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The Griffins are headed to the 2017 Calder Cup Finals! They’ll face off against the Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay’s AHL affiliate) starting Friday night in Grand Rapids. It’ll be a re-match of the 2013 Calder Cup Finals, when Grand Rapids won the cup in a 4-2 series victory and brought home their first championship.
It’s sure to be an exciting series, and if you’re in the majority of fans who can’t get to Grand Rapids, never fear! Thanks to the AHL, we can all watch streaming online for free, courtesy of AHL Live.
Here are the details:
Broadcast information for the 2017 #CalderCup Finals between @griffinshockey and @SyracuseCrunch announced.
— AHL (@TheAHL) May 30, 2017
Details→https://t.co/fDustnf9B1 pic.twitter.com/cPse97FzQE
The full explanation is in the link from the AHL’s tweet, but here are the juicy parts.
To watch free, simply visit ahllive.com from any desktop computer, log in with your AHL Live account (or create a new one), select the Finals All-Access Pass and enter the promo code FINALS17 to access all of the action of the AHL’s championship series featuring the calls of the Griffins’ Bob Kaser and the Crunch’s Dan D’Uva. You can watch on your desktop or laptop through ahllive.com, or download the official AHL Live app from iTunes or Google Play to watch on your mobile device or tablet.
I went through the process to see if there were any conditions or issues using the promo code, and it truly was simple. Just enter the promo code on the payment page, before you enter any payment information. Then sit back and wait for the action to start.
When does the action start, you may ask? Great question!
Calder Cup Finals Schedule:
2017 Calder Cup Finals (best-of-seven)Grand Rapids Griffins vs. Syracuse Crunch
Game 1 – Fri., June 2 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)
Game 2 – Sat., June 3 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET (AHL Live)
Game 3 – Wed., June 7 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7:00 ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)
Game 4 – Fri., June 9 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7:00 ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)*
Game 5 – Sat., June 10 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7:00 ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)*
Game 6 – Tue., June 13 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET (AHL Live, SiriusXM 91)*
Game 7 – Wed., June 14 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00 ET (AHL Live, ^SiriusXM 91)*if necessary… ^if no NHL game
The Griffins have been on fire, winning 13 of their 15 playoff games and not losing a single one at home! If you’re able to get to Grand Rapids to watch a game live, I think you’ll thoroughly enjoy the experience. But if you’re not able to watch live, this free live stream is the next best thing.
Let’s Go Griffins!!!