The 2022 Calder Cup playoffs was the postseason tournament 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 ...

(AHL) to determine the winner of 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 ...

, which is awarded to the AHL playoff champions. 2022 marked the return of postseason play for the AHL after two seasons of no playoffs due to the

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. The 2022 playoffs began on May 2, 2022, with a new 23-team playoff format. All but the bottom two teams of each division qualified for the playoffs. Each division had a best-of-three series in the first round to determine the top 16 teams for the division semifinals, with various teams receiving byes. The 16 teams that remained—four from each division—played a best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with another best-of-five series for the division finals and a best-of-seven series for the conference finals and

finals.

Playoff seeds

After the 2021–22 AHL regular season, 23 teams qualified for the playoffs. All but the bottom two teams in each division ranked by points percentage qualify for the 2022 Calder Cup playoffs. The Stockton Heat were the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19, while the

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 ...

won the regular season title on the final day of the regular season.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

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 ...

– 90 points (.625), 36 #

Springfield Thunderbirds The Springfield Thunderbirds are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that began play for the 2016–17 season. They are the affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues. Based in Springfield, M ...

– 95 points (.625), 31 # Providence Bruins – 83 points (.576) #

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 ...

– 78 points (.513), 26 #

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 ...

– 78 points (.513), 23 # Bridgeport Islanders – 73 points (.507)

North Division

Utica Comets The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York, with home games at the Adirondack Bank Center. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated wi ...

– 95 points (.660) # Syracuse Crunch – 91 points (.599) #

Laval Rocket The Laval Rocket (french: Rocket de Laval) are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) as an affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Montreal Canadiens. Based in Laval, Quebec, Canada, the Rocket play th ...

– 85 points (.590) # Belleville Senators – 84 points (.583) #

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, ...

– 84 points (.553)

Western Conference

Central Division

– 110 points (.724) #

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 ...

– 89 points (.618) #

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 ...

– 87 points (.572) #

Rockford IceHogs The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the ...

– 79 points (.549) #

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 ...

– 76 points (.528)

Pacific Division

# Stockton Heat – 97 points (.714) #

Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Ontario, California, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, the team plays ...

– 91 points (.669) #

Colorado Eagles The Colorado Eagles are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League. The Eagles were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 in the Central Hoc ...

– 85 points (.625) #

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home ...

– 84 points (.618), 32 #

Abbotsford Canucks The Abbotsford Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and members of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team began play in the 2021–22 season with home games at Abbotsford Centre as the AHL affilia ...

– 84 points (.618), 30 #

Henderson Silver Knights The Henderson Silver Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Henderson, Nevada, that began play in the 2020–21 American Hockey League (AHL) season. The team plays its home games at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The tea ...

– 75 points (.551) #

San Diego Gulls The San Diego Gulls are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in San Diego, California, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks, the Gulls play th ...

– 63 points (.463) H0A6418m (2)

Bracket

First round

Eastern Conference

(A3) Providence Bruins vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders

(A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A5) Hershey Bears

(N4) Belleville Senators vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Western Conference

(C4) Rockford IceHogs vs. (C5) Texas Stars

(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P7) San Diego Gulls

(P3) Colorado Eagles vs. (P6) Henderson Silver Knights

(P4) Bakersfield Condors vs. (P5) Abbotsford Canucks

Division semifinals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders

(A2) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

(N1) Utica Comets vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Laval Rocket

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Rockford IceHogs

(C2) Manitoba Moose vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

(P1) Stockton Heat vs. (P4) Bakersfield Condors

(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

Division Finals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A2) Springfield Thunderbirds

(N3) Laval Rocket vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

(P1) Stockton Heat vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(A2) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (N3) Laval Rocket

Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (P1) Stockton Heat

Calder Cup Finals

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (A2) Springfield Thunderbirds

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.

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 ...

with at least 60 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.

References

External links

AHL official site
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