1998 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 1998 April 14 – June 10, 1998 16 Philadelphia Phantoms Saint John Flames 1997 1999 The 1998 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 1998.1998 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 2, 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 10, 1998, with the Philadelphia Phantoms defeating the Saint John Flames four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history.http://www.phantomshockey.com/history/timeline.asp Philadelphia Phantoms history timeline phantomshockey.com May 2, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090627010037/http://www.phantomshockey.com/history/timeline.asp June 27, 2009 Philadelphia's Mike Maneluk won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the 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. The Philadelphia Phantoms set an AHL playoff record by winning 9 road games in one playoff year.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 1997–98 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 each conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the five team divisions to crossover to the playoffs for the four team divisions. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in a five team division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the four team division in the same conference. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the five team division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the four team division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Philadelphia Phantoms were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Springfield Falcons were the Eastern Conference regular season champions.1997-98 AHL Standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 2, 2008. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Saint John Flames – 99 points Fredericton Canadiens – 81 points Portland Pirates – 80 points St. John's Maple Leafs – 73 points New England Division Springfield Falcons – Eastern Conference regular season champions, 99 points Hartford Wolf Pack – 99 points Beast of New Haven – 85 points Worcester IceCats – 83 points Western Conference Empire Division Albany River Rats – 103 points Hamilton Bulldogs – 94 points Syracuse Crunch – 83 points Adirondack Red Wings – 74 points Rochester Americans – 72 points (Played in the Mid-Atlantic Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division) Mid-Atlantic Division Philadelphia Phantoms – Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 106 points Hershey Bears – 85 points Kentucky Thoroughblades – 70 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 Saint John A4 St. John's 3 1 A2 Fredericton A3 Portland 1 3 N1 Springfield N4 Worcester 1 3 N2 Hartford N3 New Haven 3 0 E1 Albany E4 Adirondack 3 0 E2 Hamilton E3 Syracuse 3 2 M1 Philadelphia E5 Rochester 3 1 M2 Hershey M3 Kentucky 3 0 A1 Saint John A3 Portland 4 2 N4 Worcester N2 Hartford 3 4 E1 Albany E3 Hamilton 4 0 M1 Philadelphia M2 Hershey 4 0 A1 Saint John N2 Hartford 4 1 E1 Albany M1 Philadelphia 2 4 A1 Saint John M1 Philadelphia 2 4 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) Saint John Flames vs. (A4) St. John's Maple Leafs Saint John Flames St. John's Maple Leafs Harbour Station Memorial Stadium April 16 4 – 3 1 April 18 2 – 1 OT 1 April 21 3 – 1 2 April 23 1 – 3 1 Saint John won series 3 – 1 (A2) Fredericton Canadiens vs. (A3) Portland Pirates Fredericton Canadiens Portland Pirates Aitken Centre Cumberland County Civic Center April 17 3 – 4 2 April 19 2 – 4 2 April 23 3 – 6 1 April 24 3 – 1 2 Portland won series 3 – 1 New England Division (N1) Springfield Falcons vs. (N4) Worcester IceCats Springfield Falcons Worcester Icecats Springfield Civic Center Worcester's Centrum Centre April 14 3 – 5 2 April 19 2 3 – 2 OT 2 April 21 1 5 – 2 1 April 24 5 – 2 2 Worcester won series 3 – 1 (N2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N3) Beast of New Haven Hartford Wolf Pack Beast of New Haven Hartford Civic Center New Haven Coliseum April 17 7 – 4 1 April 18 6 – 4 1 April 22 2 – 3 1 Hartford won series 3 – 0 Western Conference Empire Division (E1) Albany River Rats vs. (E4) Adirondack Red Wings Albany River Rats Adirondack Red Wings Pepsi Arena Glens Falls Civic Center April 17 6 – 3 1 April 18 2 – 0 1 April 21 2 – 3 OT 1 Albany won series 3 – 0 (E2) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (E3) Syracuse Crunch Hamilton Bulldogs Syracuse Crunch Copps Coliseum Onondaga War Memorial April 17 2 – 5 2 April 19 2 – 1 1 April 22 3 – 0 2 April 23 3 – 4 1 May 25 2 – 1 1 Hamilton won series 3 – 2 Mid-Atlantic Division (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E5) Rochester Americans Philadelphia Phantoms Rochester Americans CoreStates Center Rochester Community War Memorial April 14 5 – 2 1 April 16 2 – 5 2 April 18 2 – 5 1 April 19 3 – 6 1 Philadelphia won series 3 – 1 (M2) Hershey Bears vs. (M3) Kentucky Thoroughblades Hershey Bears Kentucky Thoroughblades Hersheypark Arena Rupp Arena April 15 2 – 1 1 April 17 2 – 1 1 April 22 3 – 10 1 Hershey won series 3 – 0 Division Finals Eastern Conference Atlantic Division (A1) Saint John Flames vs. (A3) Portland Pirates Saint John Flames Portland Pirates Harbour Station Cumberland County Civic Center April 28 7 – 1 1 April 30 5 – 4 OT 1 May 3 3 – 1 2 May 5 4 – 5 1 May 7 1 – 3 2 May 9 1 – 2 1 Saint John won series 4 – 2 New England Division (N2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N4) Worcester IceCats Hartford Wolf Pack Worcester Ice Cats Hartford Civic Center Worcester's Centrum Centre April 29 5 – 2 1 May 1 5 – 1 1 May 2 6 – 3 2 May 5 7 – 1 2 May 10 1 – 4 2 May 12 1 – 4 1 May 13 8 – 2 1 Hartford won series 4 – 3 Western Conference Empire Division (E1) Albany River Rats vs. (E2) Hamilton Bulldogs Albany River Rats Hamilton Bulldogs Pepsi Arena Copps Coliseum May 1 6 – 5 OT 1 May 3 3 – 1 1 May 6 5 – 6 OT 1 May 8 2 – 6 1 Albany won series 4 – 0 Mid-Atlantic Division (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (M2) Hershey Bears Philadelphia Phantoms Hershey Bears CoreStates Center Hersheypark Arena April 26 3 – 2 1 April 29 5 – 3 1 May 2 2 – 4 1 May 3 0 – 3 1 Philadelphia won series 4 – 0 Conference finals Eastern Conference (N2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A1) Saint John Flames Saint John Flames Hartford Wolf Pack Harbour Station Hartford Civic Center May 16 5 – 4 1 May 18 1 – 6 2 May 20 2 – 5 1 May 22 3 – 4 1 May 24 2 3 – 7 1 Saint John won series 4 – 1 Western Conference (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E1) Albany River Rats Philadelphia Phantoms Albany River Rats CoreStates Spectrum Pepsi Arena May 15 4 – 2 1 May 17 1 – 2 2 May 20 0 – 2 1 May 22 3 – 7 1 May 23 3 – 4 2 May 25 0 – 3 1 Philadelphia won series 4 – 2 Calder Cup Final (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (A1) Saint John Flames Philadelphia Phantoms Saint John Flames CoreStates Spectrum Harbour Station May 30 3 – 2 2OT 1 May 31 2 – 3 OT 2 June 3 3 – 4 OT 1 June 5 4 – 6 1 June 7 2 6 – 1 2 June 10 1 6 – 1 1 Philadelphia won series 4 – 2 See also 1997–98 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 1997 Calder Cup playoffs 1999 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 1998 Calder Cup Category:Calder Cup playoffs