2005 Calder Cup playoffs

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2005 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 19 – June 10, 2005
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Philadelphia Phantoms
Runner-up Chicago Wolves
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The 2005 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 2005. [1] The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 10, 2005 with the Philadelphia Phantoms defeating the Chicago Wolves four games to none to win the second Calder Cup in team history. [2] Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP. [3]

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Philadelphia set an AHL record by winning 11 consecutive home games in a single playoff. [4] By playing the postseason in the Wachovia Center, the team also managed to settle postseason attendance records, with 20,103 spectators in the cup-clinching game 4 against Chicago. [5]

As the National Hockey League was in the midst of a lockout that canceled that league's entire 2004–05 season, the 2005 playoffs featured a higher number of players from the NHL.

Playoff seeds

After the 2004–05 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Manchester Monarchs were the Eastern Conference regular season champions. [6]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Manchester Monarchs – Eastern Conference regular season champions, 110 points
  2. Hartford Wolf Pack – 106 points
  3. Lowell Lock Monsters – 100 points
  4. Providence Bruins – 90 points

East Division

  1. Binghamton Senators – 106 points
  2. Philadelphia Phantoms – 103 points
  3. Norfolk Admirals – 93 points
  4. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Rochester Americans – Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 112 points
  2. St. John's Maple Leafs – 98 points
  3. Manitoba Moose – 98 points
  4. Hamilton Bulldogs – 89 points

West Division

  1. Chicago Wolves – 105 points
  2. Milwaukee Admirals – 103 points
  3. Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 93 points
  4. Houston Aeros – 92 points

Bracket

Division Semifinals
April 19–May 1 		Division Finals
May 4–14 		Conference Finals
May 19–29 		Calder Cup Final
June 2–10
            
A1 Manchester 2
A4 Providence 4
A4 Providence 4
Atlantic Division
A3 Lowell 1
A2 Hartford 2
A3 Lowell 4
A4 Providence 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Philadelphia 4
E1 Binghamton 2
E4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
E4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1
East Division
E2 Philadelphia 4
E2 Philadelphia 4
E3 Norfolk 2
E2 Philadelphia 4
W1 Chicago 0
N1 Rochester 4
N4 Hamilton 0
N1 Rochester 1
North Division
N3 Manitoba 4
N2 St. John's 1
N3 Manitoba 4
N3 Manitoba 0
Western Conference
W1 Chicago 4
W1 Chicago 4
W4 Houston 1
W1 Chicago 4
West Division
W3 Cincinnati 1
W2 Milwaukee 3
W3 Cincinnati 4

In each round the higher seed receives home ice advantage, meaning they can play a maximum of four home games if the series reaches seven games. There is no set series format for each series due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations. [7]

