Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 19 – June 10, 2005 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Philadelphia Phantoms |
Runner-up | Chicago Wolves |
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]
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.
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]
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]
April 22 | Manchester Monarchs | 1 – 5 | Providence Bruins | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
No scoring | First 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 period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Tomáš 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 23 | Manchester Monarchs | 4 – 2 | Providence 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 scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
12:11 - Noah Clarke (1) 19:54 - sh - en - Chris Schmidt (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Mathieu Garon 21 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Hannu Toivonen 30 saves / 33 shots |
April 25 | Providence Bruins | 6 – 3 | Manchester 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 period | No 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 shots | Goalie stats | Mathieu Garon 25 saves / 30 shots Adam Hauser (3 saves / 3 shots) |
April 27 | Providence Bruins | 2 – 3 | Manchester Monarchs | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
14:22 - Tomáš Kůrka (3) | First period | Brad Smyth (2) - pp - 2:08 Dustin Brown (3) - 15:54 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
12:20 - Milan Jurčina (1) | Third period | Jason Holland (1) - 19:12 | ||||||
Hannu Toivonen 24 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Mathieu Garon 24 saves / 26 shots |
April 28 | Manchester Monarchs | 2 – 4 | Providence Bruins | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | No 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 scoring | Third period | Kevin Dallman (3) - pp - 1:23 Patrice Bergeron (1) - en - 19:54 | ||||||
Mathieu Garon 27 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Hannu Toivonen 29 saves / 32 shots |
April 30 | Providence Bruins | 3 – 1 | Manchester Monarchs | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
No scoring | First period | Troy Milam (1) - pp - 4:04 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
4:34 - pp - Patrice Bergeron (2) 16:00 - Brad Boyes (2) 19:52 - en - Jayme Filipowicz (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Hannu Toivonen 31 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Mathieu Garon 37 saves / 39 shots |
Providence won series 4 – 2 | |
April 21 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 5 – 2 | Lowell Lock Monsters | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
2:07 - Dominic Moore (1) | First period | No 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 shots | Goalie stats | Cam Ward 24 saves / 28 shots |
April 23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 – 2 | Lowell Lock Monsters | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
No scoring | First period | Chuck Kobasew (1) - sh - 4:22 | ||||||
7:52 - Jeff Hamilton (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Ryan Bayda (2) - pp - 9:26 | ||||||
Jason LaBarbera 32 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Cam Ward 28 saves / 29 shots |
April 24 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 1 – 4 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Tsongas Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | Chad Wiseman (1) - 5:02 | ||||||
17:54 - Ryan Bayda (3) | Second period | Ken Gernander (3) - 5:18 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Alexandre Giroux (3) - 6:00 Jamie Lundmark (1) - en - 19:18 | ||||||
Cam Ward 25 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Jason LaBarbera 32 saves / 33 shots |
April 26 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 3 – 2 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Tsongas Arena | ||||
16:33 - pp - Mike Zigomanis (1) 18:20 - Mike Zigomanis (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
1:29 - pp - Gordie Dwyer (1) | Second period | Jeff Hamilton (3) - pp - 0:24 Jamie Lundmark (2) - 14:50 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Cam Ward 21 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Steve Valiquette 29 saves / 32 shots |
April 28 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 2 – 3 | Lowell Lock Monsters | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
9:26 - Garth Murray (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second 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 shots | Goalie stats | Cam Ward 37 saves / 39 shots |
April 30 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 3 – 0 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Tsongas Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
8:25 - pp - Chuck Kobasew (2) 15:04 - pp - Allan Rourke (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
18:05 - en - Chuck Kobasew (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Cam Ward 40 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Jason LaBarbera 41 saves / 43 shots |
Lowell won series 4 – 2 | |
April 22 | Binghamton Senators | 5 – 2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
2:03 - pp - Josh Langfeld (1) 8:22 - Jesse Fibiger (1) | First period | No 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 shots | Goalie stats | Marc-André Fleury 24 saves / 29 shots |
April 23 | Binghamton Senators | 4 – 2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
1:44 - Charlie Stephens (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second 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 shots | Goalie stats | Andy Chiodo 24 saves / 28 shots |
April 25 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 – 2 | 3OT | Binghamton Senators | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | |||
No scoring | First period | Christoph Schubert (1) - pp - 9:04 | ||||||
3:30 - pp - Shane Endicott (1) 10:27 - pp - Kris Beech (2) | Second period | Christoph Schubert (2) - pp - 15:11 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
