Bears Battle Lehigh Valley in Atlantic Division Semifinals

April 27, 2025

The Hershey Bears have announced the schedule for the club's 2025 Atlantic Division Semifinals playoff series against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Hershey, the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Division during the 2024-25 regular season and defending back-to-back Calder Cup champions, will square off against No. 5-seeded Lehigh Valley in a best-of-five series. This will mark Hershey's first action in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs after earning a bye for the Atlantic Division First Round.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Game 1 - Wednesday, April 30 vs. Lehigh Valley, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
Game 2 - Friday, May 2 vs. Lehigh Valley, GIANT Center, 7 p.m.
Game 3 - Sunday, May 4 at Lehigh Valley, PPL Center, 5:05 p.m.
*Game 4 - Friday, May 9 at Lehigh Valley, PPL Center, 7:05 p.m.
*Game 5 - Sunday, May 11 vs. Lehigh Valley, GIANT Center, 5 p.m.

*If necessary. All times Eastern.

Tickets for Hershey's home games will go on sale tomorrow, Monday, April 28 at 10 a.m. online via Ticketmaster.

This marks the second consecutive year that the Bears and Phantoms will have faced each other in the Atlantic Division Semifinals, with Hershey claiming the series last year in Game 4 in Allentown en route to winning its 13th Calder Cup. The Bears and Phantoms have met in six previous postseason series, with the Chocolate and White owning a 5-1 series record. Hershey went 5-4-1-0 versus Lehigh Valley in the 2024-25 regular season, and the Bears are looking to become just the second team in the American Hockey League to win three consecutive Calder Cups, joining the 1960-62 Springfield Indians. 

Fans are asked to continue to check HersheyBears.com and the club's social media channels for the latest updates on the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs.