The 2006 Calder Cup playoffs of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

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 (AHL). 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 it ...

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

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Bears have played in the American Hockey League (AHL) since the 1938–39 season, making it the longest continuously operating member club of the league still ...

defeating the

Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team based in Milwaukee. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Nashville Predators. They play their homes games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther ...

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 Frederic Cassivi tied an AHL record by recording 16 wins in one playoff. He also 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, inaugural president of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Calder ...

as AHL Playoff

MVP MVP most commonly refers to: * Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition * Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering MVP may also refer to: ...

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

Bridgeport Sound Tigers The Bridgeport Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who own the franchise. The team started in 200 ...

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

Lowell Lock Monsters Lowell may refer to: Places United States * Lowell, Arkansas * Lowell, Florida * Lowell, Idaho * Lowell, Indiana * Lowell, Maine * Lowell, Massachusetts ** Lowell National Historical Park ** Lowell (MBTA station) ** Lowell Ordnance Pla ...

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

Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing their home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The

Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks ...

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 PeoplesBank Arena. The team was established in 1926 as the Providence Reds. ...

– 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 ECHL season, 2015–16 season. Bas ...

– 93 points #

Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Providence, Rhode Island. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Hi ...

– 92 points

East Division

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Pengui ...

– 113 points #

– 103 points # Norfolk Admirals – 94 points #

– 85 points

Western Conference

North Division

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

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team based in Syracuse, New York. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning. They play in they home games at the Upstate Medical Univer ...

– 102 points #

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre. The fran ...

– 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 are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

– 92 points

West Division

– 108 points # Houston Aeros – 106 points # Peoria Rivermen – 100 points #

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 ...

– 90 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

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

Ricoh Coliseum Coca-Cola Coliseum (also or formerly known as CNE Coliseum, Royal Coliseum, Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto Coliseum, or Coliseum) is an arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, used for agricultural displays, ice hockey, and trade shows. ...

2006 Calder Cup Playoffs
''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
² – Game played at

Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

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