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]
 The champion Hamilton Bulldogs | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 18 – June 7, 2007 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Runner-up | Hershey Bears |
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
editAfter 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
editAtlantic Division
edit- Manchester Monarchs – 110 points
- Hartford Wolf Pack – 98 points
- Providence Bruins – 94 points
- Worcester Sharks – 93 points
East Division
edit- 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
editNorth Division
edit- Manitoba Moose – 102 points
- Rochester Americans – 98 points
- Hamilton Bulldogs – 95 points
- Grand Rapids Griffins – 85 points
West Division
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit- 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
editAtlantic Division
edit(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks
edit| April 18 | Manchester Monarchs | 5 – 2 | Worcester 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 period | No scoring | ||||||
| 9:54 - Petr Kanko (1) | Third period | Grant Stevenson (1) - pp - 7:45 | ||||||
| Barry Brust 27 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Thomas Greiss 8 saves / 11 shots Dimitri Patzold 18 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Manchester Monarchs | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Worcester Sharks | Verizon Wireless Arena | |||
| 1:15 - Tim Jackman (1) | First period | Mike Iggulden (1) - pp - 3:39 | ||||||
| 8:53 - Matt Ryan (1) | Second period | No 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 period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jason LaBarbera 44 saves / 47 shots | Goalie stats | Thomas Greiss 43 saves / 47 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Worcester Sharks | 0 – 5 | Manchester Monarchs | DCU Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Matt Ryan (2) - 5:02 Marty Murray (2) - 13:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Noah Clarke (1) - 4:02 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Brian Boyle (1) - pp - 6:19 Patrick O'Sullivan (2) - 17:41 | ||||||
| Thomas Greiss 26 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Jason LaBarbera 26 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 25 | Worcester Sharks | 3 – 2 | Manchester Monarchs | DCU Center | ||||
| April 27 | Manchester Monarchs | 1 – 4 | Worcester Sharks | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
| April 28 | Worcester Sharks | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Manchester Monarchs | DCU Center | |||
| Manchester won series 4 – 2 | |
(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Providence Bruins
edit| April 18 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 5 – 1 | Providence Bruins | XL Center | ||||
| April 20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 2 – 4 | Providence Bruins | XL Center | ||||
| April 21 | Providence Bruins | 2 – 5 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| April 24 | Providence Bruins | 5 – 1 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| April 26 | Providence Bruins | 0 – 1 | Hartford Wolf Pack | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| April 28 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 2 – 5 | Providence Bruins | XL Center | ||||
| April 29 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4 – 5 | Providence Bruins | XL Center | ||||
| Providence won series 4 – 3 | |
East Division
edit(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Albany River Rats
edit| April 18 | Hershey Bears | 3 – 2 | Albany River Rats | GIANT Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No 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 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Frédéric Cassivi 21 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Tyler Weiman 35 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Hershey Bears | 2 – 3 | OT | Albany River Rats | GIANT Center | |||
| April 22 | Albany River Rats | 5 – 6 | Hershey Bears | Glens Falls Civic Center[6] | ||||
| April 23 | Albany River Rats | 1 – 3 | Hershey Bears | Glens Falls Civic Center[6] | ||||
| April 25 | Albany River Rats | 2 – 4 | Hershey Bears | Glens Falls Civic Center[6] | ||||
| Hershey won series 4 – 1 | |
(E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals
edit| April 20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 – 5 | Norfolk Admirals | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| April 21 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 5 – 2 | Norfolk Admirals | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| April 23 | Norfolk Admirals | 2 – 3 | OT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Norfolk Scope | |||
| April 25 | Norfolk Admirals | 4 – 1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Norfolk Scope | ||||
| April 27 | Norfolk Admirals | 1 – 8 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Norfolk Scope | ||||
| April 29 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 – 2 | Norfolk Admirals | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2 | |
Western Conference
editNorth Division
edit(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Grand Rapids Griffins
edit| April 19 | Manitoba Moose | 1 – 0 | Grand Rapids Griffins | MTS Centre | ||||
| April 21 | Manitoba Moose | 1 – 4 | Grand Rapids Griffins | MTS Centre | ||||
| April 23 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 2 – 1 | OT | Manitoba Moose | Van Andel Arena | |||
| April 25 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 1 – 4 | Manitoba Moose | Van Andel Arena | ||||
| April 27 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4 – 3 | OT | Manitoba Moose | Van Andel Arena | |||
| April 29 | Manitoba Moose | 2 – 1 | Grand Rapids Griffins | MTS Centre | ||||
| May 1 | Manitoba Moose | 4 – 1 | Grand Rapids Griffins | MTS Centre | ||||
| Manitoba won series 4 – 3 | |
(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
edit| April 19 | Rochester Americans | 0 – 2 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Zack Stortini (1) - 3:34 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Maxim Lapierre (1) - en - 19:51 | ||||||
| Craig Anderson 28 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Carey Price 34 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Rochester Americans | 3 – 1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| April 22 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 5 – 4 | 2OT | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | |||
