Potential Finals schedules announced

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the potential series schedules for the 2006 Calder Cup Finals.

The league’s 70th-anniversary season concludes with a best-of-seven series between the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Admirals and either the Portland Pirates or the Hershey Bears, representing the Eastern Conference.

Hershey will host Portland on Tuesday night, May 30, in the deciding Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

If Portland wins Eastern Conference:
2006 Calder Cup Finals (best-of-seven)
Game 1 – Fri., June 2 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
Game 2 – Sat., June 3 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
Game 3 – Mon., June 5 – at Portland, 7:05 ET
Game 4 – TBA – at Portland, 7:05 ET
*Game 5 – Thu., June 8 – at Portland, 7:05 ET
*Game 6 – Sat., June 10 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
*Game 7 – Mon., June 12 – at Portland, 7:05 ET

If Hershey wins Eastern Conference:
2006 Calder Cup Finals (best-of-seven)
Game 1 – Fri., June 2 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
Game 2 – Sat., June 3 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
Game 3 – Sat., June 10 – at Hershey, 7:00 ET
Game 4 – Sun., June 11 – at Hershey, 6:00 ET
*Game 5 – Tue., June 13 – at Hershey, 7:00 ET
*Game 6 – Thu., June 15 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET
*Game 7 – Sat., June 17 – at Milwaukee, 8:00 ET

*if necessary… All times Eastern