“It’s tough to explain,” Hershey head coach Troy Mann said. “There’s no real reason for it, I thought we played hard here at home, unfortunately we were 1-5, and that’s one of the reasons why we aren’t playing anymore.”
The Providence Bruins advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and will face the Syracuse Crunch with home-ice advantage.
“Our team showed a lot of resiliency all year, and I’m very proud to be part of this team,” assitant captain Chris Bourque said.
Mann attributed some of the trouble to the team playing to get into the playoffs since January, but did not use it as an excuse for his group’s early exit.