The 2009 Calder Cup playoffs of the

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(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

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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. 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 ...

defeated the

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 ...

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 (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 ...

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

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. ...

– 99 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 ...

– 94 points #

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 ...

– 88 points #

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, Worcester, Massachu ...

– 87 points

East Division

– 106 points #

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 ...

– 106 points #

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 ...

– 104 points #

Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played most of its home games at the Spectrum (arena), Spectrum ...

– 93 points

Western Conference

North Division

– 107 points #

Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs were a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) that began to play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the Bulldogs played home games at FirstOntario Centre. They were purc ...

– 102 points #

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 ...

– 98 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 ...

– 90 points

West Division

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 ...

– 107 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 (SP ...

– 92 points # Houston Aeros – 87 points #

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'' :All statistics as of: 08:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Leading goaltenders

These are the top five goaltenders based on both

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and

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with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average). ''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)'' :All statistics as of: 08:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Division Semifinals

:Note 1: ''All times are in

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( UTC−4).'' :Note 2: ''Home team is listed first.''

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

= (A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks

= (A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates

East Division

= (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Philadelphia Phantoms

= ''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

= *Note: First two games were played at

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Playoff seeds

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

East Division

Western Conference

North Division

West Division

Bracket

Statistical leaders

Skaters

Leading goaltenders

Division Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

= (A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks

= (A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates

East Division

= (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Philadelphia Phantoms

= (E2) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Western Conference

North Division

= (N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Toronto Marlies

= (N2) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Grand Rapids Griffins

West Division

= (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W4) Rockford IceHogs

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

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

= (A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks

East Division

= (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Western Conference

North Division

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

West Division

= (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Houston Aeros

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

References