2008 Calder Cup playoffs

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2008 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 16 – June 10, 2008
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Chicago Wolves
Runners-up Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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The 2008 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 16, 2008. [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, 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. [2]

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In Game 5 of the East Division Semifinals between the Philadelphia Phantoms and Albany River Rats, Ryan Potulny of Philadelphia scored 2:58 into the fifth overtime period, ending what was longest game in AHL history. [3] In 2018 a game would last until 6:48 into the fifth overtime period, setting a new record. Chicago's Darren Haydar set two AHL playoff scoring records in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final by recording his 52nd career AHL playoff goal, as well as his 120th career AHL playoff point. [4] In the same game, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Alex Goligoski set an AHL record for most points scored by a defenseman in a single post-season with 26. This eclipsed the record set by former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defenseman Chris Kelleher, who scored 25 points in the 2001 Calder Cup Playoffs. [5] Goligoski extended his record to 28 points before the playoffs ended. [6]

Playoff seeds

After the 2007–08 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs, except in the North division where the fourth playoff spot was taken by the fifth-placed team from the West division since the fifth-placed San Antonio Rampage earned more points than the Hamilton Bulldogs during the season. This is because the West division has 8 teams while the other three divisions have 7 teams each. Therefore, this was the only situation in which a crossover was possible. [7] The Providence Bruins were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Chicago Wolves were the Western Conference regular season champions. [8]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Providence Bruins – Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 117 points
  2. Hartford Wolf Pack – 110 points
  3. Portland Pirates – 99 points
  4. Manchester Monarchs – 88 points

East Division

  1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 101 points
  2. Philadelphia Phantoms – 99 points
  3. Albany River Rats – 93 points
  4. Hershey Bears – 92 points

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Toronto Marlies – 109 points
  2. Syracuse Crunch – 100 points
  3. Manitoba Moose – 99 points
  4. San Antonio Rampage – 94 points (Fifth-place in West Division)

West Division

  1. Chicago Wolves – Western Conference regular season champions, 111 points
  2. Rockford IceHogs – 98 points
  3. Houston Aeros – 96 points
  4. Milwaukee Admirals – 95 points

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final
            
A1 Providence 4
A4 Manchester 0
A1 Providence 2
Atlantic Division
A3 Portland 4
A2 Hartford 1
A3 Portland 4
A3 Portland 3
Eastern Conference
E1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
E1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
E4 Hershey 1
E1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
East Division
E2 Philadelphia 1
E2 Philadelphia 4
E3 Albany 3
E1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2
W1 Chicago 4
N1 Toronto 4
W5 San Antonio 3
N1 Toronto 4
North Division
N2 Syracuse 3
N2 Syracuse 4
N3 Manitoba 2
N1 Toronto 1
Western Conference
W1 Chicago 4
W1 Chicago 4
W4 Milwaukee 2
W1 Chicago 4
West Division
W2 Rockford 3
W2 Rockford 4
W3 Houston 1

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. [9]

Division Semifinals

Note 1: All times are in Eastern Daylight 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) Providence Bruins vs. (A4) Manchester Monarchs
April 16Providence Bruins3 – 2OTManchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center  
No scoringFirst period Petr Kanko (1) - 14:47
9:48 - sh - Wacey Rabbit (1)Second periodNo scoring
6:16 - Jeff Hoggan (1)Third period Matt Moulson (1) - 9:30
9:01 - Pascal Pelletier (1)First overtime periodNo scoring
Tuukka Rask 25 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Jonathan Bernier 34 saves / 37 shots
April 18Providence Bruins2 – 0Manchester Monarchs Dunkin' Donuts Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
16:54 - Jordan Knackstedt (1)
19:20 - en - Pascal Pelletier (2)		Third periodNo scoring
Tuukka Rask 21 saves / 21 shotsGoalie stats Jonathan Quick 38 saves / 39 shots
April 19Manchester Monarchs2 – 3OTProvidence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena  
No scoringFirst period17:07 - T.J. Trevelyan (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Troy Milam (1) - pp - 10:03
Matt Moulson (2) - pp - 13:41		Third period9:21 - Wacey Rabbit (2)
No scoringFirst overtime period5:34 - sh - Jeff Hoggan (2)
Jonathan Bernier 31 saves / 34 shotsGoalie stats Tuukka Rask 33 saves / 35 shots
April 21Manchester Monarchs2 – 3OTProvidence Bruins Verizon Wireless Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
14:18 - David Meckler (1)
19:50 - Brady Murray (1)		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period Pascal Pelletier (3) - 5:41
Jeff Hoggan (3) - 15:10
No scoringFirst overtime period Mārtiņš Karsums (1) - 0:46
Jonathan Bernier 24 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Tuukka Rask 22 saves / 24 shots
Providence wins series 4 – 0
(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Portland Pirates
April 16Hartford Wolf Pack3 – 1Portland Pirates XL Center
April 17Hartford Wolf Pack2 – 32OTPortland Pirates XL Center
April 19Portland Pirates3 – 2Hartford Wolf Pack Cumberland County Civic Center
April 20Portland Pirates4 – 3Hartford Wolf Pack Cumberland County Civic Center
April 22Hartford Wolf Pack2 – 3Portland Pirates XL Center
Portland wins series 4 – 1

