Conference finals get underway Wednesday
The American Hockey League has released the schedules for the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs’ two Conference Finals series.
The American Hockey League has released the schedules for the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs’ two Conference Finals series.
The Toronto Marlies secured a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday with a stunning 3-2 win over the Cleveland Monsters in the deciding Game 5 of the teams’ North Division finals series.
Toronto pushed the North Division finals to the limit with a 5-2 win over Cleveland in Game 4 at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Friday night.
Cleveland rode another stifling defensive effort to a 4-0 victory at Toronto on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five North Division finals.
Cleveland took a 2-0 lead for the second game in a row, but this time the Monsters fought off a Toronto comeback to even their best-of-five North Division finals series with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night.
Toronto scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 road victory over Cleveland in Game 1 of the teams’ North Division finals series at Rocket Arena on Thursday evening.
Easton Cowan, Ben Danford, and a growing group of prospects are part of a Calder Cup Playoff run for the Toronto Marlies.
Vinni Lettieri scored with 9:38 left in regulation, breaking a 2-2 tie and sending the Toronto Marlies past the Laval Rocket, 3-2, in the deciding Game 5 of the clubs’ division semifinal series at Place Bell on Saturday afternoon.
Samuel Blais scored twice, Kaapo Kähkönen made 18 saves as Laval extended its season with a 4-0 win over Toronto at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday night.
Logan Shaw scored 11 seconds into the game and Toronto never looked back, rolling to a 6-2 win over Laval to take a 2-1 series lead on Sunday afternoon.