2010 AHL Calder Cup Playoffs: Atlantic & East Division Semifinals Schedule

The road to the 2010 AHL Calder Cup will get underway on Wednesday Night as the 16 teams will be starting on the road with the Division Semifinals starting later this week. For the Eastern Conference, it will be divided into the East & Atlantic Divisions as the Semifinal Winners will play for the Division Championship in the 2nd Round.

Following the Division Championships, the East & Atlantic Division Champions will play each other for the Eastern Conference Championship where the winner will advance to the AHL Calder Cup Championship to either play the North or the West Division Champions.

The Worcester Sharks eventually won the Atlantic after being in a great battle with the Portland Pirates and the Manchester Monarchs to win the Atlantic as they will play the 4th Place Lowell Devils who were in a battle with Bridgeport to force a crossover in the East Division to keep teams like the Norfolk Admirals out of the playoffs.

Portland & Manchester should be one of the more exciting battles in the Eastern Conference as the Pirates were one of the best teams overall in the 2nd half of the season, and are looking to prove to the Atlantic Division that they can give the Sharks in the Division Final if they can get past the Monarchs.

Defending Calder Cup Champion Hershey Bears are looking at a serious attempt to defend the Calder Cup Title. The Bears finished with an impressive 123 points, 8 points over the Hamilton Bulldogs who won the North and a league best 342 goals scored. They were the only team to score over 300 goals for the regular season while no one else even came close.

Expect a very close series between the Albany River Rats and W-B/Scranton Penguins as the Rats will be looking to have a strong playoff performance as the team is scheduled to move to North Carolina after this season.


Here's a look at the Division Semifinal Series' in the Eastern Conference. All Start Times are Central Daylight Time (CDT)

Atlantic Division Semifinals

#1A Worcester Sharks VS. #4A Lowell Devils

Worcester Sharks Regular Season Record: 49-25-6 104 PTS, 275 GF 239 GA

Worcester Scoring Leaders
Danny Groulx 80 GP 66 PTS (14G 52A, +17)
Steven Zalewski 78 GP 62 PTS (22G 40A, -13)
Dan Dasilva 72 GP 53 PTS (21G 32A, +23)

Worcester Goaltending
Alex Stalock 61 GP 39-19-2 2.63 GAA .908 SV%
Frank Doyle 10 GP 6-3-0 2.94 GAA .899 SV%
Tyson Sexsmith 13 GP 4-6-1 3.94 GAA .860 SV%


Lowell Devils Regular Season Record: 39-31-10 88 PTS, 239 GF 232 GA

Lowell Scoring Leaders
Ben Walter 78 GP 58 PTS (22G 36A, -2)
Michael Swift 76 GP 55 PTS (24G 31A, 0)
Matt Taormina 75 GP 50 PTS (10G 40A, -4)


Lowell Goaltending
Mike Mckenna 50 GP 24-17-6 2.47 GAA .921 SV%
Jeff Frazee 31 GP 14-16-0 2.80 GAA .910 SV%


All Worcester Sharks Home Games are @ DCU Center

All Lowell Devils Home Games are @ Paul Tsongas Arena


Game 1, 4/14: @ Worcester 6:05 PM

Game 2, 4/15: @ Worcester 6:05 PM

Game 3, 4/17: @ Lowell 6:00 PM

Game 4, 4/20: @ Lowell 6:00 PM

Game 5, 4/21: @ Lowell 6:00 PM*

Game 6, 4/24: @ Worcester 6:05 PM*

Game 7, 4/25: @ Worcester 4:05 PM*

*If Necessary


#2A Portland Pirates VS. #3A Manchester Monarchs

Portland Pirates Regular Season Record: 45-29-11 101 PTS, 244 GF 214 GA

Portland Scoring Leaders
Mark Mancari 74 GP 73 PTS (28G 45A, +16)
Marc-Andre Grangana 66 GP 43 PTS (12G 31A, +2)
Kyle Wanvig 63 GP 38 PTS (13G 25A, -6)

Portland Goaltending
Jhonas Enroth 48 GP 28-18-1 2.37 GAA .919 SV%
J.P. Lamoureux 31 GP 14-12-2 2.98 GAA .894 SV%
Todd Forth 15 GP 7-5-1 2.51 GAA .920 SV%


Manchester Monarchs Regular Season Record: 43-28-9 95 PTS, 213 GF 200 GA

Manchester Scoring Leaders
Bud Holloway 75 GP 47 PTS (19G 28A, +1)
Corey Elkins 73 GP 43 PTS (21G 22A, +4)
Gabe Gauthier 71 GP 35 PTS (8G 27A, -21)

