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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Tenute 2 (Robitaille), 2:00. 2, HER, Klepis 2 (Forbes), 5:53. 3, HER, Laich 8 (power play) (Green, Fortin), 12:38. Penalties: Parent, MIL (holding), 9:10; Pivko, MIL (tripping), 10:57; Brookbank, MIL (holding), 13:37; Tootoo, MIL (slashing), 16:25; Fleischmann, HER (interference), 19:35.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Forbes 5 (Steckel), 1:45. 5, MIL, Haydar 18 (power play) (Gamache, Brookbank), 3:22. Penalties: Beech, HER (slashing), 1:52; Brookbank, MIL (slashing), 15:53; Laich, HER (holding), 19:57.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 6, HER, Beech 14 (power play) (Fleischmann, Mink), 13:15. Penalties: Gamache, MIL (tripping), 8:59; Brookbank, MIL (goaltender interference), 9:26; Nycholat, HER (hooking), 10:48; Tootoo, MIL (hooking), 12:58.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 37, Milwaukee: 36 … Hershey finished 2-8 on the power-play, while Milwaukee ended at 1-4 … The Admirals outshot the Bears 26-23 … Boyd Kane became the first player since Dave Fenvyes in 1987 (Rochester) and 1988 (Hershey) to captain two different teams to back-to-back Calder Cup Championships … Thursday's Game 6 was the latest calendar date the American Hockey League has played a Calder Cup finals contest in its 70-year history. Previously, the 1996, '97, and '99 Calder Cup finales played on their respective June 13th dates served as the latest … Hershey, who tied the Cleveland Barons for the most Calder Cups, have now won AHL championships in each of the last 7 decades … Cassivi, who completed the playoffs with a 2.10 G.A.A. and .931 save percentage, tied the AHL playoff record with 16 wins (Wade Flaherty, Milwaukee, 2004) … In the series, Hershey outscored Milwaukee 25-14 … Laich finished with goals in three straight contests … Klepis' goal was his first since Game 4 of the Portland series … Hershey owned a 4-0 lead in the last three contests … Haydar ended as the AHL postseason leader in points (18 goals, 17 assists) … In their four Finals wins, Hershey outscored Milwaukee 13-0 in the 1st period … The Bears reeled off an 11-0 mark in the playoffs when leading after the 1st period … The team that scored first won each of the six games in the Finals … LW Tomas Fleischmann finished as Hershey's leading scorer in the playoffs (32 points) … The Bears scored 5 or more goals in 12 of 21 postseason contests, posting an 11-1 mark … Admirals LW Paul Brown was back in the lineup for the first time since Game 1, when he was assessed a match penalty for an elbow to Bears RW Eric Fehr … Milwaukee registered a power play goal in each of the 6 games … Several cups were heaved toward the ice after referee Justin St. Pierre whistled Sheldon Brookbank for goaltender interference at 9:26 of the 3rd, giving Hershey a 2-man advantage for 1:33 … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Lawrence Nycholat on defense, with Beech, Fleischmann, and Graham Mink at forward … Even though they were scratched from the Hershey lineup, C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, G Maxime Daigneault, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, RW Stephen Werner, and D Martin Wilde each skated in full uniform following the final buzzer … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Forbes, (2) Beech, (3) Cassivi … Attendance: 5,475.
Coming Up: Giant Center will hold a special victory celebration for the Calder Cup-champion Bears Friday night at 7 PM.
Hershey's Jakub Cutta battles behind the net with the Ad's Simon Gamache.
The Bears Kris Beech fails to win the faceoff against Milwaukee's Rich Peverley....
...but doesn't fail to find the 5-hole during his 3rd period goal putting Hersey up 5-1
At the horn, the team mobs net-minder Frederic Cassivi.
Frederic Cassivi accepts congratulations from AHL President & CEO Dave Andrews upon being honored as MVP of the 2006 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Hershey captain Boyd Kane (center), Graham Mink (left), and Mark Wotton (right) hoist the Calder Cup.
Hershey's Louis Robitaille raises the prize in the locker room after helping the Bears capture their 9th Calder Cup title.
The voice of your Hershey Bears, John Walton poses with the cup.
A soaked John Walton and President/GM of the Bears Doug Yingst take time to pose for a shot. This cup is Yingst's first since taking on the role after Jay Feaster's departure.
Marty Wilde hoists the Calder Cup in the Hershey locker room following The Bears' 5-1 win in Game 6.
