Charlotte's leadership team made it clear that they hope to join them in the Richard F. Canning Trophy as the Eastern Conference champion of the American Hockey League.
Replacement captain Will Lockwood,,,,, rasmus asplund and Matt Kiersted The injured captain Zac Dalpe They will give a trophy speech on the ice at the Bojangles Stadium Center after a row of defeats to Laval last week. Dalpe's injuries have been limited to nine regular season games since December 18 and has never played in the game.
But he was Charlotte’s game, who joined the team as a professional rookie in his first AHL season in 2010 as a Carolina prospect before returning to serve as a senior leader in 2021 with a new Florida affiliation. Overall, he played for seven seasons with Charlotte, with his name listing the team records.
“Everyone understands the impact he has on the players and the culture here, at least in the locker room. Even if he has played only a few games, he has such a positive impact on our team. He is a huge leader for us and someone who is pushing us in the right direction for us throughout the year.”
Charlotte management has been working to build stability for years. Dapu and head coach Geordie Kinnear The Carolina organization from Albany came to the city and they were back again representing Florida.
“Zac has always been a part of this group,” said Kinnear, captain of the Albany River Rats. “It’s the environment, letting those guys be around, going through ups and downs…can make us reach this point now.”
A series that gets goodbye in the first round and then sweeps again will win a lot of time on a team.
Checkers have only played 12 games in 54 days since the regular season ended on April 19. This creates a delicate balanced performance for the coaching staff and a team to manage this downtime. Head coach Geordie Kinnear Work hard to keep his players sharp and focused while also making sure not to push them too hard later in the season.
Rest time also allows inspectors to recover, rest, and have plenty of time to add human pre-phases.
“We're very happy,” Forward John Leonard “Everyone is excited and ready to go. You have a few days off, but it's an opportunity to get better and do things.”
“We are so lucky these days. You have a lot of teams with sports science, a really great performance coach, a staff, so they help you. We found a rhythm in the year our guy needs, how it works, how it works, how it works, how it works, how it works, how it works, how it works, how it works, how it works and how it looks like, and we're scared. You have to be scared after the season, but I can work hard in the season, and my season is tough, my season is my season, my season is my season.
The light gaming schedule also means more time, which is one of the benefits of a close-knit team entering June. Defensive players Trevor Carrick and move forward Will Lockwood After practicing on Wednesday, I set out for fishing.
“As long as you have to have a special group so far, they love getting along with each other,” Kinnear said. “It’s a group that does it all year round, and it’s really fun.”
They already had the nights free to watch their parent team, and the Florida Panthers reached the Stanley Cup final in the playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers. Florida and Charlotte are the first teams to enter their respective finals since Pittsburgh and Wilkes Barry/Scranton did this in 2008.
Obviously, these breaks don’t slow down checkers at all, and they will bring an eight-game winning streak.
“We’ve made good use of this time and I think that’s a good factor for us,” Lockwood said.
After four rounds bypassing in the Calder Cup playoffs, the Canucks’ reward has arrived. The final step is the Calder Cup final series with Checkers.
“It’s obviously a huge step for us as an organization and I’m glad to see these guys pay off for the way they play and their commitment to what we’re trying to do,” the head coach said. Manny Malhotra explain.
With this Abbotsford team, the Vancouver Canucks Canucks organization is about to win the first Calder Cup title. It has been a decade since Vancouver's former AHL branch, Utica Comets, fell in the 2015 final.
“We are all very proud of where we can get.” Chase Records explain. “There is still a lot of work to be done. Charlotte is a very good team. The mood of the team…we are focused, we are ready, we are ready to do our best.”
For a second straight series, the Canucks will face an opponent they have never met before.
“Texas is not an easy task,” the defenseman Christian Voranen explain. “They are a great team and well worthy of that position, and every game is a close game no matter how you win. We feel the same about Charlotte. We know that they obviously are because there is a good reason to stay in the last team in the East and we know how good they will be.”
Canucks defender Victor Mancini Earlier this season, he played checkers with four games in the Hartford Wolf Pack. Last year, he also faced their wolves in the Calder Cup playoffs. Malhotra competed in eight games for Charlotte in 2013-14. But for the most part, this trip to the Bojangles Stadium is new for most Canucks.
“The excitement of playing a new team is part of the fun that makes it so far away,” Voranin said.
– with from Patrick Williams
