Monsters Announce Schedule for Western Conference Finals

CLEVELAND – By virtue of a 4-3 OT win over Grand Rapids tonight in Game 6 of the American Hockey League’s Central Division Finals, Cleveland’s Lake Erie Monsters have advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. The Monsters will face the defending Calder Cup Champions and 2016 Pacific Division winners, the Ontario Reign, in a best-of-seven series for the right to advance to the Calder Cup Finals. The teams will begin play on Saturday, May 21st at 8:00 pm PST (11:00 pm EST) in Ontario, California, with the Reign holding home-ice advantage in the 2-3-2 series format. 

The Monsters’ Round 3 schedule vs. Ontario is as follows:

Western Conference Finals – (best-of-seven)

Game 1 – Sat., May 21 – Lake Erie at Ontario (Citizens Business Bank Arena), 8:00 p.m. PST (11:00 pm EST)

Game 2 – Sun., May 22 – Lake Erie at Ontario (Citizens Business Bank Arena), 7:00 p.m. PST (10:00 pm EST)

Game 3 – Tue., May 24 – Ontario at Lake Erie (Quicken Loans Arena), 7:00 pm EST

Game 4 – Thu., May 26 – Ontario at Lake Erie (Quicken Loans Arena),  7:00 pm EST

*Game 5 – Sat., May 28 – Ontario at Lake Erie (Quicken Loans Arena), NOON EST

*Game 6 – Tue., May 31 – Lake Erie at Ontario (Citizens Business Bank Arena), 7:00 p.m. PT (10:00 pm EST)

*Game 7 – Wed., June 1 – Lake Erie at Ontario (Citizens Business Bank Arena), 7:00 p.m. PT (10:00 pm EST)

   *if necessary