1996 Calder Cup playoffs
The 1996 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 1996.[1] The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1996, with the Rochester Americans defeating the Portland Pirates four games to three to win the sixth Calder Cup in team history.[2] Rochester's Dixon Ward won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 19-June 13, 1996 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rochester Americans |
| Runner-up | Portland Pirates |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The Saint John Flames set an AHL playoff record by winning six games in overtime. This record was equaled by the Milwaukee Admirals in 2004.[4]
Playoff seeds
After the 1995-96 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in the each conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the five team divisions to crossover to the playoffs for the four team divisions. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in a five team division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the four team division in the same conference. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the five team division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the four team division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Albany River Rats were the Southern Conference regular season champions and also had the best overall record for the regular season. The Springfield Falcons were the Northern Conference regular season champions.[5]
Atlantic Division
- Prince Edward Island Senators - 85 points
- Saint John Flames - 85 points
- St. John's Maple Leafs - 80 points
- Fredericton Canadiens - 79 points
Northern Division
- Springfield Falcons - Northern Conference regular season champions, 100 points
- Worcester IceCats - 88 points
- Portland Pirates - 78 points
- Providence Bruins - 74 points
Central Division
- Albany River Rats - Southern Conference regular season champions; Best regular season record, 115 points
- Adirondack Red Wings - 86 points
- Rochester Americans - 83 points
- Cornwall Aces - 80 points
- Syracuse Crunch - 74 points (Played in the South Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division)
Southern Division
- Binghamton Rangers - 88 points
- Hershey Bears - 86 points
- Baltimore Bandits - 77 points
Bracket
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | P.E.I. | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Fredericton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Fredericton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Saint John | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Saint John | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Saint John | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Springfield | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Springfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Worcester | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Portland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Portland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Albany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Cornwall | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Cornwall | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Adirondack | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Rochester | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Syracuse | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Syracuse | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| C5 | Syracuse | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Baltimore | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Hershey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Baltimore | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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.[6]
Division Semifinals
- 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.
- Note 4: The number of overtime periods played (where applicable) is not specified
(A1) Prince Edward Island Senators vs. (A4) Fredericton Canadiens
| April 19 | Prince Edward Island Senators | 4 - 7 | Fredericton Canadiens | |||||
| April 20 | Prince Edward Island Senators | 7 - 3 | Fredericton Canadiens | |||||
| April 26 | Fredericton Canadiens | 6 - 5 | OT | Prince Edward Island Senators | ||||
| April 27 | Fredericton Canadiens | 5 - 6 | OT | Prince Edward Island Senators | ||||
| April 29 | Prince Edward Island Senators | 3 - 5 | Fredericton Canadiens | |||||
| Fredericton won series 3 – 2 | |
(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A3) St. John's Maple Leafs
| April 21 | Saint John Flames | 2 - 3 | St. John's Maple Leafs | |||||
| April 23 | Saint John Flames | 2 - 1 | OT | St. John's Maple Leafs | ||||
| April 26 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 2 - 3 | Saint John Flames | |||||
| April 27 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 3 - 4 | OT | Saint John Flames | ||||
| Saint John won series 3 - 1 | |
(N1) Springfield Falcons vs. (N4) Providence Bruins
| April 19 | Springfield Falcons | 3 - 6 | Providence Bruins | |||||
| April 20 | Springfield Falcons | 3 - 2 | Providence Bruins | |||||
| April 26 | Providence Bruins | 4 - 5 | OT | Springfield Falcons | ||||
| April 27 | Providence Bruins | 3 - 4 | OT | Springfield Falcons | ||||
| Springfield won series 3 – 1 | |
(N2) Worcester IceCats vs. (N3) Portland Pirates
| April 19 | Worcester IceCats | 0 - 5 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| April 20 | Worcester IceCats | 2 - 1 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| April 26 | Portland Pirates | 6 - 5 | OT | Worcester IceCats | ||||
| April 27 | Portland Pirates | 3 - 2 | Worcester IceCats | |||||
| Portland won series 3 - 1 | |
(C1) Albany River Rats vs. (C4) Cornwall Aces
| April 21 | Albany River Rats | 5 - 0 | Cornwall Aces | |||||
