2024 playoffs

[CHIP72]

I made the following comment on the Hockey subreddit on the Reddit site, but I'll add it here:

What a series between Hershey and Cleveland! They each played like the division champions they both were this season.

For people who didn't follow the series closely:

*The Hershey Bears beat the Cleveland Monsters 4 games to 3.

*Five of the seven games were decided by one goal.

*Four of the seven games went to overtime (all four games in Hershey - Games 1, 2, 6, and 7).

*In all four overtime games, the Monsters came from behind in the 3rd period to force overtime. In 3 of the 4 games, they scored in the last 1:33 or later of regulation to force overtime.

*Cleveland forced a Game 7 after falling behind in the series 3 games to 0.

Hershey, the top team in the AHL in the regular season, will now play the Coachella Valley Firebirds, who were the Western Conference regular season and playoff champions (#2 team in the AHL in the regular season behind Hershey). This series is a rematch of last season's Calder Cup finals, which the Bears won in 7 games, with the Game 7 win in overtime. The Firebirds actually dominated in their 3 wins (outscoring Hershey 14-2), but the Bears won all four of their games by one goal, three of them occurring in overtime.

Game 1 of the Calder Cup finals in Hershey will take place on Friday night and start at 7 PM ET.

 

[LadyStanley]

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[CHIP72]

Here are some details about Game 1, including broadcasting stations:

Calder Cup finals, Game 1: Coachella Valley at Hershey, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT (NHL Network, AHL TV, WPMT Channel 43.2 York, PA, KDFX Channel 33/cable channel 11 Palm Springs, CA, Monumental Sports Network Washington/Baltimore)

Other key notes:

*The Hershey Bears vs Coachella Valley Firebirds series is a rematch of last season's Calder Cup finals, which Hershey won 4 games to 3, winning Game 7 on the road in overtime.

*They were the top two teams in the AHL regular season in 2023-24, with Hershey posting the best overall record in the league and Coachella Valley having the second-best record and top mark in the Western Conference.

*Both teams defeated the other division champions in their conference to reach the Calder Cup finals.

*The Firebirds beat Milwaukee 4-1 in the west, while the Bears had a much tougher time in the east, getting by Cleveland 4-3 in a series that featured five games decided by one goal, four games that required overtime (including Game 7), and a Cleveland comeback from a 3 games to none deficit to nearly win the series.

 

[CHIP72]

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Note that all Calder Cup finals games that do not take place on the same day as a Stanley Cup Finals game will be broadcast by the NHL Network. The only days where there may be game overlap are Tuesday, June 18th (Calder Cup finals Game 3 & Stanley Cup Finals Game 5) and Monday, June 24th (Calder Cup finals Game 6 & Stanley Cup Finals Game 7).

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Firebirds take gm 1 4-3

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

GM 2 @ CV 5 PM

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

1-0 HER

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Series 1 all after 5-2 Hershey win

 

[CHIP72]

Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals (10 PM ET/7 PM PT) will not be televised on the NHL Network because of Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 (Edmonton/Florida) also taking place tonight, but it will be televised on the following local/regional TV or streaming outlets:

*AHL TV

*KDFX Channel 33/cable channel 11, Palm Springs, CA (Coachella Valley broadcast)

*WPMT Channel 43, York, PA (Hershey broadcast)

*Monumental Sports Network, Washington/Baltimore area (Hershey broadcast)

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

CV Up 2-1

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Calder Cup Final gm 4 underway

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Hershey forces gm 6

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

gm 5 tonight 9 pm

 

[adsfan]

Jimmy Huntington scores with 1.3 seconds remaining in period one to tie it at 1-1.
Way to go, former Admiral Jimmy H!!!

After a scoreless second period, CV scored 4:30 into period 3. Hershey tied it around 8:30 and that loveable Jimmy Huntington scored again at 16:45 to take a 3-2 lead for the Bears. That became the series lead for Hershey, who will host Game 6.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

GM 6 @ HER tonight 7 pm; HER leads 3-2; likely both AHL/NHL seasons end tonight

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

2-1 HER after 1

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

3-3 in gm 6

 

[adsfan]

Hershey 5-4, one minute into OT.

13th Calder Cup and back-to-back!!!

In front of a record crowd of 11013.

 

[MFHOOD]

LETS GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!