2004 Calder Cup playoffs#(W2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves

{{short description|North American ice hockey tournament}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{infobox hockey tournament season

|title=Calder Cup playoffs

|year=2004

|dates=April 14 – June 6, 2004

|num_teams=16

|winners=Milwaukee Admirals

|second= Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| prev_season =2003

| next_season =2005

}}

The 2004 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2004. Twenty teams, the top five from each division, qualified for the playoffs. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in each division played best-of-3 series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals.[http://www.caldercup.com/pagebank/index.html?id=21 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs] caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008 The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 6, 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to none to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[http://www.caldercup.com/cup/past/ List of Calder Cup champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526153459/http://www.caldercup.com/cup/past/ |date=2008-05-26 }} caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008 Milwaukee's Wade Flaherty 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 }} AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 5, 2008

Records

Several league records were set during the 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs.[http://www.caldercup.com/cup/teamrec/ Calder Cup record book: Teams] caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008

  • A total of 93 games were played throughout the playoffs, the most of any Calder Cup Playoffs
  • Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lost 12 times during the 2004 playoffs, the most games lost in a single playoff
  • Wilkes-Barre/Scranton also played in a record 11 overtime games in one playoff
  • There were 17 shutouts overall, the most in any single playoff
  • 27 overtime games were played, the most in a single playoff
  • Milwaukee tied a record by recording six overtime victories in one playoff
  • Wade Flaherty became the first goaltender to win 16 games in a single playoff

Playoff seeds

After the 2003–04 AHL regular season, 20 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top five teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Milwaukee Admirals were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Hartford Wolf Pack were the Eastern Conference regular season champions.[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ahl19412004.html 2003-04 AHL Standings] HockeyDB. Retrieved on April 28, 2008

=Eastern Conference=

==Atlantic Division==

  1. Hartford Wolf Pack – Eastern Conference regular season champions, 102 points
  2. Manchester Monarchs – 92 points
  3. Worcester IceCats – 90 points
  4. Providence Bruins – 87 points
  5. Portland Pirates – 85 points

==East Division==

  1. Philadelphia Phantoms – 101 points
  2. Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 98 points
  3. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 86 points
  4. Binghamton Senators – 80 points
  5. Norfolk Admirals – 79 points

=Western Conference=

==North Division==

  1. Hamilton Bulldogs – 96 points
  2. Syracuse Crunch – 93 points
  3. Rochester Americans – 89 points
  4. Cleveland Barons – 89 points
  5. Toronto Roadrunners – 81 points

==West Division==

  1. Milwaukee Admirals – Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 102 points
  2. Chicago Wolves – 96 points
  3. Grand Rapids Griffins – 96 points
  4. Houston Aeros – 74 points
  5. Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 72 points