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.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A4) Providence Bruins
April 22Manchester Monarchs1 – 5Providence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena  
No scoringFirst period Ben Guité (1) - 2:42
Kevin Dallman (1) - 7:20
Dan LaCouture (1) - 7:30
Tomáš Kůrka (1) - pp - 19:49
11:53 - George Parros (1)Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodTomáš Kůrka (2) - 4:53
Mathieu Garon 6 saves / 9 shots
Adam Hauser 16 saves / 18 shots		Goalie stats Hannu Toivonen 30 saves / 31 shots
April 23Manchester Monarchs4 – 2Providence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena  
10:04 - Dustin Brown (1)
12:02 - pp - Mike Cammalleri (1)		First period Andy Hilbert (1) - 7:29
Pat Leahy (1) - 10:32
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
12:11 - Noah Clarke (1)
19:54 - sh - en - Chris Schmidt (1)		Third periodNo scoring
Mathieu Garon 21 saves / 23 shotsGoalie stats Hannu Toivonen 30 saves / 33 shots
April 25Providence Bruins6 – 3Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center  
5:06 - sh - Pat Leahy (2)
7:42 - Martin Samuelsson (1)
11:59 - Andy Hilbert (2)		First period Dave Steckel (1) - pp - 19:17
5:47 - pp - Keith Aucoin (1)
12:44 - pp - Kevin Dallman (2)		Second periodNo scoring
19:26 - en - Andy Hilbert (3)Third period Dustin Brown (2) - 1:57
Brad Smyth (1) - pp - 5:51
Hannu Toivonen 27 saves / 30 shotsGoalie stats Mathieu Garon 25 saves / 30 shots
Adam Hauser (3 saves / 3 shots)
April 27Providence Bruins2 – 3Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center  
14:22 - Tomáš Kůrka (3)First period Brad Smyth (2) - pp - 2:08
Dustin Brown (3) - 15:54
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
12:20 - Milan Jurčina (1)Third period Jason Holland (1) - 19:12
Hannu Toivonen 24 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Mathieu Garon 24 saves / 26 shots
April 28Manchester Monarchs2 – 4Providence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
12:19 - Dustin Brown (4)
17:30 - Dustin Brown (5)		Second period Brad Boyes (1) - 7:29
Keith Aucoin (2) - pp - 9:55
No scoringThird period Kevin Dallman (3) - pp - 1:23
Patrice Bergeron (1) - en - 19:54
Mathieu Garon 27 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Hannu Toivonen 29 saves / 32 shots
April 30Providence Bruins3 – 1Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center  
No scoringFirst period Troy Milam (1) - pp - 4:04
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
4:34 - pp - Patrice Bergeron (2)
16:00 - Brad Boyes (2)
19:52 - en - Jayme Filipowicz (1)		Third periodNo scoring
Hannu Toivonen 31 saves / 32 shotsGoalie stats Mathieu Garon 37 saves / 39 shots
Providence won series 4 – 2
(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Lowell Lock Monsters
April 21Hartford Wolf Pack5 – 2Lowell Lock Monsters Hartford Civic Center  
2:07 - Dominic Moore (1)First periodNo scoring
12:21 - pp - Alexandre Giroux (1)
16:44 - Jeff Hamilton (1)		Second period Ryan Bayda (1) - 1:42
1:39 - pp - Alexandre Giroux (2)
19:46 - en - Ryan Hollweg (1)		Third period Chad LaRose (1) - pp - 5:03
Jason LaBarbera 39 saves / 41 shotsGoalie stats Cam Ward 24 saves / 28 shots
April 23Hartford Wolf Pack1 – 2Lowell Lock Monsters Hartford Civic Center  
No scoringFirst period Chuck Kobasew (1) - sh - 4:22
7:52 - Jeff Hamilton (2)Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period Ryan Bayda (2) - pp - 9:26
Jason LaBarbera 32 saves / 34 shotsGoalie stats Cam Ward 28 saves / 29 shots
April 24Lowell Lock Monsters1 – 4Hartford Wolf Pack Tsongas Arena  
No scoringFirst period Chad Wiseman (1) - 5:02
17:54 - Ryan Bayda (3)Second period Ken Gernander (3) - 5:18
No scoringThird period Alexandre Giroux (3) - 6:00
Jamie Lundmark (1) - en - 19:18
Cam Ward 25 saves / 28 shotsGoalie stats Jason LaBarbera 32 saves / 33 shots
April 26Lowell Lock Monsters3 – 2Hartford Wolf Pack Tsongas Arena  
16:33 - pp - Mike Zigomanis (1)
18:20 - Mike Zigomanis (2)		First periodNo scoring
1:29 - pp - Gordie Dwyer (1)Second period Jeff Hamilton (3) - pp - 0:24
Jamie Lundmark (2) - 14:50
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Cam Ward 21 saves / 23 shotsGoalie stats Steve Valiquette 29 saves / 32 shots
April 28Hartford Wolf Pack2 – 3Lowell Lock Monsters Hartford Civic Center  
9:26 - Garth Murray (1)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Richie Regehr (1) - 16:45
Mike Zigomanis (3) - 17:02
18:45 - pp - Jeff Hamilton (3)Third period Eric Staal (1) - pp - 9:19
Jason LaBarbera 29 saves / 32 shotsGoalie stats Cam Ward 37 saves / 39 shots
April 30Lowell Lock Monsters3 – 0Hartford Wolf Pack Tsongas Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
8:25 - pp - Chuck Kobasew (2)
15:04 - pp - Allan Rourke (1)		Second periodNo scoring
18:05 - en - Chuck Kobasew (3)Third periodNo scoring
Cam Ward 40 saves / 40 shotsGoalie stats Jason LaBarbera 41 saves / 43 shots
Lowell won series 4 – 2

