2004 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2004. Twenty teams, the top five from each division, qualified for the playoffs. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in each division played best-of-3 series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. [http://www.caldercup.com/pagebank/index.html?id=21 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs] "caldercup.com". Retrieved on April 28, 2008] The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 6, 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to none to win the first Calder Cup in team history. [ [http://www.caldercup.com/cup/past/ List of Calder Cup champions] "caldercup.com". Retrieved on April 28, 2008] Milwaukee's Wade Flaherty won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP. [ [http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy] "AHL Hall of Fame". Retrieved on May 5, 2008]

Records

Several league records were set during the 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs. [ [http://www.caldercup.com/cup/teamrec/ Calder Cup record book: Teams] "caldercup.com". Retrieved on May 5, 2008]
*A total of 93 games were played throughout the playoffs, the most of any Calder Cup Playoffs
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lost 12 times during the 2004 playoffs, the most games lost in a single playoff
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton also played in a record 11 overtime games in one playoff
*There were 17 shutouts overall, the most in any single playoff
*27 overtime games were played, the most in a single playoff
*Milwaukee tied a record by recording six overtime victories in one playoff
*Wade Flaherty became the first goaltender to win 16 games in a single playoff

Playoff seeds

After the 2003–04 AHL regular season, 20 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top five teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Milwaukee Admirals were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Hartford Wolf Pack were the Eastern Conference regular season champions. [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ahl19412004.html 2003-04 AHL Standings] "HockeyDB". Retrieved on April 28, 2008]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

#Hartford Wolf Pack - Eastern Conference regular season champions, 102 points
#Manchester Monarchs - 92 points
#Worcester IceCats - 90 points
#Providence Bruins - 87 points
#Portland Pirates - 85 points

East Division

#Philadelphia Phantoms - 101 points
#Bridgeport Sound Tigers - 98 points
#Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - 86 points
#Binghamton Senators - 80 points
#Norfolk Admirals - 79 points

Western Conference

North Division

#Hamilton Bulldogs - 96 points
#Syracuse Crunch - 93 points
#Rochester Americans - 89 points
#Cleveland Barons - 89 points
#Toronto Roadrunners - 81 points

West Division

#Milwaukee Admirals - Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 102 points
#Chicago Wolves - 96 points
#Grand Rapids Griffins - 96 points
#Houston Aeros - 74 points
#Cincinnati Mighty Ducks - 72 points

Bracket

16TeamBracket
RD1=Division Semifinals
RD2=Division Finals
RD3=Conference Finals
RD4=Calder Cup Final
group1=Eastern Conference
group2=Western Conference
subgroup1=Atlantic Division
subgroup2=East Division
subgroup3=North Division
subgroup4=West Division

RD1-seed01=A1
RD1-team01=Hartford
RD1-seed02=A5
RD1-team02=Portland
RD1-score01=4
RD1-score02=1

RD1-seed03=A3
RD1-team03=Worcester
RD1-seed04=A2
RD1-team04=Manchester
RD1-score03=4
RD1-score04=2

RD1-seed05=E1
RD1-team05=Philadelphia
RD1-seed06=E5
RD1-team06=Norfolk
RD1-score05=4
RD1-score06=2

RD1-seed07=E3
RD1-team07=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
RD1-seed08=E2
RD1-team08=Bridgeport Sound
RD1-score07=4
RD1-score08=3

RD1-seed09=N1
RD1-team09=Hamilton
RD1-seed10=N4
RD1-team10=Cleveland
RD1-score09=4
RD1-score10=2

RD1-seed11=N3
RD1-team11= Rochester
RD1-seed12=N2
RD1-team12=Syracuse Crunch
RD1-score11=4
RD1-score12=3

RD1-seed13=W1
RD1-team13=Milwaukee
RD1-seed14=W5
RD1-team14=Cincinnati
RD1-score13=4
RD1-score14=3

RD1-seed15=W3
RD1-team15=Chicago
RD1-seed16=W2
RD1-team16=Grand Rapids
RD1-score15=4
RD1-score16=0

RD2-seed01=A1
RD2-team01=Hartford
RD2-seed02=A3
RD2-team02=Worcester
RD2-score01=4
RD2-score02=0

RD2-seed03=E1
RD2-team03=Philadelphia
RD2-seed04=E3
RD2-team04=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
RD2-score03=2
RD2-score04=4

RD2-seed05=N1
RD2-team05=Hamilton
RD2-seed06=N3
RD2-team06=Rochester
RD2-score05=0
RD2-score06=4

RD2-seed07=W1
RD2-team07=Milwaukee
RD2-seed08=W3
RD2-team08=Chicago
RD2-score07=4
RD2-score08=2

RD3-seed01=A1
RD3-team01=Hartford
RD3-seed02=E3
RD3-team02=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
RD3-score01=3
RD3-score02=4

RD3-seed03=N3
RD3-team03=Rochester
RD3-seed04=W1
RD3-team04=Milwaukee
RD3-score03=1
RD3-score04=4

RD4-seed01=E3
RD4-team01=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
RD4-seed02=W1
RD4-team02=Milwaukee
RD4-score01=0
RD4-score02=4In the qualification round all games are played at the arena of the fourth seed. In each round after the Qualification 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 after the Qualification Round due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations. [ [http://www.theahl.com/theahl/faqs/ Frequently asked questions] "theahl.com". Retrieved on May 12, 2008.]

