1975 Calder Cup playoffs

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1975 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 2–May 7, 1975
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Springfield Indians
Runner-up New Haven Nighthawks
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The 1975 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 2, 1975. [1] The eight teams that qualified played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 7, 1975, with the Springfield Indians defeating the New Haven Nighthawks four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the fourth time in team history. [2]

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Playoff seeds

After the 1974–75 AHL regular season, the top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Providence Reds finished the regular season with the best overall record. [3]

Northern Division

  1. Providence Reds - 98 points
  2. Rochester Americans - 93 points
  3. Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 89 points
  4. Springfield Indians - 78 points
  5. New Haven Nighthawks - 71 points (Played in the South division part of the bracket after beating Syracuse in a one game playoff.) [4]

Southern Division

  1. Virginia Wings - 75 points
  2. Richmond Robins - 65 points
  3. Hershey Bears - 64 points

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final
         
N1 Providence 2
N4 Springfield 4
N4 Springfield 4
Northern Division
N2 Rochester 2
N2 Rochester 4
N3 Nova Scotia 2
N4 Springfield 4
N5 New Haven 1
S1 Virginia 1
N5 New Haven 4
N5 New Haven 4
Southern Division
S3 Hershey 1
S2 Richmond 3
S3 Hershey 4

In each round, the higher seed receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations. [5]

Division Semifinals

Note: Home team is listed first.

Northern Division

(N1) Providence Reds vs. (N4) Springfield Indians

April 2Providence Reds5 - 4Springfield Indians
April 3Providence Reds0 - 5Springfield Indians
April 5Springfield Indians5 - 2Providence Reds
April 6Springfield Indians5 - 0Providence Reds
April 11Providence Reds4 - 3OTSpringfield Indians
April 12Springfield Indians3 - 2OTProvidence Reds
Springfield won series 4 – 2

(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs

April 2Rochester Americans2 - 3Nova Scotia Voyageurs
April 6Rochester Americans5 - 4OTNova Scotia Voyageurs
April 9Nova Scotia Voyageurs1 - 2OTRochester Americans
April 11Nova Scotia Voyageurs1 - 2Rochester Americans
April 13Rochester Americans3 - 6Nova Scotia Voyageurs
April 16Nova Scotia Voyageurs2 - 5Rochester Americans
Rochester won series 4 - 2

Southern Division

(S1) Virginia Wings vs. (N5) New Haven Nighthawks

April 4Virginia Wings4 - 8New Haven Nighthawks
April 6Virginia Wings5 - 2New Haven Nighthawks
April 8New Haven Nighthawks4 - 0Virginia Wings
April 10New Haven Nighthawks6 - 2Virginia Wings
April 12Virginia Wings2 - 3New Haven Nighthawks
New Haven won series 4 - 1

(S2) Richmond Robins vs. (S3) Hershey Bears

April 3Richmond Robins5 - 3Hershey Bears
April 5Hershey Bears6 - 3Richmond Robins
April 6Richmond Robins2 - 5Hershey Bears
April 9Hershey Bears6 - 3Richmond Robins
April 11Richmond Robins5 - 4OTHershey Bears
April 12Hershey Bears1 - 2OTRichmond Robins
April 16Richmond Robins3 - 4Hershey Bears
Hershey won series 4 - 3

Division Finals

Northern Division

(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N4) Springfield Indians

April 18Rochester Americans5 - 2Springfield Indians
April 20Springfield Indians5 - 4OTRochester Americans
April 22Rochester Americans4 - 2Springfield Indians
April 23Springfield Indians6 - 1Rochester Americans
April 25Rochester Americans2 - 5Springfield Indians
April 27Springfield Indians4 - 3Rochester Americans
Springfield won series 4 - 2

Southern Division

(S3) Hershey Bears vs. (N5) New Haven Nighthawks

April 19Hershey Bears4 - 3OTNew Haven Nighthawks
April 20New Haven Nighthawks4 - 0Hershey Bears
April 22Hershey Bears2 - 7New Haven Nighthawks
April 23New Haven Nighthawks7 - 4Hershey Bears
April 26Hershey Bears3 - 6New Haven Nighthawks
New Haven won series 4 - 1

Calder Cup Final

(N4) Springfield Indians vs. (N5) New Haven Nighthawks

April 29Springfield Indians4 - 2New Haven Nighthawks
May 2New Haven Nighthawks5 - 3Springfield Indians
May 3Springfield Indians8 - 1New Haven Nighthawks
May 6New Haven Nighthawks2 - 4Springfield Indians
May 7Springfield Indians4 - 0New Haven Nighthawks
Springfield won series 4 - 1

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References

  1. ↑ 1975 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ Calder Cup champions Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  3. ↑ 1974–75 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ American Hockey League standings and leaders, 1936-2007: p. 195 Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
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