Opening Round Schedule for Calder Cup Playoffs Announced
Apr 13, 2016
Tickets On Sale Thursday at 10 a.m.
CEDAR PARK, Center – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, announced Wednesday their schedule for their opening round, best-of-five series against the San Diego Gulls.
Thursday, April 21. 7:30 p.m. CST. Game 1 vs. San Diego. Cedar Park Center
Saturday, April 23. 7 p.m. CST. Game 2 vs. San Diego. Cedar Park Center
Thursday, April 28. 9:05 p.m. CST. Game 3 at San Diego. Valley View Casino Center
Friday, April 29. 9:05 p.m. CST. Game 4 at San Diego. Valley View Casino Center (if necessary)
Monday, May 2. 9:05 p.m. CST. Game 5 at San Diego. Valley View Casino Center (if necessary)
All Texas Stars playoff games will be broadcast through the team’s website, TexasStars.com, and free mobile app. Games can also be viewed online at AHLLive.com.
All home playoff games will be a Texas Lottery Lucky Row Night where the first Stars player to score will win free scratch-off tickets for a lucky row of fans at Cedar Park Center, courtesy of the Texas Lottery.
Thursday’s game will be an H-E-B Night with the Stars where fans can donate an H-E-B-branded, non-perishable food item at the box office for a $5 discount off their ticket purchase.
Saturday's game features Coke Zero Family Four-Packs where fans can purchase four tickets, four hot dogs and four soft drinks starting at $16 per person, courtesy of Coke Zero.
The opening round series marks the sixth time the Stars will participate in postseason play in their seven-year existence as an AHL franchise. During that time, Texas has reached the Calder Cup Finals twice (2010, 2014) and won the AHL’s Calder Cup in 2014. The opening round of the Calder Cup Playoffs is decided in a best-of-five format. All other playoff matchups in the following rounds will be determined in a best-of-seven series.
Texas was 5-1-0-0 in six regular season matchups against the Gulls, including winning all three road meetings. The winner of the series will go on to face the winner of the opening round series between the Ontario Reign and the Charlotte Checkers or San Jose Barracuda.
This year will also be the 13th consecutive trip to the postseason, and second at the AHL level, in the career of Stars head coach Derek Laxdal.
The Texas Stars are the primary development affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars and currently in their seventh season at Cedar Park Center. Full season, 24-game and 12-game ticket packages for the 2016-17 campaign are on sale now. For more information, call (512) GO-STARS (467-8277) or visit TexasStars.com.