Brewin Flames Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Springfield Thunderbirds approaching elimination following 4-2 loss against Chicago Wolves in Game 4 of Calder Cup Finals Christopher Berry, masslive.com - 3h ago SPRINGFIELD – The Chicago Wolves are one win away from claiming their third championship in team history after defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals at the MassMutual Center on Friday night. “To be honest, I don’t know if there’s a lot of frustration,” Thunderbirds coach Drew Bannister said. “I was happy with a lot of our 5-on-5 hockey play tonight. If you take away Game 2, we’ve created opportunities to score, but you have to give their goalie (Pyotr Kochetkov) credit because he’s made some difficult saves. “The difference for me now is the special teams because (Chicago) is executing on theirs, and we’re not.” Two days after blanking Springfield, Kochetkov followed suit with a 39-save performance, helping the Wolves take a 3-1 series lead in this best-of-seven championship. “I thought this was another good road win,” Chicago coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “We got into penalty trouble there, but the penalty kill was good in the second when we needed it. Kochetkov was outstanding again, and you need that this time of year. “It’s a good win, so we’ll take it and move on.” In a losing effort, Thunderbirds netminder Joel Hofer stopped 28-of-31 shots he faced. Springfield will look to stave off elimination against the Wolves at home during Game 5 on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. “There are 29 other teams sitting at home right now,” Bannister said. “I’m proud of our group. But do we have to be better in certain areas? There’s no question.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPRINGFIELD – The Chicago Wolves are one win away from claiming their third championship in team history after defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals at the MassMutual Center on Friday night. “To be honest, I don’t know if there’s a lot of frustration,” Thunderbirds coach Drew Bannister said. “I was happy with a lot of our 5-on-5 hockey play tonight. If you take away Game 2, we’ve created opportunities to score, but you have to give their goalie (Pyotr Kochetkov) credit because he’s made some difficult saves. “The difference for me now is the special teams because (Chicago) is executing on theirs, and we’re not.” Two days after blanking Springfield, Kochetkov followed suit with a 39-save performance, helping the Wolves take a 3-1 series lead in this best-of-seven championship. “I thought this was another good road win,” Chicago coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “We got into penalty trouble there, but the penalty kill was good in the second when we needed it. Kochetkov was outstanding again, and you need that this time of year. “It’s a good win, so we’ll take it and move on.” In a losing effort, Thunderbirds netminder Joel Hofer stopped 28-of-31 shots he faced. Springfield will look to stave off elimination against the Wolves at home during Game 5 on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. “There are 29 other teams sitting at home right now,” Bannister said. “I’m proud of our group. But do we have to be better in certain areas? There’s no question.”
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Congrats are now in order, as the Wolves just defeated the Thunderbirds to claim the Calder. The Hurricane's top minor league team got it done, and I wonder how many of the players on that roster make the transition to the NHL and carve out good to great careers there. If the Wolves are really made up of up n coming talent that just ran through the AHL (I am not sure as I don't follow the AHL that closely, unfortunately), then the Canes could have some real dangerous teams forming in the coming years. The Thunderbirds were apparently good enough to get to the Finals, so no shame in their game, but the same: wonder if their personnel, if made up of true up n comers and not just some vets who had great minor league years, will lead to the Blues remaining, to quote a fellow poster, "Loaded!" for the next several seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 17 hours ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Congrats are now in order, as the Wolves just defeated the Thunderbirds to claim the Calder. The Hurricane's top minor league team got it done, and I wonder how many of the players on that roster make the transition to the NHL and carve out good to great careers there. If the Wolves are really made up of up n coming talent that just ran through the AHL (I am not sure as I don't follow the AHL that closely, unfortunately), then the Canes could have some real dangerous teams forming in the coming years. The Thunderbirds were apparently good enough to get to the Finals, so no shame in their game, but the same: wonder if their personnel, if made up of true up n comers and not just some vets who had great minor league years, will lead to the Blues remaining, to quote a fellow poster, "Loaded!" for the next several seasons. I'm like you I don't follow the AHL real close if I do by chance it is only the Flyers LV Phantoms which have been terrible for years now, but I thought the Canes main AHL club was the Checkers in Charlotte. Maybe that got changed up due to covid. I do know they also loan guys to the Wolves too like Alex Lyon was there a year or so ago. But as I say it may have changed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Me thinks P.K takes over as Canes starter very soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 2 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: I'm like you I don't follow the AHL real close if I do by chance it is only the Flyers LV Phantoms which have been terrible for years now, but I thought the Canes main AHL club was the Checkers in Charlotte. Maybe that got changed up due to covid. I do know they also loan guys to the Wolves too like Alex Lyon was there a year or so ago. But as I say it may have changed up. Yes, @OccamsRazor, the Checkers WERE the AHL team of the Hurricanes, but that changed last offseason.....not uncommon in the minor league world, to change affiliates like we change