In only their fourth-and last-season in the Newfoundland capital, the Winnipeg Jets American Hockey League affiliate St. John's IceCaps ave advanced the AHL's championship round by claiming the Eastern Conference championship against the WIlkes/Barrie-Scranton Penguins in six games. The IceCaps will battle the Western Conference champion Texas Stars, who defeated the Toronto Marlies, in the Calder Cup Final.
This is the second Calder Cup final appearance for the IceCaps franchise. In 2009 when the team was still located in Winnipeg under the Manitoba Moose moniker, the team advanced to their first championship round only to lose to the eventual champion Hersey Bears in six games.