Tuesday June 13, 2006 vs Milwaukee (Posted Wednesday 1:04 A.M. EST)Calder Cup Finals - Game Five |
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TEAM
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1ST
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2ND
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3RD
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Total
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Milwaukee
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0
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2
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2
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4
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Hershey
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3
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1
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2
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6
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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Laich 7 (Forbes, Klepis), :20. 2, HER, Fehr 7 (power play) (Forbes, Wotton), 4:09. 3, HER, Beech 12 (power play) (Green, Nycholat), 16:56. Penalties: Classen, MIL (hooking), :51; Gordon, HER (high-sticking), :51; Weber, MIL (tripping), 2:16; Stortini, MIL (roughing), 6:17; Pivko, MIL (interference), 7:56; Green, HER (interference), 8:15; Steckel, HER (holding), 10:01; Green, HER (hooking), 14:16; Haydar, MIL (slashing), 15:37.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, HER, Fehr 8 (power play) (Forbes, Klepis), 10:59. 5, MIL, Tootoo 9 (Upshall), 13:03. 6, MIL, Weber 6 (power play) (Pivko), 14:11. Penalties: Forbes, HER (interference), 2:29; Tootoo, MIL (charging), 4:47; Gamache, MIL (hooking), 9:48; Beech, HER (hooking), 13:13; Laich, HER (holding), 15:17; Classen, MIL (tripping), 15:50.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, MIL, Pivko 3 (Segal), 6:12. 8, HER, Green 3 (game-winner) (power play) (Tenute, Laich), 11:14. 9, MIL, Segal 1 (Weber, Pivko), 14:37. 10, HER, Beech 13 (empty net) (Kane, Cutta), 19:52. Penalties: Tootoo, MIL (goaltender interference), 7:04; Zanon, MIL (interference), 10:46; Green, HER (cross-checking), 11:57; Gamache, MIL (tripping), 14:50.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 38, Milwaukee: 37 … Hershey finished 4-11 on the power-play, while Milwaukee ended at 1-7 … The Admirals outshot the Bears 37-22 … Hershey improved to 10-0 in the postseason when leading after the 1st period … Admirals RW Darren Haydar saw his 14-game point streak come to an end. It was the second-longest in AHL playoff history … C Colin Forbes collected a game-high 3 assists, and has amassed 5 points in the last 2 contests … RW Jakub Klepis has registered back-to-back multi-assist games … Beech leads all players with 5 goals in the Finals, and has recorded both of Hershey's empty-net markers in the playoffs … LW Tomas Fleischmann did not register a point for only the third time this postseason … LW Libor Pivko led Milwaukee with 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists) … In each of their 3 Calder Cup finals wins, Hershey has jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st period … For the fifth consecutive game, the first team to score has gone on to win … It was Hershey's 50th home game - and 100th contest overall - of the 2005/06 campaign. At Giant Center this season, the Bears finished with a 35-11-0-4 mark … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Dean Arsene and J.F. Fortin on defense, with Forbes, Klepis, and Laich at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, RW Stephen Werner, and D Martin Wilde … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Fehr, (2) Pivko, (3) Laich … Referee: Steve Kozari … The announced crowd of 10,807 - Hershey's 3rd consecutive sell-out - was the 3rd-highest in franchise history.
Coming Up: The Calder Cup finals shift back to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee for Game 6 on Thursday and, if necessary, Game 7 on Saturday. Game times for both contests are slated for 8 PM EST.
Hershey's Brooks Laich get the scoring started early with this 1st period goal at 0:20.
Milwaukee Admirals Scottie Upshall jars Hershey net-minder Frederic Cassivi's mask loose during first period action.
The Bears Kris Beech makes the score 3-0 at 16:56 of the 1st.
Dean Arsene gets some air and lands a hit on Milwaukee's Jordin Tootoo.
The Bears Eric Fehr makes the score 4-0 at 10:59 of the 2nd period.
The Ad's Libor Pivko pulls Milwaukee within 1 with this 3rd period goal.
Seconds later, Milwaukee thought they had evened the game however, Jordin Tootoo was called for goaltender interference.
Hershey's Frederic Cassivi make a critical save on this break-away by the Admirals Simon Gamache late in the 3rd period.
