The American Hockey League Calder Cup Playoffs continue this week with the Eastern Conference Finals featuring the East Division Champion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Atlantic Division Champion Portland Pirates.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins secured a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals last Friday night, by defeating the Philadelphia Phantoms by a score of 3-1 at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza. With the win, the Penguins claimed the East Division playoff crown in five games over their intrastate rivals.
The Penguins will take on the Portland Pirates, who posted a 5-4 win in Providence on Friday night to upset the Bruins in the Atlantic Division Final, four games to two.
The series, which will follow a 2-3-2 format, will open in Wilkes-Barre with Games One and Two slated for Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15. The full Eastern Conference Finals schedule is listed below and to the right.
This will be the first time the Penguins have advanced to the third round of the Calder Cup Playoffs since the 2004 postseason, when the team defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack in seven games to advance to the Calder Cup Finals.
Individual tickets for Games G and H are on sale now, and available through all TicketMaster locations, on line at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at (570) 693-4100, or through the Wachovia Arena Box Office.
Article originally from Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza newsletter
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