East Division

(E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E4) Hershey Bears
April 16Hershey Bears1 – 2OTWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins GIANT Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Chris Bourque (1) - 10:02Third period0:17 - Connor James (1)
No scoringFirst overtime period4:52 - Chris Minard (1)
Frédéric Cassivi 21 saves / 23 shotsGoalie stats John Curry 26 saves / 27 shots
April 19Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins6 – 2Hershey Bears Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
2:13 - Tim Brent (1)
14:31 - Chris Minard (2)		First period Andrew Gordon (1) - 13:34
9:27 - Alex Goligoski (1)Second periodAndrew Gordon (2) - pp - 4:37
5:53 - Dave Gove (1)
7:34 - Tim Brent (2)
8:08 - Ryan Stone (1)		Third periodNo scoring
John Curry 26 saves / 28 shotsGoalie stats Frédéric Cassivi 21 saves / 27 shots
Daren Machesney 2 saves / 2 shots
April 20Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins5 – 1Hershey Bears Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
Alain Nasreddine (1) - pp - 1:54
Mark Ardelan (1) - pp - 7:59
Tim Brent (3) - pp - 9:16		First period13:06 - pp - Andrew Gordon (3)
Tim Wallace (1) - 1:30Second periodNo scoring
Nathan Smith (1) - 14:29Third periodNo scoring
John Curry 23 saves / 24 shotsGoalie stats Daren Machesney 9 saves / 12 shots
Frédéric Cassivi 17 saves / 19 shots
April 23Hershey Bears3 – 2OTWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins GIANT Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
9:00 - pp - Alexandre Giroux (1)Second periodNo scoring
16:59 - pp - Jonathan Paiement (1)Third period Chris Minard (3) - pp - 3:42
Chris Minard (4) - 19:41
0:20 - Alexandre Giroux (2)First overtime periodNo scoring
Frédéric Cassivi 32 saves / 34 shotsGoalie stats John Curry 30 saves / 33 shots
April 25Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins7 – 3Hershey Bears Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza  
15:10 - pp - Tim Brent (4)First period Maxime Lacroix (1) - 7:08
10:36 - Luca Caputi (1)
13:47 - pp - Chris Minard (5)		Second period Alexandre Giroux (3) - 3:47
8:38 - pp - Tim Brent (5)
9:28 - pp - Alex Goligoski (2)
15:17 - Nathan Smith (2)
19:45 - Dennis Bonvie (1)		Third period Eric Fehr (1) - 0:25
John Curry 30 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Frédéric Cassivi 26 saves / 33 shots
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4 – 1
(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E3) Albany River Rats

Game five was the longest game in AHL history at the time at 82 minutes, 58 seconds of overtime play. It is now the second longest game in AHL history. Philadelphia's Michael Leighton faced 101 shots and made 98 saves, which remains the AHL record. [10] [11]

April 16Albany River Rats4 – 0Philadelphia Phantoms Times Union Center  
Jakub Petružálek (1) - 7:20First periodNo scoring
Jérôme Samson (1) - pp - 17:06
Bryan Rodney (1) - 18:57		Second periodNo scoring
Marc Cavosie (1) - pp - 3:17Third periodNo scoring
Michael Leighton 39 saves / 39 shotsGoalie stats Scott Munroe 21 saves / 25 shots
April 18Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 0Albany River Rats Wachovia Center [1]  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
13:27 - pp - Jared Ross (1)
19:47 - Peter Zingoni (1)		Second periodNo scoring
18:56 - en - Boyd Kane (1)Third periodNo scoring
Scott Munroe 18 saves / 18 shotsGoalie stats Michael Leighton 37 saves / 39 shots
April 20Philadelphia Phantoms1 – 4Albany River Rats Wachovia Center [1]  
No scoringFirst period4:56 - pp - Bryan Rodney (2)
7:39 - Brett Carson (1)
17:10 - Bryan Rodney (3)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Peter Zingoni (2) - pp - 15:53Third period18:34 - en - Joe Jensen (1)
Scott Munroe 21 saves / 24 shotsGoalie stats Michael Leighton 38 saves / 39 shots
April 22Albany River Rats1 – 2Philadelphia Phantoms Times Union Center  
2:20 - pp - Jakub Petružálek (2)First period Jon Matsumoto (1) - 2:20
No scoringSecond period Kyle Greentree (1) - pp - 5:20
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Michael Leighton 24 saves / 26 shotsGoalie stats Scott Munroe 30 saves / 31 shots
April 24Albany River Rats2 – 35OTPhiladelphia Phantoms Times Union Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Kiel McLeod (1) - 2:57
Kiel McLeod (2) - pp - 17:14		Second period7:41 - sh - Jared Ross (2)
No scoringThird period15:13 - Jared Ross (3)
No scoringFifth overtime period2:58 - Ryan Potulny (1)
Michael Leighton 98 saves / 101 shotsGoalie stats Scott Munroe 65 saves / 67 shots
April 26Philadelphia Phantoms0 – 1OTAlbany River Rats Wachovia Center [1]
April 29Philadelphia Phantoms2 – 0Albany River Rats Wachovia Center [1]
Philadelphia wins series 4 – 3

