The only previous Calder Cup Finals Game 7 to go to overtime was in 1953, when Bob Chrystal scored the only goal to give the Cleveland Barons a 1-0 Cup-clinching victory over the Pittsburgh Hornets.

The Bears have now won a Calder Cup championship five of the nine times they finished as the regular season champs (1946-47, 1957-58, 1987-88, 2009-10, 2023-24).

The 2025 Calder Cup Finals begin with Game 1 on Friday, June 13. Depending on the length of the series, the games may last through Wednesday, June 25, which would be the date of a potential Game 7.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds played the Hershey Bears in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals on Friday, June 14, 2024 at Giant Center. The Firebirds won, 4-3, to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Returning to a Calder Cup Finals is a relatively rare feat. No team has played in the Calder Cup Final in two consecutive years since Hershey did it in 2009 and 2010. But this year, both teams did it.

SEATTLE (Aug. 11, 2025) — Today, Seattle Kraken General Manager Jason Botterill announced that the club has agreed to terms ...

It’s a rematch of the 2016 Calder Cup Finals, when the Monsters beat Hershey in a four-game sweep to bring home their first championship in 52 years. During that 2016 playoff run, CW43 aired the ...

Game two is Saturday, June 1. It’s a rematch of the 2016 Calder Cup Finals, when the Monsters beat Hershey in a four-game sweep to bring home their first championship in 52 years.

It's time for Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals for the Coachella Valley Firebirds and the Hershey Bears. The series is tied at 2-2 with Game 5 at 6 p.m. Saturday night.