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The official arrival of summer brings a slight lull in the sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

The Syracuse Crunch is battling in a back-and-forth series with the Grand Rapids Griffins for the Calder Cup, the championship of the AHL. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has made a wager on the game.

The Utica Comets will be taking centerstage, alongside the Utica College Pioneers.  Is there room for two hockey teams (one AHL, one college) in this area?

After a 20 year absence, the American Hockey League is coming back to Utica.

The American Hockey League was scheduled to meet this morning to decide if Vancouver will be allowed to move their minor-league ’Rivermen’ hockey team to Utica for the upcoming season.  A decision, which is expected to be positive, is anticipated to be announced on Friday...

The Chicago Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in Chicago. Here's a preview of the series that will decide the NHL's championship:

NBC Sports is reporting that a deal has been struck to move the Vancouver Canucks American Hockey League (AHL) team to Utica starting with the upcoming fall season. NBC says that according to News 1130 Radio in Vancouver, the AHL will vote to approve the move to Utica on June 13th...

Hockey players from Utica's past are once again convening to meet their fans and reunite with their fellow teammates, during this year's 3rd Annual Utica Professional Hockey Alumni Association gathering.

Pittsburgh, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago have each passed two hurdles thus far in the 2013 NHL playoffs. Here's a preview of what to expect as these four teams attempt to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals:

The second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown and NASCAR's All-Star event highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend: