HARTFORD WOLF PACK TO FACE HERSHEY BEARS IN ATLANTIC DIVISION FINALS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack and Hershey Bears will face off in the Atlantic Division Finals in Round Three of the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs. The Division Finals series will be a best-of-five matchup and will follow a ‘two-two-one’ home ice format.
The Bears, who finished second in the Atlantic Division during the regular season with a 44-19-5-4 record, will hold home-ice advantage during the series. The Bears beat the Charlotte Checkers 3-1 in the Atlantic Division Semifinals, while the Wolf Pack defeated the Providence Bruins 3-1.
The series will kick off at the Giant Center on Thursday night, May 11th, with the puck drop set for 7:00 p.m. The series will shift to the XL Center in downtown Hartford for Game Three on Wednesday, May 17th, at 7:00 p.m. If necessary, the Wolf Pack would host Game Four at the XL Center on Friday, May 19th.
The full Atlantic Division Finals series schedule is as follows:
Game 1: Thursday, May 11th, @ Hershey (Giant Center, 7:00 p.m.)
Game 2: Saturday, May 13th, @ Hershey (Giant Center, 7:00 p.m.)
Game 3: Wednesday, May 17th, @ Hartford (XL Center, 7:00 p.m.)
Game 4*: Friday, May 19th, @ Hartford (XL Center, 7:00 p.m.)
Game 5*: Tuesday, May 23rd, @ Hershey (Giant Center, 7:00 p.m.)
*If necessary
Single-game tickets for the Atlantic Division Finals go on sale Monday, May 8th, at 12:00 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit HERE.
ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK:
The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team’s inception in 1997. The Wolf Pack is the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and plays at the XL Center. The Wolf Pack has been home to some of the Rangers’ newest faces, including Igor Shesterkin, Filip Chytil, and Ryan Lindgren. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
