Hershey's Calder Cup defense ...

begins Wednesday against Albany at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Game 2 of the East Division semifinal series is Thursday.

If you've never seen a game up there, you are missing out. Great arena, great crowds and some pretty good hockey, too. Not to mention the Bears' lineup, of course, boasts some of the Caps' youngsters, like Mike Green and Tomas Fleischmann.

And did I mention that the whole town smells like chocolate? I kid you not.

Here's a link to the first round schedule.