SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced that SiriusXM NHL Network Radio will air Game 1 of the AHL’s Western Conference Finals between the Texas Stars and the Toronto Marlies on Friday night.
The Stars and Marlies will face off Friday in the opener of their best-of-seven series at Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas, and the game will be carried live on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio at 8:30 ET.
Four teams remain in the hunt for the AHL’s 2014 Calder Cup championship. In the Western Conference, Texas, top development team of the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars, is facing off against Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs), while the Eastern Conference Finals are pitting the St. John’s IceCaps (Winnipeg Jets) against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins).
Future AHL broadcasts on NHL Network Radio will be announced at a later date.
SiriusXM NHL Network Radio can be found on Sirius 207 and XM 211, providing more than 20 million subscribers in Canada and the United States with groundbreaking 24/7 hockey talk, news, expert opinion and exciting play-by-play. This marks the ninth consecutive season that AHL action will air on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio, including the annual AHL All-Star Game, the Calder Cup Finals and other regular-season and playoff games.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve 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 NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 13th year in a row, more than 6 million fans have attended AHL games across North America in 2013-14. Through the years, the AHL has been home to more than 100 future members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
