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The Dallas Stars' affiliate from the Western Conference of the AHL advanced to the Calder Cup finals on Wednesday night. They finished in third place in the Western standings. The Stars are, would you believe, one year old? The franchise moved to Texas in May 2010, with the purchase of the Iowa Chops club (suspended for the 2009-10 season in the AHL) by new owners in Texas.
The Stars will face the Eastern Conference regular season leader from Hershey PA. The Bears have a long tradition, dating from 1931. Somehow, chocolate and hockey have mixed for a long time. It is hard to imagine a winter skate without hot chocolate. Milton Hershey named the club the Hershey B'ars at first, but in 1938 the name was changed to eliminate the apostrophe.
The Bears have appeared in the Calder Cup finals four times out of the last five years. They are favored. But the Stars overcame the Hamilton Bulldogs to get this far. It could be this is the year of the West.
Stars and Blackhawks. Bears and Flyers. Could Pennsylvania wind up with two Cups? Will a new club only one year old rise to the top of the AHL? The hockey world will know by June 11.
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