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Texas Stars Playoff Daily

Published on April 22, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


After the first four games of the series the two teams are tied with a minimum of six games needed to finish the West Division Semifinal. Milwaukee tied the series two games apiece after winning Game 4 on Wednesday night at Cedar Park Center by a score of 3-2. The Stars rallied on Tuesday night in Game 3 to claim a 2-1 series lead with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Admirals. The series was tied after the first two games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The Admirals claimed the series lead after taking Game 1 in Milwaukee on Thursday by a score of 5-2. Texas countered with a 3-1 victory in Game 2 on Saturday night. Milwaukee has outscored Texas 11-10 through the first four games.

Texas hosts Game 5 this Friday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM. The last remaining games will be a 3-2-1 night, with $3.00 domestic drafts, $2.00 sodas and $1.00 hot dogs. The best of seven series shifts to Milwaukee for Game 6 this Monday at 7:00 PM. If needed, Game 7 will be played on Tuesday at the Bradley Center at 7:00 PM.

West Division semifinal (best of seven)

Texas and Milwaukee Radio

Game 1: Texas 2 at Milwaukee 5 1530 AM

Game 2: Texas 3 at Milwaukee 1 1530 AM

Game 3: Milwaukee 2 at Texas 3 OT 1530 AM

Game 4: Milwaukee 3 at Texas 2 (Series tied 2-2) 1530 AM

Game 5: Milwaukee at Texas on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 PM 1530 AM

Game 6: Texas at Milwaukee on Monday, April 25 at 7:00 PM 1530 AM

Game 7: Texas at Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00 PM -X 1530 AM

X - If Necessary

Tickets to See the Stars at Cedar Park Center

Fans looking for tickets to see the Stars defend their Western Conference crown may call 512 GO-STARS to purchase a playoff strip, which includes tickets for every Texas Stars playoff home game at Cedar Park Center. Fans looking to purchase individual game tickets may do so online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

SERIES SUBPLOTS.......

* Tonight the Stars will play in their fourth Game 5 in team history, all of them at Cedar Park Center. The team is 1-2 in Game 5s.

* Entering this postseason, 115 of the best-of-seven series in AHL history have been tied 2-2. The Game 5 winner has gone on to win the series 91 times (79.1 percent).

* In Milwaukee history, the team has never won a series after winning Game 5.

Calder Cup Playoff Games for Friday, April 22nd

Eastern Conference

Game 6: Binghamton at Manchester at 6:00 PM (CT) (Manchester leads series 3-2)

Game 5: Hershey at Charlotte at 6:00 PM (CT) (Series tied 2-2)

Game 5: Wilkes-Barre Scranton at Norfolk at 6:30 PM (CT) (Series tied 2-2)

Western Conference

Game 5: Lake Erie at Manitoba at 7:30 PM (Lake Erie leads 3-1)

Game 5: Hamilton at Oklahoma City at 7:05 PM (Series tied 2-2)

Last Night's Calder Cup Playoffs Action...

Justin Mercier tallied a pair of goals and added an assist, as Lake Erie put a stranglehold on its North Division semifinal on Thursday with a 6-3 win at Manitoba in Winnipeg. Making their first-ever postseason appearance, the Monsters will have their first of three chances to advance to the North Division Finals on Friday night when they take on the Moose again at the MTS Centre.

Playing in just his second game of the series, forward Mark Mancari tallied a goal and put up three points (1-2-3) as Portland regained control of its first-round series with a 5-4 win over visiting Connecticut on Thursday at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The home team has captured all five games of this Atlantic Division semifinal, which the Pirates now lead by a 3-2 count heading back to Hartford for Game 6 on Saturday night.

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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