Matthew Phillips and the Calgary Wranglers had plenty of ups this season. But the Calder Cup Playoffs are a different animal, and some adversity might not be a bad thing.

Captain Brett Sutter’s goal 3:45 into the third period stood up as the difference as Calgary defeated Coachella Valley, 3-2, in Game 2 of the Pacific Division finals on Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.

A heavyweight battle between the AHL’s top two clubs began with Coachella Valley grabbing a 6-3 victory over Calgary in Game 1 of their Pacific Division final series at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday night.

Adam Klapka scored the go-ahead goal with 7:19 to go in regulation to lift Calgary to a series-clinching 3-2 win over Abbotsford in Game 4 of their Pacific Division semifinal series on Friday night.

It was a third straight one-goal game between Calgary and Abbotsford on Wednesday night, but this one swung the Canucks’ way and extended the teams’ best-of-five Pacific Division semifinal series for at least one more game.

Matthew Phillips scored on a power play 7:49 into overtime to give Calgary a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Abbotsford and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five Pacific Division semifinal series on Friday night.

Despite an armful of awards over his first two pro seasons, Dustin Wolf has his eye on the AHL’s biggest prize of all. Wolf wants the Calgary Wranglers’ names on the Calder Cup.

Jakob Pelletier scored 11:52 into overtime to give the Calgary Wranglers a 3-2 win over Abbotsford in their first-ever Calder Cup Playoff game on Wednesday night.

Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers has been voted the winner of the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s most valuable player for the 2022-23 season.

Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers is the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2022-23 season, the first back-to-back winner in the award’s history.