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Texas Stars Playoff Update #4

April 17, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


Game One Recap:

Texas left wing Jamie Benn scored in the first period and Ray Sawada added a second-period tally to give the Stars a 2-0 lead through two periods of play. Texas goalie Brent Krahn stopped 27 of 28 Rockford shots and the Stars held off the IceHogs in the third period to secure a 2-1 victory. Texas leads the best-of-seven series 1-0.

West Division Semifinals Schedule (best of seven)

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

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

Last Night's Action.......

The Manchester Monarchs took a 1-0 series lead after winning Game One of their series in Portland. Monarchs goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 22 of 23 for the win. Game Two is tonight in Portland... The Albany River Rats claimed to a 2-0 series lead after winning 3-2 at home over the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins. The Rats scored once in the second period to tie the game 1-1, than scored twice in the third to win. Game Three is in Wilkes-Barre Scranton on Sunday....The defending champion Hershey Bears took their second straight one-goal game over Bridgeport, claiming a 2-0 series lead. Hershey scored twice in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit and win 3-2. Game Three of the series is in Bridgeport on Saturday night....The Chicago Wolves shutout Milwaukee at Allstate Arena behind the play of goalie Peter Mannino, who made 23 saves for the win. Chicago leads the series 2-0 with Game Three scheduled for tonight in Milwaukee.

Games for Saturday, April 17th

Game 2 - Manitoba at Hamilton, 2:00 pm (EDT) (HAM leads series, 1-0)

Game 3 - Worcester at Lowell, 7:00 pm (EDT) (Series tied, 1-1)

Game 2 - Manchester at Portland, 7:00 pm (EDT) (MCH leads series, 1-0)

Game 3 - Hershey at Bridgeport, 7:00 pm (EDT) (HER leads series, 2-0)

Game 2 - Abbotsford at Rochester, 7:05 pm (EDT) (ABB leads series, 1-0)

Game 3 - Chicago at Milwaukee, 7:00 pm (CHI leads series, 2-0)

Game 2 - Rockford at Texas, 7:00 pm (TEX leads series, 1-0)

SERIES SUBPLOTS.......

-Texas scored the first goal of the game on Friday. The Stars posted a 35-5-1-1 record in the regular season when getting the first goal of the night. Rockford was 34-8-2-2 when scoring first.

-Rockford rookie forward Ben Smith won the NCAA Championship with Boston College last Saturday. Smith was named the Frozen Four Tournament MVP.

-Texas goalie Brent Krahn improved to 5-0-0-0 against Rockford this season with his first career playoff victory last 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 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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