The line of Hendrix Lapierre, Ethen Frank and Joe Snively provided the Hershey Bears with all of the offense they would need to even the Calder Cup Finals with a 3-2 win in Game 4 at Acrisure Arena on Thursday night.
So much of Shane Wright’s work this season has centered around the less glamorous but absolutely vital parts of the game. But the results may have put him in position for a full-time role in Seattle next year.
This was the Coachella Valley Firebirds putting on a show. Back on home ice for the first time since May 31, the Firebirds handed the visiting Bears a 6-2 loss in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Playing on home ice for the first time in 18 days, the Coachella Valley Firebirds took a 2-1 series lead in the 2024 Calder Cup Finals with a 6-2 victory over the Hershey Bears on Tuesday night.
A lot has happened since the Coachella Valley Firebirds last skated on Acrisure Arena ice 18 days ago, when they took a 2-0 series lead on Milwaukee in the Western Conference Finals.
At this time of the year results are what counts, but the Hershey Bears recognize that they must be much better – even after they defeated the visiting Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-2 in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals.
An opportunistic Hershey Bears club evened up the Calder Cup Finals with a 5-2 win over Coachella Valley at Giant Center on Sunday evening.
After a long, emotional series in the conference finals, the Hershey Bears dropped Game 1 of the Finals and find themselves hoping to right the ship before the series heads west.
The playoffs are a different game, and some players, like the Firebirds’ John Hayden, seem to be built for the hard-working mentality needed to thrive in the postseason.
John Hayden and Ryan Winterton scored twice apiece as the Coachella Valley Firebirds opened the 2024 Calder Cup Finals with a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears at Giant Center on Friday night.
