2007 Calder Cup playoffs

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2007 Calder Cup playoffs
AHL- June 7 Bears v Bulldogs (38634699440).jpg
The champion Hamilton Bulldogs
Tournament details
DatesApril 18 – June 7, 2007
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Hamilton Bulldogs
Runners-up Hershey Bears
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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. [1] This was a rematch of the 1997 Calder Cup Final, where Hershey defeated Hamilton in five games. [2]

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Carey Price won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP, and became only the third teenage goaltender to lead his team to a Calder Cup championship in AHL history. [3]

Playoff seeds

After the 2006–07 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the West Division to take the spot of the fourth-placed team in the North Division if they earned more points, since the North Division had one fewer team. This did not occur as the Grand Rapids Griffins, the fourth-placed team in the North Division finished with 85 points while the Peoria Rivermen, the fifth-placed team in the West Division, finished with 84 points. The Hershey Bears were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights were the Western Conference regular season champions. [4]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Manchester Monarchs – 110 points
  2. Hartford Wolf Pack – 98 points
  3. Providence Bruins – 94 points
  4. Worcester Sharks – 93 points

East Division

  1. Hershey Bears – Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 114 points
  2. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 108 points
  3. Norfolk Admirals – 108 points
  4. Albany River Rats – 81 points

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Manitoba Moose – 102 points
  2. Rochester Americans – 98 points
  3. Hamilton Bulldogs – 95 points
  4. Grand Rapids Griffins – 85 points

West Division

  1. Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights – Western Conference regular season champions, 104 points
  2. Chicago Wolves – 101 points
  3. Milwaukee Admirals – 96 points
  4. Iowa Stars – 88 points

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final
            
A1 Manchester 4
A4 Worcester 2
A1 Manchester 4
Atlantic Division
A3 Providence 2
A2 Hartford 3
A3 Providence 4
A1 Manchester 0
Eastern Conference
E1 Hershey 4
E1 Hershey 4
E4 Albany 1
E1 Hershey 4
East Division
E2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1
E2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
E3 Norfolk 2
E1 Hershey 1
N3 Hamilton 4
N1 Manitoba 4
N4 Grand Rapids 3
N1 Manitoba 2
North Division
N3 Hamilton 4
N2 Rochester 2
N3 Hamilton 4
N3 Hamilton 4
Western Conference
W2 Chicago 1
W1 Omaha 2
W4 Iowa 4
W4 Iowa 2
West Division
W2 Chicago 4
W2 Chicago 4
W3 Milwaukee 0

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. [5]

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) Worcester Sharks
April 18Manchester Monarchs5 – 2Worcester Sharks Verizon Wireless Arena  
1:57 - Oleg Tverdovsky (1)
11:52 - pp - Peter Harrold (1)
13:15 - John Zeiler (1)		First period Graham Mink (1) - 5:24
5:02 - Marty Murray (1)Second periodNo scoring
9:54 - Petr Kanko (1)Third period Grant Stevenson (1) - pp - 7:45
Barry Brust 27 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Thomas Greiss 8 saves / 11 shots
Dimitri Patzold 18 saves / 20 shots
April 20Manchester Monarchs4 – 32OTWorcester Sharks Verizon Wireless Arena  
1:15 - Tim Jackman (1)First period Mike Iggulden (1) - pp - 3:39
8:53 - Matt Ryan (1)Second periodNo scoring
9:07 - pp - Patrick O'Sullivan (1)Third period Mathieu Darche (1) - pp - 1:07
Mathieu Darche (2) - 7:14
19:12 - John Zeiler (2)Second overtime periodNo scoring
Jason LaBarbera 44 saves / 47 shotsGoalie stats Thomas Greiss 43 saves / 47 shots
April 21Worcester Sharks0 – 5Manchester Monarchs DCU Center  
No scoringFirst period Matt Ryan (2) - 5:02
Marty Murray (2) - 13:26
No scoringSecond period Noah Clarke (1) - 4:02
No scoringThird period Brian Boyle (1) - pp - 6:19
Patrick O'Sullivan (2) - 17:41
Thomas Greiss 26 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Jason LaBarbera 26 saves / 26 shots
April 25Worcester Sharks3 – 2Manchester Monarchs DCU Center  
15:46 - Tom Walsh (1)First periodNo scoring
11:11 - pp - Mike Iggulden (2)Second period Patrick O'Sullivan (3) - 4:56
Matt Moulson (1) - 19:12
12:24 - Tom Walsh (2)Third periodNo scoring
Dimitri Patzold 27 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Jason LaBarbera 34 saves / 37 shots
April 27Manchester Monarchs1 – 4Worcester Sharks Verizon Wireless Arena
April 28Worcester Sharks2 – 32OTManchester Monarchs DCU Center
Manchester won series 4 – 2
(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Providence Bruins
April 18Hartford Wolf Pack5 – 1Providence Bruins XL Center
April 20Hartford Wolf Pack2 – 4Providence Bruins XL Center
April 21Providence Bruins2 – 5Hartford Wolf Pack Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 24Providence Bruins5 – 1Hartford Wolf Pack Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 26Providence Bruins0 – 1Hartford Wolf Pack Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 28Hartford Wolf Pack2 – 5Providence Bruins XL Center
April 29Hartford Wolf Pack4 – 5Providence Bruins XL Center
Providence won series 4 – 3