12:26 - Colby Armstrong (1) | Overtime | No scoring | ||||||
Andy Chiodo 42 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Ray Emery 46 saves / 49 shots |
April 27 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 – 0 | Binghamton Senators | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
15:14 - pp - Matt Murley (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
9:08 - Colby Armstrong (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Andy Chiodo 23 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Ray Emery 20 saves / 22 shots |
April 29 | Binghamton Senators | 2 – 3 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
10:06 - pp - Denis Hamel (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Rob Scuderi (1) - pp - 1:19 Ryan VandenBussche (1) - 16:38 | ||||||
4:11 - pp - Josh Langfeld (2) | Third period | Ryan VandenBussche (2) - 4:45 | ||||||
Ray Emery 28 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Andy Chiodo 28 saves / 30 shots |
May 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 – 1 | Binghamton Senators | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Chris Kelly (1) - pp - 18:47 | ||||||
8:00 - pp - Kris Beech (3) 17:16 - pp - Michel Ouellet (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Andy Chiodo 30 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Ray Emery 16 saves / 18 shots |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2 | |
April 22 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 – 1 | Norfolk Admirals | Wachovia Center [1] | ||||
No scoring | First period | No 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 scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Antero Niittymäki 29 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Anderson 30 saves / 33 shots |
April 23 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 – 0 | Norfolk Admirals | Wachovia Center [1] | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
7:39 - Todd Fedoruk (1) 9:52 - Jeff Carter (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
19:53 - Ben Eager (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Antero Niittymäki 32 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Anderson 26 saves / 29 shots |
April 25 | Norfolk Admirals | 3 – 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Norfolk Scope | ||||
12:50 - Jason Morgan (1) | First period | Josh Gratton (1) - 7:11 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
1:58 - Colin Fraser (1) 15:02 - Ajay Baines (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Craig Anderson 30 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Antero Niittymäki 31 saves / 34 shots |
April 27 | Norfolk Admirals | 1 – 4 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Norfolk Scope | ||||
No scoring | First period | R.J. Umberger (1) - 2:45 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Jeff Carter (2) - 14:07 Patrick Sharp (1) - 16:43 | ||||||
13:03 - pp - Jason Morgan (2) | Third period | Jeff Carter (3) - en - 18:31 | ||||||
Craig Anderson 36 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Antero Niittymäki 40 saves / 41 shots |
April 29 | Norfolk Admirals | 4 – 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Norfolk Scope | ||||
Richard Seeley (1) - 10:27 James Wisniewski (1) - 14:36 | First period | 15:40 - pp - Jeff Carter (4) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Pavel Vorobiev (1) - 1:20 Pavel Vorobiev (2) - 5:05 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Craig Anderson 25 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Antero Niittymäki 41 saves / 45 shots |
May 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4 – 2 | Norfolk Admirals | Wachovia Center [1] | ||||
Patrick Sharp (2) - 0:23 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 5:01 - sh - Ajay Baines (2) 11:54 - pp - Ajay Baines (3) | ||||||
Dennis Seidenberg (1) - 4:58 Mark Murphy (1) - 15:01 Éric Meloche (1) - en - 19:56 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Antero Niittymäki 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Anderson 25 saves / 28 shots |
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2 | |
April 20 | Rochester Americans | 3 – 1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
No scoring | First period | Antti Miettinen (1) - 15:56 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
9:16 - Norm Milley (1) 13:34 - Paul Gaustad (1) 16:33 - Paul Gaustad (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Miller 25 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Yann Danis 32 saves / 35 shots |
April 22 | Rochester Americans | 2 – 1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
No scoring | First period | Chris Higgins (1) - 2:00 | ||||||
2:40 - pp - Paul Gaustad (3) 10:15 - Thomas Vanek (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Miller 34 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Yann Danis 21 saves / 23 shots |
April 24 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 4 | Rochester 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 scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jiří Novotný (1) - 8:15 Brandon Smith (1) - 13:20 Jiří Novotný (2) - 16:40 | ||||||
Yann Danis 26 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Ryan Miller 26 saves / 29 shots |
April 26 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 – 5 | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | ||||
No scoring | First 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 shots | Goalie stats | Ryan Miller 28 saves / 32 shots |
Rochester won series 4 – 0 | |
April 20 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 3 – 5 | Manitoba Moose | Mile One Stadium |
April 22 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 6 – 1 | Manitoba Moose | Mile One Stadium |
April 25 | Manitoba Moose | 5 – 2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | MTS Centre |
April 27 | Manitoba Moose | 3 – 2 | OT | St. John's Maple Leafs | MTS Centre |
April 29 | Manitoba Moose | 4 – 0 | St. John's Maple Leafs | MTS Centre |
Manitoba won series 4 – 1 | |
April 19 | Chicago Wolves | 4 – 1 | Houston Aeros | Allstate Arena |
April 21 | Chicago Wolves | 1 – 2 | OT | Houston Aeros | Allstate Arena |