Manchester Goaltending
Jonathan Bernier 58 GP 30-21-6 2.03 GAA .936 SV%
Jeff Zatkoff 22 GP 10-9-0 2.92 GAA .915 SV%


All Portland Pirates Home Games are @ Cumberland County Civic Center

All Manchester Monarchs Home Games are @ Verizon Wireless Arena

Game 1, 4/16: @ Portland 6:00 PM

Game 2, 4/17: @ Portland 6:00 PM

Game 3, 4/19: @ Manchester 6:00 PM

Game 4, 4/20: @ Manchester 6:00 PM

Game 5, 4/22: @ Portland 6:00 PM*

Game 6, 4/24: @ Manchester 6:00 PM*

Game 7, 4/25: @ Portland 6:00 PM*

*If Necessary


East Division Semifinals

#1E Hershey Bears VS. #5A Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Hershey Bears Regular Season Record: 60-17-3 123 PTS, 342 GF 198 GA

Hershey Scoring Leaders
Keith Aucoin 72 GP 106 PTS (35G 71A, +27)
Alexandre Giroux 69 GP 103 PTS (50G 53A, +32)
Andrew Gordon 79 GP 71 PTS (37G 34A, +22)

Hershey Goaltending
Braden Holtby 37 GP 24-8-2 2.32 GAA .917 SV%
Michal Neuvirth 22 GP 15-6-0 2.24 GAA .919 SV%
Jason Bacashihua 22 GP 17-3-1 2.48 GAA .911 SV%


Bridgeport Sound Tigers Regular Season Record: 38-32-10 86 PTS, 201 GF 220 GA

Bridgeport Scoring Leaders
Greg Mauldin 77 GP 54 PTS (25G 29A, +9)
Jesse Jonesuu 70 GP 48 PTS (14G 34A, +6)
Trevor Smith 77 GP 47 PTS (21G 26A, +5)

Bridgeport Goaltending
Nathan Lawson 36 GP 16-16-3 2.52 GAA .922 SV%
Scott Munroe 40 GP 19-16-3 2.52 GAA .920 SV%

All Hershey Bears Home Games are @ Giant Center

All Bridgeport Sound Tigers Home Games are @ Harbor Yard Arena


Game 1, 4/14: @ Hershey 6:00 PM

Game 2, 4/16: @ Hershey 6:00 PM

Game 3, 4/17: @ Bridgeport 6:00 PM

Game 4, 4/18: @ Bridgeport 2:00 PM

Game 5, 4/21: @ Hershey 6:00 PM*

Game 6, 4/23: @ Bridgeport 6:00 PM*

Game 7, 4/24: @ Hershey 6:00 PM*

*If Necessary


#2E Albany River Rats VS. #3E W-B/Scranton Penguins

Albany River Rats Regular Season Record: 43-29-8 94 PTS, 244 GF 231 GA

Albany Scoring Leaders
Jerome Samson 74 GP 78 PTS (37G 41A, +8)
Chris Terry 80 GP 47 PTS (17G 30A, +12)
Oskar Osala 69 GP 42 PTS (25G 17A, +1)

Albany Goaltending
Justin Peters 47 GP 26-18-2 2.54 GAA .917 SV%
Justin Pogge 27 GP 13-7-5 2.55 GAA .921 SV%
Mike Murphy 20 GP 10-9-0 2.81 GAA .917 SV%


W-B/Scranton Penguins Regular Season Record: 41-34-5 87 PTS, 239 GF 229 GA

W-B/Scranton Scoring Leaders
Dustin Jeffrey 77 GP 71 PTS (24G 47A, +16)
Chris Conner 59 GP 56 PTS (19G 37A, -9)
Mark Letesu 63 GP 55 PTS (21G 34A, +21)

W-B/Scranton Goaltending
Brad Thiessen 30 GP 14-14-1 2.45 GAA .914 SV%
John Curry 46 GP 23-19-2 2.87 GAA .891 SV%


All Albany River Rats Home Games are @ Times Union Center

All W-B/Scranton Penguins Home Games are @ Wachovia Arena at Casey Place

Game 1, 4/14: @ Albany 6:00 PM

Game 2, 4/16: @ Albany 6:00 PM

Game 3, 4/18: @ W-B/Scranton 2:05 PM

Game 4, 4/19: @ W-B/Scranton 6:05 PM

Game 5, 4/21: @ Albany 6:00 PM*

Game 6, 4/24: @ W-B/Scranton 6:05 PM*

Game 7, 4/25: @ Albany 4:00 PM*

*If Necessary