List of Calder Cup champions
- List of Calder Cup champions
The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League (AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after Frank Calder, first president of the National Hockey League. The Calder Cup is distinct from the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League. [cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/trophies/calder.html|title=Calder Memorial Trophy|accessdate=2008-06-16|publisher=National Hockey League]
Teams from 25 different cities have won the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears have won nine championships, the most of any team currently in the AHL, and have competed in 19 finals, the most of any team in AHL history. The original Cleveland Barons franchise, which competed in the league until 1973, has also won nine titles. [cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/calder/ |title=The Story of the Calder Cup |accessdate=2008-06-07 |publisher=American Hockey League]
The Most Valuable Player of the playoffs is awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. It was first awarded in 1984 and is named after the former president of the AHL, Jack Butterfield. The trophy has been won by 25 different players, with none having won it more than once. [cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=6387 |title=Jack A. Butterfield |date=2006-01-05|accessdate=2008-06-07 |publisher=American Hockey League]
List of winners
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*small|(#)–Number of Calder Cups won at the time
Note: All Jack A. Butterfield Trophy winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted.
A. Calder Cup won by second franchise known as the Pittsburgh Hornets. Previous franchise became the Rochester Americans.
B. Tim Tookey, Butterfield Trophy winner in 1985–86, played for the Hershey Bears.
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