Professional Playoff Hockey is still happening in the great hockey state of North Carolina. That is something that cannot be said in Canada this month. Let that sink in. Enjoy it. Savor it. The Carolina Hurricanes may not be in the playoffs no longer, but their AHL affiliate is in the fight of their lives seeking their very first Calder Cup!
Their opponent for this historic series is the Chicago Timberwolves. This is only their second meeting in the playoffs. Chicago took the first back in 2017 to knock the Checkers out of the Calder Cup playoffs in the first round.