2016 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2016 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League will begin on April 20, 2016, with a changed playoff format. The sixteen teams that qualifies, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals.
Playoff seeds
After the 2015–16 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference (ranked by points percentage) qualify for the playoffs.
At the end of the regular season, the following teams qualified (with points percentage):
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
- Hershey Bears – 98 points (.645)
- Providence Bruins – 95 points (.625)
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points (.605)
- Portland Pirates – 90 points (.592)
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 87 points (.572)
North Division
- Toronto Marlies – 114 points (.750)
- Albany Devils – 102 points (.671)
- Utica Comets – 88 points (.579)
Western Conference
Central Division
- Milwaukee Admirals – 101 points (.664)
- Lake Erie Monsters – 97 points (.638)
- Rockford IceHogs – 94 points (.618)
- Grand Rapids Griffins – 90 points (.592)
Pacific Division
- Ontario Reign – 93 points (.684)
- San Diego Gulls – 84 points (.618)
- Texas Stars – 91 points (.599)
- San Jose Barracuda – 73 points (.537)
Bracket
| Division semifinals | Division finals | Conference finals | Calder Cup final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Hershey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Providence | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | W-B/Scranton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Toronto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A5 | Bridgeport | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Albany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Utica | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Grand Rapids | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Lake Erie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Rockford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Ontario | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | San Jose | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | San Diego | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Texas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Division semifinals
- Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(A1) Hershey Bears vs. (A4) Portland Pirates
| April 22 | Portland Pirates | 7:00 pm | Hershey Bears | Cross Insurance Arena | ||||
| April 23 | Portland Pirates | 7:00 pm | Hershey Bears | Cross Insurance Arena | ||||
| April 28 | Hershey Bears | 7:00 pm | Portland Pirates | Giant Center | ||||
| April 30 | Hershey Bears | 7:00 pm | Portland Pirates | Giant Center | ||||
| May 1 | Hershey Bears | 5:00 pm | Portland Pirates | Giant Center | ||||
| Series has yet to begin 0–0 | |
(A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
| April 20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 7:05 pm | Providence Bruins | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| April 21 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 7:05 pm | Providence Bruins | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| April 23 | Providence Bruins | 7:05 pm | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| April 25 | Providence Bruins | 7:05 pm | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| April 26 | Providence Bruins | 7:05 pm | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| Series has yet to begin 0–0 | |
(N1) Toronto Marlies vs. (A5) Bridgeport Sound Tigers
| April 23 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 7:00 pm | Toronto Marlies | Webster Bank Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 5:00 pm | Toronto Marlies | Webster Bank Arena | ||||
| April 28 | Toronto Marlies | 7:30 pm | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Ricoh Coliseum | ||||
| April 29 | Toronto Marlies | 7:30 pm | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Ricoh Coliseum | ||||
| May 1 | Toronto Marlies | 3:00 pm | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Ricoh Coliseum | ||||
| Series has yet to begin 0–0 | |
(N2) Albany Devils vs. (N3) Utica Comets
| April 22 | Albany Devils | 7:00 pm | Utica Comets | Times-Union Center | ||||
| April 23 | Albany Devils | 5:00 pm | Utica Comets | Times-Union Center | ||||
| April 26 | Utica Comets | 7:00 pm | Albany Devils | Utica Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 28 | Utica Comets | 7:00 pm | Albany Devils | Utica Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 30 | Albany Devils | 5:00 pm | Utica Comets | Times-Union Center | ||||
| Series has yet to begin 0–0 | |
Western Conference
(C1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (C4) Grand Rapids Griffins
| April 22 | Milwaukee Admirals | 8:00 pm | Grand Rapids Griffins | BMO Harris Bradley Center | ||||
| April 23 | Milwaukee Admirals | 8:00 pm | Grand Rapids Griffins | BMO Harris Bradley Center | ||||
| April 26 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 7:00 pm | Milwaukee Admirals | Van Andel Arena | ||||
| April 27 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 7:00 pm | Milwaukee Admirals | Van Andel Arena | ||||
| April 30 | Milwaukee Admirals | 8:00 pm | Grand Rapids Griffins | BMO Harris Bradley Center | ||||
| Series is yet to begin 0–0 | |
(C2) Lake Erie Monsters vs. (C3) Rockford IceHogs
| April 20 | Rockford IceHogs | 8:00 pm | Lake Erie Monsters | BMO Harris Bank Center | ||||
| April 21 | Rockford IceHogs | 8:00 pm | Lake Erie Monsters | BMO Harris Bank Center | ||||
| April 23 | Lake Erie Monsters | 7:00 pm | Rockford IceHogs | Quicken Loans Arena | ||||
| April 25 | Lake Erie Monsters | 7:00 pm | Rockford IceHogs | Quicken Loans Arena | ||||
| April 28 | Lake Erie Monsters | 7:00 pm | Rockford IceHogs | Quicken Loans Arena | ||||
| Series is yet to begin 0–0 | |
(P1) Ontario Reign vs. (P4) San Jose Barracuda
| April 22 | San Jose Barracuda | 10:30 pm | Ontario Reign | SAP Center | ||||
| April 23 | San Jose Barracuda | 10:30 pm | Ontario Reign | SAP Center | ||||
| April 28 | Ontario Reign | 10:00 pm | San Jose Barracuda | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| April 29 | Ontario Reign | 10:00 pm | San Jose Barracuda | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| May 1 | Ontario Reign | 6:00 pm | San Jose Barracuda | Citizens Business Bank Arena | ||||
| Series is yet to begin 0–0 | |
(P2) San Diego Gulls vs. (P3) Texas Stars
| April 21 | Texas Stars | 8:30 pm | San Diego Gulls | Cedar Park Center | ||||
| April 22 | Texas Stars | 8:00 pm | San Diego Gulls | Cedar Park Center | ||||
| April 28 | San Diego Gulls | 10:05 pm | Texas Stars | Valley View Casino Center | ||||
| April 29 | San Diego Gulls | 10:05 pm | Texas Stars | Valley View Casino Center | ||||
| May 2 | San Diego Gulls | 10:05 pm | Texas Stars | Valley View Casino Center | ||||
| Series is yet to begin 0–0 | |