A Calder Cup parade down George Street?
It could happen.
Prince George's Jon Cooper, head coach of the playoff-champion Norfolk Admirals, would love to bring the American Hockey League's top prize back to his hometown for a little tour.
"We'll have to see if we can swing that," said Cooper, whose Admirals capped off a historic season by sweeping the Toronto Marlies in the best-of-seven Calder Cup final. "If I can slide it in there, even if it's just for a day, we'll try and do it."
Cooper and his Admirals lifted the Cup Saturday in Toronto after a 6-1 pasting of the Marlies. Norfolk started the series with 3-1 and 4-2 wins on home ice and then recorded a 1-0 overtime victory in Game 3 in Toronto.
In the playoffs, the Admirals posted an overall record of 15-3 and were just as dominant as they were all season. During the regular schedule, they went 55-18-1-2 and that mark included a record-setting 28-game winning streak leading up to playoffs.
The regular season, however, would have lost some of its lustre if the Admirals had fallen short of their first-ever playoff championship.
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