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Abdelkader gets his NHL playoff chance
May. 11, 2009 10:01 am
Fmer Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Justin Abdelkader got his first shot in the NHL playoffs when he suited up for Game 5 of the Detroit-Anaheim playoff series Sunday. Abdelkader got in 6:32 of ice time for Detroit in its 4-1 win, picking up an assist and team-high nine hits. He also was a plus-1.
Abdelkader, who played for Cedar Rapids in the 2004-05 USHL season, was called up from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League after its season was completed. He was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team, scoring 24 goals and adding 28 assists in 76 games.
Here's a story on Abdelkader's postseason debut from Monday's Detroit Free-Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090511/SPORTS05/905110441/1048
Justin Abdelkader of the Detroit Red Wings (9) is pushed down in front of the net during Game 5 of a NHL playoff series between the Wings and Anaheim Ducks. Abdelkdaer and the Red Wings won the game, 4-1.
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