After dispatching the Hartford Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division Finals in just three games, the Hershey Bears have released the schedule for their Eastern Conference Finals showdown with the Cleveland Monsters.
The 2024 series will open at the Giant Center on Thursday, May 30 and Saturday, June 1. Games 3 through 5 will take place at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse before returning to Giant Center for Games 6 and 7 if necessary. This will be both teams’ first best-of-seven series in this year’s playoffs.
Eastern Conference Finals Schedule
Game 1 – Thursday, May 30 vs. Cleveland, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
Game 2 – Saturday, June 1 vs. Cleveland, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
Game 3 – Tuesday, June 4 in Cleveland, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 7 p.m.
Game 4 – Thursday, June 6 in Cleveland, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 7 p.m.
*Game 5 – Saturday, June 8 in Cleveland, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 7 p.m.
*Game 6 – Monday June 10 vs. Cleveland, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
*Game 7 – Wednesday June 12 vs. Cleveland, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
*If necessary. All times are Eastern.
Hershey has announced that tickets for its home games will go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, May 23 at 10 am.
The Bears will face Cleveland after the Monsters made quick work of the Syracuse Crunch in the North Division Finals. The last time Hershey and Cleveland met in the playoffs, the Monsters won all four games of the 2016 Calder Cup Finals to send the Bears home empty-handed.
The Bears won all four of their games against the Monsters during the regular season. They outscored Cleveland 22-5 in those wins.
Cleveland was led last season in scoring by Columbus Blue Jackets regular retiree Trey Fix-Wolansky, defenseman Jake Christiansen and Owen Sillinger. Left winger Justin Pearson has taken a step forward in the postseason, leading them with six points (2g, 4a) in seven games.
The Monsters’ regular goalie is Blue Jackets prospect Jet Greaves. Greaves is 5-1 in the playoffs with a 1.39 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage.
Both teams will have a full week of rest before the start of the series.
Here is the full press release from the Hershey Bears:
BEARS ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE FOR EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS VS. CLEVELAND
The best team in the Atlantic Division faces the best team in the North Division in a best-of-seven series
(Hershey, PA – May 22, 2024) – He hershey bears have announced the schedule for the club’s Eastern Conference Finals playoff series against the Cleveland Monsters. Hershey, the No. 1 club in the Atlantic Division and the defending Calder Cup champions, will face Cleveland, the No. 1 team in the North Division, in a best-of-seven series.
Tickets for Hershey’s home games will go on sale online Thursday, May 23 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
This is the second consecutive season in which Hershey has advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Hershey will look to advance to the Calder Cup Finals for the 25th time in franchise history, and the Bears are attempting to become the first AHL team to win the Calder Cup back-to-back since Hershey did so in 2008-09 and 2009. 10. This is the first playoff series between Hershey and Cleveland since the two teams met in the 2016 Calder Cup Finals, when the then-Lake Erie Monsters played in the Western Conference.
Fans are asked to continue visiting HersheyBears.com and the club’s social media channels for the latest updates regarding the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs.
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