It's Abbotsford: Texas Heads to British Columbia to Open Western Conference Finals

(Credit: Logan Foust/Texas Stars)

After the Canucks smashed the Eagles this afternoon in Loveland, it'll be Texas versus Abbotsford for the Western Conference crown. By virtue of their regular season finish, Abbotsford will have home ice advantage and host games 1 and 2 as well as 6 and 7 if needed.

Western Conference Finals (best-of-seven)

Game 1: Thursday, May 29 – Texas at Abbotsford – Abbotsford Centre, 9:00 p.m. CT
Game 2: Saturday, May 31 – Texas at Abbotsford – Abbotsford Centre, 9:00 p.m. CT
Game 3: Monday, June 2 – Abbotsford at Texas – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 7:00 p.m. CT
Game 4: Wednesday, June 4 – Abbotsford at Texas – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 7:00 p.m. CT
*Game 5: Friday, June 6 – Abbotsford at Texas – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 7:00 p.m. CT
*Game 6: Sunday, June 8 – Texas at Abbotsford – Abbotsford Centre, 8:00 p.m. CT
*Game 7: Monday, June 9 – Texas at Abbotsford – Abbotsford Centre, 9:00 p.m. CT
*if necessary

This will be Texas' fourth trip to the Conference Finals. In every previous instance (2010, 2014, 2018), the Stars have advanced to the Calder Cup Finals.

Texas has not played Abbotsford in its current iteration. The Heat, now the Calgary Wranglers after a few turns of the relocation crank, are the only Abbotsford-based team the Stars have played. The Canucks were relocated from Utica in 2021.