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AHL Finals

    When the Rochester Americans started the AHL finals, they were looking to
add to their sixth Calder Cup banner to the ceiling. To get to this feat, they would
have to go through the Portland Pirates. For teams making the playoffs, all teams
start fresh and every team has a shot to win it all. This year's finals, is true of that
last sentence because both teams had losing records for the regular season. When
the playoffs arrive, that's the sign that the best hockey is yet to be played.
    When the Rochester Americans skated into the first two games on home ice,
they had a chance to leave Rochester with a two game to none lead. They won the
important first game 5-3 and won the second game of the series 5-1, taking a 2-0
lead into Portland. Portland had the same chance that Rochester had in winning
the first two games on home ice and they sure did that. They won game three, 3-2
and also won game four, 5-4 tying the series at 2. Since the series is tied at 2, the
AHL final is now a best of three games. The next game is critical for both teams
because the winner of game five has to win only 1 game while the losing team has
to win both of the games to win the championship.
    Now that the series is tied at 2, the teams will play game five in Portland and
then travel to Rochester to play the remainder of the games until the champions
are crowned. For most of the game, Portland lead at the end of the 1st period and
2nd period. That's when Rochester decided to take...

Submitted by: digitalessays
Date Submitted: 07-19-2004
Category: Miscellaneous
Words: 803
Pages: 3.21