| April 22 | Albany River Rats | 2 - 3 | Cornwall Aces | |||||
| April 24 | Cornwall Aces | 3 - 0 | Albany River Rats | |||||
| April 26 | Cornwall Aces | 2 - 1 | OT | Albany River Rats | ||||
| Cornwall won series 3 - 1 | |
(C2) Adirondack Red Wings vs. (C3) Rochester Americans
| April 19 | Adirondack Red Wings | 1 - 4 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| April 20 | Adirondack Red Wings | 1 - 3 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| April 26 | Rochester Americans | 6 - 0 | Adirondack Red Wings | |||||
| Rochester won series 3 - 0 | |
(S1) Binghamton Rangers vs. (C5) Syracuse Crunch
| April 19 | Binghamton Rangers | 8 - 5 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| April 20 | Binghamton Rangers | 0 - 6 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| April 26 | Syracuse Crunch | 4 - 3 | OT | Binghamton Rangers | ||||
| April 27 | Syracuse Crunch | 6 - 3 | Binghamton Rangers | |||||
| Syracuse won series 3 - 1 | |
(S2) Hershey Bears vs. (S3) Baltimore Bandits
| April 19 | Hershey Bears | 2 - 5 | Baltimore Bandits | |||||
| April 20 | Baltimore Bandits | 3 - 2 | OT | Hershey Bears | ||||
| April 24 | Hershey Bears | 7 - 5 | Baltimore Bandits | |||||
| April 26 | Baltimore Bandits | 2 - 4 | Hershey Bears | |||||
| April 28 | Hershey Bears | 3 - 4 | OT | Baltimore Bandits | ||||
| Baltimore won series 3 - 2 | |
Division Finals
(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A4) Fredericton Canadiens
| May 3 | Saint John Flames | 5 - 0 | Fredericton Canadiens | |||||
| May 5 | Saint John Flames | 1 - 5 | Fredericton Canadiens | |||||
| May 8 | Fredericton Canadiens | 4 - 5 | OT | Saint John Flames | ||||
| May 10 | Fredericton Canadiens | 3 - 4 | OT | Saint John Flames | ||||
| May 12 | Saint John Flames | 4 - 3 | Fredericton Canadiens | |||||
| Saint John won series 4 - 1 | |
(N1) Springfield Falcons vs. (N3) Portland Pirates
| May 2 | Springfield Falcons | 3 - 4 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| May 3 | Springfield Falcons | 5 - 1 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| May 5 | Portland Pirates | 7 - 2 | Springfield Falcons | |||||
| May 8 | Portland Pirates | 6 - 0 | Springfield Falcons | |||||
| May 10 | Springfield Falcons | 4 - 3 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| May 11 | Portland Pirates | 6 - 4 | Springfield Falcons | |||||
| Portland won series 4 - 2 | |
(C3) Rochester Americans vs. (C4) Cornwall Aces
| May 1 | Rochester Americans | 3 - 2 | Cornwall Aces | |||||
| May 3 | Rochester Americans | 6 - 3 | Cornwall Aces | |||||
| May 5 | Cornwall Aces | 1 - 3 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| May 7 | Cornwall Aces | 2 - 3 | OT | Rochester Americans | ||||
| Rochester won series 4 - 0 | |
(S3) Baltimore Bandits vs. (C5) Syracuse Crunch
| May 1 | Baltimore Bandits | 4 - 3 | OT | Syracuse Crunch | ||||
| May 3 | Baltimore Bandits | 0 - 3 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| May 6 | Syracuse Crunch | 7 - 5 | Baltimore Bandits | |||||
| May 8 | Syracuse Crunch | 4 - 1 | Baltimore Bandits | |||||
| May 10 | Baltimore Bandits | 5 - 4 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| May 12 | Syracuse Crunch | 1 - 7 | Baltimore Bandits | |||||
| May 14 | Baltimore Bandits | 4 - 5 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| Syracuse won series 4 - 3 | |
Conference finals
(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (N3) Portland Pirates
| May 16 | Saint John Flames | 3 - 2 | OT | Portland Pirates | ||||
| May 18 | Saint John Flames | 1 - 7 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| May 21 | Portland Pirates | 4 - 1 | Saint John Flames | |||||
| May 24 | Portland Pirates | 1 - 4 | Saint John Flames | |||||
| May 25 | Portland Pirates | 2 - 3 | OT | Saint John Flames | ||||
| May 27 | Saint John Flames | 2 - 5 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| May 29 | Saint John Flames | 0 - 5 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| Portland won series 4 - 3 | |
(C3) Rochester Americans vs. (C5) Syracuse Crunch
| May 17 | Rochester Americans | 5 - 2 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| May 19 | Rochester Americans | 6 - 4 | Syracuse Crunch | |||||
| May 22 | Syracuse Crunch | 4 - 2 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| May 24 | Syracuse Crunch | 1 - 4 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| May 25 | Rochester Americans | 6 - 5 | OT | Syracuse Crunch | ||||
| Rochester won series 4 - 1 | |
Calder Cup Final
(C3) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Portland Pirates
| June 1 | Rochester Americans | 5 - 3 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| June 2 | Rochester Americans | 5 - 1 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| June 5 | Portland Pirates | 3 - 2 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| June 8 | Portland Pirates | 5 - 4 | Rochester Americans | |||||
| June 9 | Portland Pirates | 4 - 5 | OT | Rochester Americans | ||||
| June 11 | Rochester Americans | 1 - 5 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| June 13 | Rochester Americans | 2 - 1 | Portland Pirates | |||||
| Rochester won series 4 - 3 | |
See also
References
- 1996 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
- Rochester Americans media guide 2004-05 Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine amerks.com. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
- Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
- Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
- 1995-96 AHL Standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 3, 2008.
- Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
| Preceded by 1995 Calder Cup playoffs |
Calder Cup playoffs 1996 |
Succeeded by 1997 Calder Cup playoffs |
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