Wolves seize Western Convention title | TheAHL.com

Curtis McKenzie scored twice and Oscar Dansk made 28 saves to ship the Chicago Wolves again to the Calder Cup Finals with a Three-1 win over San Diego on Monday evening.The Western Convention champions will tackle the Charlotte Checkers within the Finals, with Recreation 1 set for Saturday evening.Recreation 6 of the Western Convention Finals was a scoreless duel for greater than 52 minutes earlier than McKenzie deflected Nic Hague‘s shot previous Kevin Boyle to offer Chicago a 1-Zero lead with 7:32 remaining in regulation.The Wolves then wanted simply 19 seconds to double the lead as Keegan Kolesar obtained a bit of Griffin Reinhart‘s shot and made it 2-Zero with 7:13 to play.The Gulls climbed again to inside a objective as Sam Carrick scored a power-play objective at 14:51, however McKenzie rang his second of the evening off the put up and in with Three:05 left.Winners of the Robert W. Clarke Trophy, Chicago is heading to the Calder Cup Finals for the fourth time in franchise historical past. Guided by head coach Rocky Thompson, the Wolves – the highest growth affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights – gained the AHL’s Central Division with a document of 44-22-6-Four (98 factors, .645) earlier than defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins (Three-2) within the division semifinals, the Iowa Wild (Four-2) within the division finals and the Gulls (Four-2) within the convention finals.The Wolves gained the Calder Cup in 2001-02 and 2007-08 and have been finalists in 2004-05.Established in 1990, the AHL’s Western Convention championship trophy honors the late Robert W. Clarke. Mr. Clarke served because the Chairman of the AHL’s Board of Governors from 1967-94, and in 1956 he performed an instrumental function within the formation of the Rochester Individuals, one of the crucial profitable franchises in AHL historical past.Western Convention Finals – Sequence “N” (best-of-7)C1-Chicago Wolves vs. P3-San Diego GullsGame 1 – Fri., Could 17 – CHICAGO 5, San Diego Four (OT) | Recap/HighlightsGame 2 – Sat., Could 18 – San Diego Three, CHICAGO Zero | Recap/HighlightsGame Three – Wed., Could 22 – SAN DIEGO Three, Chicago 2 | Recap/HighlightsGame Four – Fri., Could 24 – Chicago 2, SAN DIEGO 1 (2OT) | Recap/HighlightsGame 5 – Sat., Could 25 – Chicago 5, SAN DIEGO 2 | Recap/HighlightsGame 6 – Mon., Could 27 – CHICAGO Three, San Diego 1