2002 Calder Cup playoffsTournament details |
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Dates | April 9 – June 3, 2002 |
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Teams | 16 |
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Defending champions | Saint John Flames (did not qualify) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Chicago Wolves |
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Runner-up | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
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The 2002 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2002. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs. The seventh-, eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-placed teams in each conference played best-of-three series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-five series for conference quarterfinals. The remaining 8 teams played best-of-seven series for conference semifinals and conference finals.[1] The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 3, 2002 with the Chicago Wolves defeating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2]
Chicago's Pasi Nurminen won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3] Teammate Rob Brown recorded 26 assists, tying an AHL playoff record.[4] The Chicago Wolves as a team also set three AHL playoff records during their Calder Cup run by playing 25 games, winning 17 games in one playoff, and winning 12 home games in one playoff.[5]
Playoff seeds
After the 2001–02 AHL regular season, 20 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top ten teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Syracuse Crunch were the Western Conference regular season champions.[6] Division champions were automatically ranked 1-3.
Eastern Conference
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers – East Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 98 points
- Lowell Lock Monsters – North Division champions, 96 points
- Quebec Citadelles – Canadian Division champions, 88 points
- Hartford Wolf Pack – 95 points
- Manchester Monarchs – 90 points
- Hamilton Bulldogs – 87 points
- St. John's Maple Leafs – 87 points
- Worcester IceCats – 86 points
- Manitoba Moose – 86 points
- Providence Bruins – 82 points
Western Conference
- Syracuse Crunch – Central Division and Western Conference regular season champions, 96 points
- Grand Rapids Griffins – West Division champions, 95 points
- Norfolk Admirals – South Division champions, 92 points
- Houston Aeros – 93 points
- Utah Grizzlies – 91 points
- Hershey Bears – 89 points
- Chicago Wolves – 86 points
- Philadelphia Phantoms – 86 points
- Rochester Americans – 82 points
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 80 points
Bracket
The top 6 teams in each conference receive byes to the Conference Quarterfinals. In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In the qualification round, all games are played at the arena of the higher seed. In each round the higher seed 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 for each series after the Qualification Round due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[7]
Conference Qualifiers
- Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−4).
- Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
- Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(7) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (10) Providence Bruins
April 10 | St. John's Maple Leafs | | 3 – 11 | | Providence Bruins | | |
April 11 | St. John's Maple Leafs | | 4 – 12 | | Providence Bruins | | |
St. John's won series 2 – 0 | |
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1 – at Toronto[1]
2 – at Brampton, Ontario[1]
(8) Worcester IceCats vs. (9) Manitoba Moose
Manitoba won series 2 – 1 | |
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Western Conference
(7) Chicago Wolves vs. (10) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
April 10 | Chicago Wolves | | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | Allstate Arena | |
(8) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (9) Rochester Americans
Philadelphia won series 2 – 0 | |
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Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (9) Manitoba Moose
Bridgeport won series 3 – 1 | |
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(2) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (7) St. John's Maple Leafs
April 14 | Lowell Lock Monsters | | 3 – 2 | | St. John's Maple Leafs | Tsongas Arena | |
April 16 | Lowell Lock Monsters | | 4 – 1 | | St. John's Maple Leafs | Tsongas Arena | |
April 23 | Lowell Lock Monsters | | 0 – 3 | | St. John's Maple Leafs | Tsongas Arena | |
St. John's won series 3 – 2 | |
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(3) Quebec Citadelles vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
April 13 | Quebec Citadelles | | 3 – 4 | OT | Hamilton Bulldogs | Colisée Pepsi | |
Hamilton won series 3 – 0 | |
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(4) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (5) Manchester Monarchs
Hartford won series 3 – 2 | |
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Western Conference
(1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (8) Philadelphia Phantoms
Syracuse won series 3 – 0 | |
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(2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (7) Chicago Wolves
(3) Norfolk Admirals vs. (6) Hershey Bears
(4) Houston Aeros vs. (5) Utah Grizzlies
April 11 | Houston Aeros | | 4 – 0 | | Utah Grizzlies | Compaq Center | |
April 13 | Houston Aeros | | 2 – 3 | OT | Utah Grizzlies | Compaq Center | |
April 16 | Utah Grizzlies | | 2 – 1 | | Houston Aeros | E Center | |
April 18 | Utah Grizzlies | | 0 – 2 | | Houston Aeros | E Center | |
April 20 | Houston Aeros | | 3 – 2 | | Utah Grizzlies | Compaq Center | |
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (7) St. John's Maple Leafs
April 29 | St. John's Maple Leafs | | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Mile One Stadium | |
Bridgeport won series 4 – 0 | |
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(4) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton won series 4 – 1 | |
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Western Conference
(1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (7) Chicago Wolves
(4) Houston Aeros vs. (6) Hershey Bears
April 26 | Houston Aeros | | 3 – 0 | | Hershey Bears | Compaq Center | |
April 27 | Houston Aeros | | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Hershey Bears | Compaq Center | |
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
Bridgeport won series 4 – 3 | |
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Western Conference
(4) Houston Aeros vs. (7) Chicago Wolves
May 10 | Houston Aeros | | 6 – 4 | | Chicago Wolves | Compaq Center | |
May 11 | Houston Aeros | | 3 – 4 | 2OT | Chicago Wolves | Compaq Center | |
Calder Cup Final
(E1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (W7) Chicago Wolves
June 3 | Chicago Wolves | | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Allstate Arena | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 2002 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
- ^ Wolves team awards and honors Archived 2008-03-31 at the Wayback Machine chicagowolves.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
- ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008
- ^ Calder Cup record book: Players caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008
- ^ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008
- ^ 2001-02 AHL Standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
- ^ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Preceded by | Calder Cup playoffs 2002 | Succeeded by |
Eastern Conference | Western Conference | | | | |
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