15 CHL alumni claim Calder Cup with Hershey
Fifteen CHL alumni have claimed the 2024 Calder Cup after the Hershey Bears won Game 6 against the Coachella Valley Firebirds Monday night.
Former Hamilton Bulldogs forward Matthew Strome scored the overtime winner 66 seconds into the extra frame to give the Bears a 5-4 win as they secured their second straight AHL title and 13th Calder Cup championship.
The moment: Lucky No. 13!#RepeatTheRoar |🗣️ @zackfisch pic.twitter.com/vtRleEO839
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) June 25, 2024
After he tallied 22 points (seven goals) in 20 games, former Chicoutimi and Acadie-Bathust forward Hendrix Lapierre claimed the Jack A. Butterfield trophy as the Calder Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player.
The Bears are captained by former Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Dylan McIlrath and is joined by Vincent Iorio (Brandon), Lucas Johansen (Kelowna), Lapierre, Henry Rybinski (Medicine Hat/Seattle), Strome and Riley Sutter (Everett) as back-to-back AHL champions.
Of the 15 players to hoist the Calder Cup, 11 played in the WHL, three in the QMJHL and one in the OHL.
The Bears are coached by Todd Nelson, who played 252 games with Prince Albert from 1985-90.
15 CHL alumni win 2024 Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears
Garin Bjorklund (Medicine Hat – WHL)
Andrew Cristall (Kelowna – WHL)
Pierrick Dube (Quebec/Chicoutimi/Shawinigan – QMJHL)
Ryan Hofer (Everett/Kamloops – WHL)
Jimmy Huntington (Acadie-Bathurst/Victoriaville/Rimouski – QMJHL)
Vincent Iorio (Brandon – WHL)
Lucas Johansen (Kelowna – WHL)
Hendrix Lapierre (Chicoutimi/Acadie-Bathurst – QMJHL)
Dylan McIlrath (Moose Jaw – WHL)
Dmitry Osipov (Vancouver/Brandon – WHL)
Matthew Phillips (Victoria – WHL)
Henry Rybinski (Medicine Hat/Seattle – WHL)
Matthew Strome (Hamilton – OHL)
Riley Sutter (Everett – WHL)
Alexander Suzdalev (Regina/Saskatoon – WHL)
