I thought this was worthy of a thread on the main board since it means playoff hockey at the Saddledome.
Tonight, the Wranglers completed the sweep of the Tucson Roadrunners in the first round of the AHL playoffs. Now, the real playoffs begin. The Wranglers will face the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the second round.
The Firebirds are the AHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken and have been one of the strongest teams in the AHL over the last two seasons. This year, they easily won the Pacific Division while the Wranglers finished 7th in the Pacific. As the last two games have shown, the Wranglers with Dustin Wolf are very different team than they are without him, so the 7th place finish is a bit misleading.
To minimize travel, the AHL schedule has the best-of-five series set up with a 2-3 schedule. The higher-ranked team has the option of starting on the road and retaining home ice in a potential Game 5, or starting at home and risking needing to play Game 5 on the road.
The Firebirds have chosen to keep home ice advantage, which means the first two games will be held at the Saddledome. The schedule has been released. Game 1 will be next Friday night.
- Fri. May 03, 2024 - 7:00PM - CV @ CGY
- Sun. May 05, 2024 - 4:00PM - CV @ CGY
- Wed. May 08, 2024 - 7:00PM - CGY @ CV
- Fri. May 10, 2024 - 7:00PM - CGY @ CV
- Sun. May 12, 2024 - 3:00PM - CGY @ CV
Let's fill the Dome with the Red Wolf Pack!