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GDT: Texas Stars @ Hershey Bears - Calder Cup Final Game 1

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Is it the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup final?  No.  Is it the Stars in the NHL playoffs?  Of course not.

But it is championship hockey action involving the Dallas Stars' highest affiliate and some of the players you see on TV hear on the radio/internet broadcast tonight playing for Texas will someday be future Dallas Stars.  Make no mistake, the Calder Cup is a big deal and not just some rinky dink consolation prize for hockey's also-rans.  The Calder Cup playoffs are just as grueling and just as long as it's Stanley Cup counterpart and experienced gained here goes a long way to speeding up the development of these player's careers.  

So thus we have tonight - and for every night of the final - a game day thread so Stars fans (both of the Dallas and Texas variety) can come together and share the excitement of hockey's 2nd biggest professional championship.

And of course we can revel in the awesomeness that is Jamie Benn.

There is no TV coverage sadly (Really NHL Network?!  You couldn't free up the time?  You just had to show that playoff series between St. Louis and San Jose from 2000 instead?)  but if you do go to the AHL Live webpage you can follow along with the free radio feed - play by play provided to you by the one and only Josh Fisher who has been awesome to listen to the entire playoffs - or if you're feeling rich you can fork out the 13 bucks or so per game and watch the action live on that little screen they provide...

Game on!

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Home just in time to catch a Stars PP!

Go Stars!!

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 6:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Stars outshooting Bears?

Didn’t see that coming…

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 6:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Good Push by the Stars

The T-Stars looked strong in the 1st period. But, alternately, Hershey got great goaltending (as they have most of the year) and some of those shots were not really scoring chances. Still, hopefully they will bring more of the same in the 2nd.

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by Big D Hockey on Jun 3, 2010 6:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Audio feed

Is anyone able to get the audio from the AHL website? I keep getting an error message, and its really starting to piss me off.

by dmoore44 on Jun 3, 2010 6:50 PM CDT reply actions  

I have the feed...

Just keep trying I guess?

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Damn...

1-0 Hershey.

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 7:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Tie game!!

Halfway into the game! 1-1

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Rallo and Gagnon

They’ve been strong for them all season. Nice to see them continue to contribute when the cards are on the table.

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by Big D Hockey on Jun 3, 2010 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not saying you should click on any of the links there, but...

atdhe.net is a fine website you may want to check out.

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 7:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Josh Fisher getting major props from 2nd intermission guest Doc Emerick!

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 7:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Scott McCulloch makes it 2-1 Texas!

Very early in the 3rd period.

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

pattern of home away games

Why does the AHL have 2 away homes, then 3 home games, and then 2 away games for tx?

The NHL is different: 2, 2, 1, 1, 1,

by starsfan84 on Jun 3, 2010 7:59 PM CDT reply actions  

I think they are like the NBA

Where if the travel between cities is something over 300 miles, they do 2-3-2. Under 300, they do 2-2-1-1-1

by Tsudbury on Jun 3, 2010 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think the NBA does that any more...

But yeah that’s the whole thing.. To save on travel costs.

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Very dangerous.

How is that not penalty?

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

ummm...

One of these things is not like the other!

by Tsudbury on Jun 3, 2010 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow...

Stars need to stay composed though.. Can’t give Hershey too many PPs

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Is the Bears D really this unimpressive?

Or are the Stars just that good?

Maybe both?

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey great site!!! Love it!!!

Check out mine at Dailyhockeydeals.blogspot.com and OklahomaMoondawgs.blogspot.com

by DailyhockeyDeals on Jun 3, 2010 8:24 PM CDT reply actions  

It's times like these..

I’d almost suggest taking a penalty just so you can dump the puck down without icing.

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Why not!!!

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:27 PM CDT reply actions  

I can't believe they actually won!

Hopefully they’ll play that good the rest of the series

by Tsudbury on Jun 3, 2010 8:29 PM CDT reply actions  

The Hershey Bears announcers...

Sounding a little nervous over the fact the Stars have skated into Giant Center and taken game one… Not to mention the Stars large D

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:30 PM CDT reply actions  

3 stars

3 – Climie
2 – Neuvirth
1 – McCulloch

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Sounds like I missed a pretty good game?

But then Josh is always this excited, isn’t he.

Supporting your local ice troll, 24/7/365

by laughs2loud on Jun 3, 2010 8:31 PM CDT reply actions  

lol yes he is.

But it was a good game!

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by Art Middleton on Jun 3, 2010 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Texas Stars

Just keep doing what ya doing…. Team from net on out… Nice!

by KStars on Jun 3, 2010 9:09 PM CDT reply actions  

Watch party

at Cedar Park Center was great! The Calder Cup was in the house even.

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by scm83x on Jun 3, 2010 9:41 PM CDT reply actions  

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