1995 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 1995 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 12, 1995. [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php3?league=ahl1941&season=1995&leaguenm=AHL 1995 AHL playoff results] "The Internet Hockey Database". Retrieved on May 4, 2008.] The twelve teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals and division finals. The highest remaining seed received a bye for the third round while the other two remaining teams played a best-of-3 series series, with the winner advancing to play the bye-team in a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 26, 1995 with the Albany River Rats defeating the Fredericton Canadiens four games to zero to win the first Calder Cup in team history. [ [http://www.albanyriverrats.com/fanzone/history/ River Rats Fan Zone: History] "albanyriverrats.com". Retrieved on May 4, 2008.] Albany's Corey Schwab and Mike Dunham were co-winners of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff co-MVPs. [ [http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy] "ahlhalloffame.com". Retrieved on May 6, 2008.]

The Southern Division semifinal between Cornwall and Hershey was a penalty filled series. The two teams combined for 575 penalty minutes in the series, an AHL record. Hershey's 323 penalty minutes in that series set another AHL playoff record for most penalty minutes by one team in one series. Furthermore, Hershey set yet another AHL playoff record by accumulating 186 penalty minutes in game 5 of the series, the most by one team in one playoff game. [ [http://www.caldercup.com/cup/teamrec/ Calder Cup record book: Teams] "caldercup.com". Retrieved on May 6, 2008.]

Playoff seeds

After the 1994-95 AHL regular season, 12 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Albany River Rats finished the regular season with the best overall record. [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ahl19411995.html 1994-95 AHL standings] "The Internet Hockey Database". Retrieved on May 4, 2008.]

Atlantic Division

#Prince Edward Island Senators - 90 points
#St. John's Maple Leafs - 76 points
#Fredericton Canadiens - 75 points
#Saint John Flames - 67 points

Northern Division

#Albany River Rats - 109 points
#Portland Pirates - 104 points
#Providence Bruins - 89 points
#Adirondack Red Wings - 74 points

outhern Division

#Binghamton Rangers - 93 points
#Cornwall Aces - 85 points
#Hershey Bears - 78 points
#Rochester Americans - 77 points

Bracket

AHLBracket 1992-1995
group1=Atlantic Division
group2=Northern Division
group3=Southern Division

RD1-seed01=A1
RD1-team01=P.E.I.
RD1-score01=4
RD1-seed02=A4
RD1-team02=Saint John
RD1-score02=1

RD1-seed03=A2
RD1-team03=St. John's
RD1-score03=1
RD1-seed04=A3
RD1-team04=Fredericton
RD1-score04=4

RD1-seed05=N1
RD1-team05=Albany
RD1-score05=4
RD1-seed06=N4
RD1-team06=Adirondack
RD1-score06=0

RD1-seed07=N2
RD1-team07=Portland
RD1-score07=3
RD1-seed08=N3
RD1-team08=Providence
RD1-score08=4

RD1-seed09=S1
RD1-team09=Binghamton
RD1-score09=4
RD1-seed10=S4
RD1-team10=Rochester
RD1-score10=1

RD1-seed11=S2
RD1-team11=Cornwall
RD1-score11=4
RD1-seed12=S3
RD1-team12=Hershey
RD1-score12=2

RD2-seed01=A1
RD2-team01=P.E.I.
RD2-score01=2
RD2-seed02=A3
RD2-team02=Fredericton
RD2-score02=4

RD2-seed03=N1
RD2-team03=Albany
RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04=N3
RD2-team04=Providence
RD2-score04=2

RD2-seed05=S1
RD2-team05=Binghamton
RD2-score05=2
RD2-seed06=S2
RD2-team06=Cornwall
RD2-score06=4

RD3-seed01=N1
RD3-team01=Albany

RD3-seed02=S2
RD3-team02=Cornwall
RD3-score02=0
RD3-seed03=A3
RD3-team03=Fredericton
RD3-score03=2

RD4-seed01=N1
RD4-team01="'Albany
RD4-score01=4
RD4-seed02=A3
RD4-team02=Fredericton
RD4-score02=0In each round the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. For the Calder Cup Semifinal round, the team that earned the most points during the regular season out of the three remaining teams receives a bye directly to the Calder Cup Final. There is no set series format 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 Semifinals

:Note 1: "Home team is listed first.":Note 2: "The number of overtime periods played (where applicable) is not specified"

Atlantic Division

(A1) Prince Edward Island Senators vs. (A4) Saint John Flames

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Prince Edward Island Senators
team2=Saint John Flames
date1=April 13
score1=5 - 2
won1=1
date2=April 15
score2=6 - 4
won2=1
date3=April 17
score3=3 - 1
won3=2
date4=April 19
score4=0 - 2
won4=1
date5=April 21
score5=1 - 0
won5=1
series=Prince Edward Island won series 4 – 1