Division Qualifiers

: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

(A4) Providence Bruins vs. (A5) Portland Pirates

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Providence Bruins
team2=Portland Pirates
stadium1=Dunkin' Donuts Center
stadium2=Cumberland County Civic Center
date1=April 15
score1=1 - 7
won1=2
date2=April 16
score2=2 - 6
won2=2
series=Portland won series 2 – 0

East Division

(E4) Binghamton Senators vs. (E5) Norfolk Admirals

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Binghamton Senators
team2=Norfolk Admirals
stadium1=Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
stadium2=Norfolk Scope
date1=April 14
score1=0 - 3
won1=2
date2=April 16
score2=0 - 3
won2=2
series=Norfolk won series 2 – 0

Western Conference

North Division

(N4) Cleveland Barons vs. (N5) Toronto Roadrunners

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Cleveland Barons
team2=Toronto Roadrunners
stadium1=at Strongsville, Ohio
stadium2=Ricoh Coliseum
date1=April 15
score1=1 - 3
won1=2
date2=April 17
score2=2 - 1
ot2=2OT
won2=1
date3=April 18
home3=1
score3=6 - 3
won3=1
series=Cleveland won series 2 – 1

West Division

(W4) Houston Aeros vs. (W5) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Houston Aeros
team2=Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
stadium1=Toyota Center
stadium2=Cincinnati Gardens
date1=April 15
score1=3 - 1
won1=1
date2=April 17
score2=6 - 3
won2=1
series=Cincinnati won series 2 – 0

Division Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A5) Portland Pirates

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Hartford Wolf Pack
team2=Portland Pirates
stadium1=Hartford Civic Center
stadium2=Cumberland County Civic Center
date1=April 20
score1=1 - 3
won1=2
date2=April 21
score2=1 - 0
won2=1
date3=April 23
score3=1 - 2
ot3=2OT
won3=1
date4=April 25
score4=3 - 5
won4=1
date5=April 28
score5=4 - 0
won5=1
series=Hartford won series 4 – 1

(A2) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Worcester IceCats

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Manchester Monarchs
team2=Worcester IceCats
stadium1=Verizon Wireless Arena
stadium2=DCU Center
date1=April 15
score1=1 - 2
won1=2
date2=April 17
score2=2 - 3
ot2=OT
won2=2
date3=April 18
score3=0 - 2
won3=1
date4=April 20
score4=0 - 6
won4=1
date5=April 22
score5=2 - 3
ot5=3OT
won5=2
date6=April 24
score6=6 - 1
won6=2
series=Worcester won series 4 – 2

East Division

(E1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E5) Norfolk Admirals

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Philadelphia Phantoms
team2=Norfolk Admirals
stadium1=Wachovia Center
stadium2=Norfolk Scope
date1=April 21
score1=2 - 1
won1=1
date2=April 23
score2=1 - 2
ot2=OT
won2=2
date3=April 27
score3=1 - 3
won3=1
date4=April 28
score4=1 - 2
ot4=3OT
won4=1
date5=April 30
home5=2
score5=2 - 1
won5=2
date6=May 1
home6=1
score6=3 - 2
won6=1
series=Philadelphia won series 4 – 2

(E2) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Bridgeport Sound Tigers
team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
stadium1=Arena at Harbor Yard
stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
date1=April 15
score1=5 - 4
ot1=OT
won1=1
date2=April 17
score2=5 - 4
ot2=OT
won2=1
date3=April 18
score3=3 - 2
ot3=OT
won3=2
date4=April 20
score4=2 - 4
won4=1
date5=April 22
score5=1 - 2
ot5=OT
won5=2
date6=April 23
score6=5 - 0
won6=2
date7=April 25
score7=2 - 3
ot7=OT
won7=2
series=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 3

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N4) Cleveland Barons

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Hamilton Bulldogs
team2=Cleveland Barons
stadium1=Copps Coliseum
stadium2=Quicken Loans Arena
date1=April 20
score1=4 - 0
won1=1
date2=April 25
score2=3 - 4
ot2=OT
won2=2
date3=April 27
score3=3 - 5
won3=1
date4=April 29
score4=3 - 4
won4=1
date5=April 30
score5=1 - 4
won5=2
date6=May 2
score6=1 - 3
won6=1
series=Hamilton won series 4 - 2

