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]
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 [ ]
Manchester Monarchs – 110 points
Hartford Wolf Pack – 98 points
Providence Bruins – 94 points
Worcester Sharks – 93 points
East Division [ ]
Hershey Bears – Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 114 points
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 108 points
Norfolk Admirals – 108 points
Albany River Rats – 81 points
Western Conference [ ]
North Division [ ]
Manitoba Moose – 102 points
Rochester Americans – 98 points
Hamilton Bulldogs – 95 points
Grand Rapids Griffins – 85 points
West Division [ ]
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights – Western Conference regular season champions, 104 points
Chicago Wolves – 101 points
Milwaukee Admirals – 96 points
Iowa Stars – 88 points
Bracket [ ]
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 18
Manchester Monarchs
5 – 2
Worcester Sharks
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
April 20
Manchester Monarchs
4 – 3
2OT
Worcester Sharks
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
April 27
Manchester Monarchs
1 – 4
Worcester Sharks
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
April 28
Worcester Sharks
2 – 3
2OT
Manchester Monarchs
DCU Center
show
Manchester won series 4 – 2
(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Providence Bruins [ ]
April 18
Hartford Wolf Pack
5 – 1
Providence Bruins
XL Center
show
April 20
Hartford Wolf Pack
2 – 4
Providence Bruins
XL Center
show
April 28
Hartford Wolf Pack
2 – 5
Providence Bruins
XL Center
show
April 29
Hartford Wolf Pack
4 – 5
Providence Bruins
XL Center
show
Providence won series 4 – 3
East Division [ ]
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Albany River Rats [ ]
April 18
Hershey Bears
3 – 2
Albany River Rats
GIANT Center
show
April 19
Hershey Bears
2 – 3
OT
Albany River Rats
GIANT Center
show
April 22
Albany River Rats
5 – 6
Hershey Bears
Glens Falls Civic Center [6]
show
April 23
Albany River Rats
1 – 3
Hershey Bears
Glens Falls Civic Center [6]
show
April 25
Albany River Rats
2 – 4
Hershey Bears
Glens Falls Civic Center [6]
show
(E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals [ ]
April 20
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2 – 5
Norfolk Admirals
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
show
April 21
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
5 – 2
Norfolk Admirals
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
show
April 29
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3 – 2
Norfolk Admirals
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
show
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2
Western Conference [ ]
North Division [ ]
(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Grand Rapids Griffins [ ]
April 19
Manitoba Moose
1 – 0
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
show
April 21
Manitoba Moose
1 – 4
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
show
April 29
Manitoba Moose
2 – 1
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
show
May 1
Manitoba Moose
4 – 1
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
show
Manitoba won series 4 – 3
(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs [ ]
April 22
Hamilton Bulldogs
5 – 4
2OT
Rochester Americans
Copps Coliseum
show
April 24
Hamilton Bulldogs
3 – 4
Rochester Americans
Copps Coliseum
show
April 28
Hamilton Bulldogs
6 – 2
Rochester Americans
Copps Coliseum
show
Hamilton won series 4 – 2
West Division [ ]
(W1) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights vs. (W4) Iowa Stars [ ]
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals [ ]
Division Finals [ ]
Eastern Conference [ ]
Atlantic Division [ ]
(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Providence Bruins [ ]
May 1
Manchester Monarchs
3 – 6
Providence Bruins
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
May 2
Manchester Monarchs
4 – 1
Providence Bruins
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
May 12
Manchester Monarchs
4 – 3
Providence Bruins
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
Manchester won series 4 – 2
East Division [ ]
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins [ ]
May 2
Hershey Bears
4 – 3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
GIANT Center
show
May 4
Hershey Bears
4 – 3
2OT
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
GIANT Center
show
May 5
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
0 – 2
Hershey Bears
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
show
May 9
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3 – 2
OT
Hershey Bears
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
show
May 11
Hershey Bears
7 – 6
OT
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
GIANT Center
show
Western Conference [ ]
North Division [ ]
(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs [ ]
May 5
Manitoba Moose
1 – 2
Hamilton Bulldogs
MTS Centre
show
May 6
Manitoba Moose
2 – 3
Hamilton Bulldogs
MTS Centre
show
May 8
Hamilton Bulldogs
2 – 3
Manitoba Moose
Copps Coliseum
show
May 12
Hamilton Bulldogs
2 – 3
Manitoba Moose
Copps Coliseum
show
May 13
Hamilton Bulldogs
3 – 1
Manitoba Moose
Copps Coliseum
show
May 14
Manitoba Moose
2 – 3
OT
Hamilton Bulldogs
MTS Centre
show
Hamilton won series 4 – 2
West Division [ ]
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Iowa Stars [ ]
Conference finals [ ]
Eastern Conference [ ]
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A1) Manchester Monarchs [ ]
May 19
Hershey Bears
7 – 2
Manchester Monarchs
GIANT Center
show
May 20
Hershey Bears
4 – 1
Manchester Monarchs
GIANT Center
show
May 23
Manchester Monarchs
1 – 4
Hershey Bears
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
May 26
Manchester Monarchs
1 – 3
Hershey Bears
Verizon Wireless Arena
show
Western Conference [ ]
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs [ ]
May 23
Hamilton Bulldogs
2 – 1
Chicago Wolves
Copps Coliseum
show
May 25
Hamilton Bulldogs
0 – 1
Chicago Wolves
Copps Coliseum
show
May 26
Hamilton Bulldogs
3 – 1
Chicago Wolves
Copps Coliseum
show
Hamilton won series 4 – 1
Calder Cup Final [ ]
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs [ ]
June 1
Hershey Bears
0 – 4
Hamilton Bulldogs
GIANT Center
show
June 2
Hershey Bears
4 – 2
Hamilton Bulldogs
GIANT Center
show
June 4
Hamilton Bulldogs
5 – 2
Hershey Bears
Copps Coliseum
show
June 6
Hamilton Bulldogs
6 – 2
Hershey Bears
Copps Coliseum
show
June 7
Hamilton Bulldogs
2 – 1
Hershey Bears
Copps Coliseum
show
Hamilton won series 4 – 1
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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