1994 Calder Cup playoffs
{{short description|North American ice hockey tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{infobox hockey tournament season
|title=Calder Cup playoffs
|year=1994
|dates=April 13 – May 29, 1994
|num_teams=12
|winners=Portland Pirates
|second= Moncton Hawks
| prev_season =1993
| next_season =1995
}}
The 1994 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 13, 1994.[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php3?league=ahl1941&season=1994&leaguenm=AHL 1994 AHL playoff results] The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 4, 2008. The twelve teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals and division finals. The highest remaining seed received a bye for the third round while the other two remaining teams played a best-of-3 series, with the winner advancing to play the bye-team in a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 29, 1994, with the Portland Pirates defeating the Moncton Hawks four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/mighty-ducks-align-with-ahl-pirates-1.537392 Mighty Ducks align with AHL Pirates], CBC Sports, May 23, 2005. Retrieved on May 4, 2008. Portland's Olaf Kolzig won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917211247/http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 |date=2008-09-17 }} ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
Portland's Mike Boback tied an AHL playoff record for points in a single playoff game by scoring 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in game 5 of the Northern division semifinal against the Albany River Rats.[http://www.caldercup.com/cup/individual/ Calder Cup record book: Players] caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
Playoff seeds
After the 1993-94 AHL regular season, 12 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished the regular season with the best overall record.[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ahl19411994.html 1993-94 AHL standings] The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 4, 2008.
=Atlantic Division=
- St. John's Maple Leafs - 102 points
- Saint John Flames - 84 points
- Moncton Hawks - 81 points
- Cape Breton Oilers - 77 points
=Northern Division=
- Adirondack Red Wings - 98 points
- Portland Pirates - 96 points
- Albany River Rats - 84 points
- Springfield Indians - 71 points
=Southern Division=
- Hershey Bears - 87 points
- Hamilton Canucks - 79 points
- Cornwall Aces - 77 points
- Rochester Americans - 77 points
Bracket
{{AHLBracket 1992-1995
| group1=Atlantic Division
| group2=Northern Division
| group3=Southern Division
| RD1-seed01=A1
| RD1-team01=St. John's
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=A4
| RD1-team02=Cape Breton
| RD1-score02=1
| RD1-seed03=A2
| RD1-team03=Saint John
| RD1-score03=3
| RD1-seed04=A3
| RD1-team04=Moncton
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed05=N1
| RD1-team05=Adirondack
| RD1-score05=4
| RD1-seed06=N4
| RD1-team06=Springfield
| RD1-score06=2
| RD1-seed07=N2
| RD1-team07=Portland
| RD1-score07=4
| RD1-seed08=N3
| RD1-team08=Albany
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-seed09=S1
| RD1-team09=Hershey
| RD1-score09=4
| RD1-seed10=S4
| RD1-team10=Rochester
| RD1-score10=0
| RD1-seed11=S2
| RD1-team11=Hamilton
| RD1-score11=0
| RD1-seed12=S3
| RD1-team12=Cornwall
| RD1-score12=4
| RD2-seed01=A1
| RD2-team01=St. John's
| RD2-score01=2
| RD2-seed02=A3
| RD2-team02=Moncton
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=N1
| RD2-team03=Adirondack
| RD2-score03=2
| RD2-seed04=N2
| RD2-team04=Portland
| RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05=S1
| RD2-team05=Hershey
| RD2-score05=3
| RD2-seed06=S3
| RD2-team06=Cornwall
| RD2-score06=4
| RD3-seed01=A3
| RD3-team01=Moncton
| RD3-score01=2
| RD3-seed02=S3
| RD3-team02=Cornwall
| RD3-score02=0
| RD4-seed01=N2
| RD4-team01=Portland
| RD4-score01=4
| RD4-seed02=A3
| RD4-team02=Moncton
| RD4-score02=2
}}
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. For the Semifinal round, the team that earned the most points during the regular season out of the three remaining teams receives a bye directly to the Calder Cup Final. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[http://www.theahl.com/theahl/faqs/ Frequently asked questions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509062308/http://www.theahl.com/theahl/faqs/ |date=2008-05-09 }} theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Division Semifinals
:Note 1: Home team is listed first.
:Note 2: The number of overtime periods played (where applicable) is not specified
=Atlantic Division=
== (A1) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (A4) Cape Breton Oilers ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=St. John's Maple Leafs
|team2=Cape Breton Oilers
|date1=April 13
|score1=4 - 2
|won1=1
|date2=April 15
|score2=4 - 3
|won2=1
|date3=April 18
|score3=6 - 5
|won3=2
|date4=April 20
|score4=2 - 8
|won4=1
|date5=April 22
|home5=2
|score5=4 - 1
|won5=1
|series=St. John's won series 4 – 1
}}
== (A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A3) Moncton Hawks ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Saint John Flames
|team2=Moncton Hawks
|date1=April 13
|score1=3 - 2
|won1=1
|date2=April 15
|score2=5 - 4
|won2=1
|date3=April 17
|score3=3 - 2
|won3=2
|date4=April 19
|score4=3 - 2
|won4=2
|date5=April 21
|score5=5 - 2
|won5=1
|date6=April 25
|score6=2 - 1
|won6=2
|date7=April 27
|score7=1 - 3
|won7=2
|series=Moncton won series 4 - 3
}}
=Northern Division=
== (N1) Adirondack Red Wings vs. (N4) Springfield Indians ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Adirondack Red Wings
|team2=Springfield Indians
|date1=April 15
|score1=2 - 7
|won1=2
|date2=April 16
|score2=3 - 5
|won2=2
|date3=April 20
|score3=6 - 9
|won3=1
|date4=April 22
|score4=1 - 5
|won4=1
|date5=April 24
|score5=3 - 1
|won5=1
|date6=April 25
|score6=2 - 3
|won6=1
|series=Adirondack won series 4 – 2
}}
The deciding game was the last for the sixty-year-old Springfield Indians franchise, which moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, in the offseason to become the Worcester IceCats.
