Abbotsford Secures a Spot in the Calder Cup Finals with a Come from Behind Victory

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Abbotsford Secures a Spot in the Calder Cup Finals with a Come from Behind Victory

June 9, 2025 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Canucks News Release


The Abbotsford Canucks were just one win away from punching their ticket to the Calder Cup Finals. Returning home for Game 6, they hosted the Texas Stars on Abbotsford ice with a chance to close out the Western Conference Final.

Artūrs Šilovs and Magnus Hellberg once again started in net for their respective teams.

The Canucks came out firing, generating a flurry of chances early on. Hellberg stood tall, turning away everything sent his way. Abbotsford killed off their first penalty, then earned a power play of their own, but neither side could find the back of the net. With under two minutes left in the first, Sammy Blais rang a shot off the post, leading to a turnover. The Stars took advantage, as Curtis McKenzie and Matej Blümel broke out on a two-on-one, and Blümel finished the play to give Texas a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission.

In the second, the Canucks pushed back, but both sides traded chances at even strength without breaking through. That changed at the 13-minute mark when Harrison Scott tipped one in from the crease, doubling the Stars' lead. Down 2-0, Abbotsford looked for a spark. Matching minors to Arshdeep Bains and Luke Krys created a 4-on-4, and just as Bains stepped out of the box, he jumped into the rush and buried a rebound from Christian Wolanin's shot to get the Canucks on the board with just over a minute left in the period.

That late goal gave Abbotsford life heading into the third-and they wasted no time. Just 90 seconds in, Jujhar Khaira finished a cross-ice feed from Max Sasson to tie things up at 2. The Canucks kept pressing, and just past the halfway mark, Sasson tipped home a blue-line shot from Akito Hirose to give Abbotsford their first lead of the night.

With the game winding down and a Finals berth in sight, the Canucks tightened up defensively. Then, with 45 seconds remaining, Bains sealed it with his second of the game-an empty-netter that made it 4-2.

The Abbotsford Canucks complete the comeback and are heading to the Calder Cup Finals! They'll face the Charlotte Checkers, starting the series on the road June 13. Games 1 and 2 will be in Charlotte, before the series shifts back to Abbotsford for Game 3 and 4 on June 17 and 19, and, if necessary, Game 5 on June 21.

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