1979 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 1979 April 11 – May 11, 1979 6 Maine Mariners New Haven Nighthawks 1978 1980 The 1979 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 11, 1979.1979 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 11, 2008. The top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The two division winners earned byes for the Division Semifinals while the other two teams in each division played best-of-five series. The winners played best-of-seven series with the team that received the first round bye in their division. The winners of each Division Final played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 11, 1979, with the Maine Mariners defeating the New Haven Nighthawks four games to zero to win the Calder Cup for the second consecutive year, and the third time in team history.Calder Cup champions https://web.archive.org/web/20080526153459/http://www.caldercup.com/cup/past/ 2008-05-26 caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2008. Maine also beat new Haven in the 1978 Calder Cup Final.1978 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 11, 2008. In game three of the Southern division final, New Haven scored 15 goals against Binghamton to set an AHL record for most goals scored by one team in one playoff game.Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2008. Playoff seeds After the 1978–79 AHL regular season, the top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Maine Mariners finished the regular season with the best overall record for the second consecutive year.1978–79 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 11, 2008.1979–80 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 11, 2008. The two division champions earned byes to the Division Finals. Northern Division Maine Mariners - 103 points New Brunswick Hawks - 92 points Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 82 points Southern Division New Haven Nighthawks - 101 points Hershey Bears - 78 points Binghamton Dusters - 69 points Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final 1 Northern Division Southern Division 2 New Brunswick 2 3 Nova Scotia 3 2 Hershey 1 3 Binghamton 3 1 Maine 4 3 Nova Scotia 2 1 New Haven 4 3 Binghamton 2 N1 Maine 4 S1 New Haven 0 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: Home team is listed first. Byes Maine Mariners (Northern Division regular-season champions) New Haven Nighthawks (Southern Division regular-season champions) Northern Division (2) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs New Brunswick Hawks Nova Scotia Voyageurs April 11 5 - 4 1 April 12 2 5 - 4 OT 2 April 14 1 4 - 3 1 April 17 7 - 1 2 April 19 2 - 4 2 Nova Scotia won series 3 - 2 Southern Division (2) Hershey Bears vs. (3) Binghamton Dusters Hershey Bears Binghamton Dusters April 11 4 - 3 1 April 12 2 3 - 0 2 April 14 1 2 - 6 2 April 17 5 - 2 2 Binghamton won series 3 - 1 Division Finals Northern Division (1) Maine Mariners vs. (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs Maine Mariners Nova Scotia Voyageurs April 22 7 - 2 1 April 24 4 - 1 1 April 27 7 - 5 2 April 28 2 - 5 1 April 30 2 - 3 2 May 2 3 - 5 1 Maine won series 4 - 2 Southern Division (1) New Haven Nighthawks vs. (3) Binghamton Dusters New Haven Nighthawks Binghamton Dusters April 19 4 - 2 1 April 20 2 3 - 2 2 April 23 1 15 - 1 1 April 25 1 - 6 1 April 27 3 - 4 2 April 29 3 - 7 1 New Haven won series 4 - 2 Calder Cup Final (N1) Maine Mariners vs. (S1) New Haven Nighthawks Maine Mariners New Haven Nighthawks May 5 4 - 3 OT 1 May 6 2 3 - 5 1 May 9 1 5 - 2 1 May 11 4 - 8 1 Maine won series 4 - 0 See also 1978–79 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 1978 Calder Cup playoffs 1980 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 1979 Calder Cup Category:Calder Cup playoffs