Whale to Take on Bridgeport in First-Round Calder Cup playoff series

April 13, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release


HARTFORD: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today the schedule for the Whale's first-round Calder Cup playoff series, which will match the Whale against their GEICO Connecticut Cup rivals the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the first-ever playoff meeting between the two Nutmeg-State teams. The Whale, who will finish sixth in the AHL's Eastern Conference, will start the best-of-five series against the third-seeded Sound Tigers this Thursday, April 19 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, with faceoff at 7:00 PM. Game Two of the series will also be in Bridgeport, next Saturday, April 21 at 7:00, before the series switches to the XL Center in Hartford for Game Three next Sunday, April 22. Faceoff for that contest will be 5:00. A Game Four, if it is necessary, would be in Hartford Wednesday, April 25 at 7:00, and if the series went the full five games, a decisive Game Five would be Saturday, April 28 in Bridgeport at 7:00. Connecticut Whale vs. Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (best of five): Game One Thu., Apr. 19 Webster Bank Arena 7:00

Game Two Sat., Apr. 21 Webster Bank Arena 7:00

Game Three Sun., Apr. 22 XL Center 5:00

Game Four (if necessary) Wed., Apr. 25 XL Center 7:00

Game Five (if necessary) Sat., Apr. 28 Webster Bank Arena 7:00

Tickets to Whale home games can be purchased at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, as well as on-line at www.ctwhale.com and through TicketMaster Charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Playoff ticket packages are also available that include tickets to all possible home playoff games. To speak to a Whale account executive about a playoff ticket package, call (860) 728-3366. More information is available at www.ctwhale.com.

The AHL's Connecticut Whale is operated by Whalers Sports and Entertainment, a Hartford-based sports marketing and event firm founded by Howard Baldwin and Howard Baldwin, Jr.. The team is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL's New York Rangers.

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