East Division

(E1) Binghamton Senators vs. (E4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
April 22Binghamton Senators5 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena  
2:03 - pp - Josh Langfeld (1)
8:22 - Jesse Fibiger (1)		First periodNo scoring
16:48 - pp - Jason Spezza (1)Second period Matt Murley (1) - 1:44
2:53 - Antoine Vermette (1)
12:46 - Charlie Stephens (1)		Third period Michel Ouellet (1) - 13:19
Ray Emery 33 saves / 35 shotsGoalie stats Marc-André Fleury 24 saves / 29 shots
April 23Binghamton Senators4 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena  
1:44 - Charlie Stephens (2)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Kris Beech (1) - pp - 10:50
0:49 - Chris Neil (1)
5:06 - Charlie Stephens (3)
12:46 - Brandon Bochenski (1)		Third period Erik Christensen (1) - 13:06
Ray Emery 29 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Andy Chiodo 24 saves / 28 shots
April 25Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 23OTBinghamton Senators Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
No scoringFirst period Christoph Schubert (1) - pp - 9:04
3:30 - pp - Shane Endicott (1)
10:27 - pp - Kris Beech (2)		Second periodChristoph Schubert (2) - pp - 15:11
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
12:26 - Colby Armstrong (1)OvertimeNo scoring
Andy Chiodo 42 saves / 44 shotsGoalie stats Ray Emery 46 saves / 49 shots
April 27Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 0Binghamton Senators Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
15:14 - pp - Matt Murley (2)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
9:08 - Colby Armstrong (2)Third periodNo scoring
Andy Chiodo 23 saves / 23 shotsGoalie stats Ray Emery 20 saves / 22 shots
April 29Binghamton Senators2 – 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena  
10:06 - pp - Denis Hamel (1)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Rob Scuderi (1) - pp - 1:19
Ryan VandenBussche (1) - 16:38
4:11 - pp - Josh Langfeld (2)Third periodRyan VandenBussche (2) - 4:45
Ray Emery 28 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Andy Chiodo 28 saves / 30 shots
May 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 1Binghamton Senators Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Chris Kelly (1) - pp - 18:47
8:00 - pp - Kris Beech (3)
17:16 - pp - Michel Ouellet (2)		Third periodNo scoring
Andy Chiodo 30 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Ray Emery 16 saves / 18 shots
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2
(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals
April 22Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 1Norfolk Admirals Wachovia Center [1]  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
9:40 - Ben Stafford (1)
11:27 - pp - John Slaney (1)
19:07 - pp - Jon Sim (1)		Second period Rene Bourque (1) - pp - 0:55
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Antero Niittymäki 29 saves / 30 shotsGoalie stats Craig Anderson 30 saves / 33 shots
April 23Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 0Norfolk Admirals Wachovia Center [1]
April 25Norfolk Admirals3 – 1Philadelphia Phantoms Norfolk Scope
April 27Norfolk Admirals1 – 4Philadelphia Phantoms Norfolk Scope
April 29Norfolk Admirals4 – 1Philadelphia Phantoms Norfolk Scope
May 1Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 2Norfolk Admirals Wachovia Center [1]
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Rochester Americans vs. (N4) Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20Rochester Americans3 – 1Hamilton Bulldogs Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial  
No scoringFirst period Antti Miettinen (1) - 15:56
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
9:16 - Norm Milley (1)
13:34 - Paul Gaustad (1)
16:33 - Paul Gaustad (2)		Third periodNo scoring
Ryan Miller 25 saves / 26 shotsGoalie stats Yann Danis 32 saves / 35 shots
April 22Rochester Americans2 – 1Hamilton Bulldogs Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial  
No scoringFirst period Chris Higgins (1) - 2:00
2:40 - pp - Paul Gaustad (3)
10:15 - Thomas Vanek (1)		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Ryan Miller 34 saves / 35 shotsGoalie stats Yann Danis 21 saves / 23 shots
April 24Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 4Rochester Americans Copps Coliseum  
1:15 - Chris Higgins (2)
3:07 - Chris Higgins (3)
8:37 - Jason Ward (1)		First period Paul Gaustad (4) - 6:51
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period Jiří Novotný (1) - 8:15
Brandon Smith (1) - 13:20
Jiří Novotný (2) - 16:40
Yann Danis 26 saves / 30 shotsGoalie stats Ryan Miller 26 saves / 29 shots
April 26Hamilton Bulldogs4 – 5Rochester Americans Copps Coliseum  
No scoringFirst period Derek Roy (1) - pp - 9:23
11:24 - pp - Tomáš Plekanec (1)
15:54 - Tomáš Plekanec (2)		Second period Jeff Jillson (1) - pp - 2:39
4:31 - Jason Ward (2)
19:31 - Ron Hainsey (1)		Third period Chris Taylor (1) - 5:46
Derek Roy (2) - 16:59
Thomas Vanek (2) - en - 18:54
Yann Danis 30 saves / 34 shotsGoalie stats Ryan Miller 28 saves / 32 shots
Rochester won series 4 – 0
(N2) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
April 20St. John's Maple Leafs3 – 5Manitoba Moose Mile One Stadium
April 22St. John's Maple Leafs6 – 1Manitoba Moose Mile One Stadium
April 25Manitoba Moose5 – 2St. John's Maple Leafs MTS Centre
April 27Manitoba Moose3 – 2OTSt. John's Maple Leafs MTS Centre
April 29Manitoba Moose4 – 0St. John's Maple Leafs MTS Centre
Manitoba won series 4 – 1

