AHL Texas Stars

Texas Stars Playoff Daily #6

Published on April 19, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


Staying Alive:

The Bridgeport Sound Tiger fought off elimination last night, beating the Hershey Bears 4-1 at home in Game 4 of their best-of-seven first round series. The defending champs will look to knock Bridgeport out of the playoffs on Wednesday night at home in Game 5..... The Albany River Rats moved one win away from the second round, taking a 3-0 series lead over the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins with a 2-1 win in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Albany goes for the sweep tonight on the road in Game 4.

Games for Monday, April 19th

Game 3 - Portland at Manchester, 7:00 (EDT) (MCH leads series, 2-0)

Game 4 - Albany at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 (EDT) (ALB leads series, 3-0)

Game 4 - Chicago at Milwaukee, 7:00 (CDT) (CHI leads series 2-1)

Game 3 - Hamilton at Manitoba, 7:30 (CDT) (HAM leads series 2-0)

Game 3 - Rochester at Abbotsford, 7:00 (PDT) (Series tied 1-1)

West Division Semifinals Schedule (best of seven)

Game 1 - Rockford 1 at Texas 2

Game 2 - Rockford 1 at Texas 3 (Texas leads series 2-0)

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 forward Travis Morin leads all scorers with three points in two games.

- Rockford Head Coach Bill Peters is 0-6 in the playoffs all-time with the IceHogs.

- Texas and Rockford combined for 64 penalty minutes on Saturday night, including 52 in the third period.

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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