Providence To Tangle With The Hershey Bears

Eastern Conference Finals
May 14, 2009
by T. Chace

The Providence Bruins have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals and will face the Hershey Bears. The Bears were tied with Bridgeport with 106 points to finish atop the East Division. The Bears and the Providence Bruins have never faced each other in the playoffs. They split their two games played during the regular season, each winning on home ice. Hershey led the league in attendance this year and always has had a great fan base. The series begins on Saturday night May 16th in Hershey, Pennsylvania and continues with Game 2 on Sunday May 17th in Hershey as well. The schedule is as follows:

Eastern Conference Finals – Best-of-7
Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins
Game 1 – Sat., May 16 – Providence at Hershey, 7:00
Game 2 – Sun., May 17 – Providence at Hershey, 5:00
Game 3 – Fri., May 22 – Hershey at Providence, 7:05
Game 4 – Sun., May 24 – Hershey at Providence, 7:05
*Game 5 – Mon., May 25 – Hershey at Providence, 4:05
*Game 6 – Wed., May 27 – Providence at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 7 – Thu., May 28 – Providence at Hershey, 7:00