The 2011 Calder Cup playoffs of the
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 developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...
began on April 13, 2011. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played
best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. Then the Eastern Conference Champion
Binghamton Senators defeated the Western Conference Champion
Houston Aeros four games to two to win the
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 cur ...
, the first one in Binghamton franchise history.
Playoff seeds
After the
2010–11 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
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Portland Pirates – 103 points
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Manchester Monarchs – 98 points
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Connecticut Whale – 88 points
East Division
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliates of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barr ...
– 117 points
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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. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...
– 100 points
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Charlotte Checkers
The Charlotte Checkers are a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affi ...
– 97 points
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Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals has been the name of two professional ice hockey franchises:
* Norfolk Admirals (AHL), a team which played in the American Hockey League from 2000 to 2015
*Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
The Norfolk Admirals are a professional ice hock ...
– 93 points
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Binghamton Senators – 92 points
Western Conference
North Division
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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 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the Bulldogs play their home games at FirstOntario Centre. They were purcha ...
– 97 points
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Lake Erie Monsters
The Cleveland Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team began play in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters and since 2015 has served as the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hock ...
– 96 points
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Manitoba Moose
The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets ...
– 93 points
West Division
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Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panther Arena. They are affiliated with the NHL's Nashvil ...
– 102 points
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Houston Aeros – 98 points
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Peoria Rivermen Peoria Rivermen is the name of four minor league hockey clubs:
*Peoria Rivermen (IHL), named as such 1984–1996, formerly the Peoria Prancers 1982–1984
*Peoria Rivermen (ECHL), 1996–2005
*Peoria Rivermen (AHL), 2005–2013
*Peoria Rivermen (SP ...
– 92 points (36 Regulation/Overtime Wins)
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Texas Stars
The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the ...
– 92 points (35 Regulation/Overtime Wins)
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Oklahoma City Barons
The Oklahoma City Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team's first season was 2010–11. They played their home games at the Cox Convention Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
History
On February 9 ...
– 91 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.
Division semifinals
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Note 1: ''All times are in Eastern Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small por ...
( UTC-4).''
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Note 2: ''Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.''
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Note 3: ''Home team is listed first.''
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
= (A1) Portland Pirates vs. (A3) Connecticut Whale
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= (A2) Manchester Monarchs vs. (E5) Binghamton Senators
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East Division
= (E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E4) Norfolk Admirals
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= (E2) Hershey Bears vs. (E3) Charlotte Checkers
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Western Conference
North Division
= (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (W5) Oklahoma City Barons
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= (N2) Lake Erie Monsters vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
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West Division
= (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W4) Texas Stars
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= (W2) Houston Aeros vs. (W3) Peoria Rivermen
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Division finals
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
= (A1) Portland Pirates vs. (E5) Binghamton Senators
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East Division
= (E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Charlotte Checkers
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Western Conference
North Division
= (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
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West Division
= (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W2) Houston Aeros
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Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(E3) Charlotte Checkers vs. (E5) Binghamton Senators
Western Conference
(W2) Houston Aeros vs. (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs
Calder Cup finals
Binghamton Senators vs. Houston Aeros
Playoff statistical leaders
Leading skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.
''GP = Games played; G =
Goal
A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.
A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ...
s; A =
Assist
Assist or ASSIST may refer to:
Sports
Several sports have a statistic known as an "assist", generally relating to action by a player leading to a score by another player on their team:
*Assist (basketball), a pass by a player that facilitates a ba ...
s; Pts =
Points; +/– =
Plus-minus; PIM =
Penalty minutes
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a penalty box for a set number of minutes. During the penalty the player may not participate in play. Penaltie ...
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Leading goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on
goals against average
Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending ...
and the top five goaltenders based on
save percentage
Save percentage (often known by such symbols as SV%, SVS%, SVP, PCT) is a statistic in various goal-scoring sports that track saves as a statistic.
In ice hockey and lacrosse, it is a statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal ...
. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.
''GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)''
See also
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2010–11 AHL season
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List of AHL seasons
The American Hockey League is a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada. It serves as the top developmental league for the National Hockey League. The league played its first season in 1936 as the International-America ...
References
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Calder Cup playoffs
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 cur ...