East Division

(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Albany River Rats
April 18Hershey Bears3 – 2Albany River Rats GIANT Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
0:41 - sh - Dave Steckel (1)Second period Cody McCormick (1) - 7:02
Ryan Bayda (1) - 15:00
4:59 - pp - Tomáš Fleischmann (1)
12:36 - pp - Kyle Wilson (1)		Third periodNo scoring
Frédéric Cassivi 21 saves / 23 shotsGoalie stats Tyler Weiman 35 saves / 38 shots
April 19Hershey Bears2 – 3OTAlbany River Rats GIANT Center
April 22Albany River Rats5 – 6Hershey Bears Glens Falls Civic Center [6]
April 23Albany River Rats1 – 3Hershey Bears Glens Falls Civic Center [7]
April 25Albany River Rats2 – 4Hershey Bears Glens Falls Civic Center [8]
Hershey won series 4 – 1
(E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals
April 20Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 5Norfolk Admirals Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
No scoringFirst period Jonas Nordqvist (1) - 3:56
6:41 - pp - Kyle Brodziak (1)
8:47 - Stephen Dixon (1)		Second period P. A. Parenteau (1) - pp - 4:22
No scoringThird period Colin Fraser (1) - 13:39
Troy Brouwer (1) - pp - 15:10
Carl Corazzini (1) - en - 19:11
Nolan Schaefer 27 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Corey Crawford 28 saves / 30 shots
April 21Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins5 – 2Norfolk Admirals Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
1:28 - pp - Kurtis McLean (1)
16:57 - pp - Micki DuPont (1)		First period Adam Burish (1) - 2:40
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
6:11 - Jonathan Filewich (1)
6:42 - Robert Nilsson (1)
18:52 - pp - Jonathan Filewich (2)		Third period Jonas Nordqvist (2) - pp - 10:02
Nolan Schaefer 29 saves / 31 shotsGoalie stats Corey Crawford 25 saves / 30 shots
April 23Norfolk Admirals2 – 3OTWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Norfolk Scope
April 25Norfolk Admirals4 – 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Norfolk Scope
April 27Norfolk Admirals1 – 8Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Norfolk Scope
April 29Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 2Norfolk Admirals Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Grand Rapids Griffins
April 19Manitoba Moose1 – 0Grand Rapids Griffins MTS Centre
April 21Manitoba Moose1 – 4Grand Rapids Griffins MTS Centre
April 23Grand Rapids Griffins2 – 1OTManitoba Moose Van Andel Arena
April 25Grand Rapids Griffins1 – 4Manitoba Moose Van Andel Arena
April 27Grand Rapids Griffins4 – 3OTManitoba Moose Van Andel Arena
April 29Manitoba Moose2 – 1Grand Rapids Griffins MTS Centre
May 1Manitoba Moose4 – 1Grand Rapids Griffins MTS Centre
Manitoba won series 4 – 3
(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
April 19Rochester Americans0 – 2Hamilton Bulldogs Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Zack Stortini (1) - 3:34
No scoringThird period Maxim Lapierre (1) - en - 19:51
Craig Anderson 28 saves / 29 shotsGoalie stats Carey Price 34 saves / 34 shots
April 21Rochester Americans3 – 1Hamilton Bulldogs Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
April 22Hamilton Bulldogs5 – 42OTRochester Americans Copps Coliseum
April 24Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 4Rochester Americans Copps Coliseum
April 26Rochester Americans2 – 4Hamilton Bulldogs Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
April 28Hamilton Bulldogs6 – 2Rochester Americans Copps Coliseum
Hamilton won series 4 – 2

