

The Marlies took a 1-0 series lead with a 6-5 overtime win in Game 1, as Joseph Blandisi scored 18:35 into the extra session. Toronto hosts Utica in Game 2 of their best-of-five series this afternoon looking to build on Thursday night’s roller-coaster ride of a victory. Charlotte also lost Game 1 in the first round before winning the next two to eliminate Lehigh Valley.


833) allowed three goals on seven shots before being pulled for the second time in three playoff starts J.F. Aleksi Heponiemi (0-6-6) recorded an assist and is tied for the AHL lead with six playoff helpers. Defensemen Lucas Carlsson (3-2-5) and Santtu Kinnunen (2-3-5) scored for the Checkers six of Charlotte’s 16 goals this postseason have come from their blue line. Hunter Shepard finished with 22 saves to earn the victory in his Calder Cup Playoff debut. Playing its first game since wrapping up the regular season 13 days earlier, Hershey raced out to a 4-0 lead by the 4:03 mark of the second period on goals from Mike Vecchione, Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre and Connor McMichael. Charlotte, GIANT Center, 5 p.m.Hershey and Charlotte drop the puck on Game 2 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series following the Bears’ 5-2 win in last night’s opener. Game 2 - Saturday, April 29, at Charlotte, Bojangles Coliseum, 6 p.m.Game 1 - Friday, April 28, at Charlotte, Bojangles Coliseum, 7 p.m.The complete schedule for the Atlantic Division Semifinals is as follows: The Bears begin the series with the first two games on the road, before returning home to GIANT Center, where Bear Nation’s full support will hopefully push the Chocolate and White to another Calder Cup title. Hershey gets set to take on the Charlotte Checkers in the best-of-five Atlantic Division Semifinals. 12 is officially underway.Īfter securing a first-round bye thanks to a second-place finish in the Atlantic Division during the 2022-23 regular season, the Bears will play their first games of the 2023 postseason, presented by Penn State Health, this weekend. Playoff hockey is back in Chocolatetown, as the Bears make their 70th appearance in the Calder Cup Playoffs, as the chase for banner No. This spring, the Hershey Bears are #RoaringForMore … more Calder Cup banners, that is!