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (W5) San Antonio Rampage
April 16Toronto Marlies4 – 3San Antonio Rampage Ricoh Coliseum
April 18Toronto Marlies3 – 6San Antonio Rampage Ricoh Coliseum
April 21San Antonio Rampage3 – 2Toronto Marlies AT&T Center
April 23San Antonio Rampage2 – 3Toronto Marlies AT&T Center
April 25San Antonio Rampage1 – 2Toronto Marlies AT&T Center
April 27Toronto Marlies0 – 3San Antonio Rampage Ricoh Coliseum
April 28Toronto Marlies2 – 1San Antonio Rampage Ricoh Coliseum
Toronto wins series 4 – 3
(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
April 18Syracuse Crunch2 – 1OTManitoba Moose War Memorial at Oncenter
April 19Syracuse Crunch2 – 3OTManitoba Moose War Memorial at Oncenter
April 22Manitoba Moose1 – 2OTSyracuse Crunch MTS Centre
April 25Manitoba Moose5 – 2Syracuse Crunch MTS Centre
April 26Manitoba Moose2 – 3OTSyracuse Crunch MTS Centre
April 28Syracuse Crunch3 – 2OTManitoba Moose War Memorial at Oncenter
Syracuse wins series 4 – 2

West Division

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Milwaukee Admirals
April 16Chicago Wolves3 – 4OTMilwaukee Admirals Allstate Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
12:07 - Brett Sterling (1)
19:48 - Bryan Little (1)		Second period Josh Langfeld (1) - pp - 2:14
1:23 - Jesse Schultz (1)Third periodJosh Langfeld (2) - pp - 5:43
Josh Langfeld (3) - 13:04
No scoringFirst overtime period Cal O'Reilly (1) - 6:07
Ondřej Pavelec 21 saves / 25 shotsGoalie stats Pekka Rinne 34 saves / 37 shots
April 18Chicago Wolves2 – 1Milwaukee Admirals Allstate Arena  
9:30 - Kevin Doell (1)First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
5:54 - Jesse Schultz (2)Third period John Laliberte (1) - 5:27
Ondřej Pavelec 26 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Pekka Rinne 36 saves / 38 shots
April 20Milwaukee Admirals3 – 4OTChicago Wolves Bradley Center  
12:05 - Kelsey Wilson (1)First period Jesse Schultz (3) - 16:24
Darren Haydar (1) - 18:16
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
2:05 - pp - Josh Langfeld (4)
4:03 - sh - Josh Langfeld (5)		Third period Kevin Doell (2) - sh - 11:24
No scoringFirst overtime periodDarren Haydar (2) - pp - 14:08
Pekka Rinne 29 saves / 33 shotsGoalie stats Ondřej Pavelec 27 saves / 30 shots
April 23Milwaukee Admirals2 – 0Chicago Wolves Bradley Center  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
5:45 - Rich Peverley (1)
18:15 - Antti Pihlström (1)		Third periodNo scoring
Pekka Rinne 37 saves / 37 shotsGoalie stats Ondřej Pavelec 15 saves / 17 shots
April 24Chicago Wolves4 – 1Milwaukee Admirals Allstate Arena  
1:59 - Brett Sterling (2)
9:17 - Darren Haydar (3)		First periodNo scoring
4:45 - Brian Fahey (1)
7:52 - Joe Motzko (1)		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period Mark Matheson (1) - 19:52
Ondřej Pavelec 26 saves / 27 shotsGoalie stats Pekka Rinne 19 saves / 23 shots
Dov Grumet-Morris 6 saves / 6 shots
April 26Milwaukee Admirals0 – 3Chicago Wolves Bradley Center  
No scoringFirst period Artūrs Kulda (1) - 7:19
No scoringSecond period Boris Valábik (1) - sh - 5:05
No scoringThird periodBoris Valábik (2) - en - 19:26
Pekka Rinne 24 saves / 26 shotsGoalie stats Ondřej Pavelec 30 saves / 30 shots
Chicago wins series 4 – 2
(W2) Rockford IceHogs vs. (W3) Houston Aeros
April 18Rockford IceHogs3 – 1Houston Aeros Rockford MetroCentre
April 19Rockford IceHogs0 – 12OTHouston Aeros Rockford MetroCentre
April 22Houston Aeros1 – 2Rockford IceHogs Toyota Center
April 24Houston Aeros1 – 2Rockford IceHogs Toyota Center
April 25Houston Aeros2 – 5Rockford IceHogs Toyota Center
Rockford wins series 4 – 1

