The 2006 Calder Cup playoffs of the

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began on April 18, 2006. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the

Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars. The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its curr ...

. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 15, 2006 with the

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defeating the

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four games to two to win the ninth Calder Cup in team history. Milwaukee's Darren Haydar set an AHL post-season record by scoring 6 game-winning goals in a single playoff. Hershey's

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tied an AHL record by recording 16 wins in one playoff. He also won the

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as AHL Playoff

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Playoff seeds

After the 2005–06 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 Atlantic Division to take the spot of the fourth-placed team in the East Division if they earned more points, since the East Division had one fewer team. This did not occur as the

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, the fourth-placed team in the East Division finished with 85 points while the

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, the fifth-placed team in the Atlantic Division, finished with 72 points. The

Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and play home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey Leag ...

were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the

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winners with the best overall regular season record. The

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were the Eastern Conference regular season champions.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

– Eastern Conference regular season champions, 114 points #

Hartford Wolf Pack The Hartford Wolf Pack are a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. A member of the American Hockey League (AHL), they play their home games at the XL Center. The team was established in 1926 as the Providence Reds. After a ...

– 104 points #

Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs may refer to: *Manchester Monarchs (AHL) (2001–2015) *Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) The Manchester Monarchs were a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Manchester, New ...

– 93 points #

Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R ...

– 92 points

East Division

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– 113 points #

– 103 points #

Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals has been the name of two professional ice hockey franchises: *Norfolk Admirals (AHL), a team which played in the American Hockey League from 2000 to 2015 *Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) The Norfolk Admirals are a professional ice hocke ...

– 94 points #

– 85 points

Western Conference

North Division

– Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 115 points # Syracuse Crunch – 102 points #

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets ...

– 100 points #

Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies is owned by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

– 92 points

West Division

– 108 points # Houston Aeros – 106 points #

Peoria Rivermen Peoria Rivermen is the name of four minor league hockey clubs: *Peoria Rivermen (IHL), named as such 1984–1996, formerly the Peoria Prancers 1982–1984 * Peoria Rivermen (ECHL), 1996–2005 *Peoria Rivermen (AHL), 2005–2013 *Peoria Rivermen (S ...

– 100 points #

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– 90 points

Bracket

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Division Semifinals

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

=(A1) Portland Pirates vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

=(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Manchester Monarchs

East Division

=(E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E4) Bridgeport Sound Tigers

=(E2) Hershey Bears vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals

Western Conference

North Division

=(N1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies

= ¹ – Game played at

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2006 Calder Cup Playoffs
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² – Game played at

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Playoff seeds

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

East Division

Western Conference

North Division

West Division

Bracket

Division Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

=(A1) Portland Pirates vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

=(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Manchester Monarchs

East Division

=(E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E4) Bridgeport Sound Tigers

=(E2) Hershey Bears vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals

Western Conference

North Division

=(N1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies

=(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose

West Division

=(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W4) Iowa Stars

=(W2) Houston Aeros vs. (W3) Peoria Rivermen

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

=(A1) Portland Pirates vs. (A2) Hartford Wolf Pack

East Division

=(E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E2) Hershey Bears

Western Conference

North Division

=(N1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose

West Division

=(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W2) Houston Aeros

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Portland Pirates vs. (E2) Hershey Bears

Western Conference

(N1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W1) Milwaukee Admirals

Calder Cup Final

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (E2) Hershey Bears

See also

References