The 2022 Calder Cup playoffs was the postseason tournament of the

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(AHL) to determine the winner of 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 ...

, which is awarded to the AHL playoff champions. 2022 marked the return of postseason play for the AHL after two seasons of no playoffs due to the

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. The 2022 playoffs began on May 2, 2022, with a new 23-team playoff format. All but the bottom two teams of each division qualified for the playoffs. Each division had a

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in the first round to determine the top 16 teams for the division semifinals, with various teams receiving byes. The 16 teams that remained—four from each division—played a best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with another best-of-five series for the division finals and a best-of-seven series for the conference finals and

finals.

Playoff seeds

After the 2021–22 AHL regular season, 23 teams qualified for the playoffs. All but the bottom two teams in each division ranked by points percentage qualify for the 2022 Calder Cup playoffs. The

Stockton Heat The Stockton Heat were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2015 to 2022. The team was based in Stockton, California, and was affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL) Calgary Flames. The Hea ...

were the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19, while the

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena ...

won the regular season title on the final day of the regular season.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the ...

– 90 points (.625), 36 #

Springfield Thunderbirds The Springfield Thunderbirds are a professional ice hockey team based in Springfield, Massachusetts. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues. The Thunderbirds play their home games at th ...

– 95 points (.625), 31 #

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 ...

– 83 points (.576) #

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 ...

– 78 points (.513), 26 #

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 ...

– 78 points (.513), 23 #

Bridgeport Islanders 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 2001 ...

– 73 points (.507)

North Division

Utica Comets The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated with the National Hockey League's (NHL) New Jersey D ...

– 95 points (.660) #

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 ...

– 91 points (.599) #

Laval Rocket The Laval Rocket () are a professional ice hockey team based in Laval, Quebec. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL. The Rocket play ...

– 85 points (.590) #

Belleville Senators The Belleville Senators (colloquially known as the B-Sens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belleville, Ontario. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators. The Senators pl ...

– 84 points (.583) #

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Rochester, New York. They are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home g ...

– 84 points (.553)

Western Conference

Central Division

– 110 points (.724) #

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 ...

– 89 points (.618) #

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 ...

– 87 points (.572) #

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 ...

– 79 points (.549) #

Texas Stars The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Cedar Park, Texas. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars. They play their homes games at the H-E-B Center. History In ...

– 76 points (.528)

Pacific Division

– 97 points (.714) #

Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team based in Ontario, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Arena. The fra ...

– 91 points (.669) #

Colorado Eagles The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League. The Eagles were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 in the Central Hockey League and ...

– 85 points (.625) #

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Dignity Healt ...

– 84 points (.618), 32 #

Abbotsford Canucks The Abbotsford Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The team began play in the 2021–22 season with home games at Abbotsford Centre as the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hocke ...

– 84 points (.618), 30 #

Henderson Silver Knights The Henderson Silver Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Henderson, Nevada. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Lee ...

– 75 points (.551) #

San Diego Gulls The San Diego Gulls are a professional ice hockey team based in San Diego. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Anaheim Ducks. The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena. History On Jan ...

– 63 points (.463)

Bracket

First round

Eastern Conference

(A3) Providence Bruins vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders

(A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A5) Hershey Bears

(N4) Belleville Senators vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Western Conference

(C4) Rockford IceHogs vs. (C5) Texas Stars

(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P7) San Diego Gulls

(P3) Colorado Eagles vs. (P6) Henderson Silver Knights

(P4) Bakersfield Condors vs. (P5) Abbotsford Canucks

Division semifinals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders

(A2) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

(N1) Utica Comets vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Laval Rocket

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Rockford IceHogs

(C2) Manitoba Moose vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

(P1) Stockton Heat vs. (P4) Bakersfield Condors

(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

Division finals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A2) Springfield Thunderbirds

(N3) Laval Rocket vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

(P1) Stockton Heat vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(A2) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (N3) Laval Rocket

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (P1) Stockton Heat

Calder Cup finals

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (A2) Springfield Thunderbirds

Playoff statistical leaders

Leading skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.

Leading goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on

goals against average Goals against average (GAA), also known as average goals against (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 on spo ...

and the top five goaltenders based on

save percentage Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various Goal (sports), goal-scoring sports that track Save (goaltender), saves as a statistic. In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...

with at least 60 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.

References

External links

AHL official site
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