2000 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 2000 April 11 – June 4, 2000 16 Hartford Wolf Pack Rochester Americans 1999 2001 The 2000 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 11, 2000.2000 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 4, 2000 with the Hartford Wolf Pack defeating the Rochester Americans four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829205536/http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com/team/team-history 2017-08-29 hartfordwolfpack.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2008. Hartford's Derek Armstrong won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.Jack A. Butterfield Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20080917211247/http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 2008-09-17 ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008. Rochester's Mika Noronen set an AHL playoff record by posting 6 shutouts during the playoffs while teammate Domenic Pittis tied the AHL record for assists in a single playoff with 26.Calder Cup record book: Players https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102115/http://www.caldercup.com/cup/individual/ April 20, 2008 caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008. In winning their first five home games of the 2000 Calder Cup Playoffs, the Providence Bruins set an AHL playoff record by winning 16 consecutive playoff home games, a streak that included 10 consecutive home wins from the 1999 Calder Cup Playoffs and a win from the 1997 Calder Cup Playoffs.Calder Cup record book: Teams https://web.archive.org/web/20080419122656/http://www.caldercup.com/cup/teamrec/ April 19, 2008 caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008. Playoff seeds After the 1999–2000 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in the Eastern Conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the New England Division to crossover to the Atlantic Division. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in the New England Division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Atlantic Division. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the New England Division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the Atlantic Division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Hartford Wolf Pack were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions.1999–2000 AHL Season The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on April 29, 2008. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Quebec Citadelles – 83 points Saint John Flames – 80 points Lowell Lock Monsters – 77 points New England Division Hartford Wolf Pack – Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 107 points Portland Pirates – 103 points Worcester IceCats – 83 points Springfield Falcons – 78 points Providence Bruins – 75 points (Played in the Atlantic Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division) Western Conference Empire Division Rochester Americans – Western Conference regular season champions, 104 points Syracuse Crunch – 80 points Hamilton Bulldogs – 73 points Albany River Rats – 70 points Mid-Atlantic Division Kentucky Thoroughblades – 97 points Hershey Bears – 94 points Philadelphia Phantoms – 93 points Louisville Panthers – 92 points Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Division New England Division Empire Division Mid-Atlantic Division A1 Quebec N5 Providence 0 3 A2 Saint John A3 Lowell 0 3 N1 Hartford N4 Springfield 3 2 N2 Portland N3 Worcester 1 3 E1 Rochester E4 Albany 3 2 E2 Syracuse E3 Hamilton 1 3 M1 Kentucky M4 Louisville 3 1 M2 Hershey M3 Philadelphia 3 2 N5 Providence A3 Lowell 4 0 N1 Hartford N3 Worcester 4 1 E1 Rochester E3 Hamilton 4 2 M1 Kentucky M2 Hershey 1 4 N5 Providence N1 Hartford 3 4 E1 Rochester M2 Hershey 4 0 N1 Hartford E1 Rochester 4 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. