2004 Calder Cup Playoffs

The 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2004. Twenty teams, the top five from each division, qualified for the playoffs. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in each division played best-of-3 series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals.[1] The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 6, 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to none to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2] Milwaukee's Wade Flaherty won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3]

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Records

Several league records were set during the 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs.[4]

Playoff seeds

After the 2003–04 AHL regular season, 20 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top five teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Milwaukee Admirals were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Hartford Wolf Pack were the Eastern Conference regular season champions.[5]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Hartford Wolf Pack - Eastern Conference regular season champions, 102 points
  2. Manchester Monarchs - 92 points
  3. Worcester IceCats - 90 points
  4. Providence Bruins - 87 points
  5. Portland Pirates - 85 points

East Division

  1. Philadelphia Phantoms - 101 points
  2. Bridgeport Sound Tigers - 98 points
  3. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - 86 points
  4. Binghamton Senators - 80 points
  5. Norfolk Admirals - 79 points

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Hamilton Bulldogs - 96 points
  2. Syracuse Crunch - 93 points
  3. Rochester Americans - 89 points
  4. Cleveland Barons - 89 points
  5. Toronto Roadrunners - 81 points

West Division

  1. Milwaukee Admirals - Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 102 points
  2. Chicago Wolves - 96 points
  3. Grand Rapids Griffins - 96 points
  4. Houston Aeros - 74 points
  5. Cincinnati Mighty Ducks - 72 points

Bracket

  Atlantic Division Qualifier
A4  Providence Bruins 0
A5  Portland Pirates 2
  East Division Qualifier
E4  Binghamton Senators 0
E5  Norfolk Admirals 2
  North Division Qualifier
N4  Cleveland Barons 2
N5  Toronto Roadrunners 1
  West Division Qualifier
W4  Houston Aeros 0
W5  Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2
  Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final
                                     
A1  Hartford 4  
A5  Portland 1  
  A1  Hartford 4  
Atlantic Division
  A3  Worcester 0  
A3  Worcester 4
A2  Manchester 2  
  A1  Hartford 3  
Eastern Conference
  E3  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4  
E1  Philadelphia 4  
E5  Norfolk 2  
  E1  Philadelphia 2
East Division
  E3  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4  
E3  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
E2  Bridgeport Sound 3  
  E3  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0
  W1  Milwaukee 4
N1  Hamilton 4  
N4  Cleveland 2  
  N1  Hamilton 0
North Division
  N3  Rochester 4  
N3  Rochester 4
N2  Syracuse Crunch 3  
  N3  Rochester 1
Western Conference
  W1  Milwaukee 4  
W1  Milwaukee 4  
W5  Cincinnati 3  
  W1  Milwaukee 4
West Division
  W3  Chicago 2  
W3  Chicago 4
W2  Grand Rapids 0  

In the qualification round all games are played at the arena of the fourth seed. In each round after the Qualification 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 after the Qualification Round due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[6]

Division Qualifiers

Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC-4).
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A4) Providence Bruins vs. (A5) Portland Pirates
Portland won series 2 – 0

East Division

(E4) Binghamton Senators vs. (E5) Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk won series 2 – 0

Western Conference

North Division

(N4) Cleveland Barons vs. (N5) Toronto Roadrunners
Cleveland won series 2 – 1

West Division

(W4) Houston Aeros vs. (W5) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Cincinnati won series 2 – 0

Division Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A5) Portland Pirates
Hartford won series 4 – 1
(A2) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Worcester IceCats
Worcester won series 4 – 2

East Division

(E1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E5) Norfolk Admirals
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2
(E2) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 3

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N4) Cleveland Barons
Hamilton won series 4 - 2
(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Rochester Americans
Rochester won series 4 - 3

West Division

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W5) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Milwaukee won series 4 - 3
(W2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves
Chicago won series 4 - 0

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Worcester IceCats
Hartford won series 4 - 0

East Division

(E1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 2

Western Conference

North Division

(N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Rochester Americans
Rochester won series 4 - 0

West Division

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves
Milwaukee won series 4 - 2

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 3

Western Conference

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (N3) Rochester Americans

Milwaukee won series 4 - 1

1 - Game played at Buffalo, NY[1]
2 - Game played at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial[1]

Calder Cup Final

(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Milwaukee won series 4 - 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
  2. ^ List of Calder Cup champions caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  4. ^ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  5. ^ 2003-04 AHL Standings HockeyDB. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
  6. ^ Frequently asked questions theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
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2004		 Succeeded by
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