(A2) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Fredericton Canadiens

NHLPlayoffs
team1=St. John's Maple Leafs
team2=Fredericton Canadiens
date1=April 13
score1=2 - 4
won1=2
date2=April 15
score2=4 - 1
won2=1
date3=April 17
score3=3 - 1
won3=2
date4=April 19
score4=5 - 3
won4=2
date5=April 20
home5=2
score5=2 - 0
won5=2
series=Fredericton won series 4 - 1

Northern Division

(N1) Albany River Rats vs. (N4) Adirondack Red Wings

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Albany River Rats
team2=Adirondack Red Wings
date1=April 13
score1=2 - 1
won1=1
date2=April 15
score2=4 - 3
won2=1
date3=April 16
score3=2 - 4
won3=1
date4=April 19
score4=1 - 5
won4=1
series=Albany won series 4 – 0

(N2) Portland Pirates vs. (N3) Providence Bruins

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Portland Pirates
team2=Providence Bruins
date1=April 14
score1=5 - 6
won1=2
date2=April 15
score2=4 - 1
won2=1
date3=April 19
score3=7 - 3
won3=2
date4=April 21
score4=4 - 5
won4=1
date5=April 23
score5=4 - 5
won5=2
date6=April 25
score6=1 - 6
won6=1
date7=April 26
score7=3 - 6
won7=2
series=Providence won series 4 - 3

outhern Division

(S1) Binghamton Rangers vs. (S4) Rochester Americans

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Binghamton Rangers
team2=Rochester Americans
date1=April 12
score1=4 - 3
won1=1
date2=April 14
score2=3 - 1
won2=1
date3=April 15
score3=3 - 2
won3=2
date4=April 19
score4=0 - 8
won4=1
date5=April 21
score5=4 - 3
ot5=OT
won5=1
series=Binghamton won series 4 - 1

(S2) Cornwall Aces vs. (S3) Hershey Bears

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Cornwall Aces
team2=Hershey Bears
date1=April 13
score1=4 - 3
won1=1
date2=April 15
score2=4 - 3
won2=1
date3=April 18
score3=2 - 3
ot3=OT
won3=1
date4=April 20
score4=4 - 2
won4=2
date5=April 21
home5=2
score5=6 - 3
won5=2
date6=April 23
home6=1
score6=2 - 1
won6=1
series=Cornwall won series 4 - 2

Division Finals

Atlantic Division

(A1) Prince Edward Island Senators vs. (A3) Fredericton Canadiens

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Prince Edward Island Senators
team2=Fredericton Canadiens
date1=April 26
score1=5 - 3
won1=1
date2=April 28
score2=3 - 7
won2=2
date3=April 30
score3=4 - 1
won3=2
date4=May 2
score4=7 - 2
won4=2
date5=May 5
score5=5 - 4
ot5=OT
won5=1
date6=May 7
score6=4 - 2
won6=2
series=Fredericton won series 4 - 2

Northern Division

(N1) Albany River Rats vs. (N3) Providence Bruins

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Albany River Rats
team2=Providence Bruins
date1=April 28
score1=6 - 4
won1=1
date2=April 29
score2=5 - 4
ot2=OT
won2=1
date3=May 2
score3=6 - 7
won3=1
date4=May 9
score4=5 - 0
won4=2
date5=May 10
score5=0 - 4
won5=2
date6=May 13
score6=3 - 6
won6=1
series=Albany won series 4 - 2

outhern Division

(S1) Binghamton Rangers vs. (S2) Cornwall Aces

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Binghamton Rangers
team2=Cornwall Aces
date1=April 29
score1=4 - 5
ot1=OT
won1=2
date2=May 1
score2=4 - 2
won2=1
date3=May 3
score3=2 - 0
won3=2
date4=May 5
score4=6 - 0
won4=2
date5=May 7
score5=3 - 2
won5=1
date6=May 10
score6=4 - 2
won6=2
series=Cornwall won series 4 - 2

emifinal

Bye

*(N1) Albany River Rats receive a bye to the Calder Cup Final by virtue of having earned the highest point total in the regular season out of the three remaining teams.

(S2) Cornwall Aces vs. (A3) Fredericton Canadiens

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Cornwall Aces
team2=Fredericton Canadiens
date1=May 14
score1=2 - 1
home1=2
ot1=OT
won1=2
date2=May 16
score2=1 - 3
won2=2
series=Fredericton won series 2 - 0

Calder Cup Final

(N1) Albany River Rats vs. (A3) Fredericton Canadiens

NHLPlayoffs
team1=Albany River Rats
team2=Fredericton Canadiens
date1=May 20
score1=4 - 3
won1=1
date2=May 21
score2=4 - 3
won2=1
date3=May 23
score3=1 - 4
won3=1
date4=May 26
score4=0 - 3
won4=1
series=Albany won series 4 - 0

ee also

*1994–95 AHL season
*List of AHL seasons

References