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 ...

is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the

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(AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after Frank Calder, inaugural president of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

(NHL). The Calder Cup is distinct from the ''

Calder Memorial Trophy The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving ...

'', which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the NHL. Teams from 28 different cities have won the Calder Cup. The

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have won 13 championships, the most of any team currently in the AHL, and have competed in 25 finals, and compiling a 13–12 record in their history. The defunct Cleveland Barons are second, with 9 total championships. On May 11, 2020, the AHL cancelled the remainder of the

2019–20 AHL season The 2019–20 AHL season was the 84th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began October 4, 2019, and was officially cancelled on May 11, 2020. The 2020 Calder Cup playoffs, which was also cancelled, would have followed the co ...

and the 2020 Calder Cup playoffs due to the

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, marking the first time that a Calder Cup champion was not awarded in the trophy's history. It was likewise not awarded in

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as the league did not hold a playoff (even though the AHL did play a delayed and shortened regular season). The

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of the playoffs is awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. It was first awarded in 1984 and is named after the former president of the AHL, Jack Butterfield. The trophy has been won by 40 different players, with none having won it more than once. __TOC__

List of winners

;Key *–Number of Calder Cups won at the time * Player was a member of the defeated team in the Calder Cup Finals Note: All Jack A. Butterfield Trophy winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted. Phantoms_CalderCup_2

A. Calder Cup won by second franchise known as the Pittsburgh Hornets. Previous franchise became the Rochester Americans.
B. Tim Tookey, Butterfield Trophy winner in 1985–86, played for the

, and is the only Butterfield Trophy winner to date to have played for a losing team in the Calder Cup finals.

Number of Calder Cups won by team

Bold denotes an active AHL team

References

;General * * * * ;Specific

External links

Official Calder Cup website
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Calder Cup Champions American Hockey League trophies and awards Calder Cup champions