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 curr ...

is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the

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(AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after

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, first president of the

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. The Calder Cup is distinct from the

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, which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League. Teams from 28 different cities have won the Calder Cup. The

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have won 11 championships, the most of any team currently in the AHL, and have competed in 23 finals, the most of any team in AHL history, compiling an 11–12 record in the finals. Teams representing

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are second, with 10 total championships (nine by the

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franchise, which competed in the league until 1973, and the city's current team - the

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- winning the 10th in 2016.) On May 11, 2020, the AHL cancelled the remainder of the

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and the 2020 Calder Cup playoffs due to the

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, marking the first time that a Calder Cup champion was not awarded in the trophy's history. It was also not awarded in 2021 as the league did not hold a playoff (even though the AHL did play a delayed and shortened regular season). The

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of the playoffs is awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. It was first awarded in 1984 and is named after the former president of the AHL, Jack Butterfield. The trophy has been won by 34 different players, with none having won it more than once. __TOC__

List of winners

;Key *–Number of Calder Cups won at the time * Player was a member of the defeated team in the Calder Cup Finals Note: All Jack A. Butterfield Trophy winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted. Phantoms_CalderCup_2

A. Calder Cup won by second franchise known as the Pittsburgh Hornets. Previous franchise became the Rochester Americans.
B. Tim Tookey, Butterfield Trophy winner in 1985–86, played for the

, and is the only Butterfield Trophy winner to date to have played for a losing team in the Calder Cup finals.

Number of Calder Cups won by team

Bold denotes an active AHL team

References

;General * * * * ;Specific

External links

Official Calder Cup website
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Calder Cup Champions American Hockey League trophies and awards Calder Cup champions