Atlantic Division Semifinal – Series “B”
A2-Manchester Monarchs vs. A3-Worcester IceCats
| Game 1 – Thu., Apr. 15 | Worcester at Manchester, 7:05 ET |
| Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 17 | Worcester at Manchester, 7:35 ET |
| Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 18 | Manchester at Worcester, 5:05 ET |
| Game 4 – Tue., Apr. 20 | Manchester at Worcester, 7:05 ET |
| Game 5 – Thu., Apr. 22 | Worcester at Manchester, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 6 – Sat., Apr. 24 | Manchester at Worcester, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 7 – Sun., Apr. 25 | Worcester at Manchester, 4:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Regular Season Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Worcester | |
| Record | 40-28-7-5 | 37-27-13-3 |
| Points | 92 | 90 |
| Home | 23-10-3-4 | 18-14-7-1 |
| Road | 17-18-4-1 | 19-13-6-2 |
| Goals for | 223 | 207 |
| Goals against | 181 | 186 |
| PP% (rank) | 14.1 (19) | 15.2 (15) |
| PK% (rank) | 85.7 (14) | 88.8 (3) |
| Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Worcester | |
| Appearances | 3rd | 9th |
| Record (games) | 2-6 | 21-29 |
| Record (series) | 0-2 | 3-8 |
| OT record | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Calder Cup titles | 0 | 0 |
| Losing finalist | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Worcester | |
| Record | 4-3-3-0 | 3-4-3-0 |
| at MCH | 3-2-0-0 | 2-3-0-0 |
| at WOR | 1-1-3-0 | 1-1-3-0 |
| Goals | 31 | 27 |
| Power play | 8/39 (20.5%) | 8/57 (14.0%) |
| Scoring | Rosa, 8+5=13 Kelly, 3+8=11 Schmidt, 3+5=8 | Sejna, 3+5=8 Panzer, 2+5=7 Pohl, 1+6=7 |
| Goaltending | Hauser, 2-0-3, 2.10 Hnilicka, 1-3-0, 2.79 |
Moreland, 1-0-0, 2.04 Sanford, 0-4-0, 3.03 |
| Results | Oct. 10 | WOR 3 at MCH 2 |
| Nov. 7 | MCH 1 at WOR 1 (OT) | |
| Nov. 30 | MCH 3 at WOR 5 | |
| Dec. 27 | WOR 4 at MCH 6 | |
| Jan. 31 | MCH 3 at WOR 3 (OT) | |
| Feb. 7 | WOR 1 at MCH 3 | |
| Feb. 11 | MCH 4 at WOR 4 (OT) | |
| Mar. 12 | WOR 2 at MCH 3 | |
| Apr. 9 | MCH 4 at WOR 1 | |
| Apr. 11 | WOR 3 at MCH 2 | |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
Despite a third consecutive 90-point season, Manchester is still looking for its first playoff series win… Monarchs Steve Kelly and Bryan Muir reached the Calder Cup Final as teammates in Hamilton in 1997… Kelly went on to win a Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 2000; Muir followed suit with Colorado in 2001… Manchester’s Pavel Rosa won the AHL scoring title with 88 points in the regular season… IceCats forward Mike Glumac placed second among AHL rookies with 52 points… The IceCats are in the Calder Cup Playoffs for the ninth straight season, the second-longest active streak after Rochester (15)… Worcester was one of two teams (Cleveland) to record more road wins than home wins in ’03-’04.
East Division Semifinal – Series “D”
E2-Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs.
