AHL Texas Stars

Texas Stars Playoff Update #45

Published on May 28, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


The Texas Stars will have to wait until Thursday to continue their quest for the Calder Cup. Texas will face the Hershey Bears in a best-of-seven series that starts at the Giant Center on June 3rd. The Stars are trying to become Calder Cup champions in just their first season in the AHL. In 2002, Chicago beat Bridgeport, as the last team to win the Calder Cup in its first year.

The Bears are bidding for their second consecutive Calder Cup championship and the 11th in franchise history, after setting an American Hockey League record with 60 victories during the regular season. Hershey has been to the Calder Cup Finals four times in the last five years, winning the cup in 2006 and in 2009.

Calder Cup Finals - Texas Stars vs. Hershey Bears Schedule (best of seven)

Game 1 - Thu., June 3 - Texas at Hershey, 6:00 pm

Game 2 - Sat., June 5 - Texas at Hershey, 6:00 pm

Game 3 - Mon., June 7 - Hershey at Texas, 7:30 pm

Game 4 - Wed., June 9 - Hershey at Texas, 7:30 pm

*Game 5 - Fri., June 11 - Hershey at Texas, 7:30 pm

*Game 6 - Mon., June 14 - Texas at Hershey, 6:00 pm

*Game 7 - Wed., June 16 - Texas at Hershey, 6:00 pm

*if necessary... All times Central

TICKETS TO THE CALDER CUP FINALS AT CEDAR PARK CENTER

To purchase a Calder Cup Finals playoff package, which offers fans the same seat for all three possible home games, fans may call 512-GO-STARS. To rent a suite for a home playoff game or book a group, those interested may call 512-GO-STARS. Individual tickets for playoff games at Cedar Park Center also can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, visiting any Ticketmaster outlet or the Cedar Park Center box office, or online at ticketmaster.com.

WATCH PARTIES AT CEDAR PARK CENTER FOR GAMES 1 AND 2 OF CALDER CUP FINALS

Fans who want to watch the first two games of the Calder Cup Finals may do so at Cedar Park Center. The Texas Stars will host a pair of watch parties for Games 1 and 2 inside the bowl of Cedar Park Center. The Austin Diamond District Ice Girls will be on hand, providing numerous giveaways. The game will be broadcast on the four-sided HD video board above center ice and the audio of the radio broadcast will be played through the state-of-the-art sound system. Fans may sit in the Club Section and receive In-seat service for food and beverages.

Admittance and parking to the event are free. The parking lot and doors at Cedar Park Center will open at 5:00 PM with the games starting at 6:00 pm. Cedar Park Center is running food and drink specials for the watch parties.

CALDER CUP FINALS TO BE BROADCAST ON XM / SIRIUS RADIO

The American Hockey League announced on Friday that the 2010 Calder Cup Finals will be carried live on the all-hockey NHL Home Ice channel on XM / SIRIUS Satellite Radio.

The 2010 Calder Cup Finals are pitting the Hershey Bears (top development team of the NHL's Washington Capitals) against the Texas Stars (top development team of the NHL's Dallas Stars) for the American Hockey League championship. The two finalists' rosters feature 19 players who skated in the National Hockey League during the 2009-10 season, including 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs MVP Michal Neuvirth of the Bears and current AHL playoff scoring leader Jamie Benn of the Stars.

2010 Calder Cup Finals on NHL Home Ice: Thu., June 3 - Texas at Hershey, 7:00 ET (Game 1) Sat., June 5 - Texas at Hershey, 7:00 ET (Game 2) Mon., June 7 - Hershey at Texas, 8:30 ET (Game 3) Wed., June 9 - Hershey at Texas, 8:30 ET (Game 4, if no NHL game) Fri., June 11 - Hershey at Texas, 8:30 ET (Game 5, if nec., if no NHL game) Mon., June 14 - Texas at Hershey, 7:00 ET (Game 6, if nec.) Wed., June 16 - Texas at Hershey, 7:00 ET (Game 7, if nec.)

SERIES SUBPLOTS.......

* Texas rookie Jamie Benn needs one more goal to the set the AHL record for most goals by a rookie in the postseason. Benn remains one goal shy of the AHL rookie playoff record held by Rochester's Sean McKenna (14 in 1983).

* Texas goalie Matt Climie is 4-1 in his last five starts with a 2.20 goals against average and a .937 save percentage.

* Hershey is 8-0 at home in the playoffs and has taken 36 of the last 37 games on home ice, dating all the way back to November.

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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