Race to the Calder Cup Report
Published on May 20, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
WEDNESDAY'S SCOREBOARD
Game 3 - TEXAS 5, Hamilton 4 in overtime (Hamilton leads the series 2-1)
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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE (all times ET)
Game 5 - Hershey at Manchester, 7:00 p.m. (Series is tied 2-2)
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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 - 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 - Texas 5, Hamilton 4 in overtime
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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WEDNESDAY'S RECAP
The Texas Stars (9-5) defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs (10-5), 5-4, in overtime on Wednesday night in front of 4,535 fans at Cedar Park Center in game three of the Western Conference Final. Stars defenseman Ethan Graham scored the game-winning goal at 2:13 of overtime. Center Perttu Lindgren, forward Jamie Benn, center Aaron Gagnon and center Warren Peters tallied for the Stars in regulation. The Bulldogs lit the lamp with goals from center Ryan White, right wing Mike Glumac, center Brock Trotter and center Ryan Russell. Stars goaltender Matt Climie (2-2) earned his second victory of the playoffs with 31 saves on 35 shots. Bulldogs netminder Curtis Sanford (4-1) took his first loss of the post-season stopping 29-of-34 shots. Texas went 3-for-4 on the power play. Hamilton was 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
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MORNING HEADLINES
Critical Game 5 Looms For Hershey Bears, Manchester Monarchs - The Patriot-News
In the 2006-07 Eastern Conference finals, Manchester Monarchs head coach Mark Morris saw his club get outscored 18-5 and swept by the Hershey Bears. Manchester was overmatched and never in the series.
http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/05/critical_game_5_looms_for_hers.html
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STANLEY CUP UPDATE
Game three between the Philadephia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens will take place tonight at the Bell Centre at 7:00 p.m. EST. The Flyers have blanked former Monarchs center Michael Cammalleri's Canadiens in both games one and two for a total score of 9-0 over the first two games.
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MONARCHS CALDER CUP FUN FACTS
Back From Injury - Monarchs defenseman Thomas Hickey and center Marc-Andre Cliche returned to the line-up this week following injuries. Hickey has been sidelined for most of the season due to injuries but re-joined the Monarchs for game three and brought new life to the line-up. Cliche suffered a lower body injury in game six of the Worcester series but returned to Manchester's roster for game four against Hershey to help lead the Monarchs to victory.
Streak Is Over - Manchester ended Bears center Keith Aucoin's 12-game assist and point streak on Tuesday. The Monarchs held Hershey to only 18 shots and shut them out 1-0 in game four of the series. Aucoin's league leading 12-game streak ended with 16 assists and 17 points dating back to game one of Hershey's division semifinal on April 14.
Can They Make It Three? - The Monarchs have won the last two games of the Eastern Conference Final to bring the series with the Bears to a 2-2 tie. Hershey has not lost more that two-games in a row all season long, both regular season and post-season.
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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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