E3-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
| Game 1 – Thu., Apr. 15 | Wilkes-Barre at Bridgeport, 7:05 ET |
| Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 17 | Wilkes-Barre at Bridgeport, 7:05 ET |
| Game 3 – Sun., Apr. 18 | Bridgeport at Wilkes-Barre, 5:05 ET |
| Game 4 – Tue., Apr. 20 | Bridgeport at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05 ET |
| Game 5 – Thu., Apr. 22 | Wilkes-Barre at Bridgeport, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 6 – Fri., Apr. 23 | Bridgeport at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 7 – Sun., Apr. 25 | Wilkes-Barre at Bridgeport, 4:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Regular Season Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | Wilkes-Barre | |
| Record | 41-23-12-4 | 34-28-10-8 |
| Points | 98 | 86 |
| Home | 21-10-7-2 | 19-14-5-2 |
| Road | 20-13-5-2 | 15-14-5-6 |
| Goals for | 178 | 197 |
| Goals against | 140 | 197 |
| PP% (rank) | 12.7 (21) | 14.8 (17) |
| PK% (rank) | 90.7 (1) | 80.3 (27) |
| Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | Wilkes-Barre | |
| Appearances | 3rd | 3rd |
| Record (games) | 17-12 | 16-11 |
| Record (series) | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| OT record | 2-4 | 5-2 |
| Calder Cup titles | 0 | 0 |
| Losing finalist | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) |
| 2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | Wilkes-Barre | |
| Record | 5-1-1-1 | 2-3-1-2 |
| at BRI | 3-1-0-0 | 1-1-0-2 |
| at WBS | 2-0-1-1 | 1-2-1-0 |
| Goals | 19 | 14 |
| Power play | 8/38 (21.1%) | 2/33 (6.1%) |
| Scoring | Hamilton, 7+4=11 Kraft, 3+4=7 Jarrett, 1+4=5 | Scuderi, 0+5=5 Meloche, 3+1=4 Ouellet, 2+2=4 |
| Goaltending | Dubielewicz, 4-0-0, 1.24 Kochan, 1-1-1, 2.23 |
Caron, 0-1-1, 1.94 Chiodo, 1-3-0, 2.20 |
| Results | Oct. 25 | BRI 4 at WBS 1 |
| Nov. 16 | WBS 2 at BRI 3 (OT) | |
| Dec. 17 | WBS 3 at BRI 2 | |
| Dec. 30 | BRI 1 at WBS 2 (OT) | |
| Mar. 5 | WBS 1 at BRI 2 | |
| Mar. 17 | BRI 2 at WBS 1 | |
| Mar. 31 | WBS 2 at BRI 3 (OT) | |
| Apr. 11 | BRI 2 at WBS 2 (OT) | |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
Of the eight meetings between Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2003-04, six were decided by one goal and one finished tied… The Penguins ended the Sound Tigers’ 20-game unbeaten streak with a 3-2 win on Dec. 17… Bridgeport finished the regular season without a loss in eight straight (5-0-3-0), while Wilkes-Barre was winless in four (0-1-2-1)… The Pens’ Michel Ouellet led all AHL rookies with 30 goals… The Sound Tigers allowed a record-low 140 goals in the regular season behind the goaltending of AHL Rookie of the Year Wade Dubielewicz and 2003 Calder Cup champion Dieter Kochan… Tom Kostopoulos, Toby Petersen and Eric Meloche have played all 27 playoff games in Pens history.
North Division Semifinal – Series “F”
N2-Syracuse Crunch vs. N3-Rochester Americans
| Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 16 | Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 ET |
| Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 17 | Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 ET |
| Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 21 | Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05 ET |
| Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 23 | Syracuse at Rochester, 7:35 ET |
| Game 5 – Sun., Apr. 25 | Rochester at Syracuse, 5:00 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 6 – Wed., Apr. 28 | Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 7 – Sat., May 1 | Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 ET (if necessary) |
| Regular Season Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | Rochester | |
| Record | 38-25-10-7 | 37-28-10-5 |
| Points | 93 | 89 |
| Home | 21-8-6-5 | 25-11-3-1 |
| Road | 17-17-4-2 | 12-17-7-4 |
| Goals for | 239 | 207 |
| Goals against | 235 | 188 |
| PP% (rank) | 17.0 (3) | 18.1 (1) |
| PK% (rank) | 84.6 (19) | 87.2 (8) |
| Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | Rochester | |
| Appearances | 7th | 38th |
| Record (games) | 19-24 | 191-171 |
| Record (series) | 3-6 | 41-31 |
| OT record | 2-4 | 28-35 |
| Calder Cup titles | 0 | 6 (65-66-68-83-87-96) |
| Losing finalist | 0 | 10 (57-60-67-77-84 90-91-93-99-00) |
| 2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | Rochester | |
| Record | 5-7-0-0 | 7-4-0-1 |
| at SYR | 5-1-0-0 | 0-6-0-0 |
| at ROC | 1-4-0-1 | 6-0-0-0 |
| Goals | 25 | 41 |
| Power play | 6/68 (8.8%) | 14/65 (21.5%) |
| Scoring | Jackman, 6+2=8 Moran, 2+5=7 Hartigan, 1+5=6 | Pittis, 3+9=12 Pominville, 5+6=11 Botterill, 6+3=9 |
| Goaltending | Leclaire, 4-3-0, 2.86 Goehring, 1-3-0, 3.55 | Miller, 6-5-0, 2.00 Askey, 1-0-0, 2.00 |
| Results | Oct. 18 | ROC 0 at SYR 2 |
| Oct. 26 | SYR 2 at ROC 5 | |
| Nov. 21 | ROC 3 at SYR 5 | |
| Dec. 28 | SYR 2 at ROC 4 | |
| Jan. 10 | ROC 2 at SYR 3 | |
| Feb. 14 | ROC 2 at SYR 3 (OT) | |
| Feb. 20 | SYR 1 at ROC 5 | |
| Feb. 29 | SYR 0 at ROC 6 (at Buffalo) | |
| Mar. 20 | ROC 1 at SYR 3 | |
| Apr. 2 | SYR 0 at ROC 4 | |
| Apr. 3 | ROC 5 at SYR 3 | |
| Apr. 9 | SYR 1 at ROC 4 | |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
The home team went 11-1-0 in the season series between these teams, including a 6-0 Rochester win at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo on Feb. 29… The clubs have met 112 times in the regular season since 1994, with the Amerks holding a 57-42-13 edge… Rochester defeated Syracuse, 4-1, in the ’96 conference finals and 3-0 in the ’97 division semis… The Amerks have lost four straight playoff series since reaching the 2000 Finals; the Crunch have just one series win since ’97… Ex-Crunch and current Rochester forward Domenic Pittis ranks 22nd all-time in Calder Cup Playoff scoring with 61 points in 52 games.
