Cleveland Monsters vs. Hershey Bears Game 7 FREE STREAM today: How to watch AHL, channel, time
The Monsters have crawled out of the depths of an 0-3 hole and are knocking on the door of AHL history. Here's how to watch Game 7 against the Hershey Bears today for free. The Cleveland Monsters are set to play against the defending champion Hershey Bears in a winner-take-all Game 7 on June 12 at the GIANT center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The game will be broadcast live on CW 43 WUAB, with the puck scheduled to drop at 7 p.m. Eastern. This is the only possible way to watch this game for free. The winner of the game will face the Western Conference champion Coachella Valley Firebirds, who have home ice advantage over Cleveland. The American Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league with teams from the United States and Canada and is the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League.
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HERSHEY, Penn. – From the depths of despair to the doorstep of history. The Cleveland Monsters have erased an 0-3 deficit in the AHL Eastern Conference Finals and will battle the defending champion Hershey Bears in a winner-take-all Game 7 today – Wednesday, June 12 – at the GIANT center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The game is available to watch live on multiple streaming services for free.
How to watch Cleveland Monsters vs. Hershey Bears Game 7 for free
The finale of the Eastern Conference Finals will broadcast live on CW 43 WUAB with the puck scheduled to drop at 7 p.m. Eastern. Fans can catch the stream by taking advantage of a free trial from DirecTV Stream. This is the only possible way to watch this game for free.
Veteran voice of the Monsters Tony Brown will handle the play-by-play alongside analysts Brad Thiessen and Jock Callander.
All games in the series are available for a fee on AHLTV with playoff pricing plans available.
What is the American Hockey League?
The American Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league with teams from the United States and Canada. It is the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League. There are 32 teams in the AHL. The Cleveland Monsters are a minor league affiliate of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Monsters have crawled out of their hole with the latest thrilling rendition of a series rally for the ages.
After Hershey’s Joe Snively sank a goal to put the Bears up 2-1 with just 50 seconds left in the game, the Monsters left Hersey fans in disbelief as Brendan Gaunce answered 17 seconds later with a sneaker an assist from Stanislav Svozil and Trey Fix-Wolansky to force an improbable overtime.
In his first game back from an injury, Jake Christiansen put on his cape with a goal at the 17:31 mark of overtime to extend the series to a winner-take-all Game 7.
Jet Greves came up clutch with 29 saves while Hunter Shepard nabbed 29 for the Bears in the loss.
The Monsters struck first with a goal from Owen Sillinger at the 17:14 mark, benefitting off setups from James Malatesta and Stefan Matteu. Henrik Rybinski answered early in the second period with a strike past Greaves.
The teams took a 1-1 deadlock for 19 minutes of the final period until the Monsters pulled out their magical response.
The winner of tonight’s game will face the Western Conference champion Coachella Valley Firebirds, who have reportedly already arrived in Hershey to practice. The Firebirds (103 points) have home ice advantage over Cleveland but not Hershey and would have to fly back to California for Game 1 if the Monsters complete the comeback.
Hershey’s last Game 7 victory came on the road in overtime against the Firebirds in the 2023 Calder Cup Championship. This year’s Calder Cup Final begins Friday night.
The series so far
Both teams are tied with 19 goals apiece. The Bears have a 195-178 advantage on shots and hold just a 7 of 27 (25.9%) power play performance against the Monsters. Cleveland has had 17 of 22 (77.3%) penalties killed off.
Josh Dunne has paced Cleveland with four goals and three assists. while Hendrix LaPierre leads the Bears with one goal and five assists.
For the postseason, Greaves touts a 2.12 GAA and a 0.916 save percentage while Shepard has a 2.19 GAA and a .0916%.
Enroute to their 53-14-0-5 record and 111 points, the Bears swept the season series 4-0 between the two teams.
They captured their 12th Calder Cup championship last season and first since 2010.
The then Lake Erie Monsters swept Hershey back in 2016, capping their incredible championship season where they won 15 of 17 in the playoffs. It was the 10th Calder Cup to come through Cleveland. The Cleveland Barons won the other nine titles from 1937-73.
The Monsters are the fifth AHL team to force a Game 7 after losing the first three games. In the NHL, only four teams in history have ever come back from down 0-3. Those include: the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup, the New York Islanders in 1975, Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 and L.A. Kings in 2014.
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