West Division

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Houston Aeros
April 19Chicago Wolves4 – 1Houston Aeros Allstate Arena
April 21Chicago Wolves1 – 2OTHouston Aeros Allstate Arena
April 23Houston Aeros0 – 1Chicago Wolves Toyota Center
April 24Houston Aeros1 – 2Chicago Wolves Toyota Center
April 26Houston Aeros3 – 5Chicago Wolves Toyota Center
Chicago won series 4 – 1
(W2) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
April 20Milwaukee Admirals4 – 2Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Bradley Center
April 22Cincinnati Mighty Ducks4 – 32OTMilwaukee Admirals Cincinnati Gardens
April 23Milwaukee Admirals3 – 2OTCincinnati Mighty Ducks Bradley Center
April 25Milwaukee Admirals3 – 0Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Bradley Center
April 27Cincinnati Mighty Ducks3 – 1Milwaukee Admirals Cincinnati Gardens
April 29Cincinnati Mighty Ducks5 – 1Milwaukee Admirals Cincinnati Gardens
May 1Milwaukee Admirals3 – 4Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Bradley Center
Cincinnati won series 4 – 3

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A3) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (A4) Providence Bruins
May 6Lowell Lock Monsters4 – 5Providence Bruins Tsongas Arena
May 7Lowell Lock Monsters4 – 0Providence Bruins Tsongas Arena
May 11Lowell Lock Monsters1 – 4Providence Bruins Tsongas Arena
May 13Providence Bruins3 – 2OTLowell Lock Monsters Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 14Providence Bruins5 – 2Lowell Lock Monsters Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence won series 4 – 1

East Division

(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
May 4Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wachovia Center [1]
May 6Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wachovia Center [1]
May 7Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 1Philadelphia Phantoms Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 10Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 5Philadelphia Phantoms Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 13Philadelphia Phantoms7 – 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wachovia Center [1]
Philadelphia won series 4 – 1

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
May 4Rochester Americans4 – 2Manitoba Moose Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
May 6Rochester Americans0 – 1Manitoba Moose Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
May 9Manitoba Moose5 – 4OTRochester Americans MTS Centre
May 11Manitoba Moose2 – 1Rochester Americans MTS Centre
May 13Manitoba Moose5 – 2Rochester Americans MTS Centre
Manitoba won series 4 – 1

West Division

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
May 4Chicago Wolves5 – 2Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Allstate Arena
May 7Chicago Wolves2 – 1Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Allstate Arena
May 9Cincinnati Mighty Ducks2 – 5Chicago Wolves Cincinnati Gardens
May 11Cincinnati Mighty Ducks3 – 2Chicago Wolves Cincinnati Gardens
May 13Chicago Wolves4 – 1Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Allstate Arena
Chicago won series 4 – 1

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

May 20Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 2Providence Bruins Wachovia Center [1]
May 21Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 0Providence Bruins Wachovia Center [1]
May 23Providence Bruins2 – 1OTPhiladelphia Phantoms Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 25Providence Bruins1 – 2Philadelphia Phantoms Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 27Providence Bruins6 – 4Philadelphia Phantoms Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 29Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 1Providence Bruins Wachovia Center [1]
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2

Western Conference

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose

May 19Chicago Wolves4 – 3Manitoba Moose Allstate Arena
May 21Chicago Wolves3 – 0Manitoba Moose Allstate Arena
May 23Manitoba Moose2 – 4Chicago Wolves MTS Centre
May 25Manitoba Moose1 – 4Chicago Wolves MTS Centre
Chicago won series 4 – 0

