2022 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2022 Calder Cup playoffs is the postseason tournament of the American Hockey League (AHL) to determine the winner of the Calder Cup, which is awarded to the AHL Champions.
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| Dates | May 2, 2022 – |
| Teams | 23 |
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2022 marks the return of postseason play for the AHL after two seasons of no playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 playoffs begin on May 2, 2022, with a new 23-team playoff format. All but the bottom two teams of each division qualify for the playoffs; and each division has a best-of-three series in the first round to determine the top 16 teams for the division semifinals, with various teams receiving byes.
The 16 teams that remain - four from each division - play 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 Calder Cup 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 were the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19,[1] while the Chicago Wolves won the regular season title on the final day of the regular season.[2]
Atlantic Division
- Charlotte Checkers – 90 points (.625), 36 RWs
- Springfield Thunderbirds – 95 points (.625), 31 RWs
- Providence Bruins – 83 points (.576)
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 78 points (.513), 26 RWs
- Hershey Bears – 78 points (.513), 23 RWs
- Bridgeport Islanders – 73 points (.507)
North Division
- Utica Comets – 95 points (.660)
- Syracuse Crunch – 91 points (.599)
- Laval Rocket – 85 points (.590)
- Belleville Senators – 84 points (.583)
- Rochester Americans – 84 points (.553)
Central Division
- Chicago Wolves – 110 points (.724)
- Manitoba Moose – 89 points (.618)
- Milwaukee Admirals – 87 points (.572)
- Rockford IceHogs – 79 points (.549)
- Texas Stars – 76 points (.528)
Pacific Division
- Stockton Heat – 97 points (.714)
- Ontario Reign – 91 points (.669)
- Colorado Eagles – 85 points (.625)
- Bakersfield Condors – 84 points (.618), 32 RWs
- Abbotsford Canucks – 84 points (.618), 30 RWs
- Henderson Silver Knights – 75 points (.551)
- San Diego Gulls – 63 points (.463)
Bracket
| First Round | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Charlotte | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A6 | Bridgeport | 1 | Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Springfield | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A5 | Hershey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Utica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Belleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Rochester | North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Laval | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Rockford | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Texas | Central Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Manitoba | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Milwaukee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Stockton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P7 | San Diego | Pacific Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P6 | Henderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Bakersfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P5 | Abbotsford | |||||||||||||||||||||||
First Round
(A3) Providence Bruins vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders
| May 2 | Bridgeport Islanders | 2 – 1 | OT | Providence Bruins | Dunkin' Donuts Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:43 - pp - Jakub Lauko (1) | ||||||
| Grant Hutton (1) - 01:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Arnaud Durandeau (1) - 09:56 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cory Schneider ( 46 saves / 47 shots ) | Goalie stats | Troy Grosenick ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
| May 4 | Providence Bruins | 7:00pm EDT | Bridgeport Islanders | Total Mortgage Arena | ||||
| May 6 | Bridgeport Islanders | 7:05pm EDT | Providence Bruins | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||||
| Bridgeport leads series 1 – 0 | |
(A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A5) Hershey Bears
| May 6 | Hershey Bears | 7:05pm EDT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
| May 8 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 5:00pm EDT | Hershey Bears | Giant Center | ||||
| May 9 | Hershey Bears | 7:05pm EDT | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | ||||
(N4) Belleville Senators vs. (N5) Rochester Americans
| May 4 | Belleville Senators | 7:05pm EDT | Rochester Americans | Blue Cross Arena | ||||
| May 6 | Rochester Americans | 7:00pm EDT | Belleville Senators | CAA Arena | ||||
| May 8 | Rochester Americans | 3:00pm EDT | Belleville Senators | CAA Arena | ||||
(C4) Rockford IceHogs vs. (C5) Texas Stars
| May 4 | Texas Stars | 7:00pm CDT | Rockford IceHogs | BMO Harris Bank Center | ||||
| May 6 | Texas Stars | 7:00pm CDT | Rockford IceHogs | BMO Harris Bank Center | ||||
| May 7 | Texas Stars | 6:00pm CDT | Rockford IceHogs | BMO Harris Bank Center | ||||
(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P7) San Diego Gulls
| May 4 | San Diego Gulls | 7:00pm PDT | Ontario Reign | Toyota Arena | ||||
| May 5 | San Diego Gulls | 7:00pm PDT | Ontario Reign | Toyota Arena | ||||
| May 9 | San Diego Gulls | 7:00pm PDT | Ontario Reign | Toyota Arena | ||||
(P3) Colorado Eagles vs. (P6) Henderson Silver Knights
| May 4 | Henderson Silver Knights | 7:05pm MDT | Colorado Eagles | Budweiser Events Center | ||||
| May 6 | Henderson Silver Knights | 7:05pm MDT | Colorado Eagles | Budweiser Events Center | ||||
| May 7 | Henderson Silver Knights | 7:05pm MDT | Colorado Eagles | Budweiser Events Center | ||||
(P4) Bakersfield Condors vs. (P5) Abbotsford Canucks
| May 3 | Abbotsford Canucks | 7:00pm PDT | Bakersfield Condors | Mechanics Bank Arena | ||||
| May 4 | Abbotsford Canucks | 7:00pm PDT | Bakersfield Condors | Mechanics Bank Arena | ||||
| May 9 | Abbotsford Canucks | 7:00pm PDT | Bakersfield Condors | Mechanics Bank Arena | ||||
Division Semifinals
Eastern Conference
(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Laval Rocket
| May 6 | Laval Rocket | 7:00pm EDT | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | ||||
| May 7 | Laval Rocket | 7:00pm EDT | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | ||||
| May 12 | Syracuse Crunch | 7:00pm EDT | Laval Rocket | Place Bell | ||||
| May 14 | Syracuse Crunch | 3:00pm EDT | Laval Rocket | Place Bell | ||||
| May 17 | Laval Rocket | 7:00pm EDT | Syracuse Crunch | Upstate Medical University Arena | ||||
(C2) Manitoba Moose vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals
| May 6 | Manitoba Moose | 7:00pm CDT | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | ||||
| May 7 | Manitoba Moose | 6:00pm CDT | Milwaukee Admirals | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena | ||||
| May 11 | Milwaukee Admirals | 7:00pm CDT | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | ||||
| May 13 | Milwaukee Admirals | 7:00pm CDT | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | ||||
| May 15 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2:00pm CDT | Manitoba Moose | Canada Life Centre | ||||
References
- "Heat first to clinch berth in 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs". theahl.com. American Hockey League. March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- "Wolves lock up Kilpatrick Trophy as regular-season champions". theahl.com. American Hockey League. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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