The 2009 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 le ...
(AHL) began on April 15, 2009.
[2009 Calder Cup Playoffs]
''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on April 16, 2009 The 16 teams that qualified, 8 from each conference, played
best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions then played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. 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 ...
defeated the
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 ...
four games to two in the finals to win 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 cur ...
.
Playoff seeds
After the
2008–09 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
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Hartford Wolf Pack – 99 points
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Providence Bruins – 94 points
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Portland Pirates – 88 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 ...
– 87 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 ...
– 106 points
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Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The Bridgeport Islanders (previously known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the f ...
– 106 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 ...
– 104 points
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Philadelphia Phantoms – 93 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 ...
– 107 points
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Hamilton Bulldogs
The Hamilton Bulldogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that began to play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the Bulldogs play their home games at FirstOntario Centre. They were purcha ...
– 102 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 ...
– 98 points
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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 ...
– 90 points
West Division
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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 ...
– 107 points
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Peoria Rivermen – 92 points
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Houston Aeros – 87 points
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Rockford IceHogs
The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the ...
– 86 points
Bracket
In 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. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.
Statistical leaders
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''
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All statistics as of: 08:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Goaltending
These are the top five goaltenders based on both
goals against average
Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending ...
and
save percentage
Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various goal-scoring sports that track saves as a statistic.
In ice hockey and lacrosse, it is a statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal ...
with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
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All statistics as of: 08:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
Division Semifinals
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Note 1: ''All times are in Eastern Daylight 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 p ...
( UTC−4).''
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Note 2: ''Home team is listed first.''
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
= (A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks
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= (A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates
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East Division
= (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Philadelphia Phantoms
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''Due to scheduling issues, Philadelphia hosted the first two games of the series. These would be their last 2 games in Philadelphia, as the team would move to Adiriondack after the season.''
= (E2) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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*Note: First two games were played at
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of ...
due to scheduling issues.
Western Conference
North Division
= (N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies
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= (N2) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Grand Rapids Griffins
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West Division
= (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W4) Rockford IceHogs
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= (W2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (W3) Houston Aeros
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Division Finals
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
= (A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks
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East Division
= (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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Western Conference
North Division
= (N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N3) Grand Rapids Griffins
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West Division
= (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Houston Aeros
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Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A2) Providence Bruins
Western Conference
(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (W3) Houston Aeros
Calder Cup Finals
(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (E1) Hershey Bears
See also
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2008–09 AHL season
The 2008–09 AHL season was the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.
Team and NHL affiliation changes
The Iowa Stars are renamed and are now cal ...
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List of AHL seasons
References
{{AHL
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 cur ...