1982 Calder Cup playoffs

The 1982 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 7, 1982.[1] The eight teams that qualified played best-of-five series for Division Semifinals and best-of-seven series for Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 10, 1982, with the New Brunswick Hawks defeating the Binghamton Whalers four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the only time in team history.[2]

1982 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 7-May 10, 1982
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNew Brunswick Hawks
Runner-upBinghamton Whalers
← 1981
1983 →

Playoff seeds

After the 1981–82 AHL regular season, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, since the fifth-placed team of the Southern division (Adirondack) earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Northern division (Springfield), Adirondack played in the Northern division portion of the bracket in place of Springfield. The New Brunswick Hawks finished the regular season with the best overall record.[3]

Northern Division
  1. New Brunswick Hawks - 107 points
  2. Maine Mariners - 101 points
  3. Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 80 points

Southern Division
  1. Binghamton Whalers - 98 points
  2. Rochester Americans - 89 points
  3. New Haven Nighthawks - 86 points
  4. Hershey Bears - 78 points
  5. Adirondack Red Wings - 77 points (Played in the Northern division part of the bracket in place of Springfield due to earning more points during the regular season.)

Bracket
Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final
         
N1 New Brunswick 3
S5 Adirondack 2
N1 New Brunswick 4
Northern Division
N3 Nova Scotia 1
N2 Maine 1
N3 Nova Scotia 3
N1 New Brunswick 4
S1 Binghamton 1
S1 Binghamton 3
S4 Hershey 2
S1 Binghamton 4
Southern Division
S2 Rochester 1
S2 Rochester 3
S3 New Haven 1

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.[4]

Division Semifinals
Note 1: Home team is listed first.
Note 2: The number of overtime periods played (where applicable) is not indicated

(N1) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (S5) Adirondack Red Wings
New Brunswick won series 3 – 2

(N2) Maine Mariners vs. (N3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Nova Scotia won series 3 - 1

(S1) Binghamton Whalers vs. (S4) Hershey Bears
Binghamton won series 3 - 2

(S2) Rochester Americans vs. (S3) New Haven Nighthawks
Rochester won series 3 - 1

Division Finals

(N1) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (N3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs
New Brunswick won series 4 - 1

(S1) Binghamton Whalers vs. (S2) Rochester Americans
Binghamton won series 4 - 1

Calder Cup Final

(N1) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (S1) Binghamton Whalers
New Brunswick won series 4 - 1

See also

References
  1. 1982 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
  2. Calder Cup champions Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
  3. 1981-82 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 8, 2008.
  4. Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Preceded by
1981 Calder Cup playoffs		 Calder Cup playoffs
1982		 Succeeded by
1983 Calder Cup Playoffs
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