West Division Semifinal – Series “H”
W2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. W3-Chicago Wolves
| Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 16 | Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:30 ET |
| Game 2 – Sun., Apr. 18 | Chicago at Grand Rapids, 6:00 ET |
| Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 21 | Grand Rapids at Chicago, 7:00 CT |
| Game 4 – Fri., Apr. 23 | Grand Rapids at Chicago, 7:30 CT |
| Game 5 – Sat., Apr. 24 | Chicago at Grand Rapids, 8:00 ET (if necessary) |
| Game 6 – Mon., Apr. 26 | Grand Rapids at Chicago, 7:00 CT (if necessary) |
| Game 7 – Wed., Apr. 28 | Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET (if necessary) |
| Regular Season Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | Chicago | |
| Record | 44-28-8-0 | 42-26-9-3 |
| Points | 96 | 96 |
| Home | 24-10-6-0 | 26-10-3-1 |
| Road | 20-18-2-0 | 16-16-6-2 |
| Goals for | 195 | 246 |
| Goals against | 166 | 208 |
| PP% (rank) | 16.7 (5) | 17.9 (2) |
| PK% (rank) | 87.0 (9) | 86.1 (12) |
| Calder Cup Playoff History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | Chicago | |
| Appearances | 3rd | 3rd |
| Record (games) | 12-8 | 20-14 |
| Record (series) | 2-2 | 6-1 |
| OT record | 3-1 | 5-1 |
| Calder Cup titles | 0 | 1 (2002) |
| Losing finalist | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 Regular Season Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | Chicago | |
| Record | 6-4-0-0 | 4-4-0-2 |
| at GRA | 4-1-0-0 | 1-3-0-1 |
| at CHI | 2-3-0-0 | 3-1-0-1 |
| Goals | 25 | 24 |
| Power play | 7/46 (15.2%) | 8/53 (15.1%) |
| Scoring | Hudler, 1+7=8 Robinson, 4+2=6 Miller, 4+2=6 | Maltais, 5+3=8 Healey, 4+2=6 Heins, 2+4=6 |
| Goaltending | MacDonald, 2-2-0, 2.26 Lamothe, 4-2-0, 2.49 | Cassivi, 3-4-0, 2.42 Lehtonen, 1-2-0, 2.70 |
| Results | Oct. 11 | GRA 3 at CHI 2 (OT) |
| Nov. 1 | GRA 3 at CHI 4 | |
| Nov. 26 | GRA 3 at CHI 0 | |
| Nov. 28 | CHI 2 at GRA 3 | |
| Jan. 2 | GRA 1 at CHI 4 | |
| Jan. 16 | CHI 3 at GRA 4 (OT) | |
| Feb. 6 | CHI 2 at GRA 3 | |
| Feb. 27 | CHI 2 at GRA 4 | |
| Apr. 2 | CHI 3 at GRA 0 | |
| Apr. 3 | GRA 1 at CHI 2 | |
SERIES NOTEBOOK:
This series marks the third time in AHL history (Rochester-Adirondack in 1988, Binghamton-New Haven in 1987) that two teams with at least 95 points each have met in the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs… The Griffins and Wolves are meeting for the third straight postseason; Chicago won in 2002, while Grand Rapids prevailed last year… The Wolves led the AHL with 26 home wins in 2003-04, and won seven straight overall before a season-ending loss to Milwaukee… The Griffins lost five of their last eight at Van Andel Arena after a 16-game home unbeaten streak… Grand Rapids’ Michel Picard and Jeff Nelson were teammates on Portland’s Calder Cup championship team 10 years ago… Rookie Karl Stewart led Chicago in both plus/minus (plus-24) and penalty minutes (186) in the regular season.