== (N2) Portland Pirates vs. (N3) Albany River Rats ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Portland Pirates
|team2=Albany River Rats
|date1=April 15
|score1=1 - 3
|won1=2
|date2=April 16
|score2=5 - 3
|won2=1
|date3=April 20
|score3=1 - 2
|won3=1
|date4=April 22
|score4=2 - 5
|won4=1
|date5=April 23
|home5=2
|score5=2 - 9
|won5=1
|series=Portland won series 4 - 1
}}
=Southern Division=
== (S1) Hershey Bears vs. (S4) Rochester Americans ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Hershey Bears
|team2=Rochester Americans
|date1=April 13
|score1=5 - 3
|won1=1
|date2=April 15
|score2=5 - 4
|ot2=OT
|won2=1
|date3=April 17
|score3=1 - 4
|won3=1
|date4=April 20
|score4=3 - 4
|ot4=OT
|won4=1
|series=Hershey won series 4 - 0
}}
== (S2) Hamilton Canucks vs. (S3) Cornwall Aces ==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Hamilton Canucks
|team2=Cornwall Aces
|date1=April 13
|score1=5 - 8
|won1=2
|date2=April 15
|score2=3 - 4
|won2=2
|date3=April 18
|score3=2 - 1
|ot3=OT
|won3=2
|date4=April 20
|score4=6 - 4
|won4=2
|series=Cornwall won series 4 - 0
}}
Division Finals
=Atlantic Division=
==(A1) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Moncton Hawks==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=St. John's Maple Leafs
|team2=Moncton Hawks
|date1=April 30
|score1=5 - 3
|won1=1
|date2=May 2
|score2=1 - 2
|ot2=OT
|won2=2
|date3=May 4
|score3=3 - 6
|won3=1
|date4=May 6
|score4=4 - 3
|ot4=OT
|won4=2
|date5=May 8
|home5=2
|score5=5 - 0
|won5=2
|date6=May 10
|home6=1
|score6=4 - 5
|won6=2
|series=Moncton won series 4 - 2
}}
=Northern Division=
==(N1) Adirondack Red Wings vs. (N2) Portland Pirates==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Adirondack Red Wings
|team2=Portland Pirates
|date1=April 29
|score1=4 - 2
|won1=1
|date2=April 30
|score2=3 - 5
|won2=2
|date3=May 4
|score3=4 - 3
|won3=2
|date4=May 6
|score4=1 - 5
|won4=1
|date5=May 7
|home5=2
|score5=4 - 2
|won5=2
|date6=May 10
|home6=1
|score6=3 - 4
|ot6=OT
|won6=2
|series=Portland won series 4 - 2
}}
=Southern Division=
==(S1) Hershey Bears vs. (S3) Cornwall Aces==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Hershey Bears
|team2=Cornwall Aces
|date1=April 27
|score1=4 - 2
|won1=1
|date2=April 29
|score2=1 - 5
|won2=2
|date3=May 2
|score3=1 - 3
|won3=1
|date4=May 4
|score4=4 - 3
|ot4=OT
|won4=2
|date5=May 6
|home5=2
|score5=3 - 2
|ot5=OT
|won5=2
|date6=May 8
|home6=1
|score6=4 - 3
|won6=1
|date7=May 11
|score7=3 - 4
|won7=2
|series=Cornwall won series 4 - 3
}}
Semifinal
=Bye=
- (N2) Portland Pirates receive a bye to the Calder Cup Final by virtue of having earned the highest point total in the regular season out of the three remaining teams.
=(A3) Moncton Hawks vs. (S3) Cornwall Aces=
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Moncton Hawks
|team2=Cornwall Aces
|date1=May 14
|home1=2
|score1=1 - 4
|won1=1
|date2=May 16
|score2=5 - 2
|won2=1
|series=Moncton won series 2 - 0
}}
Calder Cup Final
=(N2) Portland Pirates vs. (A3) Moncton Hawks=
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Portland Pirates
|team2=Moncton Hawks
|date1=May 20
|score1=5 - 1
|won1=1
|date2=May 21
|score2=2 - 6
|won2=2
|date3=May 23
|score3=3 - 4
|won3=1
|date4=May 25
|score4=1 - 2
|ot4=OT
|won4=1
|date5=May 27
|home5=2
|score5=4 - 0
|won5=2
|date6=May 29
|home6=1
|score6=4 - 1
|won6=1
|series=Portland won series 4 - 2
}}
See also
References
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