Finals notebook: Coaches know their teams are in for long haul
How the Firebirds and Bears got to a 2-2 series may not have been expected. But both head coaches knew they were in for a long battle from the start.
How the Firebirds and Bears got to a 2-2 series may not have been expected. But both head coaches knew they were in for a long battle from the start.
Jessica Campbell is checking off plenty of firsts this season. First assistant coach for the Coachella Valley Firebirds. First female assistant coach in the AHL. And now first Calder Cup postseason.
The Calder Cup Finals are all even after the Hershey Bears held on for a 3-2 victory over Coachella Valley in Game 4 at a sold-out Giant Center on Thursday night.
The Hershey Bears needed those goals. Each of one of them was required to put away the Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 3 on Tuesday. But they were needed mentally as well.
Take a spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate.
Not perfect. But better. And enough for now. What the Hershey Bears’ 5-4 overtime win in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals last night lacked in polish, it made up for in execution.
The remainder of the 2023 Calder Cup Finals between the Coachella Valley Firebirds and the Hershey Bears can be seen on NHL Network.
Riley Sutter scored 13:34 into overtime to give the Hershey Bears renewed life in the Calder Cup Finals with a 5-4 victory over the Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 3 on Tuesday night.
Just as he did four times during his nine seasons as the voice of the Bears, John Walton is spending his spring with Hershey as they fight for a Calder Cup.
Take a spin around the AHL ice with latest news and notes from the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs in today’s AHL Morning Skate.