By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
Playing in front of their second consecutive sold-out crowd, the Hershey Bears made short work of the Milwaukee Admirals, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st period before finishing with a playoff-high 7 goals as Hershey rolled to a 7-2 victory in Game 4 of the Calder Cup finals Sunday evening at Giant Center. The Bears, who evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2, got markers from Jakub Cutta, Kris Beech (2 goals), Joey Tenute, Colin Forbes, Brooks Laich, and Dave Steckel. Goaltender Frederic Cassivi (14-5), who turns 31 on Monday, finished with 28 saves for Hershey, who improved to 7-2 at home in the playoffs this year. Darren Haydar extended his scoring streak to 14 games, as he and teammate Scottie Upshall (power play) recorded Milwaukee's only lamp-lighters of the contest during the 2nd period. Pekka Rinne (10-2), coming off a 21-save shutout in Game 3, was chased at the 9:14 mark of the 1st after allowing 4 goals on 7 shots. Brian Finley, seeing his first action since the 1st round, replaced Renne in net and surrendered 3 markers on 32 shots faced.
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1ST
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2ND
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3RD
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Total
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Milwaukee
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0
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2
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0
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2
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Hershey
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4
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1
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2
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7
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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Cutta 2 (Laich, Klepis), 5:33. 2, HER, Beech 10 (Fleischmann, Nycholat), 6:11. 3, HER, Tenute 1 (game-winner) (power play) (Fleischmann, Nycholat), 8:02. 4, HER, Forbes 4 (Cassivi), 9:14. Penalties: Kane, HER (interference), 1:43; Tootoo, MIL (charging, double roughing minor), 6:11; Zanon, MIL (roughing), 6:11; Klein, MIL (fighting major), 6:11; Beech, HER (roughing), 6:11; Green, HER (double roughing minor), 6:11; Mink, HER (fighting major), 6:11; Brookbank, MIL (roughing), 8:02; Fleischmann, HER (roughing), 8:02; Gamache, MIL (roughing), 13:06; Peverley, MIL (tripping), 19:05.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 5, MIL, Haydar 17 (Brookbank, Gamache), 3:42. 6, MIL, Upshall 6 (power play) (Weber, Peverley), 4:52. 7, HER, Beech 11 (Fleischmann, Mink), 14:15. Penalties: Klepis, HER (interference), 1:39; Laich, HER (tripping), 4:30; Parent, MIL (holding stick), 7:58; Klein, MIL (interference), 10:37.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 8, HER, Laich 6 (Mink, Forbes), 7:49. 9, HER, Steckel 10 (Klepis), 11:42. Penalties: HER bench, served by Mink (too many men), 5:30; Klein, MIL (roughing, misconduct), 8:14; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 8:14; Tenute, HER (boarding, roughing), 8:14; Tootoo, MIL (slashing), 15:35; Brookbank, MIL (double roughing minor), 16:35; Segal, MIL (double roughing minor), 19:34; Weber, MIL (cross-checking, roughing), 19:34; Gordon, HER (roughing), 19:34; Robitaille, HER (double roughing minor), 19:34.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 40, Milwaukee: 22 … Hershey finished 1-10 on the power-play, while Milwaukee ended at 1-6 … The Bears outshot the Admirals 39-30 … Cutta has already registered more goals in the playoffs this year (2) than he did in the regular season (1 goal in 51 games) … Tenute's marker was his first since recording two goals in Hershey's regular season finale on April 15th … LW Tomas Fleischmann, who finished with a game-high 3 points (all assists), sits second behind Haydar (34) in the AHL playoff scoring race with 31 points … With 2 assists, RW Jakub Klepis snapped a 6-game scoreless drought … The team that has scored first has gone on to win each game of the finals, so far … Hershey has scored 5 or more goals in 10 of 19 contests this Spring … Shea Weber and former Bear Steve Lingren each finished a dismal -4 for Milwaukee … Hershey, who has outshot the Admirals in three of the four games in the finals, have outscored their opponents 73-42 during the postseason … The Bears improved to 6-1 in the latter of back-to-back games this playoff season … Milwaukee fell to 7-2 on the road during the playoffs … Hershey has mustered just 3 power play goals in 27 opportunities against Milwaukee (11.1%) … With D J.F. Fortin inserted back into the Bears lineup, D Martin Wilde sat … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Mike Green and Nycholat and on defense, with Beech, Fleischmann, and Mink at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, RW Stephen Werner, and Wilde … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Beech, (2) Fleischmann, (3) Nycholat … Referee: Gord Dwyer … The announced attendance of 10,721 was the fifth-highest in franchise history.
Coming Up: Hershey looks to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with Milwaukee on Tuesday, facing off against the Admirals at 7 PM. It will be the final home game of the 2005/06 season for the Bears.
Hershey's Jakub Cutta starts the onslaught at 5:33 of the 1st.
