SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the following schedule for the Western Conference Finals in the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs:

Western Conference Finals – Series “N” (best-of-7)

1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins

Game 1 – Sun., May 24 – Grand Rapids at Utica, 7:00

Game 2 – Mon., May 25 – Grand Rapids at Utica, 7:00

Game 3 – Thu., May 28 – Utica at Grand Rapids, 7:00

Game 4 – Fri., May 29 – Utica at Grand Rapids, 7:00

*Game 5 – Sun., May 31 – Utica at Grand Rapids, 5:00

*Game 6 – Tue., June 2 – Grand Rapids at Utica, 7:00

*Game 7 – Wed., June 3 – Grand Rapids at Utica, 7:00

*if necessary… All times Eastern

The Western Conference semifinals ended tonight with the Utica Comets defeating the Oklahoma City Barons, 1-0, in Game 7. The top-seeded Comets, in the conference finals for the first time, will take on the second-seeded Grand Rapids Griffins, who eliminated the Rockford IceHogs in five games to reach the conference finals for the second time in three years.

The Eastern Conference finals will pit the Manchester Monarchs against the Hartford Wolf Pack in a series that begins Thursday:

Eastern Conference Finals – Series “M” (best-of-7)

1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack

Game 1 – Thu., May 21 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00

Game 2 – Sat., May 23 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00

Game 3 – Tue., May 26 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00

Game 4 – Wed., May 27 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00

*Game 5 – Sat., May 30 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00

*Game 6 – Sun., May 31 – Manchester at Hartford, 7:00

*Game 7 – Tue., June 2 – Hartford at Manchester, 7:00

*if necessary… All times Eastern

In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.