Patrick Williams

1 week ago | nhl.com | Patrick Williams

Charlotte Checkers forward Jesse Puljujarvi had just been through a pair of games in the Calder Cup Finals this past weekend and still looked capable of playing another one then and there. It was a bold decision that he made four months ago that has led him here. Reaching that point has required a long path for the 27-year-old, who had bilateral hip surgery two years ago this month.

2 weeks ago | nhl.com | Patrick Williams

Abbotsford (Vancouver Canucks) and Charlotte (Florida Panthers) will meet in the Calder Cup Finals to determine the American Hockey League champion. Charlotte hosts Game 1 of the best-of-7 series Friday. Abbotsford eliminated Tucson (Utah Mammoth), Coachella Valley (Seattle Kraken), Colorado (Colorado Avalanche), and Texas (Dallas Stars).

1 month ago | nhl.com | Patrick Williams

Four teams remain in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs. Charlotte (Florida Panthers) denied Hershey (Washington Capitals) a chance to become the first team to win three consecutive Calder Cup championships since 1962. Charlotte swept Hershey in the best-of-5 Atlantic Division Finals and is facing Laval (Montreal Canadiens) in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Finals. Abbotsford (Vancouver Canucks) and Texas (Dallas Stars) will play in the best-of-7 Western Conference Finals.

1 month ago | nhl.com | Patrick Williams

Eight teams remain in the Calder Cup Playoffs, which decide the championship of the American Hockey League. Hershey (Washington Capitals), one of those eight, has won back-to-back Calder Cup crowns and is bidding to become the first to win three straight Calder Cup titles since Springfield in 1960-62. However, that attempt will face a difficult road, with the other seven playoff teams finishing either first or second in their respective divisions.

1 month ago | nhl.com | Patrick Williams

The Calder Cup Playoffs provide another difficult test for some of the NHL’s top prospects in the American Hockey League. After 23 teams qualified for the Calder Cup Playoffs, first-round play has reduced that field to 16 teams. The Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals) have won back-to-back Calder Cup championships and are trying to become the first team to win the Calder Cup in three consecutive years since Springfield did so in 1960-62.