April 23 | Houston Aeros | 0 – 1 | Chicago Wolves | Toyota Center |
April 24 | Houston Aeros | 1 – 2 | Chicago Wolves | Toyota Center |
April 26 | Houston Aeros | 3 – 5 | Chicago Wolves | Toyota Center |
Chicago won series 4 – 1 | |
April 20 | Milwaukee Admirals | 4 – 2 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Bradley Center |
April 22 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Milwaukee Admirals | Cincinnati Gardens |
April 23 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 – 2 | OT | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Bradley Center |
April 25 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 – 0 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Bradley Center |
April 27 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 3 – 1 | Milwaukee Admirals | Cincinnati Gardens |
April 29 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 5 – 1 | Milwaukee Admirals | Cincinnati Gardens |
May 1 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 – 4 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Bradley Center |
Cincinnati won series 4 – 3 | |
May 6 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 4 – 5 | Providence Bruins | Tsongas Arena |
May 7 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 4 – 0 | Providence Bruins | Tsongas Arena |
May 11 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 1 – 4 | Providence Bruins | Tsongas Arena |
May 13 | Providence Bruins | 3 – 2 | OT | Lowell Lock Monsters | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
May 14 | Providence Bruins | 5 – 2 | Lowell Lock Monsters | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
Providence won series 4 – 1 | |
May 4 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4 – 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Wachovia Center [1] |
May 6 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4 – 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Wachovia Center [1] |
May 7 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 – 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza |
May 10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 – 5 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza |
May 13 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 7 – 4 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Wachovia Center [1] |
Philadelphia won series 4 – 1 | |
May 4 | Rochester Americans | 4 – 2 | Manitoba Moose | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial |
May 6 | Rochester Americans | 0 – 1 | Manitoba Moose | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial |
May 9 | Manitoba Moose | 5 – 4 | OT | Rochester Americans | MTS Centre |
May 11 | Manitoba Moose | 2 – 1 | Rochester Americans | MTS Centre |
May 13 | Manitoba Moose | 5 – 2 | Rochester Americans | MTS Centre |
Manitoba won series 4 – 1 | |
May 4 | Chicago Wolves | 5 – 2 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Allstate Arena |
May 7 | Chicago Wolves | 2 – 1 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Allstate Arena |
May 9 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 2 – 5 | Chicago Wolves | Cincinnati Gardens |
May 11 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 3 – 2 | Chicago Wolves | Cincinnati Gardens |
May 13 | Chicago Wolves | 4 – 1 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Allstate Arena |
Chicago won series 4 – 1 | |
May 20 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4 – 2 | Providence Bruins | Wachovia Center [1] |
May 21 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 – 0 | Providence Bruins | Wachovia Center [1] |
May 23 | Providence Bruins | 2 – 1 | OT | Philadelphia Phantoms | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
May 25 | Providence Bruins | 1 – 2 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
May 27 | Providence Bruins | 6 – 4 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
May 29 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4 – 1 | Providence Bruins | Wachovia Center [1] |
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2 | |
May 19 | Chicago Wolves | 4 – 3 | Manitoba Moose | Allstate Arena |
May 21 | Chicago Wolves | 3 – 0 | Manitoba Moose | Allstate Arena |
May 23 | Manitoba Moose | 2 – 4 | Chicago Wolves | MTS Centre |
May 25 | Manitoba Moose | 1 – 4 | Chicago Wolves | MTS Centre |
Chicago won series 4 – 0 | |
June 2 | Chicago Wolves | 0 – 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms | Allstate Arena | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Mike Richards (6) - 5:58 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kari Lehtonen 31 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Antero Niittymäki 27 saves / 27 shots |
June 4 | Chicago Wolves | 1 – 2 | 2OT | Philadelphia Phantoms | Allstate Arena | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
4:52 - pp - Steve Maltais (4) | Second period | John Slaney (3) - pp - 14:11 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 3:50 - Patrick Sharp (5) | ||||||
Kari Lehtonen 26 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Antero Niittymäki 48 saves / 49 shots |
June 8 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 2 – 1 | Chicago Wolves | Wachovia Center [1] | ||||
8:50 - pp - Mike Richards (7) 9:57 - pp - Patrick Sharp (6) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | J.P. Vigier (5) - pp - 8:34 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Antero Niittymäki 29 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Kari Lehtonen 22 saves / 24 shots |
June 10 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 5 – 2 | Chicago Wolves | Wachovia Center [1] | ||||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
5:32 - Patrick Sharp (7) 12:42 - Jon Sim (9) 18:05 - Ben Stafford (2) 19:47 - pp - Jon Sim (10) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
8:49 - Patrick Sharp (8) | Third period | Steve Maltais (5) - pp - 4:37 Lonny Bohonos (3) - 16:07 | ||||||
Antero Niittymäki 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Kari Lehtonen 25 saves / 29 shots |
Philadelphia won series 4 – 0 | |
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