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates
April 26Providence Bruins4 – 0Portland Pirates Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 27Providence Bruins7 – 1Portland Pirates Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 2Portland Pirates4 – 3OTProvidence Bruins Cumberland County Civic Center
May 4Portland Pirates3 – 2OTProvidence Bruins Cumberland County Civic Center
May 6Portland Pirates3 – 2Providence Bruins Cumberland County Civic Center
May 9Providence Bruins4 – 5Portland Pirates Dunkin' Donuts Center
Portland wins series 4 – 2

East Division

(E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E2) Philadelphia Phantoms
May 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 5Philadelphia Phantoms Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins5 – 4OTPhiladelphia Phantoms Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 5Philadelphia Phantoms2 – 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wachovia Center [1]
May 7Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 8Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wachovia Center [1]
May 9Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 1Philadelphia Phantoms Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4 – 1

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (N2) Syracuse Crunch
May 2Toronto Marlies1 – 5Syracuse Crunch Ricoh Coliseum
May 4Toronto Marlies1 – 3Syracuse Crunch Ricoh Coliseum
May 6Syracuse Crunch2 – 8Toronto Marlies War Memorial at Oncenter
May 7Syracuse Crunch5 – 4OTToronto Marlies War Memorial at Oncenter
May 9Toronto Marlies4 – 3OTSyracuse Crunch Ricoh Coliseum
May 10Syracuse Crunch2 – 3Toronto Marlies War Memorial at Oncenter
May 12Toronto Marlies3 – 2Syracuse Crunch Ricoh Coliseum
Toronto wins series 4 – 3

West Division

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W2) Rockford IceHogs
May 1Chicago Wolves4 – 1Rockford IceHogs Allstate Arena
May 3Chicago Wolves7 – 3Rockford IceHogs Allstate Arena
May 4Rockford IceHogs3 – 1Chicago Wolves Rockford MetroCentre
May 7Rockford IceHogs3 – 2Chicago Wolves Rockford MetroCentre
May 9Chicago Wolves1 – 5Rockford IceHogs Allstate Arena
May 11Rockford IceHogs3 – 4Chicago Wolves Rockford MetroCentre
May 13Chicago Wolves4 – 1Rockford IceHogs Allstate Arena
Chicago wins series 4 – 3

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates

May 14Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 0Portland Pirates Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 15Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 3Portland Pirates Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 18Portland Pirates5 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Cumberland County Civic Center
May 20Portland Pirates3 – 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Cumberland County Civic Center
May 21Portland Pirates2 – 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Cumberland County Civic Center
May 23Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins4 – 3OTPortland Pirates Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 24Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 2Portland Pirates Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4-3

Western Conference

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (N1) Toronto Marlies

May 16Chicago Wolves4 – 1Toronto Marlies Allstate Arena
May 18Chicago Wolves5 – 0Toronto Marlies Allstate Arena
May 20Toronto Marlies1 – 4Chicago Wolves Ricoh Coliseum
May 21Toronto Marlies6 – 1Chicago Wolves Ricoh Coliseum
May 23Chicago Wolves4 – 2Toronto Marlies Allstate Arena
Chicago wins series 4 – 1

Calder Cup Final

(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

May 29Chicago Wolves5 – 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Allstate Arena
June 1Chicago Wolves4 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Allstate Arena
June 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins1 – 6Chicago Wolves Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
June 6Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 2Chicago Wolves Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
June 7Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins5 – 1Chicago Wolves Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
June 10Chicago Wolves5 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Allstate Arena
Chicago wins series 4 – 2

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008
  2. ↑ Alpha Wolves: Chicago reclaims Calder Cup caldercup.com. Retrieved on June 10, 2008.
  3. ↑ Phantoms win longest game in AHL history TheAHL.com. Retrieved on June 8, 2014
  4. ↑ Haydar sets AHL playoff scoring records caldercup.com. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.
  5. ↑ Scoring correction gives Goligoski league record caldercup.com. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.
  6. ↑ Top Scorers - 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs - Defencemen Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on June 12, 2008.
  7. ↑ Calder Cup playoff qualification rules caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  8. ↑ 2007-08 AHL Standings Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  9. ↑ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Marathon men: Phantoms win longest AHL game ever".
  11. ↑ "Leighton announces retirement after 18 pro seasons".
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