Abbotsford Canucks Live: Game 5 goes tonight, will Abby take the cup?
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Abbotsford (24-11-0-1) had the AHL's fifth-best home record during the regular season. Charlotte (23-9-1-3) had the third-best road record. Abbotsford is now 10-2 at home in these playoffs. The Checkers (44-22-3-3) came in fourth in the league in the regular season, two points before the fifth-place Canucks (44-24-2-2).This is the fourth year that Vancouver has had its AHL team in Abbotsford. They are five rounds into these playoffs. They went a total of five rounds in the previous three years combined.
The last Vancouver AHL affiliate to get this deep into playoffs was the 2015 Utica Comets team that made it to the league finale.
We'll be live blogging the event. Check back for updates.
4:46 p.m.
Checking in with FOB (Friend of the Blog) Ben Lypka.
The #CalderCup has arrived in Abbotsford. Thanks to @TheAHL for allowing me the chance to be so close to its beauty. The #Canucks have a chance to capture this gorgeous crown tonight pic.twitter.com/A3is4flVey
— Ben Lypka (@BenLypka) June 21, 2025
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