(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Syracuse Crunch
team2=Rochester Americans
stadium1=War Memorial at Oncenter
stadium2=Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
date1=April 16
score1=3 - 2
won1=1
date2=April 17
score2=0 - 6
won2=2
date3=April 21
score3=2 - 3
won3=1
date4=April 23
score4=2 - 3
won4=1
date5=April 25
score5=0 - 6
won5=2
date6=April 28
score6=7 - 5
won6=2
date7=May 1
score7=3 - 4
ot7=OT
won7=2
series=Rochester won series 4 - 3

West Division

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W5) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Milwaukee Admirals
team2=Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
stadium1=Bradley Center
stadium2=Cincinnati Gardens
date1=April 21
score1=4 - 5
ot1=OT
won1=2
date2=April 23
score2=6 - 0
won2=1
date3=April 24
score3=1 - 0
won3=2
date4=April 26
score4=3 - 4
ot4=OT
won4=1
date5=April 28
home5=2
score5=3 - 1
won5=2
date6=April 30
home6=1
score6=6 - 3
won6=1
date7=May 1
score7=5 - 1
won7=1
series=Milwaukee won series 4 - 3

(W2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Grand Rapids Griffins
team2=Chicago Wolves
stadium1=Van Andel Arena
stadium2=Allstate Arena
date1=April 16
score1=3 - 4
ot1=OT
won1=2
date2=April 18
score2=0 - 1
won2=2
date3=April 21
score3=4 - 1
won3=2
date4=April 23
score4=8 - 2
won4=2
series=Chicago won series 4 - 0

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Worcester IceCats

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Hartford Wolf Pack
team2=Worcester IceCats
stadium1=Hartford Civic Center
stadium2=DCU Center
date1=April 30
score1=3 - 1
won1=1
date2=May 1
home2=2
score2=0 - 3
won2=1
date3=May 2
score3=3 - 4
ot3=OT
won3=1
date4=May 5
home4=1
score4=4 - 3
ot4=3OT
won4=1
series=Hartford won series 4 - 0

East Division

(E1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Philadelphia Phantoms
team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
stadium1=Wachovia Center
stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
date1=May 5
score1=4 - 5
won1=2
date2=May 7
score2=3 - 2
ot2=OT
won2=1
date3=May 8
score3=3 - 0
won3=2
date4=May 10
score4=2 - 0
won4=2
date5=May 12
score5=4 - 2
won5=1
date6=May 14
score6=3 - 1
won6=2
series=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 2

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Hamilton Bulldogs
team2=Rochester Americans
stadium1=Copps Coliseum
stadium2=Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
date1=May 5
score1=0 - 2
won1=2
date2=May 6
score2=1 - 4
won2=2
date3=May 8
score3=5 - 1
won3=2
date4=May 9
score4=3 - 1
won4=2
series=Rochester won series 4 - 0

West Division

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Milwaukee Admirals
team2=Chicago Wolves
stadium1=Bradley Center
stadium2=Allstate Arena
date1=May 5
score1=2 - 1
ot1=2OT
won1=1
date2=May 7
score2=5 - 3
won2=1
date3=May 8
score3=3 - 1
won3=2
date4=May 10
score4=2 - 5
won4=1
date5=May 12
score5=1 - 2
won5=2
date6=May 14
score6=3 - 4
ot6=2OT
won6=1
series=Milwaukee won series 4 - 2

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Hartford Wolf Pack
team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
stadium1=Hartford Civic Center
stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
date1=May 18
home1=2
score1=3 - 1
won1=2
date2=May 20
home2=2
score2=2 - 3
ot2=OT
won2=1
date3=May 22
home3=1
score3=3 - 2
won3=1
date4=May 23
home4=1
score4=4 - 5
won4=2
date5=May 25
score5=3 - 4
ot5=OT
won5=2
date6=May 28
score6=1 - 4
won6=1
date7=May 29
score7=1 - 2
ot7=OT
won7=2
series=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 3

Western Conference

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Milwaukee Admirals
team2=Rochester Americans
stadium1=Bradley Center
stadium2=
date1=May 18
score1=2 - 1
won1=1
date2=May 20
score2=1 - 4
ot2=OT
won2=2
date3=May 22
score3=1 - 2¹
ot3=OT
won3=1
date4=May 23
score4=2 - 3¹
won4=1
date5=May 26
home5=2
score5=1 - 4²
won5=1
series=Milwaukee won series 4 - 1

¹ - Game played at Buffalo, NY
² - Game played at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial

Calder Cup Final

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Milwaukee Admirals
team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
stadium1=Bradley Center
stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
date1=June 1
score1=2 - 1
ot1=OT
won1=1
date2=June 2
score2=8 - 4
won2=1
date3=June 4
score3=1 - 2
ot3=OT
won3=1
date4=June 6
score4=2 - 7
won4=1
series=Milwaukee won series 4 - 0

ee also

*2003–04 AHL season
*List of AHL seasons

References