West Division

(W1) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights vs. (W4) Iowa Stars
April 20Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights4 – 2Iowa Stars Omaha Civic Auditorium  
12:25 - Justin Taylor (1)First period Dan Hacker (1) - pp - 16:56
14:40 - pp - Chris Lee (1)Second period Paul Szczechura (1) - pp - 12:39
9:21 - Adam Pardy (1)
14:22 - Warren Peters (1)		Third periodNo scoring
Curtis McElhinney 17 saves / 19 shotsGoalie stats Dan Ellis 16 saves / 20 shots
April 21Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights1 – 2OTIowa Stars Omaha Civic Auditorium
April 23Iowa Stars2 – 1Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Wells Fargo Arena
April 25Iowa Stars3 – 2Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Wells Fargo Arena
April 27Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights3 – 2OTIowa Stars Omaha Civic Auditorium
April 28Iowa Stars5 – 2Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Wells Fargo Arena
Iowa won series 4 – 2
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals
April 20Chicago Wolves3 – 2Milwaukee Admirals Allstate Arena
April 22Chicago Wolves4 – 1Milwaukee Admirals Allstate Arena
April 24Milwaukee Admirals2 – 3Chicago Wolves Bradley Center
April 25Milwaukee Admirals2 – 3OTChicago Wolves Bradley Center
Chicago won series 4 – 0

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Providence Bruins
May 1Manchester Monarchs3 – 6Providence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena
May 2Manchester Monarchs4 – 1Providence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena
May 8Providence Bruins2 – 1Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 9Providence Bruins2 – 3Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 12Manchester Monarchs4 – 3Providence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena
May 14Providence Bruins1 – 2Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center
Manchester won series 4 – 2

East Division

(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
May 2Hershey Bears4 – 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins GIANT Center
May 4Hershey Bears4 – 32OTWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins GIANT Center
May 5Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins0 – 2Hershey Bears Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 9Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 2OTHershey Bears Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 11Hershey Bears7 – 6OTWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins GIANT Center
Hershey won series 4 – 1

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
May 5Manitoba Moose1 – 2Hamilton Bulldogs MTS Centre
May 6Manitoba Moose2 – 3Hamilton Bulldogs MTS Centre
May 8Hamilton Bulldogs2 – 3Manitoba Moose Copps Coliseum
May 12Hamilton Bulldogs2 – 3Manitoba Moose Copps Coliseum
May 13Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 1Manitoba Moose Copps Coliseum
May 14Manitoba Moose2 – 3OTHamilton Bulldogs MTS Centre
Hamilton won series 4 – 2

West Division

(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Iowa Stars
May 2Chicago Wolves7 – 0Iowa Stars Allstate Arena
May 4Chicago Wolves4 – 5Iowa Stars Allstate Arena
May 6Iowa Stars3 – 5Chicago Wolves Wells Fargo Arena
May 8Iowa Stars1 – 6Chicago Wolves Wells Fargo Arena
May 10Iowa Stars5 – 1Chicago Wolves Wells Fargo Arena
May 12Chicago Wolves5 – 1Iowa Stars Allstate Arena
Chicago won series 4 – 2

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A1) Manchester Monarchs

May 19Hershey Bears7 – 2Manchester Monarchs GIANT Center
May 20Hershey Bears4 – 1Manchester Monarchs GIANT Center
May 23Manchester Monarchs1 – 4Hershey Bears Verizon Wireless Arena
May 26Manchester Monarchs1 – 3Hershey Bears Verizon Wireless Arena
Hershey won series 4 – 0

Western Conference

(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs

May 18Chicago Wolves5 – 62OTHamilton Bulldogs Allstate Arena
May 20Chicago Wolves2 – 3OTHamilton Bulldogs Allstate Arena
May 23Hamilton Bulldogs2 – 1Chicago Wolves Copps Coliseum
May 25Hamilton Bulldogs0 – 1Chicago Wolves Copps Coliseum
May 26Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 1Chicago Wolves Copps Coliseum
Hamilton won series 4 – 1

Calder Cup Final

(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs

June 1Hershey Bears0 – 4Hamilton Bulldogs GIANT Center
June 2Hershey Bears4 – 2Hamilton Bulldogs GIANT Center
June 4Hamilton Bulldogs5 – 2Hershey Bears Copps Coliseum
June 6Hamilton Bulldogs6 – 2Hershey Bears Copps Coliseum
June 7Hamilton Bulldogs2 – 1Hershey Bears Copps Coliseum
Hamilton won series 4 – 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dogged determination caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  2. ↑ 1997 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  3. ↑ Bulldogs win Calder Cup! hamiltonbulldogs.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  4. ↑ 2006-07 AHL Standings Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  5. ↑ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  6. ↑ 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  7. ↑ 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  8. ↑ 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
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