Finals to air on Sportsnet ONE

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League and Sportsnet announced today that the remainder of the 2016 Calder Cup Finals will be televised live across Canada on Sportsnet ONE.

The Calder Cup Finals are pitting the Eastern Conference champion Hershey Bears, top development affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals, against the Western Conference champion Lake Erie Monsters, top development affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Sportsnet ONE’s coverage of the Calder Cup Finals begins Monday night with Game 3 of the series from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Lake Erie currently leads the series, two games to none.

2016 Calder Cup Finals on Sportsnet ONE
Game 3 – Mon., June 6 – Hershey at Lake Erie, 7 p.m. ET
Game 4 – Sat., June 11 – Hershey at Lake Erie, 7 p.m. ET
*Game 5 – Sun., June 12 – Hershey at Lake Erie, 6 p.m. ET
*Game 6 – Tue., June 14 – Lake Erie at Hershey, 7 p.m. ET
*Game 7 – Fri., June 17 – Lake Erie at Hershey, 7 p.m. ET
   *if necessary

Celebrating its 80th-anniversary season in 2015-16 and with franchises in 30 cities across North America, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives and broadcasters of all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 15th year in a row, more than 6 million fans have attended AHL games this season.