Race to the Calder Cup Report
Published on May 14, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
THURSDAY'S SCOREBOARD
There were no games scheduled on Thursday.
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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE (all times ET)
Game 1 - Texas at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
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2010 CALDER CUP FINAL FOUR
Eastern Conference Final
Hershey Bears vs. Manchester Monarchs
Game 1 - Wed., May 12 - Hershey 4, Manchester 2
Game 2 - Sat., May 15 - Manchester at Hershey, 7:00 p.m.
Game 3 - Mon., May 17 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00 p.m. (Fans will use ticket "J") Get Tickets!
Game 4 - Tue., May 18 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00 p.m. (Fans will use ticket "K") Get Tickets!
*Game 5 - Thu., May 20 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00 p.m. (Fans will use ticket "L") Get Tickets!
*Game 6 - Sat., May 22 - Manchester at Hershey, 7:00 p.m.
*Game 7 - Sun., May 23 - Manchester at Hershey, 5:00 p.m.
Western Conference Final
Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Texas Stars
Game 1 - Fri., May 14 - Texas at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Sun., May 16 - Texas at Hamilton, 2:00 p.m.
Game 3 - Wed., May 19 - Hamilton at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
Game 4 - Fri., May 21 - Hamilton at Texas, 8:30 p.m.
*Game 5 - Sat., May 22 - Hamilton at Texas, 8:00 p.m.
*Game 6 - Mon., May 24 - Texas at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
*Game 7 - Wed., May 26 - Texas at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
* if necessary...All times Eastern.
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MORNING HEADLINES
Monarchs Hope To Rebound- Union Leader
Just 16 seconds into the Eastern Conference Finals, things were suddenly even more difficult for the Manchester Monarchs. It's bad enough that Manchester had to open the best-of-seven series on Wednesday night against well-rested defending champion Hershey in front of nearly 8,000 amped-up fans.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Monarchs+hope+to+rebound&articleId=83c1f32b-43eb-4500-b470-5b9265c148fc
Bears Take Opener Against Monarchs - Examiner.com
The Manchester Monarchs scored twice in the third period, but it wasn't enough in a 4-2 loss to the Hershey Bears in the first game of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday. Gabe Gauthier got his fourth goal of the playoffs and Andrei Loktionov got his first, but Manchester couldn't overcome the 3-0 lead Hershey built over the first two periods, the first of which came 16 seconds into the game.
http://www.examiner.com/x-37597-Manchester-Monarchs-Examiner~y2010m5d13-Bears-take-opener-against-Monarchs
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ALUMNI WATCH
Two former Monarchs, defenseman Denis Grebeshkov and forward John Tripp, are currently participating in the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany. Playing for Team Russia, Grebeshkov has one goal and a plus-3 rating in three games, all of which Russia has won. Donning a jersey for Team Germany, Tripp has been held off the scoreboard in all three games thus far and has a minus-1 rating. Team Germany has a record of 2-1 through three games in th tournament.
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MONARCHS CALDER CUP FUN FACTS
Who's Hot? - Monarchs center Gabe Gauthier is currently on a five-game point-streak with four goals and one assist for five points since April 30. Prior to his goal against the Worcester Sharks in game three of the Atlantic Division final to start the streak, the last time Gauthier put the puck in the net was on January 24, 2010 against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Speed Kills - Defenseman Sean Collins' goal only 16 seconds after the opening puck drop in game one with the Hershey Bears set a new Monarchs franchise record for the fastest opening goal by an opponent in the playoffs. The previous record was held by left wing Martin Sonnenberg when he scored 21 seconds into the game on April 25, 2006 for the Hartford Wolf Pack. Manchester went on to win that game 8-6 following the rough start.
Leading The League - Four of the top five point leaders in the American Hockey League skate for the Hershey Bears. Left wing Alexandre Giroux is at the top with 18 points (10-8=18), followed by left wing Chris Bourque with 16 points (4-12=16), right wing Andrew Gordon with 15 points (10-5=15) and center Keith Aucoin with 14 points (1-13=14). All four of these players picked up a point in game one against the Monarchs on Wednesday night.
Did You Know? - Assistant Coach Scott Pellerin is the only current Monarchs player or staff member to have his name etched into the Calder Cup. Pellerin was a member of the 1995 Calder Cup Champion Albany River Rats.
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MONARCHS VIEWING PARTY
Can't make it to Saturday's game in Hershey? Join the Monarchs at PJ O'Sullivans in Manchester for a Viewing Party! Watch all of the action in game two of the 2010 Calder Cup Eastern Conference Final on PJ O'Sullivans' 10-foot projection screen! The puck drops at 7:00 p.m.
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JOIN THE MONARCHS IN THE JUNGLE
Cheer on the Monarchs in the Jungle as they look to Bring It On Home! For special ticket packages to the 2010 Calder Cup Eastern Conference Final, log on to www.manchestermonarchs.com.
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