Swift Current Broncos Forward Cody Eakin will get a chance to play for a league championship this year.

 

Eakin, who is a call-up for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, helped the Bears beat Manchester in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final, 3-2 in overtime.

 

It was Eakin's first playoff game during the Bears' run.  They will now play the winner of Hamilton and Texas for the Calder Cup.

 

Eakin turned 19 on Monday.  He was a 3rd-round selection of the Washington Capitals in last summer's NHL Entry Draft.