Race to the Calder Cup Report
May 19, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
TUESDAY'S SCOREBOARD
Game 4 - MANCHESTER 1, Hershey 0 (Series is tied at 2-2)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE (all times ET)
Game 3 - Hamilton at Texas, 8:30 p.m. (Hamilton leads the series 2-0)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 - Manchester 1, Hershey 0
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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TUESDAY'S RECAP
Goaltender Jonathan Bernier recorded his third shutout of the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs to lead the Manchester Monarchs to a 1-0 victory over the Hershey Bears in game four of the Eastern Conference Final at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. The series is tied 2-2 with game five in Manchester on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Monarchs left wing Dwight King scored the lone goal in the game. Bernier (10-4) collected his 10th victory of the playoffs, stopping all 18 shots on goal. Bears goaltender Michal Neuvirth (8-2) drew his second loss of the post-season, halting 25-of-26 shots. Manchester went 0-for-5 on the power play. Hershey was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
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MORNING HEADLINES
Monarchs Tie Series With 1-0 Win - Union Leader
The Manchester Monarchs won an intense 1-0 game over Hershey in front of 2,386 fans at Verizon Wireless Arena Tuesday night. The win tied the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2 with Game 5 slated for Thursday at the Verizon at 7 p.m.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Monarchs%2C+Bears+all+square+in+series&articleId=c939b612-dfe9-4221-baa9-6d8a64adad88
Manchester Monarchs Tie Conference Finals Against Hershey Bears - The Patriot-News
A celebratory cheer echoed from the home locker room at Verizon Wireless Arena Tuesday night after Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. The decibels of delight expressed the happiness of the Manchester Monarchs, who claimed a 1-0 victory over the Hershey Bears.
http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/05/manchester_monarchs_tie_confer.html
Manchester Monarchs Beat Hershey Bears 1-0 In Game 4 - The Patriot-News
Goalie Jonathan Bernier had an 18-save shutout to backstop the Manchester Monarchs to a 1-0 victory over the Hershey Bears Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals at Verizon Wireless Arena.
http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/05/manchester_monarchs_beat_hersh.html
Monarchs Make One Goal Stand Up - Nashua Telegraph
Bud Holloway was just looking to get off the ice. All he wanted to do was send the puck in deep and head to the Manchester Monarchs' bench midway through the second period of Tuesday's Game 4 against the Hershey Bears.
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/localsports/742740-222/monarchs-make-one-goal-stand-up.html?i=1
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STANLEY CUP UPDATE
Two game twos were played last night, two 2-0 series leads were established and Philadelphia put up shutout No. 2 against Montreal. For the second consecutive game, the Philadelphia Flyers shutout the Montreal Canadiens to take a 2-0 series lead. In game one on Sunday, the Flyers blanked the Canadiens 6-0. In last night's game, Philadelphia put up a 3-0 advantage and was backstopped by netminder Michael Leighton. In the West, Chicago took a 2-0 series lead over the San Jose Sharks with a 4-2 final.
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MONARCHS CALDER CUP FUN FACTS
Denied Access - The Monarchs handed the Bears their first post-season shutout loss since June 1, 2007 when Hershey was blanked 4-0 by the Hamilton Bulldogs. In eight playoff seasons, Manchester has shutout their opponent seven times in 61 games. Monarchs netminder Jonathan Bernier has backstopped nearly half of those shutouts, three to be exact, during the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs.
King Of The Jungle - Monarchs left wing Dwight King's lone goal in Tuesday's 1-0 shutout of the Bears marks his first game-winning goal of the playoffs. The rookie recorded two game-winning goals during the regular season, both against the Lowell Devils.
Limited Shooting Range - Manchester allowed the fewest shots on goal this post-season to the Bears on Tuesday with only 18 shots getting through to goaltender Jonathan Bernier. Hershey's limited number of shots were only one shy of tying the record for the fewest shots on goal by an opponent in the playoffs as the all-time record is 17 shots by the Worcester IceCats on April 24, 2004. The Monarchs lost that game 6-1.
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MONARCHS VIEWING PARTY
Can't make it to game six in Hershey on Saturday? Join the Monarchs at PJ O'Sullivans in Manchester for a Viewing Party! Watch all of the action in game six 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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