Bracket

{{32TeamBracket|byes=1|compact=y

| RD1=Qualifier

| RD2=Division Semifinals

| RD3=Division Finals

| RD4=Conference Finals

| RD5=Calder Cup Final

| RD3-group1=Eastern Conference

| RD3-group2=Western Conference

| RD2-group1=Atlantic Division

| RD2-group2=East Division

| RD2-group3=North Division

| RD2-group4=West Division

| RD1-seed3=A4

| RD1-team3=Providence

| RD1-score3=0

| RD1-seed4=A5

| RD1-team4=Portland

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed11=E4

| RD1-team11=Binghamton

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12=E5

| RD1-team12=Norfolk

| RD1-score12=2

| RD1-seed19=N4

| RD1-team19=Cleveland

| RD1-score19=2

| RD1-seed20=N5

| RD1-team20=Toronto

| RD1-score20=1

| RD1-seed27=W4

| RD1-team27=Houston

| RD1-score27=0

| RD1-seed28=W5

| RD1-team28=Cincinnati

| RD1-score28=2

| RD2-seed01=A1

| RD2-team01=Hartford

| RD2-seed02=A5

| RD2-team02=Portland

| RD2-score01=4

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=A3

| RD2-team03=Worcester

| RD2-seed04=A2

| RD2-team04=Manchester

| RD2-score03=4

| RD2-score04=2

| RD2-seed05=E1

| RD2-team05=Philadelphia

| RD2-seed06=E5

| RD2-team06=Norfolk

| RD2-score05=4

| RD2-score06=2

| RD2-seed07=E3

| RD2-team07=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

| RD2-seed08=E2

| RD2-team08=Bridgeport Sound

| RD2-score07=4

| RD2-score08=3

| RD2-seed09=N1

| RD2-team09=Hamilton

| RD2-seed10=N4

| RD2-team10=Cleveland

| RD2-score09=4

| RD2-score10=2

| RD2-seed11=N3

| RD2-team11= Rochester

| RD2-seed12=N2

| RD2-team12=Syracuse Crunch

| RD2-score11=4

| RD2-score12=3

| RD2-seed13=W1

| RD2-team13=Milwaukee

| RD2-seed14=W5

| RD2-team14=Cincinnati

| RD2-score13=4

| RD2-score14=3

| RD2-seed15=W3

| RD2-team15=Chicago

| RD2-seed16=W2

| RD2-team16=Grand Rapids

| RD2-score15=4

| RD2-score16=0

| RD3-seed01=A1

| RD3-team01=Hartford

| RD3-seed02=A3

| RD3-team02=Worcester

| RD3-score01=4

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-seed03=E1

| RD3-team03=Philadelphia

| RD3-seed04=E3

| RD3-team04=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

| RD3-score03=2

| RD3-score04=4

| RD3-seed05=N1

| RD3-team05=Hamilton

| RD3-seed06=N3

| RD3-team06=Rochester

| RD3-score05=0

| RD3-score06=4

| RD3-seed07=W1

| RD3-team07=Milwaukee

| RD3-seed08=W3

| RD3-team08=Chicago

| RD3-score07=4

| RD3-score08=2

| RD4-seed01=A1

| RD4-team01=Hartford

| RD4-seed02=E3

| RD4-team02=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-score02=4

| RD4-seed03=N3

| RD4-team03=Rochester

| RD4-seed04=W1

| RD4-team04=Milwaukee

| RD4-score03=1

| RD4-score04=4

| RD5-seed01=E3

| RD5-team01=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

| RD5-seed02=W1

| RD5-team02=Milwaukee

| RD5-score01=0

| RD5-score02=4

}}

In the qualification round all games are played at the arena of the fourth seed. In each round after the Qualification Round, the higher seed receives home ice advantage, meaning they can play a maximum of four home games if the series reaches seven games. There is no set series format for each series after the Qualification Round 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 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=

==Atlantic Division==

===(A4) Providence Bruins vs. (A5) Portland Pirates===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Providence Bruins

|team2=Portland Pirates

|stadium1=Dunkin' Donuts Center

|stadium2=Cumberland County Civic Center

|date1=April 15

|score1=1 – 7

|won1=2

|date2=April 16

|score2=2 – 6

|won2=2

|series=Portland won series 2 – 0

}}

==East Division==

===(E4) Binghamton Senators vs. (E5) Norfolk Admirals===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Binghamton Senators

|team2=Norfolk Admirals

|stadium1=Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

|stadium2=Norfolk Scope

|date1=April 14

|score1=0 – 3

|won1=2

|date2=April 16

|score2=0 – 3

|won2=2

|series=Norfolk won series 2 – 0

}}

=Western Conference=

==North Division==

===(N4) Cleveland Barons vs. (N5) Toronto Roadrunners===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Cleveland Barons

|team2=Toronto Roadrunners

|stadium1=at Strongsville, Ohio

|stadium2=Ricoh Coliseum

|date1=April 15

|score1=1 – 3

|won1=2

|date2=April 17

|score2=2 – 1

|ot2=2OT

|won2=1

|date3=April 18

|home3=1

|score3=6 – 3

|won3=1

|series=Cleveland won series 2 – 1

}}

==West Division==

===(W4) Houston Aeros vs. (W5) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

|team2=Houston Aeros

|stadium1=Toyota Center

|stadium2=Cincinnati Gardens

|date1=April 15

|score1=3 – 1

|won1=1

|date2=April 17

|score2=6 – 3

|won2=1

|series=Cincinnati won series 2 – 0

}}

Division Semifinals

= Eastern Conference=

==Atlantic Division==

===(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A5) Portland Pirates===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Hartford Wolf Pack

|team2=Portland Pirates

|stadium1=Hartford Civic Center

|stadium2=Cumberland County Civic Center

|date1=April 20

|score1=1 – 3

|won1=2

|date2=April 21

|score2=1 – 0

|won2=1

|date3=April 23

|score3=1 – 2

|ot3=2OT

|won3=1

|date4=April 25

|score4=3 – 5

|won4=1

|date5=April 28

|score5=4 – 0

|won5=1

|series=Hartford won series 4 – 1

}}

===(A2) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Worcester IceCats===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Manchester Monarchs