The Bears Kris Beech puts Hershey up 2-0 just 38 seconds later, slipping his shot through the 5-hole on Pekka Rinne.
Hershey's Graham Mink and the Admirals Kevin Klein square off during a 1st period melee.
Milwaukee's Brian Finley, who replace Pekka Rinne during the 1st period, turns aside this scoring opportunity.
The Bears Kris Beech celebrates after picking up his second marker of the night at 14:15 of the 2nd period.
By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
With an all-time record crowd of 10,840 in attendance, the Hershey Bears, playing their first-ever June contest at Giant Center, dropped a 2-0 decision to the Milwaukee Admirals in Game 3 of the Calder Cup finals Saturday night. The Admirals, owners of a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, got offensive help from Darren Haydar (5-on-3 power play goal) and Simon Gamche, and solid goaltending from Pekka Rinne (10-1), who turned aside all 21 shots faced for his 3rd shutout of the postseason. Hershey goalie Frederic Cassivi (13-5), who kept the contest close with several key stops, finished with 32 saves.
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2ND
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3RD
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Total
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Milwaukee
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1
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1
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0
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2
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Hershey
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0
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0
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0
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0
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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, MIL, Haydar 16 (game-winner) (power play) (Gamache, Pivko), 11:50. Penalties: Upshall, MIL (delay of game), 3:57; Wilde, HER (hooking), 9:51; Laich, HER (hooking), 11:00; Segal, MIL (hooking), 12:48; Fleischmann, HER (high-sticking major), 13:54; Forbes, HER (interference), 14:15; Haydar, MIL (slashing), 14:54; Brookbank, MIL (roughing), 19:25; Green, HER (roughing), 19:25; Upshall, MIL (high-sticking), 19:47.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 2, MIL, Gamche 12 (Classen, Haydar), 13:00. Penalties: Pivko, MIL (hooking), 6:14; Steckel, HER (holding), 8:37; Brookbank, MIL (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:28; Cutta, HER (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:28; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 13:28.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Haydar, MIL (interference), 2:39; Nycholat, HER (interference), 12:07; Beech, HER (interference), 14:33; Green, HER (slashing), 19:24.
Game Factoids: Face-offs won (unofficial): Hershey: 40, Milwaukee: 31 … Hershey finished 0-5 on the power-play, while Milwaukee ended at 1-10 … The Admirals outshot the Bears 34-21 … Haydar, who extended his point streak to 13 games with a goal and an assist, set an AHL single-season playoff record with his 6th game-winning goal … Milwaukee has won 7 consecutive Game 3's … C Kris Beech and LW Tomas Fleischmann saw their respective 9-game scoring streaks come to an end for Hershey … The team that has scored first has won each game of the series, thus far … The 21 shots taken by Hershey were a postseason low … Gamache, who also finished with a goal and an assist, has the distinction of being the lowest drafted player ever to suit up for an NHL regular season contest (290th overall in 2000 draft) … Prior to the opening face-off, AHL Vice President of Operations Jim Mill presented Bears GM Doug Yingst with the Richard F. Canning Trophy, given to the Eastern Conference champion … With Admirals play-by-play broadcaster Aaron Sims away due to a family emergency, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins radio voice Tom Grace is taking his place behind the microphone for the 3 finals games in Hershey … Faces in the crowd included AHL President/CEO Dave Andrews and former veteran linesman Kevin Collins, now the NHL's Officiating Manager … D Martin Wilde returned to the Hershey lineup after sitting out Game 2 as a coach's decision … Prior to Saturday, Hershey's previous attendance high was 10,812, set in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phantoms on 2-21-04. Their prior playoff attendance mark was 8,703, established in Hershey's 4-3 Calder Cup-clinching victory over the Providence Reds on 5-8-74 at Hershey Park Arena … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Jakub Cutta and Mark Wotton on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Boyd Kane, and Dave Steckel at forward … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J.F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, and RW Stephen Werner … Ds Tyler Sloan and Jeff State, signed last month by Hershey, were released earlier in the week … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Gamache, (2) Haydar, (3) Cassivi … referee: Steve Kozari.
Coming Up: After a 7-day gap between Games 2 and 3, Hershey and Milwaukee square off in Game 4 of the Calder Cup finals on Sunday, less than 24 hours following their third meeting of the series.
Milwaukee's Darren Haydar gets the Admirals on the board early with this 1st period power play goal.
The Bears Colin Forbes is called for goaltender interference at 14:15 of the 1st period.
