Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2012 18:48:47 GMT -6
Up a day early since i have school and then the game is fairly early.
AT 
(4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at (2) St. John's IceCaps
Game 1, Eastern Conference Semifinals
May 1, 2012
Mile One Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
5:00 CDT
Best of seven series tied 0-0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Affiliate: Pittsburgh Penguins
St. John's Affiliate: Winnipeg Jets
--
Three down, 12 to go. Now that the best-of-five shenanigan with the worst-named hockey team in North America (other than the Blue Jackets, which has historical significance) is over, the tests begin against the best of the East Division.
My local boys, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, are going to be a test for the Caps. St. John's took the season series 2-1-1, winning both on the road by scores of 5-2 and 2-0, and losing at home 6-4 and 4-3 (OT).
As for the playoffs, the Baby Pens survived an epic five-game war with intrastate rival Hershey, scoring their two goals :07 apart in Game 5 en route to a 2-1 win. The goals went to Cal O'Reilly - a waiver pickup from the Coyotes - and checking line forward and fan favorite Zach Sill. Brad Theissen, despite inferior regular season stats to Scott Munroe, will get the call in goal as he did in the Hershey series.
We all know about the IceCaps getting all they could handle from Iiro Tarkki and the Syracuse Crunch and it taking OT in Game 4 to get past them, but they did nonetheless. Mark Scheifele, for the record, recorded an assist on Carl Klingberg's goal.
--
THE ROAD HERE:
St. John's def. Syracuse (ANA) 3-1
G1: STJ 3 @ SYR 2
G2: STJ 3 @ SYR 4
G3: SYR 1 @ STJ 5
G4: SYR 3 @ STJ 4 (OT)
WBS def. Hershey (WSH) 3-2
G1: HER 1 @ WBS 3
G2: HER 2 @ WBS 7
G3: WBS 3 @ HER 4 (OT)
G4: WBS 1 @ HER 3
G5: HER 1 @ WBS 2
--
THE BRACKET:
Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Norfolk def. (8) Manchester 3-1
G1: MCH 2 @ NOR 3
G2: MCH 5 @ NOR 2
G3: NOR 5 @ MCH 2
G4: NOR 4 @ MCH 3 (OT)
(2) ICECAPS def. (7) Syracuse 3-1
G1: STJ 3 @ SYR 2
G2: STJ 3 @ SYR 4
G3: SYR 1 @ STJ 5
G4: SYR 3 @ STJ 4 (OT)
(6) Connecticut def. (3) Bridgeport 3-0
G1: CT 3 @ BRI 0
G2: CT 3 @ BRI 0
G3: BRI 3 @ CT 4 (OT)
(4) W-B/Scranton def. (5) Hershey 3-2
WBS def. Hershey (WSH) 3-2
G1: HER 1 @ WBS 3
G2: HER 2 @ WBS 7
G3: WBS 3 @ HER 4 (OT)
G4: WBS 1 @ HER 3
G5: HER 1 @ WBS 2
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City def. (8) Houston 3-1
G1: OKC 5 @ HOU 0
G2: OKC 4 @ HOU 1
G3: HOU 1 @ OKC 0
G4: HOU 2 @ OKC 5
(2) Toronto def. (7) Rochester 3-0
G1: RCH 3 @ TOR 4
G2: RCH 3 @ TOR 4
G3: TOR 3 @ RCH 0
(6) San Antonio def. (3) Chicago 3-2
G1: CHI 4 @ SA 5 (OT)
G2: CHI 3 @ SA 4
G3: SA 2 @ CHI 3
G4: SA 1 @ CHI 3
G5: SA 3 @ CHI 2 (2OT)
(4) Abbotsford def. (5) Milwaukee 3-0
G1: ABB 6 @ MIL 2
G2: ABB 4 @ MIL 2
G3: MIL 2 @ ABB 4
Second Round
Eastern Conference
(1) Norfolk vs (6) Connecticut
G1: CT @ NOR - 5/2
(2) ICECAPS vs (4) W-B/Scranton
G1: WBS @ STJ - 5/1
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City vs (6) San Antonio (sounds like a potential NBA conference final)
G1: SA @ OKC - 5/3
(2) Toronto vs (4) Abbotsford
G1: ABB @ TOR - 5/1
AT (4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at (2) St. John's IceCaps
Game 1, Eastern Conference Semifinals
May 1, 2012
Mile One Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
5:00 CDT
Best of seven series tied 0-0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Affiliate: Pittsburgh Penguins
St. John's Affiliate: Winnipeg Jets
--
Three down, 12 to go. Now that the best-of-five shenanigan with the worst-named hockey team in North America (other than the Blue Jackets, which has historical significance) is over, the tests begin against the best of the East Division.