|team2=Worcester IceCats

|stadium1=Verizon Wireless Arena

|stadium2=DCU Center

|date1=April 15

|score1=1 – 2

|won1=2

|date2=April 17

|score2=2 – 3

|ot2=OT

|won2=2

|date3=April 18

|score3=0 – 2

|won3=1

|date4=April 20

|score4=0 – 6

|won4=1

|date5=April 22

|score5=2 – 3

|ot5=3OT

|won5=2

|date6=April 24

|score6=6 – 1

|won6=2

|series=Worcester won series 4 – 2

}}

==East Division==

===(E1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E5) Norfolk Admirals===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Philadelphia Phantoms

|team2=Norfolk Admirals

|stadium1=Wachovia Center

|stadium2=Norfolk Scope

|date1=April 21

|score1=2 – 1

|won1=1

|date2=April 23

|score2=1 – 2

|ot2=OT

|won2=2

|date3=April 27

|score3=1 – 3

|won3=1

|date4=April 28

|score4=1 – 2

|ot4=3OT

|won4=1

|date5=April 30

|home5=2

|score5=2 – 1

|won5=2

|date6=May 1

|home6=1

|score6=3 – 2

|won6=1

|series=Philadelphia won series 4 – 2

}}

===(E2) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Bridgeport Sound Tigers

|team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

|stadium1=Arena at Harbor Yard

|stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

|date1=April 15

|score1=5 – 4

|ot1=OT

|won1=1

|date2=April 17

|score2=5 – 4

|ot2=OT

|won2=1

|date3=April 18

|score3=3 – 2

|ot3=OT

|won3=2

|date4=April 20

|score4=2 – 4

|won4=1

|date5=April 22

|score5=1 – 2

|ot5=OT

|won5=2

|date6=April 23

|score6=5 – 0

|won6=2

|date7=April 25

|score7=2 – 3

|ot7=OT

|won7=2

|series=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 3

}}

=Western Conference=

==North Division==

===(N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N4) Cleveland Barons===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Hamilton Bulldogs

|team2=Cleveland Barons

|stadium1=Copps Coliseum

|stadium2=Quicken Loans Arena

|date1=April 20

|score1=4 – 0

|won1=1

|date2=April 25

|score2=3 – 4

|ot2=OT

|won2=2

|date3=April 27

|score3=3 – 5

|won3=1

|date4=April 29

|score4=3 – 4

|won4=1

|date5=April 30

|score5=1 – 4

|won5=2

|date6=May 2

|score6=1 – 3

|won6=1

|series=Hamilton won series 4 – 2

}}

===(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Rochester Americans===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Syracuse Crunch

|team2=Rochester Americans

|stadium1=War Memorial at Oncenter

|stadium2=Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial

|date1=April 16

|score1=3 – 2

|won1=1

|date2=April 17

|score2=0 – 6

|won2=2

|date3=April 21

|score3=2 – 3

|won3=1

|date4=April 23

|score4=2 – 3

|won4=1

|date5=April 25

|score5=0 – 6

|won5=2

|date6=April 28

|score6=7 – 5

|won6=2

|date7=May 1

|score7=3 – 4

|ot7=OT

|won7=2

|series=Rochester won series 4 – 3

}}

==West Division==

===(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W5) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Milwaukee Admirals

|team2=Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

|stadium1=Bradley Center

|stadium2=Cincinnati Gardens

|date1=April 21

|score1=4 – 5

|ot1=OT

|won1=2

|date2=April 23

|score2=6 – 0

|won2=1

|date3=April 24

|score3=1 – 0

|won3=2

|date4=April 26

|score4=3 – 4

|ot4=OT

|won4=1

|date5=April 28

|home5=2

|score5=3 – 1

|won5=2

|date6=April 30

|home6=1

|score6=6 – 3

|won6=1

|date7=May 1

|score7=5 – 1

|won7=1

|series=Milwaukee won series 4 – 3

}}

===(W2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Grand Rapids Griffins

|team2=Chicago Wolves

|stadium1=Van Andel Arena

|stadium2=Allstate Arena

|date1=April 16

|score1=3 – 4

|ot1=OT

|won1=2

|date2=April 18

|score2=0 – 1

|won2=2

|date3=April 21

|score3=4 – 1

|won3=2

|date4=April 23

|score4=8 – 2

|won4=2

|series=Chicago won series 4 – 0

}}

Division Finals

=Eastern Conference=

==Atlantic Division==

===(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Worcester IceCats===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Hartford Wolf Pack

