1996 Calder Cup playoffs

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1996 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 19–June 13, 1996
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Rochester Americans
Runner-up Portland Pirates
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The 1996 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 1996. [1] The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1996, with the Rochester Americans defeating the Portland Pirates four games to three to win the sixth Calder Cup in team history. [2] Rochester's Dixon Ward won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP. [3]

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The Saint John Flames set an AHL playoff record by winning six games in overtime. This record was equaled by the Milwaukee Admirals in 2004. [4]

Playoff seeds

After the 1995-96 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in the each conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the five team divisions to crossover to the playoffs for the four team divisions. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in a five team division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the four team division in the same conference. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the five team division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the four team division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Albany River Rats were the Southern Conference regular season champions and also had the best overall record for the regular season. The Springfield Falcons were the Northern Conference regular season champions. [5]

Northern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Prince Edward Island Senators - 85 points
  2. Saint John Flames - 85 points
  3. St. John's Maple Leafs - 80 points
  4. Fredericton Canadiens - 79 points

Northern Division

  1. Springfield Falcons - Northern Conference regular season champions, 100 points
  2. Worcester IceCats - 88 points
  3. Portland Pirates - 78 points
  4. Providence Bruins - 74 points

Southern Conference

Central Division

  1. Albany River Rats - Southern Conference regular season champions; Best regular season record, 115 points
  2. Adirondack Red Wings - 86 points
  3. Rochester Americans - 83 points
  4. Cornwall Aces - 80 points
  5. Syracuse Crunch - 74 points (Played in the South Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division)

Southern Division

  1. Binghamton Rangers - 88 points
  2. Hershey Bears - 86 points
  3. Baltimore Bandits - 77 points

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final
            
A1 P.E.I. 2
A4 Fredericton 3
A4 Fredericton 1
Atlantic Division
A2 Saint John 4
A2 Saint John 3
A3 St. John's 1
A2 Saint John 3
Northern Conference
N3 Portland 4
N1 Springfield 3
N4 Providence 1
N1 Springfield 2
Northern Division
N3 Portland 4
N2 Worcester 1
N3 Portland 3
N3 Portland 3
C3 Rochester 4
C1 Albany 1
C4 Cornwall 3
C4 Cornwall 0
Central Division
C3 Rochester 4
C2 Adirondack 0
C3 Rochester 3
C3 Rochester 4
Southern Conference
C5 Syracuse 1
S1 Binghamton 1
C5 Syracuse 3
C5 Syracuse 4
Southern Division
S3 Baltimore 3
S2 Hershey 2
S3 Baltimore 3

In each round the team that earned more points during the regular season 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. [6]

Division Semifinals

Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC-4).
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Note 4: The number of overtime periods played (where applicable) is not specified

Northern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Prince Edward Island Senators vs. (A4) Fredericton Canadiens
April 19Prince Edward Island Senators4 - 7Fredericton Canadiens
April 20Prince Edward Island Senators7 - 3Fredericton Canadiens
April 26Fredericton Canadiens6 - 5OTPrince Edward Island Senators
April 27Fredericton Canadiens5 - 6OTPrince Edward Island Senators
April 29Prince Edward Island Senators3 - 5Fredericton Canadiens
Fredericton won series 3 – 2
(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A3) St. John's Maple Leafs
April 21Saint John Flames2 - 3St. John's Maple Leafs
April 23Saint John Flames2 - 1OTSt. John's Maple Leafs
April 26St. John's Maple Leafs2 - 3Saint John Flames
April 27St. John's Maple Leafs3 - 4OTSaint John Flames
Saint John won series 3 - 1

Northern Division

(N1) Springfield Falcons vs. (N4) Providence Bruins
April 19Springfield Falcons3 - 6Providence Bruins
April 20Springfield Falcons3 - 2Providence Bruins
April 26Providence Bruins4 - 5OTSpringfield Falcons
April 27Providence Bruins3 - 4OTSpringfield Falcons
Springfield won series 3 – 1
(N2) Worcester IceCats vs. (N3) Portland Pirates
April 19Worcester IceCats0 - 5Portland Pirates
April 20Worcester IceCats2 - 1Portland Pirates
April 26Portland Pirates6 - 5OTWorcester IceCats
April 27Portland Pirates3 - 2Worcester IceCats
Portland won series 3 - 1

Southern Conference

Central Division

(C1) Albany River Rats vs. (C4) Cornwall Aces
April 21Albany River Rats5 - 0Cornwall Aces
April 22Albany River Rats2 - 3Cornwall Aces
April 24Cornwall Aces3 - 0Albany River Rats
April 26Cornwall Aces2 - 1OTAlbany River Rats
Cornwall won series 3 - 1
(C2) Adirondack Red Wings vs. (C3) Rochester Americans
April 19Adirondack Red Wings1 - 4Rochester Americans
April 20Adirondack Red Wings1 - 3Rochester Americans
April 26Rochester Americans6 - 0Adirondack Red Wings
Rochester won series 3 - 0

