1982 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 1982 April 7 – May 10, 1982 8 New Brunswick Hawks Binghamton Whalers 1981 1983 The 1982 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 7, 1982.1982 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 8, 2008. The eight teams that qualified played best-of-five series for Division Semifinals and best-of-seven series for Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 10, 1982, with the New Brunswick Hawks defeating the Binghamton Whalers four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the only 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 8, 2008. Playoff seeds After the 1981–82 AHL regular season, the top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, since the fifth-placed team of the Southern division (Adirondack) earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Northern division (Springfield), Adirondack played in the Northern division portion of the bracket in place of Springfield. The New Brunswick Hawks finished the regular season with the best overall record.1981-82 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 8, 2008. Northern Division New Brunswick Hawks - 107 points Maine Mariners - 101 points Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 80 points Southern Division Binghamton Whalers - 98 points Rochester Americans - 89 points New Haven Nighthawks - 86 points Hershey Bears - 78 points Adirondack Red Wings - 77 points (Played in the Northern division part of the bracket in place of Springfield due to earning more points during the regular season.) Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final Northern Division Southern Division N1 New Brunswick 3 S5 Adirondack 2 N2 Maine 1 N3 Nova Scotia 3 S1 Binghamton 3 S4 Hershey 2 S2 Rochester 3 S3 New Haven 1 N1 New Brunswick 4 N3 Nova Scotia 1 S1 Binghamton 4 S2 Rochester 1 N1 New Brunswick 4 S1 Binghamton 1 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 (N1) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (S5) Adirondack Red Wings New Brunswick Hawks Adirondack Red Wings April 7 1 - 3 2 April 9 4 - 3 1 April 10 6 - 3 2 April 13 5 - 8 1 April 15 6 - 3 1 New Brunswick won series 3 – 2 (N2) Maine Mariners vs. (N3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs Maine Mariners Nova Scotia Voyageurs April 8 6 - 7 2 April 9 4 - 3 OT 1 April 12 3 - 1 2 April 14 6 - 3 2 Nova Scotia won series 3 - 1 Southern Division (S1) Binghamton Whalers vs. (S4) Hershey Bears Binghamton Whalers Hershey Bears April 7 6 - 4 1 April 9 1 - 5 2 April 10 5 - 6 1 April 13 7 - 4 2 April 15 9 - 3 1 Binghamton won series 3 - 2 (S2) Rochester Americans vs. (S3) New Haven Nighthawks Rochester Americans New Haven Nighthawks April 7 4 - 3 1 April 8 8 - 7 OT 1 April 10 3 - 2 4OT 2 April 14 2 - 5 1 Rochester won series 3 - 1 Division Finals Northern Division (N1) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (N3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs New Brunswick Hawks Nova Scotia Voyageurs April 19 3 - 2 OT 1 April 22 3 - 0 1 April 24 1 - 5 1 April 26 4 - 3 2 April 28 2 - 1 OT 1 New Brunswick won series 4 - 1 Southern Division (S1) Binghamton Whalers vs. (S2) Rochester Americans Binghamton Whalers Rochester Americans April 17 5 - 3 1 April 21 5 - 3 1 April 23 4 - 2 2 April 25 1 - 5 1 April 26 5 - 3 1 Binghamton won series 4 - 1 Calder Cup Final (N1) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (S1) Binghamton Whalers New Brunswick Hawks Binghamton Whalers May 1 7 - 4 1 May 3 2 - 3 2 May 6 1 - 5 1 May 8 1 - 4 1 May 10 4 - 2 1 New Brunswick won series 4 - 1 See also 1981–82 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 1981 Calder Cup playoffs 1983 Calder Cup Playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 1982 Calder Cup Category:Calder Cup playoffs