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Jeff Carter | Philadelphia Phantoms | 21 | 12 | 11 | 23 | +10 | 12 |
Patrick Sharp | Philadelphia Phantoms | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +9 | 20 |
Andy Hilbert | Providence Bruins | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +3 | 27 |
Keith Aucoin | Providence Bruins | 17 | 4 | 14 | 18 | –5 | 18 |
Jon Sim | Philadelphia Phantoms | 21 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +7 | 44 |
Brad Boyes | Providence Bruins | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | –1 | 23 |
Mike Richards | Philadelphia Phantoms | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
Josh Green | Manitoba Moose | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | –1 | 26 |
Lee Goren | Manitoba Moose | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | +4 | 23 |
Ryan Ready | Philadelphia Phantoms | 19 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +5 | 6 |
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)
Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
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Kari Lehtonen | Chicago Wolves | 16 | 10 | 6 | 457 | 28 | 1.71 | .939 | 2 | 983 |
Antero Niittymaki | Philadelphia Phantoms | 21 | 15 | 5 | 648 | 37 | 1.75 | .943 | 3 | 1269 |
Wade Flaherty | Manitoba Moose | 12 | 8 | 4 | 329 | 29 | 2.42 | .912 | 2 | 720 |
Hannu Toivonen | Providence Bruins | 17 | 10 | 7 | 547 | 42 | 2.43 | .923 | 0 | 1038 |
Andy Chiodo | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 9 | 5 | 4 | 244 | 23 | 2.48 | .906 | 1 | 556 |
Cam Ward | Lowell Lock Monsters | 11 | 5 | 6 | 340 | 28 | 2.53 | .918 | 2 | 664 |
Brian Finley | Milwaukee Admirals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 229 | 20 | 2.62 | .913 | 1 | 458 |
The 2008 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 16, 2008. 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, 2008 with the Chicago Wolves defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, four games to two, to win the second Calder Cup in team history. Jason Krog won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP, after having already been named the regular-season MVP. Krog also tied the AHL record for most assists in one playoff with 26.
The 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 2007. 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 7, 2007 with the Hamilton Bulldogs defeating the Hershey Bears four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history. This was a rematch of the 1997 Calder Cup Final, where Hershey defeated Hamilton in five games.
The 2006 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 2006. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 15, 2006 with the Hershey Bears defeating the Milwaukee Admirals four games to two to win the ninth Calder Cup in team history.
The 2004 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2004. Twenty teams, the top five from each division, qualified for the playoffs. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in each division played best-of-3 series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, 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 6, 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to none to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Milwaukee's Wade Flaherty won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.
The 2003 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2003. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs. The seventh-, eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-placed teams in each conference played best-of-three series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-five series for conference quarterfinals. The remaining 8 teams played best-of-seven series for conference semifinals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 12, 2003 with the Houston Aeros defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs four games to three to win the first Calder Cup in team history.
The 2002 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2002. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs. The seventh-, eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-placed teams in each conference played best-of-three series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-five series for conference quarterfinals. The remaining 8 teams played best-of-seven series for conference semifinals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 3, 2002 with the Chicago Wolves defeating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.
The 2001 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 10, 2001. 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 May 28, 2001, with the Saint John Flames defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to two to win the first, and only, Calder Cup in team history.
The 2000 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 11, 2000. 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 4, 2000 with the Hartford Wolf Pack defeating the Rochester Americans four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history.
The 1999 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 21, 1999. 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, 1999, with the Providence Bruins defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Providence's Peter Ferraro won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.
The 1998 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 1998. 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 10, 1998, with the Philadelphia Phantoms defeating the Saint John Flames four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Philadelphia's Mike Maneluk won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the AHL playoff MVP.
The 1997 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 1997. 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, 1997, with the Hershey Bears defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs four games to one to win the eighth Calder Cup in team history. Hershey's Mike McHugh won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.
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.