AHL RELEASES SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE AND BRACKETS
By: Jason Chaimovich, American Hockey League
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has released the following schedules for the eight Division Semifinal series of the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs.
The best-of-five series is played in a 2-2-1 or a 2-3 format. In the 2-3 format, the higher seed can play either the first two games or the last three games at home.
Twenty-three teams qualified for the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs. The first-round series were best-of-three; the division semifinals and division finals are a best-of-five, and the conference finals and Calder Cup Finals will be best-of-seven.
All Calder Cup Playoff games will stream live on AHLTV.com.
Since 1936, the American Hockey League has continued to serve as the top development league for all 32 National Hockey League teams. As a result, nearly 90 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years, the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
