Abbotsford Canucks Live: All the details from Game 1 of the AHL semifinals
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Texas is the affiliate of the Dallas Stars. The winner between Abbotsford and Texas takes on either the Laval Rocket or the Charlotte Checkers for the AHL Calder Cup championships.
This is the fourth season that Vancouver Canucks have had their farm team in Abbotsford. Coach Manny Malhotra's crew has won three playoff rounds already this year. The club won two rounds combined in the three years previous.
Abbotsford (44-24-2-2) were three points better than Texas (42-26-3-0) in the regular season. The teams didn't meet at all in league play.
For your reading pleasure, we took a look at:
• How AHL success translates to NHL success;
• Linus Karlsson answering the leadership challenge in Abbotsford;
• What this could all mean for coach Manny Malhotra;
• W what this could all mean for Artūrs Šilovs;
• And, yes, even Chair Gate, where Abbotsford play-by-play man Brandon Astle was hassled by a Colorado fan.
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