VANCOUVER — The Utica, N.Y., Comets — top farm team of the Vancouver Canucks — start their American Hockey League Calder Cup final series Saturday against the Manchester Monarchs in that New Hampshire city (3 p.m. faceoff, Pacific time; a free webcast on AHLlive.com).
During the bus ride from Utica to Manchester, which plays host to the first two games of the best-of-seven series, Canucks prospect Hunter Shinkaruk talked with The Sun's Brad Ziemer about the Comets' playoff run and his first season a as pro.
Q: How long is the bus ride?
A: I think it is about five hours.