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Chicago Wolves defeat the Springfield Thunderbirds to win their 3rd American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship, June 25, 2022

Chicago Wolves win their 3rd American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship

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Chicago Wolves win their 3rd American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship

Chicago earns its fifth league championship as Lyon posts the shutout and Lajoie, Poturalski, Gust and Leivo score

Alex Lyon stopped all 28 shots he faced as the Chicago Wolves wrapped up their fifth league championship with a 4-0 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds Saturday night in Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals.

Captain Andrew Poturalski, Orland Park native David Gust, postseason Most Valuable Player Josh Leivo and defenseman Max Lajoie scored for the Wolves (14-4), who swept four games in six days from Springfield after suffering an overtime loss in Game 1.

Chicago became the first American Hockey League team in 22 years to produce two shutouts in the Finals while earning the right to raise a 2022 Calder Cup Champions banner at Allstate Arena that will go next to the ones for the 1998 Turner Cup, 2000 Turner Cup, 2002 Calder Cup and 2008 Calder Cup.

Springfield goaltender Charlie Lindgren denied the Wolves early with two highlight-reel glove saves, but Chicago maintained consistent pressure and wound up scoring the opening goal for the 12th game in a row thanks to Lajoie.

Chicago Wolves defeat the Springfield Thunderbirds to win their 3rd American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship, June 25, 2022
Chicago Wolves defeat the Springfield Thunderbirds to win their 3rd American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship, June 25, 2022

 

He chased down an errant shot along the left half-wall, scooted in and fired a shot that was blocked and came back to his stick. He chipped another shot that banked off Springfield defenseman Matthew Kessel’s upper body and across the goal line for a 1-0 lead at 18:39 of the first.

 

“I tried to hit (Ivan Lodnia) back-door and then got the puck back,” Lajoie said. “I just tried to put it on net. I think it went off their ‘D,’ but it’s a good bounce for us.”

The Wolves finally earned their first power-play opportunity at 15:29 of the second period — and they didn’t waste time taking advantage. Joey Keane collected a Jack Drury pass at the right point and whistled a rising wrister into traffic that Poturalski tipped from the slot for a 2-0 lead at 16:01.

Chicago all but clinched the Cup with 2:58 left in regulation when Jack Drury raced down the left wing on a 2-on-1, eased around a defenseman and dished to Gust on the doorstep for a quick flip that gave the Wolves a 3-0 lead.

Springfield pulled Lindgren with 2:28 left for an extra attacker, but the Wolves made them pay when Poturalski set up Leivo for an empty-net goal with 23 seconds left. Shortly thereafter, the AHL’s regular-season champions celebrated their Calder Cup title by mauling each other near Lyon’s net.

Lyon pushed his postseason record to 9-3 with his second shutout of the playoffs while Lindgren (5-3) rejected 26 of 29 shots in the loss.

The Wolves will fly back to Chicago Sunday morning and announce plans for Calder Cup championship celebrations when the details are confirmed. Visit ChicagoWolves.com or watch the team’s social media channels for updates.

WOLVES 4, THUNDERBIRDS 0
Chicago 1 1 2 — 4
Springfield 0 0 0 — 0

First Period—1, Chicago, Lajoie 4 (Smith, Smallman), 18:39.
Penalties—Noesen, Chicago (tripping), 1:39; Fitzgerald, Chicago (tripping), 5:20.

Second Period—2, Chicago, Poturalski 8 (Keane, Drury), 16:01 pp.
Penalties—Sellgren, Chicago (high-sticking), 5:39; Kostin, Springfield (slashing), 15:29; Panik, Chicago (hooking), 19:38.

Third Period—3, Chicago, Gust 5 (Drury, Panik), 17:02; 4, Chicago, Leivo 15 (Poturalski), 19:37 en.
Penalties—Gust, Chicago (holding), 4:44; Bitten, Springfield (hooking), 9:14.

Shots on goal—Chicago 13-9-8—30; Springfield 8-5-15—28. Power plays—Chicago 1-2; Springfield 0-5. Goalies—Chicago, Lyon (28-28); Springfield, Lindgren (26-29). Referees—Mitch Dunning and Carter Sandlak. Linesmen—Kilian McNamara and Caleb Apperson.

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