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A disappointing night time for the Abbotsford Canucks after failing to win the Calder Cup on dwelling ice on the Abbotsford Centre.
Jesse Puljujarvi spoiled the occasion in Abbotsford on Saturday night time when he scored at 15:22 of time beyond regulation to raise the visiting Charlotte Checkers to a 4-3 victory over the Canucks.
A sold-out crowd at Abbotsford Centre hoped to see the Canucks — who entered the sport main 3-1 within the best-of-seven championship collection — hoist the Calder Cup on dwelling ice, however one of the best the American Hockey League squad can do now could be win the title at Bojangles Coliseum in North Carolina.
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Ben Steeves, Brett Chorske and Rasmus Asplund additionally scored for the Checkers, who outshot the hosts 40-32.
Linus Karlsson scored twice for the Canucks, whereas Arshdeep Bains had a aim and help.
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The Checkers, the AHL affiliate for the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, swept the Laval Rocket within the Japanese Convention remaining, whereas the Canucks bounced the Texas Stars in six video games within the Western Convention remaining.
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The offered out seats on the Abbotsford Centre point out the franchise’s farm group is a rising supply of hype after the Vancouver Canucks had a less-than-stellar NHL season.
The Abbotsford Canucks have already damaged uncharted floor within the AHL, reaching the Calder Cup remaining for the primary time in franchise historical past.
The 2017-18 Toronto Marlies are the one Canadian group to win the Calder Cup over the previous 11 AHL seasons.
Recreation six is on Monday June 23.
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