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April
2022
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Hershey Bears Set to Open 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs

The Hershey Bears are ready to chase the Calder Cup this year. The American Hockey League's oldest and most decorated franchise has qualified for the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs, and postseason action is set to open in the first week of May. 

The Bears, who average the league's highest attendance at GIANT Center,  have finished 5th in the Atlantic Division, and the club will battle the rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a best-of-3 series to open the Calder Cup Playoffs.

The complete schedule is as follows:
Game 1-Friday, May 6, 2022, at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, 7:05 p.m.
Game 2-Sunday, May 8, 2022, vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, GIANT Center, 5 p.m.
*Game 3-Monday, May 9, 2022, at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, 7:05 p.m.
*If necessary. All times are Eastern. 

Bryan Helmer, vice president of hockey operations

We're excited to chase the Calder Cup this year, and we're looking forward to taking the ice for our first home playoff game on May 8 versus the rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Bears have the best fans in the American Hockey League, and in the playoffs, home ice advantage is huge, so we're calling on our fans to help pack the GIANT Center. There's nothing like playoff hockey, so tell your friends and family and help us cheer the Bears to a Calder Cup.

Bryan Helmer, vice president of hockey operations

Single game tickets are on sale now for the Calder Cup Playoffs at GIANT Center! Save on tickets and score your seats by purchasing online via Ticketmaster.

The year marks the first time the American Hockey League has hosted the Calder Cup Playoffs since 2019. The previous two postseasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hershey is in the playoffs for a league-record 69th time, and no team in the league has more than Hershey's 11 Calder Cup titles. 

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is Hershey's top rival, and the Bears went 8-3-1-0 versus its I-81 rival in the regular season. 

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