1981 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 1981 April 7 – May 20, 1981 8 Adirondack Red Wings Maine Mariners 1980 1982 The 1981 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 7, 1981.1981 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 10, 2008. The eight teams that qualified played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 20, 1981, with the Adirondack Red Wings defeating the Maine Mariners four games to two to win the Calder Cup for the first 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 10, 2008. Maine set an AHL record for the most goals allowed in one playoff with 81.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 10, 2008. What makes this more notable is that the AHL playoffs now consist of four rounds of best-of-7 series, whereas Maine set this record in only 20 games—where the playoffs consisted of only three rounds of best-of-7 series.2007 Calder Cup playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2008. Playoff seeds After the 1980–81 AHL regular season, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Hershey Bears finished the regular season with the best overall record.1980-81 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 10, 2008. Northern Division Maine Mariners - 97 points New Brunswick Hawks - 84 points Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 81 points Springfield Indians - 73 points Southern Division Hershey Bears - 103 points Adirondack Red Wings - 75 points Binghamton Whalers - 70 points New Haven Nighthawks - 69 points Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final Northern Division Southern Division 1 Maine 4 4 Springfield 3 2 New Brunswick 4 3 Nova Scotia 2 1 Hershey 4 4 New Haven 0 2 Adirondack 4 3 Binghamton 2 1 Maine 4 2 New Brunswick 3 1 Hershey 2 2 Adirondack 4 N1 Maine 2 S2 Adirondack 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: Home team is listed first. Note 2: The number of overtime periods played (where applicable) is not indicated Northern Division (1) Maine Mariners vs. (4) Springfield Indians Maine Mariners Springfield Indians April 8 3 - 1 1 April 10 7 - 2 1 April 12 7 - 4 2 April 15 10 - 3 2 April 17 6 - 2 1 April 18 9 - 2 2 April 22 7 - 3 1 Maine won series 4 - 3 (2) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs New Brunswick Hawks Nova Scotia Voyageurs April 7 3 - 2 1 April 9 5 - 3 1 April 11 3 - 6 1 April 12 4 - 2 2 April 15 0 - 3 2 April 17 1 - 2 1 New Brunswick won series 4 - 2 Southern Division (1) Hershey Bears vs. (4) New Haven Nighthawks Hershey Bears New Haven Nighthawks April 8 6 - 1 1 April 10 2 2 - 6 1 April 11 1 8 - 1 1 April 14 2 - 3 OT 1 Hershey won series 4 - 0 (2) Adirondack Red Wings vs. (3) Binghamton Whalers Adirondack Red Wings Binghamton Whalers April 7 3 - 5 2 April 8 6 - 3 1 April 11 3 - 2 2 April 14 4 - 5 1 April 17 3 - 1 1 April 18 5 - 6 OT 1 Adirondack won series 4 - 2 Division Finals Northern Division (1) Maine Mariners vs. (2) New Brunswick Hawks Maine Mariners New Brunswick Hawks April 25 4 - 1 1 April 27 4 - 5 OT 2 April 29 2 - 3 OT 1 May 1 6 - 2 2 May 3 5 - 4 OT 1 May 6 7 - 1 2 May 8 4 - 3 OT 1 Maine won series 4 - 3 Southern Division (1) Hershey Bears vs. (2) Adirondack Red Wings Hershey Bears Adirondack Red Wings April 22 9 - 5 1 April 25 4 - 5 2 April 28 0 - 1 1 April 30 7 - 4 2 May 2 3 - 6 2 May 3 6 - 3 2 Adirondack won series 4 - 2 Calder Cup Final (N1) Maine Mariners vs. (S2) Adirondack Red Wings Maine Mariners Adirondack Red Wings May 11 3 - 2 1 May 13 3 - 4 2 May 14 1 - 0 2 May 16 1 - 10 1 May 18 4 - 6 2 May 20 5 - 2 2 Adirondack won series 4 - 2 See also 1980–81 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 1980 Calder Cup playoffs 1982 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 1981 Calder Cup Category:Calder Cup playoffs