The 2017 Calder Cup playoffs of the

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began on April 20, 2017, with the playoff format that was introduced in 2016. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played

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in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with

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for the division finals, conference finals, and

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finals. The

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won their second Calder Cup championship by defeating the

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 ...

4-games-to-2 in the finals, in a repeat of the 2013 finals.

Playoff seeds

After the 2016–17 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualify for the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs. At the end of the regular season, the following teams qualified (with points percentage):

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

# Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 107 points (.704) #

Lehigh Valley Phantoms The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are a professional ice hockey team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the American Hockey League (AHL) and serves as the primary development team for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey Lea ...

– 101 points (.664) #

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 ...

– 97 points (.638) #

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 ...

– 96 points (.632)

North Division

– 90 points (.592) # Toronto Marlies – 89 points (.586) #

Albany Devils The Albany Devils were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The top affiliate of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the A-Devils played their home games at the Times Union Center in Albany, ...

– 83 points (.546) #

St. John's IceCaps The St. John's IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally aff ...

– 82 points (.539)

Western Conference

Central Division

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League and are the top minor-league affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the C ...

– 101 points (.664) #

– 100 points (.658) # Milwaukee Admirals – 93 points (.612) #

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 ...

– 86 points (.566), 36

Pacific Division

San Jose Barracuda The San Jose Barracuda are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. The team will play at Tech CU Arena beginning in the 2022-23 season. The Barracuda is a relocation of the ...

– 95 points (.699) # San Diego Gulls – 89 points (.664) # Ontario Reign – 83 points (.619) #

Stockton Heat The Stockton Heat were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2015 to 2022. The team was based in Stockton, California, and was affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL) Calgary Flames. The Hea ...

– 76 points (.567)

Bracket

Division semifinals

:Note 1: ''All times are in

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Eastern Conference

(A1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

(A2) Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. (A3) Hershey Bears

(N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N4) St. John's IceCaps

(N2) Toronto Marlies vs. (N3) Albany Devils

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Charlotte Checkers

(C2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

(P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P4) Stockton Heat

(P2) San Diego Gulls vs. (P3) Ontario Reign

Division finals

Eastern Conference

(A3) Hershey Bears vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

(N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N2) Toronto Marlies

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins

(P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P2) San Diego Gulls

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(A4) Providence Bruins vs. (N1) Syracuse Crunch

Western Conference

(P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins

Calder Cup Finals

Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins

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 = Goals; A =

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s; Pts =

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; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM =

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Leading goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on

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and the top five goaltenders based on

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with at least 240 minutes played. 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)''

References

External links

AHL official site
{{AHL Calder Cup playoffs

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