| April 24 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 4 | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| April 26 | Rochester Americans | 2 – 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial | ||||
| April 28 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 – 2 | Rochester Americans | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| Hamilton won series 4 – 2 | |
West Division
edit(W1) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights vs. (W4) Iowa Stars
edit| April 20 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | 4 – 2 | Iowa Stars | Omaha Civic Auditorium | ||||
| April 21 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | 1 – 2 | OT | Iowa Stars | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
| April 23 | Iowa Stars | 2 – 1 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| April 25 | Iowa Stars | 3 – 2 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| April 27 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | 3 – 2 | OT | Iowa Stars | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
| April 28 | Iowa Stars | 5 – 2 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| Iowa won series 4 – 2 | |
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals
edit| April 20 | Chicago Wolves | 3 – 2 | Milwaukee Admirals | Allstate Arena | ||||
| April 22 | Chicago Wolves | 4 – 1 | Milwaukee Admirals | Allstate Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 – 3 | Chicago Wolves | Bradley Center | ||||
| April 25 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 – 3 | OT | Chicago Wolves | Bradley Center | |||
| Chicago won series 4 – 0 | |
Division Finals
editEastern Conference
editAtlantic Division
edit(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Providence Bruins
edit| May 1 | Manchester Monarchs | 3 – 6 | Providence Bruins | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
| May 2 | Manchester Monarchs | 4 – 1 | Providence Bruins | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
| May 8 | Providence Bruins | 2 – 1 | Manchester Monarchs | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| May 9 | Providence Bruins | 2 – 3 | Manchester Monarchs | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| May 12 | Manchester Monarchs | 4 – 3 | Providence Bruins | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
| May 14 | Providence Bruins | 1 – 2 | Manchester Monarchs | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| Manchester won series 4 – 2 | |
East Division
edit(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
edit| May 2 | Hershey Bears | 4 – 3 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | GIANT Center | ||||
| May 4 | Hershey Bears | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | GIANT Center | |||
| May 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 0 – 2 | Hershey Bears | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| May 9 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 – 2 | OT | Hershey Bears | Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza | |||
| May 11 | Hershey Bears | 7 – 6 | OT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | GIANT Center | |||
| Hershey won series 4 – 1 | |
Western Conference
editNorth Division
edit(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
edit| May 5 | Manitoba Moose | 1 – 2 | Hamilton Bulldogs | MTS Centre | ||||
| May 6 | Manitoba Moose | 2 – 3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | MTS Centre | ||||
| May 8 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 3 | Manitoba Moose | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 3 | Manitoba Moose | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 1 | Manitoba Moose | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 14 | Manitoba Moose | 2 – 3 | OT | Hamilton Bulldogs | MTS Centre | |||
| Hamilton won series 4 – 2 | |
West Division
edit(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Iowa Stars
edit| May 2 | Chicago Wolves | 7 – 0 | Iowa Stars | Allstate Arena | ||||
| May 4 | Chicago Wolves | 4 – 5 | Iowa Stars | Allstate Arena | ||||
| May 6 | Iowa Stars | 3 – 5 | Chicago Wolves | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| May 8 | Iowa Stars | 1 – 6 | Chicago Wolves | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| May 10 | Iowa Stars | 5 – 1 | Chicago Wolves | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| May 12 | Chicago Wolves | 5 – 1 | Iowa Stars | Allstate Arena | ||||
| Chicago won series 4 – 2 | |
Conference finals
editEastern Conference
edit(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A1) Manchester Monarchs
edit| May 19 | Hershey Bears | 7 – 2 | Manchester Monarchs | GIANT Center | ||||
| May 20 | Hershey Bears | 4 – 1 | Manchester Monarchs | GIANT Center | ||||
| May 23 | Manchester Monarchs | 1 – 4 | Hershey Bears | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
| May 26 | Manchester Monarchs | 1 – 3 | Hershey Bears | Verizon Wireless Arena | ||||
| Hershey won series 4 – 0 | |
Western Conference
edit(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
edit| May 18 | Chicago Wolves | 5 – 6 | 2OT | Hamilton Bulldogs | Allstate Arena | |||
| May 20 | Chicago Wolves | 2 – 3 | OT | Hamilton Bulldogs | Allstate Arena | |||
| May 23 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 1 | Chicago Wolves | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 25 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 0 – 1 | Chicago Wolves | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| May 26 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 – 1 | Chicago Wolves | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| Hamilton won series 4 – 1 | |
Calder Cup Final
edit(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
edit| June 1 | Hershey Bears | 0 – 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | GIANT Center | ||||
| June 2 | Hershey Bears | 4 – 2 | Hamilton Bulldogs | GIANT Center | ||||
| June 4 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 5 – 2 | Hershey Bears | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| June 6 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 – 2 | Hershey Bears | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| June 7 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 – 1 | Hershey Bears | Copps Coliseum | ||||
| Hamilton won series 4 – 1 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dogged determination caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
- ^ 1997 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
- ^ Bulldogs win Calder Cup! hamiltonbulldogs.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
- ^ 2006-07 AHL Standings Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
- ^ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ^ 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008