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.Frequently asked questions https://web.archive.org/web/20080509062308/http://www.theahl.com/theahl/faqs/ 2008-05-09 theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008. Division Semifinals 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 (A1) Quebec Citadelles vs. (N5) Providence Bruins Quebec Citadelles Providence Bruins Colisée Pepsi Providence Civic Center April 12 1 – 4 2 April 13 3 – 4 2OT 2 April 16 6 – 5 2 Providence won series 3 – 0 (A2) Saint John Flames vs. (A3) Lowell Lock Monsters Saint John Flames Lowell Lock Monsters Harbour Station Tsongas Arena April 12 2 – 5 2 April 13 2 – 3 2 April 15 2 – 1 2 Lowell won series 3 – 0 New England Division (N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N4) Springfield Falcons Hartford Wolf Pack Springfield Falcons Hartford Civic Center Springfield Civic Center April 13 3 – 2 1 April 15 5 – 6 OT 2 April 16 3 – 0 2 April 18 2 – 5 1 April 20 7 – 2 1 Hartford won series 3 – 2 (N2) Portland Pirates vs. (N3) Worcester IceCats Portland Pirates Worcester IceCats Cumberland County Civic Center Worcester's Centrum Centre April 12 0 – 4 2 April 14 2 – 4 2 April 15 4 – 5 2OT 1 April 18 5 – 2 2 Worcester won series 3 – 1 Western Conference Empire Division (E1) Rochester Americans vs. (E4) Albany River Rats Rochester Americans Albany River Rats Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial Pepsi Arena April 12 4 – 0 1 April 14 4 – 0 1 April 16 5 – 1 2 April 17 2 – 0 2 April 19 2 – 0 1 Rochester won series 3 – 2 (E2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (E3) Hamilton Bulldogs Syracuse Crunch Hamilton Bulldogs Onondaga County War Memorial Copps Coliseum April 12 2 – 3 2 April 14 4 – 5 OT 2 April 15 0 – 2 1 April 16 3 – 1 2 Hamilton won series 3 – 1 Mid-Atlantic Division (M1) Kentucky Thoroughblades vs. (M4) Louisville Panthers Kentucky Thoroughblades Louisville Panthers Rupp Arena Freedom Hall April 12 2 – 4 2 April 14 2 2 – 5 1 April 15 1 5 – 2 1 April 18 0 – 4 1 Kentucky won series 3 – 1 (M2) Hershey Bears vs. (M3) Philadelphia Phantoms Hershey Bears Philadelphia Phantoms Hersheypark Arena First Union Center April 11 2 2 – 3 1 April 14 2 – 0 1 April 17 1 3 – 5 2 April 19 1 3 – 6 2 April 21 2 0 – 4 1 Hershey won series 3 – 2 Division Finals Eastern Conference Atlantic Division (A3) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (N5) Providence Bruins Lowell Lock Monsters Providence Bruins Tsongas Arena Providence Civic Center April 21 2 3 – 1 2 April 22 4 – 5 OT 2 April 26 1 1 – 3 1 May 2 6 – 3 2 Providence won series 4 – 0 New England Division (N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N3) Worcester IceCats Hartford Wolf Pack Worcester Ice Cats Hartford Civic Center Worcester's Centrum Centre April 22 6 – 3 1 April 25 1 – 4 2 April 26 1 – 2 1 April 29 2 – 3 1 April 30 2 – 0 1 Hartford won series 4 – 1 Western Conference Empire Division (E1) Rochester Americans vs. (E3) Hamilton Bulldogs Rochester Americans Hamilton Bulldogs Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial Copps Coliseum April 22 4 – 0 1 April 26 2 3 – 1 2 April 28 1 4 – 3 1 April 30 0 – 3 1 May 3 5 – 6 2 May 5 0 – 3 1 Rochester won series 4 – 2 Mid-Atlantic Division (M1) Kentucky Thoroughblades vs. (M2) Hershey Bears Kentucky Thoroughblades Hershey Bears Rupp Arena Hersheypark Arena April 22 2 – 3 OT 2 April 24 4 – 1 1 April 26 5 – 3 2 April 28 3 – 2 2 April 30 2 4 – 3 2 Hershey won series 4 – 1 Conference finals Eastern Conference (N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N5) Providence Bruins Hartford Wolf Pack Providence Bruins Hartford Civic Center Providence Civic Center May 6 2 – 1 1 May 9 1 – 4 2 May 12 5 – 4 2 May 14 3 – 2 2OT 2 May 17 3 – 2 1 May 19 3 – 5 1 May 21 3 – 2 OT 1 Hartford won series 4 – 3 Western Conference (E1) Rochester Americans vs. (M2) Hershey Bears Rochester Americans Hershey Bears Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial Hersheypark Arena May 7 2 – 1 1 May 9 8 – 4 1 May 11 2 – 3 1 May 13 1 – 6 1 Rochester won series 4 – 0 Calder Cup Final (N1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (E1) Rochester Americans Hartford Wolf Pack Rochester Americans Hartford Civic Center Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial May 24 1 – 0 1 May 26 1 – 4 2 May 28 1 – 3 1 May 31 4 – 2 2 June 2 3 – 0 1 June 4 1 – 4 1 Hartford won series 4 – 2 See also 1999–2000 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 1999 Calder Cup playoffs 2001 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 2000 Calder Cup Category:Calder Cup playoffs