underwear. Wolves, who USED to be the Blues' affiliate, are now the Canes' AHL team, the Blues now have the Thunderbirds, who just lost in the Calder Finals, and the Checkers, for the moment are being shared by the Florida Panthers and Seattle Kraken, until Seattle gets their own team, the Valley Firebirds, starting next season, and they will be coached by none other than Dan Bylsma. LOL...yea, I had to look all that mess up, but apparently that's how it is set up with those teams right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 33 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Yes, @OccamsRazor, the Checkers WERE the AHL team of the Hurricanes, but that changed last offseason.....not uncommon in the minor league world, to change affiliates like we change underwear. Wolves, who USED to be the Blues' affiliate, are now the Canes' AHL team, the Blues now have the Thunderbirds, who just lost in the Calder Finals, and the Checkers, for the moment are being shared by the Florida Panthers and Seattle Kraken, until Seattle gets their own team, the Valley Firebirds, starting next season, and they will be coached by none other than Dan Bylsma. LOL...yea, I had to look all that mess up, but apparently that's how it is set up with those teams right now. Hhhmmmm you would think they would have loved the close proximity to their parent club compared to all the way over in Chicago but maybe there is a reason they switched I'm not aware of but good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Just now, OccamsRazor said: Hhhmmmm you would think they would have loved the close proximity to their parent club compared to all the way over in Chicago but maybe there is a reason they switched I'm not aware of but good to know. It's usually more financial driven than proximity driven, but, if all things are equal, i am sure teams would prefer a closer AHL affiliate. The Minnesota Wild, for instance, had the Houston Aeros as their minor league affiliate some years ago, before switching to Des Moines, Iowa, which is a straight shot to Minneapolis-St. Paul for any callups. Same with Vancouver, who switched from the Utica Comets (yep ALL the way across the country in upstate NY), to the much closer Abbotsford, which basically is a suburb of the greater Vancouver area. Can be tough to keep up with sometimes. I felt proud I used to know all this from memory, till teams started shuffling around again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 9:48 PM, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Congrats are now in order, as the Wolves just defeated the Thunderbirds to claim the Calder. Didn't realize that was Alex Lyon who was still in goal. Well good for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 minute ago, OccamsRazor said: Didn't realize that was Alex Lyon who was still in goal. Well good for him. heh...yep...he ain't Lyon bout nuthin! The former Philly goalie is a Calder champion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 8 hours ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: heh...yep...he ain't Lyon bout nuthin! The former Philly goalie is a Calder champion! Seems like he is a very good AHL goalie when you put a good team in front of him. Too bad the Flyers know nothing about running a good AHL club to help develop their NHL talent. But oh well. Good for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 10:14 PM, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: heh...yep...he ain't Lyon bout nuthin! The former Philly goalie is a Calder champion! So now he has been suspended for two games next season for his celebration they didn't like.... https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/former-flyers-goalie-alex-lyon-hit-2-game-ahl-suspension-middle-finger ...no no to a double bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: So now he has been suspended for two games next season for his celebration they didn't like.... https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/former-flyers-goalie-alex-lyon-hit-2-game-ahl-suspension-middle-finger ...no no to a double bird. LOL....well, good on the AHL for slamming him with that. Personally, I'm not offended by the gesture. Too many people from too many walks of life have done that, both as a serious "eff you" gesture, and as a edgy, cool, even comedic thing to appear in a photo doing that it has become "ho-hum" as far as I am concerned. But that STILL doesn't change the fact that it IS a rather crude, juvenile, and let's face it...STOOPID!.....thing to do on photo ops. Especially for a professional athlete....especially for a guy who is 29 and should be more mature than that.....especially for a Yale guy....and ESPECIALLY for a guy whose career high point in his profession will probably be this one, a championship win in what is possibly the 3rd or 4th best league in the world (I am placing the KHL and perhaps the top Swedish league ahead of the AHL, though I could be wrong there). Where was all this "coolness and edginess" when the Flyers and Hurricanes needed him at the NHL level, eh? EH?? Hey, winning a Calder Cup is STILL damned cool, but when looking at the bigger picture, it still is rather small (ok maybe medium sized) potatoes when it comes to his profession. Yes, of course, there are still more goalies that CAN'T say they did that, then ones who can say they did, but Lyon diminishes even that accomplishment and himself, with this sophomoric gesture. Nice going, Alex! Edited June 29, 2022 by TropicalFruitGirl26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Rick Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Well the Rochester Americans are down 3-1 now . The mountain is too high to climb I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 I was today year's old when i heard of this team...i kind of like the name just been focusing on the Flyers AHL team... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, OccamsRazor said: I was today year's old when i heard of this team...i kind of like the name just been focusing on the Flyers AHL team... Heh...i stared a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Next season new rule... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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