|team2=Worcester IceCats

|stadium1=Hartford Civic Center

|stadium2=DCU Center

|date1=April 30

|score1=3 – 1

|won1=1

|date2=May 1

|home2=2

|score2=0 – 3

|won2=1

|date3=May 2

|score3=3 – 4

|ot3=OT

|won3=1

|date4=May 5

|home4=1

|score4=4 – 3

|ot4=3OT

|won4=1

|series=Hartford won series 4 – 0

}}

==East Division==

===(E1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Philadelphia Phantoms

|team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

|stadium1=Wachovia Center

|stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

|date1=May 5

|score1=4 – 5

|won1=2

|date2=May 7

|score2=3 – 2

|ot2=OT

|won2=1

|date3=May 8

|score3=3 – 0

|won3=2

|date4=May 10

|score4=2 – 0

|won4=2

|date5=May 12

|score5=4 – 2

|won5=1

|date6=May 14

|score6=3 – 1

|won6=2

|series=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2

}}

=Western Conference=

==North Division==

===(N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Rochester Americans===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Hamilton Bulldogs

|team2=Rochester Americans

|stadium1=Copps Coliseum

|stadium2=Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial

|date1=May 5

|score1=0 – 2

|won1=2

|date2=May 6

|score2=1 – 4

|won2=2

|date3=May 8

|score3=5 – 1

|won3=2

|date4=May 9

|score4=3 – 1

|won4=2

|series=Rochester won series 4 – 0

}}

==West Division==

===(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Chicago Wolves===

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Milwaukee Admirals

|team2=Chicago Wolves

|stadium1=Bradley Center

|stadium2=Allstate Arena

|date1=May 5

|score1=2 – 1

|ot1=2OT

|won1=1

|date2=May 7

|score2=5 – 3

|won2=1

|date3=May 8

|score3=3 – 1

|won3=2

|date4=May 10

|score4=2 – 5

|won4=1

|date5=May 12

|score5=1 – 2

|won5=2

|date6=May 14

|score6=3 – 4

|ot6=2OT

|won6=1

|series=Milwaukee won series 4 – 2

}}

Conference finals

=Eastern Conference=

==(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins==

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Hartford Wolf Pack

|team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

|stadium1=Hartford Civic Center

|stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

|date1=May 18

|home1=2

|score1=3 – 1

|won1=2

|date2=May 20

|home2=2

|score2=2 – 3

|ot2=OT

|won2=1

|date3=May 22

|home3=1

|score3=3 – 2

|won3=1

|date4=May 23

|home4=1

|score4=4 – 5

|won4=2

|date5=May 25

|score5=3 – 4

|ot5=OT

|won5=2

|date6=May 28

|score6=1 – 4

|won6=1

|date7=May 29

|score7=1 – 2

|ot7=OT

|won7=2

|series=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 3

}}

=Western Conference=

==(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (N3) Rochester Americans==

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Milwaukee Admirals

|team2=Rochester Americans

|stadium1=Bradley Center

|stadium2=

|date1=May 18

|score1=2 – 1

|won1=1

|date2=May 20

|score2=1 – 4

|won2=2

|date3=May 22

|score3=1 – 21

|ot3=OT

|won3=1

|date4=May 23

|score4=2 – 31

|ot4

|won4=1

|date5=May 26

|home5=2

|score5=1 – 42

|won5=1

|series=Milwaukee won series 4 – 1

}}

1 – Game played at HSBC Arena – Buffalo, NY

2 – Game played at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial – Rochester, New York

Calder Cup Final

=(W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins=

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1=Milwaukee Admirals

|team2=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

|stadium1=Bradley Center

|stadium2=Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

|date1=June 1

|score1=2 – 1

|ot1=OT

|won1=1

|date2=June 2

|score2=8 – 4

|won2=1

|date3=June 4

|score3=1 – 2

|ot3=OT

|won3=1

|date4=June 6

|score4=2 – 7

|won4=1

|series=Milwaukee won series 4 – 0

}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}

{{succession box |

before = 2003 Calder Cup playoffs |

after = 2005 Calder Cup playoffs |

title = Calder Cup playoffs |

years = 2004|

}}

{{s-end}}

{{AHL}}

Category:Calder Cup playoffs

Calder Cup