Saturday's Morning Skate 5/16

Manchester will face Hartford in the Eastern Conference Finals starting Thursday night.

EDITOR'S NOTE: First off, stay tuned here all summer long for the latest off-season news surrounding the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Lehigh Valley Phantoms. I'll be working on putting together an off season post with a preview of what's to come this summer and all the dates you need to remember, etc. I have decided to bring back Monday's Catch Up & Links weekly feature that I will run throughout the off-season starting next Monday, May 18th.

Last night, the Eastern Conference Finals match up was set as the Hartford WolfPack ousted the Hershey Bears 6-3 in Game Six and will face the Manchester Monarchs in the third round - four wins away from the 2015 Calder Cup Finals.



A quick look at the Eastern Conference Finals schedule:

Game 1 – Thu., May 21 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
Game 2 – Sat., May 23 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
Game 3 – Tue., May 26 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00
Game 4 – Wed., May 27 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., May 30 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00
*Game 6 – Sun., May 31 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00
*Game 7 – Tue., June 2 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00


In the West, the Utica Comets are up 3-2 in their best-of-seven series against the Oklahoma City Barons with Game Six Monday in Utica. Game Seven of that series, if necessary,is also in Utica and would be played on Wednesday night.

The Grand Rapids Griffins are also one win away from the Western Conference Finals, up three games to one on the Rockford IceHogs. Game Five of that series is Sunday evening, 5 p.m. ET.