Race to the Calder Cup Report
Published on May 18, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD
Game 3 - MANCHESTER 3, Hershey 2 in overtime (Hershey leads the series 2-1)
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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE (all times ET)
Game 4 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00 p.m. (Hershey leads the series 2-1)
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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 - Hershey 3, Manchester 2 in overtime
Game 3 - Mon., May 17 - Manchester 3, Hershey 2 in overtime
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 - Hamilton 3, Texas 2 in overtime
Game 2 - Sun., May 16 - Hamilton 3, Texas 1
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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MONDAY'S RECAP
Center Justin Azevedo scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Manchester Monarchs over the Hershey Bears, 3-2, in overtime at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Monday evening. Manchester cut Hershey's series lead in half to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series of the 2010 Calder Cup Eastern Conference Final. Right wing John Zeiler and center Gabe Gauthier scored in regulation for the Monarchs. Left wing Alexandre Giroux and center Mathieu Perreault tallied in regulation for the Bears. Monarchs goaltender Jonathan Bernier (9-4) collected his ninth victory of the playoffs, stopping 23-of-25 shots on goal. Bears netminder Michal Neuvirth (8-1) drew his first loss of the post-season, halting 37-of-40 shots. Manchester went 0-for-7 on the power play. Hershey was 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
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MORNING HEADLINES
OT Win Has Monarchs Back In Series - Union Leader
The Manchester Monarchs have some life. Justin Azevedo scored 2:43 into overtime to give the Monarchs a 3-2 win over Hershey in Game 3 of the AHL Eastern Conference finals last night in front of 2,372 fans at Verizon Wireless Arena. Hershey leads the series 2-1. Game 4 is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Verizon and Game 5 will be Thursday night, also in Manchester at 7 p.m. Potential Games 6 and 7 would be in Hershey on Saturday and Sunday.
http://unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=OT+win+has+Monarchs+back+in+series&articleId=23dfb273-5a17-4c2f-bbc9-b2c1c93321b6
Monarchs Claim 3-2 OT Victory In Game 3 - Examiner.com
Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals was a well-fought match-up between both teams as the Manchester Monarchs came away with an extraordinary come-from-behind win 3-2 in overtime. Alexandre Giroux gave the Chocolate and White the lead off a power play and earned his 11th goal of the playoffs, with the helpers from Chris Bourque and AHL MVP Keith Aucoin at 17:26.
http://www.examiner.com/x-42011-Hershey-Bears-Examiner~y2010m5d17-Monarchs-claim-32-OT-victory-in-Game-3
Manchester Monarchs Rally To Beat Hershey Bears In OT In Game 3 - The Patriot News
Having gone 5-0 in overtime games, the Hershey Bears had defied hockey odds this postseason. Kismet caught up Monday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals as the Manchester Monarchs clawed back into the series with a 3 -2 OT triumph at Verizon Wireless Arena.
http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/05/manchester_monarchs_rally_to_b.html
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MONARCHS CALDER CUP FUN FACTS
Comeback Kids - The Monarchs come-from-behind 3-2 overtime win in game three on Monday night marked the first time Hershey let a lead slip away this post-season. Prior to Monday's game, the Bears were a perfect 7-0 when scoring the first goal of the game, a perfect 2-0 when leading after the first period and a perfect 3-0 when leading after two periods. Manchester came back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period on Monday night to push overtime and eventually win 3-2.
A Little, But Not Much - Prior to this post-season, the Monarchs stretched a playoff game into overtime 10 times in their franchise history. In four of those contests, the games were decided in double overtime and one game was pushed to triple overtime. Manchester had never won a game in the first overtime until this playoff season and so far they have done it four times in five games. Left wing Bud Holloway has two game-winning overtime goals while defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov and center Justin Azevedo each have an overtime tally. All four of those goals have come within the first five minutes of the overtime period.
Just-in Time - Monarchs center Justin Azevedo scored his third goal of the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs at 2:43 of overtime on Monday night to bring the Eastern Conference series to 2-1 in favor of the Bears. If Azevedo had not scored when he did, Manchester could have found themselves down 3-0 in the series to arguably the best team in the American Hockey League.
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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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