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First Round Preview: Checkers vs. Wolf Pack

April 24, 2024 - The postseason is officially here, and the Checkers' Calder Cup Playoff run starts with a opening-round tilt against the Hartford Wolf Pack. The quick best-of-three series - which will take place entirely at Bojangles Coliseum - begins Thursday, so let's break down everything you need to know before puck drop. HEAD-TO-HEAD The Checkers and Wolf Pack are very familiar with each other. Not only did they play eight times during the regular season, and not only did all of those meetings come after Jan. 30, but the two side... Full Story

Hunter Shepard Wins "Baz" Bastien Award as AHL's Outstanding Goaltender

April 24, 2024 - (Hershey, PA) - The American Hockey League announced today that Hunter Shepard of the Hershey Bears is the winner of the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL's outstanding goaltender for the 2023-24 season. The award was voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league's 32 cities. Shepard, 28, becomes just the fourth goaltender in franchise history to earn this honor since the AHL began awarding it in 1984, joining Wendell Young (1987-88), Frédéric Chabot (1993-94), and Jean... Full Story

2024 Playoff Preview: Round 1 vs Toronto

April 24, 2024 - BELLEVILLE, ON - The Belleville Senators and Toronto Marlies know each other pretty well, and that rivalry will grow as the two teams head into the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. Not only have the provincial rivals met 10 times in the 2023-24 American Hockey League regular season alone, but the North Division foes have also met 75 times since Belleville joined the league in 2017-18 and, they'll continue their rivalry into the first round of the postseason. Belleville (4th) and Toronto (5th) matchup as the bottom two seeds in t... Full Story

Bourque's Four-Point Night Sparks Stars' Win in Game One

April 23, 2024 - CEDAR PARK, Texas - The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, used a four-point showing from Mavrik Bourque to surge past the Manitoba Moose 6-3 on Tuesday in Game One of a best-of-three first round series at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The Stars surged out to a 15-5 shots advantage in the first period, but Thomas Milic kept Texas at bay to start. The Moose scored first on a wacky bounce, when Mark Liwiski headed a puck up in the air, before it bounced off the top of the net and back... Full Story

• Peppino's to Host Griffins Watch Parties for All Road Playoff Games - Grand Rapids Griffins (April 24)
  
• Wolf Pack to Host Playoff Watch Party for Game 1 vs. Checkers - Hartford Wolf Pack (April 24)
  
• First Round Preview: Checkers vs. Wolf Pack - Charlotte Checkers (April 24)
  
• Hunter Shepard Wins "Baz" Bastien Award as AHL's Outstanding Goaltender - Hershey Bears (April 24)
  
• Bears' Shepard Voted Winner of 2023-24 Baz Bastien Memorial Award as AHL's Outstanding Goaltender - (April 24)
  
• Pacific Division First Round Game 1: Tucson Roadrunners vs. Calgary Wranglers - Tucson Roadrunners (April 24)
  
• Game One Preview: Condors at Reign, 7 p.m. - Bakersfield Condors (April 24)
  
• 2024 Playoff Preview: Round 1 vs Toronto - Belleville Senators (April 24)
  
• Bourque's Four-Point Night Sparks Stars' Win in Game One - Texas Stars (April 23)
  
• Moose Fall to Stars, 6-3 - Manitoba Moose (April 23)
  
• Tucson Roadrunners Road Ahead: Road to the Cup Begins - Tucson Roadrunners (April 23)
  
• Phantoms Power Play Presented by Provident Bank - Lehigh Valley Phantoms (April 23)
  
• Admirals Extend Sims, Radio Partnership - Milwaukee Admirals (April 23)
  
• Bears Begin Postseason with Bye - Hershey Bears (April 23)
  
• Admirals Attendance up 13.5% in 2023-24 - Milwaukee Admirals (April 23)
  
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Charlotte Checkers - Charlotte, North Carolina
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Iowa Wild - Des Moines, Iowa
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Lehigh Valley Phantoms - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Manitoba Moose - Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Ontario Reign - Ontario, California
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Rochester Americans - Rochester, New York
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San Diego Gulls - San Diego, California
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Springfield Thunderbirds - Springfield, Massachusetts
Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse, New York
Texas Stars - Austin, Texas
Toronto Marlies - Toronto, Ontario
Tucson Roadrunners - Tucson, Arizona
Utica Comets - Utica, New York
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wed., Apr 24	Toronto at Belleville Playoff Gm. 1	7:00 p.m.
Wed., Apr 24	Lehigh Valley at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Playoff Gm. 1	7:05 p.m.
Wed., Apr 24	Abbotsford at Colorado Playoff Gm. 1	9:05 p.m.
Wed., Apr 24	Bakersfield at Ontario Playoff Gm. 1	10:00 p.m.
Wed., Apr 24	Calgary at Tucson Playoff Gm. 1	10:00 p.m.
Tue., Apr 23	Manitoba 3 at Texas 6 Playoff Gm. 1	Final
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• Leaf notes: JVR says Toronto's 2013 playoff meltdown was a life lesson - Toronto Sun (April 24)
  
• Aaron's Wednesday Morning Forecast with the IceHogs - NewsBreak - Rockford (April 24)
  
• Cowan: Canadiens' Samuel Montembeault has earned a chance to relax - Montreal Gazette (April 24)
  
• Moose on brink of elimination after Game 1 loss to Texas - CJOB (April 24)
  
• CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS: WBS Penguins take on rival Phantoms in first round - Scranton Times-Tribune (April 24)
  
• Griffins practice on April 23, 2024 - WOOD (April 24)
  
• Gallery: Jets fans gather at Whiteout parties - Winnipeg Free Press (April 24)
  
• Calder Cup Playoffs: An AHL postseason primer as play begins - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (April 24)
  
• Playoffs raise stakes for young Griffins roster - WOOD (April 24)
  
• Jets' Ehlers tries to learn from fellow speed merchant MacKinnon - Winnipeg Sun (April 24)
  
• Hansen: AHL's Roadrunners 1 of few to find success in Tucson - Arizona Daily Star (April 24)
  
• Steve Potvin a constant for playoff-ready Tucson Roadrunners - Arizona Daily Star (April 24)
  
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