Hershey's goaltender Frederic Cassivi keeps the game 1-0 with this point blank save on the Ads Scottie Upshall.
Hershey's Lawrence Nycholat unleashes a slapsot during 2nd period play.
Milwaukee's Shea Weber delivers a hit on the Bear's Dave Steckel.
The Admirals Pekka Rinne keeps an eye on the puck during 2nd period action.
Hershey's Graham Mink is denied by Pekka Rinne on this 3rd period drive to the net.
Emotions run high during the Calder Cup finals as a fan is warned with a stick in his face by the Admirals Zack Stortini.
By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
As it turns out, Pekka Rinne and the Milwaukee Admirals are human after all. The Hershey Bears, facing their first series deficit of the playoffs, lit up the previously unbeaten rookie goaltender for 6 goals en route to a 6-3 victory in Game 2 of the Calder Cup finals Saturday night at the Bradley Center, tying the series at 1-1. Tomas Fleischmann led the offensive charge with 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists), while Lawrence Nycholat (1G, 2A) and Mike Green (3A) combined for 6 points on the Bears blueline. Hershey would jump out to a 3-0 lead during the 1st period before Milwaukee reeled off three of the next four goals, getting as close as 4-3 during the 3rd period. Boyd Kane, Kris Beech, and Graham Mink would also register markers for the Bears, with goalie Frederic Cassivi (13-4) stopping 24 shots. Greg Classen, Scottie Upshall, and Simon Gamache would provide the goal scoring, while Rinne (9-1) ended with 26 saves as Milwaukee saw its 10-game win streak come to an end.
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2ND
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3RD
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Total
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Hershey
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3
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1
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2
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6
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Milwaukee
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0
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2
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1
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3
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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, HER, Nycholat 2 (power play) (Fleischmann, Green), 7:32. 2, HER, Kane 3 (Steckel, Cutta), 11:52. 3, HER, Beech 9 (power play) (Nycholat), 16:15. Penalties: Cutta, HER (hooking), :47; Laich, HER (holding), 2:50; Segal, MIL (delay of game), 6:02; Tootoo, MIL (high-sticking major), 9:27; Fortin, HER (holding), 10:38; Robitaille, HER (roughing), 15:43; Brown, MIL (roughing), 15:43; Cutta, HER (high-sticking), 19:49.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: 4, MIL, Classen 1 (power play) (Gamache, Haydar), :49. 5, HER, Fleischmann 10 (game-winner) (power play) (Nycholat, Green), 9:18. 6, MIL, Upshall 5 (power play) (Weber, Haydar), 19:40. Penalties: Brookbank, MIL (holding stick), 7:44; Zanon, MIL (holding), 17:02; Laich, HER (holding stick), 17:54; Fortin, HER (tripping), 19:15.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 7, MIL, Gamache 11 (Klein, Tootoo), 1:24. 8, HER, Fleischmann 11 (Green, Beech), 5:41. 9, HER, Mink 9 (Fleischmann), 18:03. Penalties: Segal, MIL (tripping), 1:38; Weber, MIL (cross-checking), 7:40; Brown, MIL (attempt to injure match), 20:00.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 2-7 on the power-play, while Milwaukee ended at 2-5 … The Bears outshot the Admirals 32-27 … The win was Hershey's first-ever against Milwaukee (1-2-1) … Beech and Fleischmann extended their point streaks to 9 games … With 2 assists, Admirals RW Darren Haydar stretched his scoring streak to 12 games … The 6 goals were a playoff high this season for Hershey … Admirals LW Paul Brown was assessed a match penalty for his stickwork on Eric Fehr at the end of regulation … The 6 goals allowed by Milwaukee were a postseason high … Hershey improved to 10-2 in the postseason when scoring first … Fleischmann has recorded 12 points (4G, 8A) in the last 5 contests, while Nycholat has registered 8 points in the last 4 (2G, 6A) … Hershey has scored 5 or more goals in 9 of 17 playoff games this year … Jakub Cutta and Kane snapped 6-game scoreless droughts … Milwaukee lost its first game of the playoffs when being outshot (8-1) … Hershey failed to score during Jordin Tootoo's high-sticking major in the 1st period … Milwaukee has tallied a power play goal in each of their 10 home games during the playoffs … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Cutta and Mark Wotton on defense, with Beech, Fleischmann, and Mink at forward … D J.F. Fortin, scratched in Game 1 of the Calder Cup finals, returned to the lineup while D Martin Wilde sat for the first time in the playoffs … Scratched from Hershey: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, G Maxime Daigneault, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, D Tyler Sloan, D Jeff State, RW Stephen Werner, and Wilde … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Fleischmann, (2) Nycholat, (3) Haydar … referee: Gord Dwyer … attendance: 6,339.
