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[Madferret]

ROUND 1

A1-Manchester Monarchs vs. A4-Providence Bruins
*Providence wins 4-2

A2-Hartford Wolf Pack vs. A3-Lowell Lock Monsters
*Lowell wins 4-2

E1-Binghamton Senators vs. E4-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins 4-2

E2-Philadelphia Phantoms vs. E3-Norfolk Admirals
*Philadelphia wins 4-2

N1-Rochester Americans vs. N4-Hamilton Bulldogs
*Rochester wins series 4-0

N2-St. John's Maple Leafs vs. N3-Manitoba Moose
*Manitoba wins series 4-1

W1-Chicago Wolves vs. W4-Houston Aeros
*Chicago wins series 4-1

W2-Milwaukee Admirals vs. W3-Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
*Cincinnati wins 4-3
*As of Saturday, May 7th 2005.

Originally Posted by Matt
Manchester in 5
Hartford in 6
Binghampton in 4
Norfolk in 6
Rochester in 6
Manitoba in 7
Chicago in 5
Milwaukee in 5
Originally Posted by The Insider
Manchester in 5
Lowell in 6
Senators in 5
Philly in 7
Rochester in 5
Leafs in 6
Chicago in 6
Milwaukee in 7
Originally Posted by Madferret
Manchester in 4
Hartford in 7
Binghamton in 4
Philadelphia in 6
Rochester in 6
Mantitoba in 6
Chicago in 6
Cincinnati in 7
Originally Posted by TimmyTabasco
Manchester in 5 games
Lowell in 7 games
Senators in 5 games
Philly in 5 games
Manitoba in 6 games
Rochester in 5 games
Milwaukee in 6 games
Chicago in 5 games

[Mel]

The only rotten egg in my picks at this point appears to be the upset of Philly. Other than that I'm not looking to shabby :pimp:

(halfway there to my Binghamton sweep prediction)

[Madferret]

Updated each series respectively...

-Ferret

[Mel]

(halfway there to my Binghamton sweep prediction)
Updated each series respectively...
DOH! :doh:

[Madferret]

Originally Posted by Madferret
Binghamton in 4

Me too Matty....

:curse:

[TimmyTabasco]

Originally Posted by TimmyTabasco
Senators in 5 games

:thumb: :laughing:

[Madferret]

Originally Posted by TimmyTabasco
Senators in 5 games

:thumb: :laughing:

Upon further review, the board has decided to reverse its decision to allow your late entry. You're out Timbo...

:D

[Madferret]

Updated each series respectively, nice work on the Chicago series Timmy & Matty...

-Ferret

[Madferret]

Updated Thursday April 28th morning to reflect last nights games...

[Madferret]

*Updated Saturday morning...

[Mel]

I only nailed one... Chicago in 5.

Other than that I am a failure :cry:

[TimmyTabasco]

when does round 2 start? :confused: :D :thumb:

[Madferret]

I will be doing the Rnd 1 leaderboard today / tonight guys, seeing as Rnd 2 started we'll skip it and start it up again for Rnd 3. Sorry fellas, lots going on with work this past week and a bit...

Ferret Kotter

[Madferret]

Standings After Rnd 1...


1. Madferret 45 pts
2. TimmyTabasco 35 pts
3. The Insider 30 pts
4. Matt 25 pts

As stated, we'll continue the pool when Rnd 3 is set to commence.

[Madferret]

One more series to go before we start her up again for Rnd 3 fellas....

[TimmyTabasco]

One more series to go before we start her up again for Rnd 3 fellas....

Right On

Looking forward to this! Perhaps a sign of my lack of life:laughing: :nod:

[TimmyTabasco]

So, no more AHL Playoff Pool? :cry: :curse: :violin: :talkhand: :jazz:

[Mel]

Sorry guys I've been out of town on family emergency... I wouldn't have made my picks in time anyway.

[J.R.]

Predict the final round for all the marbles. If so, I'm in. ;)

[Madferret]

who started this pool anyways?

[J.R.]

who started this pool anyways? Perhaps Publius? But I'm not entirely sure.

[Madferret]

Perhaps Publius? But I'm not entirely sure.

Perhaps some people would like to believe that?
I'm not entirly sure.

[J.R.]

So who you got in the final?

E-2 Philadelphia Phantoms versus W-1 Chicago Wolves.

Anyone want to throw out some predictions?

[TimmyTabasco]

Chicago in 5 games

They totally tore apart my Moose..wankers

The team is stacked with talent, from goalie outwards

[Madferret]

Chicago in 5 games

They totally tore apart my Moose..wankers

The team is stacked with talent, from goalie outwards

Phantoms complete Calder Cup sweep

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia sports fans finally have something to celebrate.

The Philadelphia Phantoms swept the American Hockey League's Calder Cup finals Friday night, beating the Chicago Wolves 5-2 in front of sellout crowd of 20,103 fans at the Wachovia Center. Jon Sim and Patrick Sharp each scored two goals, and Antero Niittymaki made 28 saves for the Phantoms, the Philadelphia Flyers' top farm club.

''Philly likes champions, and this is a championship team,'' Sharp said after skating around the rink with the Calder Cup. ''This may be the minor leagues, but we're still champions. It's an incredible feeling.'' The Phantoms also won the 1998 Calder Cup.

''I went through it as a player and I know how special it is to win the Calder Cup,'' said Phantoms coach John Stevens, the captain of the 1998 team. ''This team had to battle through a lot of injuries but they kept fighting. I've very proud of this group.''

None of Philadelphia's four major professional teams has won a championship since the 76ers captured the NBA title in 1983, and those pro franchises have won only nine titles in more than 120 years. While a parade down Broad Street will have to wait for a major title, the Phantoms will hold their celebration at the Wachovia Center on Monday.

''It's going to be a great party,'' Sim said.

Niittymaki was sensational throughout the playoffs. He made a pair of glove saves in the opening period, and stopped five more stops in the third period when the Phantoms were short-handed for five minutes.''This is an amazing feeling,'' said Niittymaki, the playoffs MVP. ''We always believed that we had a special team and we went out and proved it.''

After a scoreless opening period, Philadelphia broke the game open with four goals in a 14:15 span. They outshot the Wolves 20-5 in the second period.''That was an important stretch in the game,'' Stevens said.

Sharp opened the scoring with a four-on-four goal at the 5:32 mark, Sim and Ben Stafford made it 3-0 with goals less than six minutes apart, and Sim added his 10th playoff goal with 13 seconds left in the period on a five-on-three power play. ''The building was going crazy and we kept the pressure on them,'' Sim said.

Steve Maltais and Lonny Bohonos scored for Chicago.

''I thought we had a great year. It would have been nice to cap it off with a championship,'' Chicago coach John Anderson said.

Notes: The Flyers' Trenton affiliate won the East Coast Hockey League title this season. ... Philadelphia has won an AHL-record 11 straight home playoff games. ... The crowd of 20,103 fans was an AHL playoff record.

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[J.R.]

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[J.R.]

Final Round Standings:

T1) J.R., Madferret, Matt, The Insider: 0 points.
5) TimmyTabasco: -1 point.

:wicked: