After eliminating the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the semifinals on Saturday, the Hershey Bears released the schedule for their next playoff series.
The Bears will rematch the Hartford Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division Finals. Last year, Hershey won the first three games of the best-of-five series, quickly dispatching the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate.
The 2024 series will open at Giant Center on Thursday and Center before turning to Hartford’s XL Center the next Wednesday and Friday. A potential decisive Game 5 would be played on Sunday, May 26 in Hershey.
Atlantic Division Finals schedule
Game 1 – Thursday, May 16 vs. Hartford, GIANT Center, 7 pm
Game 2 – Saturday, May 18 vs. Hartford, GIANT Center, 7 pm
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 22 at Hartford, XL Center, 7 pm
*Game 4 – Friday, May 24 at Hartford, XL Center, 7 pm
*Game 5 – Sunday, May 26 vs. Hartford, GIANT Center, 5 pm
*If Necessary. All times are Eastern.
Home games for Hershey will go on sale on Sunday, May 12 at 10 am.
The Bears won three of four against the Wolf Pack during the regular season.
The Bears went 3-1 against the Wolf Pack during the regular season and finished with 33 more standings points than them.
Hartford is led in scoring by former Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Belzile, NHL veteran Riley Nash, and Rangers 2021 first-round draft pick Brennan Othmann. Dylan Garand has started every game in the postseason for them in net, going 5-2 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage.
The Bears will have four days of rest before the start of the series.
Here’s the full press release from the Hershey Bears:
BEARS ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE FOR ATLANTIC DIVISION FINALS VS. HARTFORD
Bears skate in best-of-five series in rematch of last year’s Division Finals matchup
(Hershey, PA – May 11, 2024) – The Hershey Bears have announced the schedule for the club’s Atlantic Division Finals playoff series versus the Hartford Wolf Pack. Hershey, the No. 1-seeded club in the Atlantic Division and the defending Calder Cup Champions, will square off with No. 5-seeded Hartford in a best-of-five series.
The complete schedule is as follows:
Game 1 – Thursday, May 16 vs. Hartford, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
Game 2 – Saturday, May 18 vs. Hartford, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
Game 3 – Wednesday, May 22 at Hartford, XL Center, 7 p.m.
*Game 4 – Friday, May 24 at Hartford, XL Center, 7 p.m.
*Game 5 – Sunday, May 26 vs. Hartford, GIANT Center, 5 p.m.*If Necessary. All times are Eastern.
Tickets for Hershey’s home games will go on sale on Sunday, May 12 at 10 a.m. online via Ticketmaster.
The series will be a rematch of last year’s Atlantic Division Finals. Hershey swept the best-of-five series, three games to none en route to the club’s 12th Calder Cup title. This season Hershey went 3-1-0-0 in head-to-head play with the Wolf Pack.
Fans are asked to continue to check HersheyBears.com and the club’s social media channels for the latest updates on the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs.
