The 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs of the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the lea ...
began on April 18, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played
best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 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 7, 2007 with the
Hamilton Bulldogs defeating the
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...
four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history. This was a rematch of the 1997 Calder Cup Final, where Hershey defeated Hamilton in five games.
Carey Price
Carey Price (born August 16, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is considered to be one of the best goaltenders in the world by many colleagues, fans, ''The ...
won the
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
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 di ...
as playoff
MVP, and became only the third teenage goaltender to lead his team to a Calder Cup championship in AHL history.
Playoff seeds
After the
2006–07 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 West Division to take the spot of the fourth-placed team in the North Division if they earned more points, since the North Division had one fewer team. This did not occur as 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 ...
, the fourth-placed team in the North Division finished with 85 points while the
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 ...
, the fifth-placed team in the West Division, finished with 84 points. The
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...
were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy The Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy is presented annually to the AHL team that finishes the regular season with the most points or highest points percentage. The award is named after late former AHL board member Macgregor Kilpatrick.
The award was fir ...
winners with the best overall regular season record. The
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights were the Western Conference regular season champions.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
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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 ...
– 110 points
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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 ...
– 98 points
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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 ...
– 94 points
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Worcester Sharks
The Worcester Sharks were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2006 to 2015. Affiliated with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Sharks played t ...
– 93 points
East Division
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Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...
– Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 114 points
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliates of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barr ...
– 108 points
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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 ...
– 108 points
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Albany River Rats
The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York, Albany, New York (state), New York at the Times Union Center.
History
Before the formation of the franchise
Wi ...
– 81 points
Western Conference
North Division
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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 ...
– 102 points
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Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, a ...
– 98 points
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Hamilton Bulldogs – 95 points
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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 ...
– 85 points
West Division
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Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights – Western Conference regular season champions, 104 points
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Chicago Wolves
The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League and are the top minor-league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the C ...
– 101 points
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Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They are affiliated with the NHL's Nashvil ...
– 96 points
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Iowa Stars
The Iowa Stars, later known as the Iowa Chops, were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The club was based in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wells Fargo Arena.
History
The Stars were founded by Howard Baldwin, of Hockey Holdi ...
– 88 points
Bracket
In each 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 due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.
Frequently asked questions
''theahl.com''. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Division Semifinals
:Note 1: ''All times are in Eastern Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small ...
( 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
=(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks
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=(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Providence Bruins
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East Division
=(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Albany River Rats
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=(E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals
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Western Conference
North Division
=(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Grand Rapids Griffins
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=(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
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West Division
=(W1) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights vs. (W4) Iowa Stars
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=(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals
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Division Finals
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
=(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Providence Bruins
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East Division
=(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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Western Conference
North Division
=(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
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West Division
=(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Iowa Stars
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Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A1) Manchester Monarchs
Western Conference
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
Calder Cup Final
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs
See also
* 2006–07 AHL season
*List of AHL seasons
The American Hockey League is a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada. It serves as the top developmental league for the National Hockey League. The league played its first season in 1936 as the International-Ameri ...
References
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Calder Cup playoffs
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 ...