Canadiens' Top 10 Moments Of The 2024-25 Season
Words can be hard to come by for players on a team that just won their first championship in franchise history. However, that wasn't the case for the 2025 Calder Cup champion Abbotsford Canucks, who took down the Charlotte Checkers in six games to win the title after five gruelling playoff rounds. In postgame interviews with Vancouver Canucks Insider member Lindsey Horsting, four members of the team spoke on the feeling of being Calder Cup champions.
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