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Robert W. Clarke Trophy
The Robert W. Clarke Trophy is presented annually to the AHL's champion of the Western Conference during the playoffs. Prior to 1998, it was given to the champion of the Southern Conference/Division. The award is named after former AHL Chairman of the Board Robert W. Clarke. Winners Winner by season ;Key *‡ = Eventual Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. 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 its curr ... champions References External linksOfficial AHL website {{AHL American Hockey League trophies and awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL season, 2010–11 season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL teams. Twenty-six AHL teams are located in the United States and the remaining six are in Canada. The league offices are located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and its current president is Scott Howson. In general, a player must be at least 18 years of age to play in the AHL or not currently be beholden to a junior ice hockey team. The league limits the number of experienced professional players on a team's active roster during any given game; only five skaters can have accumulated four full seasons of play or more at the professional level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. 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 its current shape, the trophy has a two-tiered square base with commemorative plaques for each of the AHL's 20 most recent champions: 12 on the bottom tier and 8 on the top tier. Each time a new championship plaque is added, the oldest plaque is retired and joins a display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The Hershey Bears have won the Cup more times than any other team, with eleven victories in franchise history. The Cleveland Barons come in second with nine; the Springfield Indians/Kings are third with seven. Eight teams have won back-to-back championships; the Springfield Indians of 1960–62 are the only team to have won three straight Calder Cup championships. On three occasions an AHL club has won the Calder Cup coincidentally with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 2002 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2002. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs. The seventh-, eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-placed teams in each conference played best-of-three series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-five series for conference quarterfinals. The remaining 8 teams played best-of-seven series for conference semifinals and conference finals.2002 Calder Cup Playoffs ''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on April 28, 2008 The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the . The Calder Cup Final ended on June 3, 2002 with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 2000 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 11, 2000.2000 Calder Cup Playoffs ''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on April 29, 2008. 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 . The Calder Cup Final ended on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1999 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 21, 1999.1999 Calder Cup Playoffs ''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on April 29, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the |
1998 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1998 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 1998.1998 Calder Cup Playoffs ''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on May 2, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the |
1997 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1997 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 1997.1997 Calder Cup Playoffs ''caldercup.com''. Retrieved on May 2, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the |
1996 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1996 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 1996.1996 AHL playoff results ''The Internet Hockey Database''. Retrieved on May 3, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the |
1995 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1995 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 12, 1995. The twelve teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals and division finals. The highest remaining seed received a bye for the third round while the other two remaining teams played a best-of-3 series, with the winner advancing to play the bye-team in a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 26, 1995, with the Albany River Rats defeating the Fredericton Canadiens four games to zero to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Albany's Corey Schwab and Mike Dunham were co-winners of the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff co-MVPs. Coincidentally, the River Rats parent club, the New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep over the Detroit Red Wings, making them the second pair of teams in history to win both the AHL's Calder Cup and NHL's Stanley Cup in the same season. The Southern Division semifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1994 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 13, 1994. The twelve teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals and division finals. The highest remaining seed received a bye for the third round while the other two remaining teams played a best-of-3 series, with the winner advancing to play the bye-team in a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 29, 1994, with the Portland Pirates defeating the Moncton Hawks four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Portland's Olaf Kolzig won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP. Portland's Mike Boback tied an AHL playoff record for points in a single playoff game by scoring 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in game 5 of the Northern division semifinal against the Albany River Rats. Playoff seeds After the 1993-94 AHL regular season, 12 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Calder Cup Playoffs
The 1993 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 12, 1993. The twelve teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals and division finals. The highest remaining seed received a bye for the third round while the other two remaining teams played a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to play the bye-team in a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 30, 1993, with the Cape Breton Oilers defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history. Cape Breton's Bill McDougall won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP. He also set or tied five individual AHL playoff records during Cape Breton's Calder Cup run. He set the records for most points in one playoff (52; 26 goals, 26 assists), most goals scored in one playoff (26), and the most goals scored in one game with 5 in Cape Breton's 8-2 win over St. John's in game 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
