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List of Calder Cup champions

List of Calder Cup champions

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The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League (AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after Frank Calder, first president of the National Hockey League. The Calder Cup is distinct from the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League.[1]

The Calder Cup

Teams from 28 different cities have won the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears have won 12 championships, the most of any team currently in the AHL, and have competed in 24 finals, the most of any team in AHL history, compiling a 12–12 record in the finals. Teams representing Cleveland, Ohio are second, with 10 total championships (nine by the Barons franchise, which competed in the league until 1973, and the city's current team - the Cleveland Monsters - winning the 10th in 2016.)[2]

On May 11, 2020, the AHL cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 AHL season and the 2020 Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time that a Calder Cup champion was not awarded in the trophy's history.[3] 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).[4]

The Most Valuable Player 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 35 different players, with none having won it more than once.[5]

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.

The Philadelphia Phantoms swept the Chicago Wolves to win the 2005 Calder Cup in front of a playoff record crowd of 20,103.
The Hamilton Bulldogs celebrate their Calder Cup win in 2007
The Chicago Wolves celebrate winning the 2008 Calder Cup
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^ 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 Hershey Bears, 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

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References

General
  • "Calder Cup Champions". American Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  • "Jack A. Butterfield Trophy". American Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  • "Calder Cup Winners". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • "Calder Cup–History". LegendsofHockey.net. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
Specific
  1. [1]
    "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  2. [2]
    "The Story of the Calder Cup". American Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  3. [3]
    "AHL cancels remainder of 2019-20 season". American Hockey League. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. [4]
    "American Hockey League Announces Plans for 2021 Playoffs, Sets Calendar for 2021-22". OurSports Central. April 29, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Jack A. Butterfield". American Hockey League. 2006-01-05. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  6. [6]
    "AHL cancels remainder of 2019-20 season". American Hockey League. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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