AHL Texas Stars

Texas Stars Playoff Daily #2

Published on April 15, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
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Last Night's Action.......

The Chicago Wolves outlasted the Milwaukee Admirals 6-5 in Game 1 on Wednesday night. Chicago's Matt Anderson set up three goals helping the Wolves take a 1-0 series lead. Milwaukee will look to even the series when Game 2 faces off on Friday night... The Lowell Devils took a 1-0 lead over Worchester, beating the Sharks 3-2 in Game 1. Devils goalie Mike McKenna made 34 saves to secure the victory. Game 2 of their series is Thursday night..... The Hershey Bears needed overtime to take a 1-0 lead over Bridgeport, beating the Sound Tigers 6-5 in overtime. Forward Andrew Joudrey scored 4:08 into overtime to lead the defending champs to a win at home. Game 2 is Friday in Hershey....Albany claimed a 1-0 series lead over Wilkes-Barre Scranton with a 4-3 win. River Rats forward Nick Dodge scored with 51 seconds remaining to break a 3-3 tie. Game 2 is Friday night in Albany.

Games for Thursday, April 15th

Game 2: Lowell at Worchester 7:05 PM (EDT) - (LOW leads series 1-0)

Game 1: Abbotsford at Rochester 7:05 PM (EDT)

Game 1: Manitoba at Hamilton 7:30 PM (EDT)

West Division Semifinals Schedule (best of seven)

Game 1 - Fri., April 16 - Rockford at Texas, 7:30 p.m. Game 2 - Sat., April 17 - Rockford at Texas, 7:00 p.m. Game 3 - Wed., April 21 - Texas at Rockford, 7:05 p.m. Game 4 - Fri., April 23 - Texas at Rockford, 7:05 p.m. Game 5 - Sat., April 24 - Texas at Rockford, 7:05 p.m. - X Game 6 - Mon., April 26 - Rockford at Texas, 7:30 p.m. - X Game 7 - Tues., April 27 - Rockford at Texas, 7:30 p.m. -X X = If Necessary

SERIES SUBPLOTS.......

- Texas defensemen Dan Jancevski and Andrew Hutchinson have won a Calder Cup. Jancevski won it in 2007 with Hamilton and Hutchinson won it in 2004 with Milwaukee. Captain Landon Wilson won a Calder Cup in 1999 with Providence.

- Stars forwards Greg Rallo, Francis Wathier and Travis Morin have won the ECHL's Kelly Cup. Rallo and Wathier won an ECHL Championship in 2007 with Idaho, while Morin and South Carolina won the Kelly Cup in 2009.

- Rockford goalie Corey Crawford has made 20 post-season appearances over his five-year career. Crawford posted a 9-11 record with a 2.57 goals against average and a .910 save percentage.

How they stack up.......

Texas Rockford

Overall Record 46-27-3-4, 99 Points 44-30-3-3, 94 Points

Home Record 24-13-1-2 26-12-1-1

Road Record 22-14-2-2 18-18-2-2

Head to Head (OVR) 6-2-0-0 2-4-2-0

Head to Head (@ TEX) 2-2-0-0 2-1-1-0

Head to Head (@ RCK) 4-0-0-0 0-3-1-0

Power Play (OVR) 9th, 19.1% 24th, 15.2%

PP - Head to Head (OVR) 3-33 (9.09%) 6-33 (18.1%)

Penalty Kill (OVR) 2nd, 86.4% 10th, 83.3%

Penalty Minutes 13.91 per game (27th) 17.44 per game (14th)

Record when scoring 1st 35-5-1-1 (.857) 34-8-2-2 (.783)

Texas Rockford

Playoff Experience:

AHL / NHL Playoff Games 323 165

Calder Cups 3 0

Stanley Cups 1 1

Pro Championships (all levels) 6 1

Playoff Format.......

Four rounds, with each round slated as a best of seven series. The top four teams in each division qualify for playoffs. The teams play within their division for the first two rounds. The division winners will meet in the conference finals. The winner of the Western Conference will play the winner of the Eastern Conference for the Calder Cup. In order to take the Calder Cup, a team must win 16 games.

The Calder Cup.......

The coveted Calder Cup has been a motivational force for American Hockey League teams throughout the League's 73-year history. It is one of our sport's greatest challenges and ultimate honors to hoist the Calder Cup in victory.

The trophy is named for Frank Calder, who served as the National Hockey League's first President from 1917 to 1943. During the 1920's, Mr. Calder was instrumental in guiding hockey into the mainstream of America's major cities including Boston, New York, Detroit and Chicago, while helping in the formation of the American League.

The Calder Cup trophy itself was actually first awarded in 1938 to the Providence Reds for winning the second International-American Hockey League championship. (In 1996, George Parsons of the Syracuse Stars was presented the Calder Cup in a ceremony at the Onondaga County War Memorial, as it is believed the Stars never received a trophy for their 1937 championship.

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