Coming Up: The series now shifts to Hershey, where, after a week-long layoff, the Bears and Admirals will face-off in Game 3 of the Calder Cup finals next Saturday at 7 PM at Giant Center. Games 4 & 5 will also be played in Hershey.
By Joe Shetrom, 7641 Sports
Playing hockey in June for the first time since 1997, the Hershey Bears, fresh off a Game 7 victory over the Portland Pirates on Tuesday, dropped a 2-1 decision to the Milwaukee Admirals in Game 1 of the Calder Cup finals Friday night at the Bradley Center. Down 2-0 in the 1st period for the second straight contest, Hershey was able to muster a late goal on Admirals goalie Pekka Rinne (9-0), with Lawrence Nycholat potting his first marker of the postseason at 16:54 of the 3rd. Even with goaltender Frederic Cassivi pulled in favor of a 5th attacker in the waning moments of regulation, Hershey was unable to push the equalizer past Rinne, who finished with 36 saves. In the opening stanza, Scottie Upshall and Darren Haydar (power play) would pocket scores for the Admirals, who have now reeled off 10-straight wins. Cassivi (12-4) finished with 34 saves for the Bears, who have lost 4 of their 6 last games.
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2ND
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3RD
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Total
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Hershey
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Milwaukee
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2
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0
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0
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2
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FIRST PERIOD - Scoring: 1, MIL, Upshall 4 (Peverley, Klein), 3:32. 2, MIL, Haydar 15 (game-winner) (power play) (Classen, Pivko), 16:50. Penalties: Upshall, MIL (roughing), :10; Beech, HER (high-sticking), 1:05; Kane, HER (roughing), 5:39; Pivko, MIL (hooking), 8:34; Wotton, HER (holding), 10:53; Gamache, MIL (hooking), 12:03; Arsene, HER (interference), 15:48; Fleischmann, HER (tripping), 17:41.
SECOND PERIOD - Scoring: None. Penalties: Upshall, MIL (hooking), 13:13.
THIRD PERIOD - Scoring: 3, HER, Nycholat 1 (Fleischmann, Beech), 16:54. . Penalties: Haydar, MIL (high-sticking), 1:12; Robitaille, HER (hooking), 4:39; Forbes, HER (roughing), 18:18; Peverley, MIL (roughing), 18:18.
Game Factoids: Hershey finished 0-5 on the power-play, while Milwaukee ended at 1-6 … The Bears outshot the Admirals 37-36 … Haydar's 15 goals lead all AHL playoff scorers, while his 29 points are tied for first. He also extended his point streak to 11 games … Hershey won 10-straight contests to begin the 2006 postseason … In 3 all-time meetings, Hershey has never defeated Milwaukee … C Kris Beech and LW Tomas Fleischmann extended their scoring streaks to 8 games. Beech played 48 games for Milwaukee this season before being dealt to Hershey at the trade deadline in March … Prior to Friday, Hershey had scored the first goal in its last 3 series openers … Hershey fell to 6-3 in 1-goal games this Spring … Entering the Calder Cup finals, Hershey and Milwaukee sported identical 12-3 playoff records … Previously, Hershey and Milwaukee had only faced each other two times, both during the 2002/03 campaign … Former Bear Steve Lingren ('96-'98), a member of Hershey's last Calder Cup team in 1997, started on defense for Milwaukee … Another ex-Bear, D Rick Berry, was scratched for Milwaukee … Hershey Head Coach Bruce Boudreau started Dean Arsene and Martin Wilde on defense, with Boyd Gordon, Boyd Kane, and Dave Steckel at forward … Scratched from Hershey were: C Jared Aulin, LW Chris Bourque, LW Doug Doull, D Deryk Engelland, D J. F. Fortin, LW Owen Fussey, RW Jonas Johansson, D Jeff Schultz, D Tyler Sloan, D Jeff State, and RW Stephen Werner … 3 Stars of the Game: (1) Renne, (2) Upshall, (3) Haydar … referee: Justin St. Pierre … attendance: 5,241.
Coming Up: Hershey looks to even the series at 1-1 Saturday night at the Bradley Center, taking on the Admirals in Game 2 of the Calder Cup finals. Face-off is set for 8 PM EST.
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