30
*Game 5 - Sun., May 1 - Bridgeport at Toronto, 3:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
North Division Semifinals - Series "D" (best-of-5)
N2-Albany Devils vs. N3-Utica Comets
Game 1 - Fri., Apr. 22 - Utica at Albany, 7:00
Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Utica at Albany, 5:00
Game 3 - Tue., Apr. 26 - Albany at Utica, 7:00
*Game 4 - Thu., Apr. 28 - Albany at Utica, 7:00
*Game 5 - Sat., Apr. 30 - Utica at Albany, 5:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
Central Division Semifinals - Series "E" (best-of-5)
C1-Milwaukee Admirals vs. C4-Grand Rapids Griffins
Game 1 - Fri., Apr. 22 - Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 8:00
Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 8:00
Game 3 - Tue., Apr. 26 - Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 4 - Wed., Apr. 27 - Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 5 - Sat., Apr. 30 - Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 8:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
Central Division Semifinals - Series "F" (best-of-5)
C2-Lake Erie Monsters vs. C3-Rockford IceHogs
Game 1 - Wed., Apr. 20 - Lake Erie at Rockford, 8:00
Game 2 - Thu., Apr. 21 - Lake Erie at Rockford, 8:00
Game 3 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Rockford at Lake Erie, 7:00
*Game 4 - Mon., Apr. 25 - Rockford at Lake Erie, 7:00
*Game 5 - Thu., Apr. 28 - Rockford at Lake Erie, 7:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
Pacific Division Semifinals - Series "G" (best-of-5)
P1-Ontario Reign vs. P4-San Jose Barracuda
Game 1 - Fri., Apr. 22 - Ontario at San Jose, 10:30
Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Ontario at San Jose, 10:30
Game 3 - Thu., Apr. 28 - San Jose at Ontario, 10:00
*Game 4 - Fri., Apr. 29 - San Jose at Ontario, 10:00
*Game 5 - Sun., May 1 - San Jose at Ontario, 6:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
Pacific Division Semifinals - Series "H" (best-of-5)
P2-San Diego Gulls vs. P3-Texas Stars
Game 1 - Thu., Apr. 21 - San Diego at Texas, 8:30
Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 23 - San Diego at Texas, 8:00
Game 3 - Thu., Apr. 28 - Texas at San Diego, 10:05
*Game 4 - Fri., Apr. 29 - Texas at San Diego, 10:05
*Game 5 - Mon., May 2 - Texas at San Diego, 10:05
*if necessary... All times Eastern
The top four teams in each of the AHL's four divisions as ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualified for the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs, with one possibility for a "crossover" in each conference: if the fifth-place team in the Atlantic or Central Division finishes with a better points percentage than the fourth-place team in the North or Pacific Division, it would compete in the other division's bracket.
The division semifinals will be best-of-five series. All other series are in a best-of-seven format.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. Nearly 90 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Sixteen clubs will continue to vie for the league's coveted championship trophy when the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs get underway Wednesday.
American Hockey League Stories from April 17, 2016
- Pirates Prevail in Season Finale - Portland Pirates
- San Jose Barracuda Announce Schedule for Pacific Division Semifinals vs. Ontario Reign - San Jose Barracuda
- Stupendous Second-Season Swan Song Socks Syracuse - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Heat Finish Inaugural Season as a .500 Hockey Club - Stockton Heat
- Bridgeport falls but finds out its playoff opponent - Bridgeport Islanders
- Penguins Show Resiliency in 2-1 Shootout Loss at Hershey - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- SJ Barracuda Clinch Playoff Spot in Final Game of the Season in Fine Fashion - San Jose Barracuda
- Hershey's Chris Bourque, Providence's Frank Vatrano Win AHL Scoring Races - AHL
- Falcons Fall in Season Finale - Springfield Falcons
- Pirates to Face Hershey Bears in Division Semifinals - Portland Pirates
- Sound Tigers to Meet Marlies in Round One - Bridgeport Islanders
- Toronto Marlies Set to Face the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the First Round of the Calder Cup Playoff - Toronto Marlies
- Bears to Face Pirates in Division Semifinal - Hershey Bears
- First-Round Schedules Announced for 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs - AHL
- Reign Battle San Jose in Opening Round of 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs - Ontario Reign
- Vanecek Stars in AHL Debut as Bears Down Penguins - Hershey Bears
- Crunch Drop Season Finale to Phantoms, 5-2 - Syracuse Crunch
- P-Bruins End Regular Season with 6-1 Win - Providence Bruins
- Penguins to Begin Playoffs with Providence on Wednesday - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Comets to Battle Albany Devils in North Division Semifinals - Utica Comets
- Toronto Marlies Post Game Notes - Toronto Marlies
- Albany Devils to Face Utica Comets in First Round of Calder Cup - Albany Devils
- Comets Drop Regular Season Finale - Utica Comets
- B-Sens Finish Season on a High Note - Binghamton Senators
- Dallas Stars Reassign Brett Ritchie to Texas - Texas Stars
- Comets Hand out 2015-16 Season Awards - Utica Comets
- Minnesota Wild Recalls Mike Reilly - Iowa Wild
- Wild Loans Christoph Bertschy to Team Switzerland - Iowa Wild
- Heat Try to Play Spoiler During Final Regular Season Game in San Jose - Stockton Heat
- Goaltender Vitek Vanecek Reassigned to Hershey - Hershey Bears
- Rangers Agree to Terms with Free Agent Forward Malte Stromwall - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Agostino's Four Points Power Heat to Regulation Win over San Jose on Military Appreciation Night - Stockton Heat
- Barracuda can't clinch in Stockton - San Jose Barracuda
- Gulls Rally Past Ontario 3-2 in Regular Season Finale - San Diego Gulls
- Offense Erupts, IceHogs Finish Regular Season on High Note - Rockford IceHogs
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