My local boys, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, are going to be a test for the Caps. St. John's took the season series 2-1-1, winning both on the road by scores of 5-2 and 2-0, and losing at home 6-4 and 4-3 (OT).
As for the playoffs, the Baby Pens survived an epic five-game war with intrastate rival Hershey, scoring their two goals :07 apart in Game 5 en route to a 2-1 win. The goals went to Cal O'Reilly - a waiver pickup from the Coyotes - and checking line forward and fan favorite Zach Sill. Brad Theissen, despite inferior regular season stats to Scott Munroe, will get the call in goal as he did in the Hershey series.
We all know about the IceCaps getting all they could handle from Iiro Tarkki and the Syracuse Crunch and it taking OT in Game 4 to get past them, but they did nonetheless. Mark Scheifele, for the record, recorded an assist on Carl Klingberg's goal.
--
THE ROAD HERE:
St. John's def. Syracuse (ANA) 3-1
G1: STJ 3 @ SYR 2
G2: STJ 3 @ SYR 4
G3: SYR 1 @ STJ 5
G4: SYR 3 @ STJ 4 (OT)
WBS def. Hershey (WSH) 3-2
G1: HER 1 @ WBS 3
G2: HER 2 @ WBS 7
G3: WBS 3 @ HER 4 (OT)
G4: WBS 1 @ HER 3
G5: HER 1 @ WBS 2
--
THE BRACKET:
Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Norfolk def. (8) Manchester 3-1
G1: MCH 2 @ NOR 3
G2: MCH 5 @ NOR 2
G3: NOR 5 @ MCH 2
G4: NOR 4 @ MCH 3 (OT)
(2) ICECAPS def. (7) Syracuse 3-1
G1: STJ 3 @ SYR 2
G2: STJ 3 @ SYR 4
G3: SYR 1 @ STJ 5
G4: SYR 3 @ STJ 4 (OT)
(6) Connecticut def. (3) Bridgeport 3-0
G1: CT 3 @ BRI 0
G2: CT 3 @ BRI 0
G3: BRI 3 @ CT 4 (OT)
(4) W-B/Scranton def. (5) Hershey 3-2
WBS def. Hershey (WSH) 3-2
G1: HER 1 @ WBS 3
G2: HER 2 @ WBS 7
G3: WBS 3 @ HER 4 (OT)
G4: WBS 1 @ HER 3
G5: HER 1 @ WBS 2
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City def. (8) Houston 3-1
G1: OKC 5 @ HOU 0
G2: OKC 4 @ HOU 1
G3: HOU 1 @ OKC 0
G4: HOU 2 @ OKC 5
(2) Toronto def. (7) Rochester 3-0
G1: RCH 3 @ TOR 4
G2: RCH 3 @ TOR 4
G3: TOR 3 @ RCH 0
(6) San Antonio def. (3) Chicago 3-2
G1: CHI 4 @ SA 5 (OT)
G2: CHI 3 @ SA 4
G3: SA 2 @ CHI 3
G4: SA 1 @ CHI 3
G5: SA 3 @ CHI 2 (2OT)
(4) Abbotsford def. (5) Milwaukee 3-0
G1: ABB 6 @ MIL 2
G2: ABB 4 @ MIL 2
G3: MIL 2 @ ABB 4
Second Round
Eastern Conference
(1) Norfolk vs (6) Connecticut
G1: CT @ NOR - 5/2
(2) ICECAPS vs (4) W-B/Scranton
G1: WBS @ STJ - 5/1
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City vs (6) San Antonio (sounds like a potential NBA conference final)
G1: SA @ OKC - 5/3
(2) Toronto vs (4) Abbotsford
G1: ABB @ TOR - 5/1
