The 2000 Calder Cup playoffs of the

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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

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. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 4, 2000 with the

Hartford Wolf Pack The Hartford Wolf Pack are a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. A member of the American Hockey League (AHL), they play their home games at the XL Center. The team was established in 1926 as the Providence Reds. After a ...

defeating the

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four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history.
''hartfordwolfpack.com''. Retrieved on April 29, 2008. Hartford's Derek Armstrong (ice hockey), Derek Armstrong won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff

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. Rochester's

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set an AHL playoff record by posting 6 shutouts during the playoffs while teammate Domenic Pittis tied the AHL record for assists in a single playoff with 26. In winning their first five home games of the 2000 Calder Cup Playoffs, the

Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the primary development team for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rh ...

set an AHL playoff record by winning 16 consecutive playoff home games, a streak that included 10 consecutive home wins from the 1999 Calder Cup Playoffs and a win from the 1997 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Playoff seeds

After the 1999–2000 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 Eastern Conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the New England Division to crossover to the Atlantic Division. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in the New England Division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Atlantic Division. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the New England Division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the Atlantic Division in that part of the playoff bracket. The

were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The

were the Western Conference regular season champions.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Quebec Citadelles The Quebec Citadelles (French: ''Citadelles de Québec'') were a Minor ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colisée Pepsi. The name refers to the Citadelle of Quebec, a landmark fortific ...

– 83 points #

Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were a Canadian ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate. History The Saint J ...

– 80 points #

Lowell Lock Monsters The Lowell Devils were a minor ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts, at the Tsongas Center. As their name implied, they were the top minor league affiliate of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey L ...

– 77 points

New England Division

– Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 107 points #

Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...

– 103 points #

Worcester IceCats The Worcester IceCats were a US ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the Worcester Centrum. In 2005 the team was renamed the Peoria Rivermen and moved to Peoria, Illinois. History The IceCats ...

– 83 points #

Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons were a former ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center. In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ar ...

– 78 points #

– 75 points ''(Played in the Atlantic Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division)''

Western Conference

Empire Division

– Western Conference regular season champions, 104 points #

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Syracuse, New York, at the Upstate Medical University Arena. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa ...

– 80 points #

Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that began to play in the 2015–16 OHL season, 2015–16 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the Bulldogs play their home games at FirstOntario Cent ...

– 73 points #

Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center. History Before the formation of the franchise Without a viable indoor arena with a ...

– 70 points

Mid-Atlantic Division

Kentucky Thoroughblades The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. The Thoroughblades were based in Lexington, Kentucky, playing home games at Rupp Arena. The Thoroughblades were ...

– 97 points #

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the c ...

– 94 points #

Philadelphia Phantoms The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played most of its home games at the Spectrum (arena), Spectrum ...

– 93 points #

Louisville Panthers The Louisville Panthers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Louisville, Kentucky. Their home venue was Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The mascot was a light brown "panther" named Paws. They were a ...

– 92 points

Bracket

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.Frequently asked questions
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Division Semifinals

:Note 1: ''All times are in

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( UTC−4).'' :Note 2: ''Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.'' :Note 3: ''Home team is listed first.''

Playoff seeds

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

New England Division

Western Conference

Empire Division

Mid-Atlantic Division

Bracket

Division Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

=(A1) Quebec Citadelles vs. (N5) Providence Bruins

=(A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A3) Lowell Lock Monsters

New England Division

=(N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N4) Springfield Falcons

=(N2) Portland Pirates vs. (N3) Worcester IceCats

Western Conference

Empire Division

=(E1) Rochester Americans vs. (E4) Albany River Rats

=(E2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (E3) Hamilton Bulldogs

Mid-Atlantic Division

=(M1) Kentucky Thoroughblades vs. (M4) Louisville Panthers

=(M2) Hershey Bears vs. (M3) Philadelphia Phantoms

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

=(A3) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (N5) Providence Bruins

New England Division

=(N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N3) Worcester IceCats

Western Conference

Empire Division

=(E1) Rochester Americans vs. (E3) Hamilton Bulldogs

Mid-Atlantic Division

=(M1) Kentucky Thoroughblades vs. (M2) Hershey Bears

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N5) Providence Bruins

Western Conference

(E1) Rochester Americans vs. (M2) Hershey Bears

Calder Cup Final

(N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (E1) Rochester Americans

See also

References