Calder Cup Final

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (E2) Philadelphia Phantoms

June 2Chicago Wolves0 – 1Philadelphia Phantoms Allstate Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Mike Richards (6) - 5:58
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Kari Lehtonen 31 saves / 32 shotsGoalie stats Antero Niittymäki 27 saves / 27 shots
June 4Chicago Wolves1 – 22OTPhiladelphia Phantoms Allstate Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
4:52 - pp - Steve Maltais (4)Second period John Slaney (3) - pp - 14:11
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond overtime period3:50 - Patrick Sharp (5)
Kari Lehtonen 26 saves / 28 shotsGoalie stats Antero Niittymäki 48 saves / 49 shots
June 8Philadelphia Phantoms2 – 1Chicago Wolves Wachovia Center [1]  
8:50 - pp - Mike Richards (7)
9:57 - pp - Patrick Sharp (6)		First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period J.P. Vigier (5) - pp - 8:34
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Antero Niittymäki 29 saves / 30 shotsGoalie stats Kari Lehtonen 22 saves / 24 shots
June 10Philadelphia Phantoms5 – 2Chicago Wolves Wachovia Center [1]  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
5:32 - Patrick Sharp (7)
12:42 - Jon Sim (9)
18:05 - Ben Stafford (2)
19:47 - pp - Jon Sim (10)		Second periodNo scoring
8:49 - Patrick Sharp (8)Third period Steve Maltais (5) - pp - 4:37
Lonny Bohonos (3) - 16:07
Antero Niittymäki 28 saves / 30 shotsGoalie stats Kari Lehtonen 25 saves / 29 shots
Philadelphia won series 4 – 0

Playoff statistical leaders

Leading skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Jeff Carter Philadelphia Phantoms 21121123+1012
Patrick Sharp Philadelphia Phantoms 2181321+920
Andy Hilbert Providence Bruins 1771421+327
Keith Aucoin Providence Bruins 1741418–518
Jon Sim Philadelphia Phantoms 2110717+744
Brad Boyes Providence Bruins 168715–123
Mike Richards Philadelphia Phantoms 147815+828
Josh Green Manitoba Moose 149514–126
Lee Goren Manitoba Moose 1410313+423
Ryan Ready Philadelphia Phantoms 1921113+56

Leading goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 420 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.

GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)

PlayerTeamGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
Kari Lehtonen Chicago Wolves 16106457281.71.9392983
Antero Niittymaki Philadelphia Phantoms 21155648371.75.94331269
Wade Flaherty Manitoba Moose 1284329292.42.9122720
Hannu Toivonen Providence Bruins 17107547422.43.92301038
Andy Chiodo Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 954244232.48.9061556
Cam Ward Lowell Lock Monsters 1156340282.53.9182664
Brian Finley Milwaukee Admirals 734229202.62.9131458

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The 1996 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 1996. 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. Rochester's Dixon Ward won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.

The 1993 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 12, 1993. The twelve teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals and division finals. The highest remaining seed received a bye for the third round while the other two remaining teams played a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to play the bye-team in a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 30, 1993, with the Cape Breton Oilers defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.

The 1990 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 4, 1990. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 18, 1990, with the Springfield Indians defeating the Rochester Americans four games to two to win the Calder Cup for the sixth time in team history. Despite an injury preventing him from playing in the final game, Springfield goaltender Jeff Hackett won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs.

The 1989 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 4, 1989. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 16, 1989, with the Adirondack Red Wings defeating the New Haven Nighthawks four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the third time in team history. Adirondack's Sam St. Laurent won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.

The 1988 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 6, 1988. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 12, 1988, with the Hershey Bears defeating the Fredericton Express four games to zero to win the Calder Cup for the seventh time in team history. Hershey went an unprecedented 12-0 during their Calder Cup run, which also set an AHL record for most consecutive games won in one playoff. Hershey's Wendell Young won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.

The 1987 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 8, 1987. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 23, 1987, with the Rochester Americans defeating the Sherbrooke Canadiens four games to three to win the Calder Cup for the fifth time in team history. Rochester's Dave Fenyves won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.

The 1986 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 1986. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 21, 1986, with the Adirondack Red Wings defeating the Hershey Bears four games to two to win the Calder Cup for the second time in team history. Hershey's Tim Tookey won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP, becoming the first player from the losing finalist to win the award.

The 1985 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 10, 1985. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 24, 1985, with the Sherbrooke Canadiens defeating the Baltimore Skipjacks four games to two to win the Calder Cup for the only time in team history. Sherbrooke's Brian Skrudland won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.

The 2009 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League (AHL) began on April 15, 2009. The 16 teams that qualified, 8 from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions then played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears defeated the Manitoba Moose four games to two in the finals to win the Calder Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Phantoms history timeline". phantomshockey.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  4. ↑ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  5. ↑ "Attendance record shattered in Philly". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ 2004-05 AHL Standings HockeyDB. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  7. ↑ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
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