Southern Division

(S1) Binghamton Rangers vs. (C5) Syracuse Crunch
April 19Binghamton Rangers8 - 5Syracuse Crunch
April 20Binghamton Rangers0 - 6Syracuse Crunch
April 26Syracuse Crunch4 - 3OTBinghamton Rangers
April 27Syracuse Crunch6 - 3Binghamton Rangers
Syracuse won series 3 - 1
(S2) Hershey Bears vs. (S3) Baltimore Bandits
April 19Hershey Bears2 - 5Baltimore Bandits
April 20Baltimore Bandits3 - 2OTHershey Bears
April 24Hershey Bears7 - 5Baltimore Bandits
April 26Baltimore Bandits2 - 4Hershey Bears
April 28Hershey Bears3 - 4OTBaltimore Bandits
Baltimore won series 3 - 2

Division Finals

Northern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A4) Fredericton Canadiens
May 3Saint John Flames5 - 0Fredericton Canadiens
May 5Saint John Flames1 - 5Fredericton Canadiens
May 8Fredericton Canadiens4 - 5OTSaint John Flames
May 10Fredericton Canadiens3 - 4OTSaint John Flames
May 12Saint John Flames4 - 3Fredericton Canadiens
Saint John won series 4 - 1

Northern Division

(N1) Springfield Falcons vs. (N3) Portland Pirates
May 2Springfield Falcons3 - 4Portland Pirates
May 3Springfield Falcons5 - 1Portland Pirates
May 5Portland Pirates7 - 2Springfield Falcons
May 8Portland Pirates6 - 0Springfield Falcons
May 10Springfield Falcons4 - 3Portland Pirates
May 11Portland Pirates6 - 4Springfield Falcons
Portland won series 4 - 2

Southern Conference

Central Division

(C3) Rochester Americans vs. (C4) Cornwall Aces
May 1Rochester Americans3 - 2Cornwall Aces
May 3Rochester Americans6 - 3Cornwall Aces
May 5Cornwall Aces1 - 3Rochester Americans
May 7Cornwall Aces2 - 3OTRochester Americans
Rochester won series 4 - 0

Southern Division

(S3) Baltimore Bandits vs. (C5) Syracuse Crunch
May 1Baltimore Bandits4 - 3OTSyracuse Crunch
May 3Baltimore Bandits0 - 3Syracuse Crunch
May 6Syracuse Crunch7 - 5Baltimore Bandits
May 8Syracuse Crunch4 - 1Baltimore Bandits
May 10Baltimore Bandits5 - 4Syracuse Crunch
May 12Syracuse Crunch1 - 7Baltimore Bandits
May 14Baltimore Bandits4 - 5Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse won series 4 - 3

Conference finals

Northern Conference

(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (N3) Portland Pirates

May 16Saint John Flames3 - 2OTPortland Pirates
May 18Saint John Flames1 - 7Portland Pirates
May 21Portland Pirates4 - 1Saint John Flames
May 24Portland Pirates1 - 4Saint John Flames
May 25Portland Pirates2 - 3OTSaint John Flames
May 27Saint John Flames2 - 5Portland Pirates
May 29Saint John Flames0 - 5Portland Pirates
Portland won series 4 - 3

Southern Conference

(C3) Rochester Americans vs. (C5) Syracuse Crunch

May 17Rochester Americans5 - 2Syracuse Crunch
May 19Rochester Americans6 - 4Syracuse Crunch
May 22Syracuse Crunch4 - 2Rochester Americans
May 24Syracuse Crunch1 - 4Rochester Americans
May 25Rochester Americans6 - 5OTSyracuse Crunch
Rochester won series 4 - 1

Calder Cup Final

(C3) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Portland Pirates

June 1Rochester Americans5 - 3Portland Pirates
June 2Rochester Americans5 - 1Portland Pirates
June 5Portland Pirates3 - 2Rochester Americans
June 8Portland Pirates5 - 4Rochester Americans
June 9Portland Pirates4 - 5OTRochester Americans
June 11Rochester Americans1 - 5Portland Pirates
June 13Rochester Americans2 - 1Portland Pirates
Rochester won series 4 - 3

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References

  1. ↑ 1996 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
  2. ↑ Rochester Americans media guide 2004-05 Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine amerks.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
  3. ↑ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
  5. ↑ 1995-96 AHL Standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
  6. ↑ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
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