GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins continue their quest for a second Calder Cup championship by facing the San Jose Barracuda in the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals.
The Griffins, who’ve defeated the Central Division’s regular season champion in consecutive postseasons (including Milwaukee in 2016), now turn their sights on the Barracuda, whose 0.699 points percentage during the 2016-17 campaign led both the Pacific Division and the Western Conference and fell just 0.005 shy of league-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
San Jose completed its own 4-1 series win last Saturday tonight with a 2-0 triumph at San Diego in Game 5 of the Pacific Division Finals.
San Jose will host Games 1 and 2 of the conference finals at the SAP Center next Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 before the series switches to Van Andel Arena for Game 3 on Wednesday, May 24, Game 4 on Friday, May 26 and, if necessary, Game 5 on Saturday, May 27.
2017 Calder Cup Playoffs – Western Conference Finals – Best of Seven
Game 1 Sat., May 20 GRIFFINS at San Jose Barracuda 9 p.m.
Game 2 Sun., May 21 GRIFFINS at San Jose Barracuda 8 p.m.
Game 3 Wed., May 24 San Jose Barracuda at GRIFFINS 7 p.m.
Game 4 Fri., May 26 San Jose Barracuda at GRIFFINS 7 p.m.
*Game 5 Sat., May 27 San Jose Barracuda at GRIFFINS 7 p.m.
*Game 6 Tue., May 30 GRIFFINS at San Jose Barracuda 10 p.m.
*Game 7 Wed., May 31 GRIFFINS at San Jose Barracuda 10 p.m.
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You'll hear live coverage of Game 1 between the Griffins and Barracuda beginning at 8:35pm Saturday night on ESPN 961.
All games of Western Conference division finals will air live on ESPN 961.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mitch Callahan’s hat trick powered the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Wolves Monday night at Van Andel Arena, staking them to a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Central Division Finals.
Eric Tangradi also enjoyed a three-point night via assists while Kyle Criscuolo, Matt Lorito and Evgeny Svechnikov chipped in a pair of points each, offsetting a two-goal effort by the Wolves’ Kenny Agostino, the AHL’s 2016-17 MVP.
After playing four times in six days, these rivals will be idle for the next four before reconvening at Allstate Arena for Game 5 on Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT, when the Griffins will try to earn a berth in the Western Conference Finals for the third time in five years.
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You'll hear live coverage of Game 5 beginning at 7:40pm Saturday night on ESPN 961.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Rebounding from their first loss of the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs 23 hours earlier, the Grand Rapids Griffins showed their resolve on Saturday with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Wolves at Van Andel Arena.
Showing no hangover from Friday’s 7-3 defeat in the Windy City, the Griffins got goals from Matthew Ford, Ben Street and Tyler Bertuzzi before the game was 11 minutes old, and Jared Coreau made 27 saves to help Grand Rapids preserve the home-ice advantage that it earned with Wednesday’s Game 1 triumph.
The Griffins, who seized a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Central Division Finals while improving their postseason record to 5-1, will look to stay perfect on home ice (3-0) when they host Game 4 on Monday at 7 p.m.
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