A familiar face will be rejoining the Abbotsford Canucks for Game 3 of the 2025 Calder Cup Finals against the Charlotte Checkers. Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimäki will be making his Calder Cup Finals debut, as the forward’s last game of the playoffs was against the Texas Stars in the Western Conference Finals.
Lekkerimäki, the 15th overall selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, skated in 11 games with the AHL Canucks prior to returning to the lineup tonight. He registered a goal and four assists in this span of time, as well as 17 shots on net. He made his NHL debut earlier in the 2024–25 season, skating in his first NHL game on November 12 against the Calgary Flames. In 24 NHL games, Lekkerimäki scored three goals and three assists.
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Abbotsford’s offence has been stalling for the past couple of games against the Checkers, so inserting Lekkerimäki into the lineup could help out their shooting woes. In Games 1 and 2, Abbotsford put up 43 shots in nine different periods of play. In contrast, Charlotte put up 92. As a whole, the team will need to make their chances count tonight and take advantage of the electric home crowd at the Abbotsford Centre.
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