Texas Stars Playoff Daily
April 16, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release
Watch Party Saturday Night at Pluckers in Lakeline.......
The Texas Stars will host a Watch Party starting at 6:00 PM on Saturday at the Pluckers located by Lakeline Mall.
Texas Looks to Even Series in Milwaukee on Saturday at 7:00 PM.......
The Texas Stars (0-1) will look to even their best-of-seven series with the Milwaukee Admirals (1-0) in Game 2 of the West Division semifinal on Saturday night at the Bradley Center. The Stars dropped the first game of the series 5-2 on Thursday. A win tonight for Texas would automatically force a Game 5 next Friday at Cedar Park Center. Milwaukee's Gabriel Bourque leads all scorers in the series after posting five points in Game 1, followed by Chris Mueller who has four points in Game 1. Texas forwards Aaron Gagnon and Mathieu Tousignant each have a goal in the series.
West Division semifinal (best of seven)
Texas and Milwaukee Radio
Game 1: Texas 2 at Milwaukee 5 (MIL leads series 1-0) 1530 AM
Game 2: Texas at Milwaukee on Saturday, April 16 at 7:00 PM 1530 AM
Game 3: Milwaukee at Texas on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 PM 1530 AM
Game 4: Milwaukee at Texas on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 PM 1530 AM
Game 5: Milwaukee at Texas on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 PM - X 1530 AM
Game 6: Texas at Milwaukee on Monday, April 25 at 7:00 PM -X 1530 AM
Game 7: Texas at Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00 PM -X 1530 AM
X - If Necessary
Calder Cup Playoff Games for Saturday, April 16th
Eastern Conference
Game 2: Connecticut at Portland at 6:00 PM (CT) (Portland leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton at 6:05 PM (CT) (Norfolk leads series 1-0)
Western Conference
Game 1: Manitoba at Lake Erie at 11:00 AM (CT)
Game 2: Oklahoma City at Hamilton at 3:00 PM (CT) (Hamilton leads series 1-0)
Last Night's Calder Cup Playoffs Action....
Carson McMillan tapped home the game-winner at 11:34 of overtime to give Houston a 3-2 win over Peoria on Friday night and a 2-0 series lead in the teams' West Division semifinal. The series will now shift to Carver Arena in Peoria, with Game 3 set for Monday night. Aeros goaltender Matt Hackett stopped 32 of 34 shots in the winning effort, while Jake Allen took the tough-luck loss despite making 43 saves of his own. The winner of the Houston-Peoria series will meet the winner of the Milwaukee-Texas series.
Binghamton rookie forward Derek Grant buried a goal at 4:03 of overtime as the Senators collected a critical 4-3 road win over Manchester on Friday at the Verizon Wireless Arena, evening their Atlantic Division semifinal at a game apiece... Norfolk tallied a pair of second-period goals and held on for a 2-1 road win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the opener of the teams' East Division semifinal on Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena.
SERIES SUBPLOTS.......
* Defenseman Maxime Fortunus leads all Texas skaters with 84 career playoff games.
* Texas center Travis Morin has 18 career playoff goals, the most among all Stars.
* Milwaukee goalie Jeremy Smith was the co-MVP of the Kelly Cup Finals in 2010 for the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones.
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 74-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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American Hockey League Stories from April 16, 2011
- Admirals Fall to Stars, Series Tied at One - Milwaukee Admirals
- Texas Takes Down Milwaukee 3-1, Ties Series 1-1 - Texas Stars
- Pirates get past Whale in OT - Connecticut Whale
- Pirates Outlast Whale - Portland Pirates
- Tokarski Shuts Down Penguins as Admirals Leave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with Two Wins - Norfolk Admirals
- Bulldogs Edge Barons 2-1 in Game 2 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Monsters Take 1-0 Lead Over Moose in First-Ever Playoff Series - Cleveland Monsters
- Bulldogs Announce 2010-2011 Individual Award Winners - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Game Two Versus Norfolk Tonight - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Moose Bitten by Monsters 6-4 in Game One Loss - Manitoba Moose
- Defenseman Monast Joins Texas - Texas Stars
- Texas Stars Playoff Daily - Texas Stars
- Gameday Preview - Texas at Milwaukee - Game 2 - Texas Stars
- Milwaukee Admirals Game Day - Milwaukee Admirals
- AHL Morning Skate - AHL
- Whale Sign Forward Carl Hagelin to ATO - Connecticut Whale
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