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2025 Calder Cup Playoffs

Laval Rocket’s Season Was a Win for the Canadiens

William Bourget | June 5, 2025

The Laval Rocket’s 2024–25 campaign ended with a frustrating four-game sweep at the hands of the Charlotte Checkers in the Eastern Conference Final. It was a disappointing result for a…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Canucks News & Rumours: Hronek Trade Speculation, Eagles Force Game 5, Assistant Coaches & More

Matthew Zator | May 25, 2025

In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumours, the offseason speculation continues as Filip Hronek has come up as a trade candidate before his no-move clause (NMC) kicks in.…

Categories Column, Editor's Choice, News and Rumors, Vancouver Canucks

Capitals Prospect Trineyev Is Developing Into Ideal Power Forward

Mike Fink | May 23, 2025

In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the expectation is to win the Calder Cup every year. It made the previous week a failure for the most decorated team in the American Hockey League…

Categories AHL, Capitals Prospects, Hershey Bears, Washington Capitals

Charlotte Checkers Took Care of the Minor Details to Defeat Hershey Bears

Mike Fink | May 22, 2025

The entire American Hockey League (AHL) tried to catch the Hershey Bears all season. This team won the Calder Cup in back-to-back seasons, and even in a 2024-25 season where…

Categories AHL, Charlotte Checkers, Hershey Bears

Hershey’s Nelson Is Making the Right Moves in Calder Cup Playoffs

Mike Fink | May 13, 2025

It’s that time of year. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, so are the Calder Cup Playoffs, and the head coaching carousel is spinning. It’s why this is…

Categories AHL, Column, Hershey Bears

Hershey Bears’ 3-Peat Pursuit Is Alive & Well After Series Comeback vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Mike Fink | May 12, 2025

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a great team, better than their record in the regular season indicated. The mix of young American Hockey League (AHL) players and teenage prospects was…

Categories AHL, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Bears vs Phantoms AHL Matchup Shows Gap in Good vs Great Coaching

Mike Fink | May 10, 2025

“I look up to Hershey” or “I want this team to be like Hershey” is a common line at the postgame pressers from Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Ian Laperriere,…

Categories AHL, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Canucks News & Rumours: Coaching Search, Abbotsford in Division Final, World Championship & More

Matthew Zator | May 10, 2025

In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News and Rumours, the Abbotsford Canucks continued their Calder Cup push at home, shutting out the Coachella Valley Firebirds to move on to the…

Categories Abbotsford Canucks, Column, News and Rumors, Vancouver Canucks

Hershey Proving Against Lehigh Valley Why They Can’t Be Counted Out

Mike Fink | May 10, 2025

For the first time all season, the Hershey Bears had their backs to the wall. It looked like, for the first time since 2022, there would be a different champion…

Categories AHL, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms

3 Takeaways From the Firebirds’ Second Round Exit to the Abbotsford Canucks

Jess Amato | May 10, 2025

In the semifinals for the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Calder Cup, the Coachella Valley Firebirds faced off against the Abbotsford Canucks. The Canucks took Game 1, and then the Firebirds won Game…

Categories Coachella Valley Firebirds, Kraken Transactions, Seattle Kraken

Rochester Americans to Play Laval Rocket in North Division Final

Zach Berta | May 9, 2025

After a dominant sweep of the Syracuse Crunch in their best-of-five North Division semi-final series, the Rochester Americans now turn their focus to the Laval Rocket. Goaltender Devon Levi was…

Categories AHL, Buffalo Sabres, Canadiens Prospects, Laval Rocket, Montreal Canadiens, Previews and Predictions, Rochester Americans, Sabres Prospects

3 Bruins Prospects to Watch in Calder Cup Playoffs

Zander Manning | May 3, 2025

While the Boston Bruins‘ season is over, and they are preparing for the 2025 NHL Draft where they will most likely be picking in the top 10, the Providence Bruins…

Categories AHL, Boston Bruins, Bruins Prospects
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