1976 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 1976 April 3–28, 1976 8 Nova Scotia Voyageurs Hershey Bears 1975 1977 The 1976 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 3, 1976.1976 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 April 28, 1976, with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs defeating the Hershey Bears four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the second 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. Coincidentally, the Voyageurs parent club, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep over the Philadelphia Flyers, making them the first pair of teams in history to win both the AHL's Calder Cup and NHL's Stanley Cup in the same season. Even more impressive is that these same two teams would accomplish this feat again the following year. Playoff seeds After the 1975–76 AHL regular season, the top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs finished the regular season with the best overall record.1975–76 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 11, 2008. The two division champions earned byes to the Division Finals. Northern Division Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 104 points Rochester Americans - 93 points Providence Reds - 76 points Southern Division Hershey Bears - 84 points Richmond Robins - 66 points New Haven Nighthawks - 66 points Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final Northern Division Southern Division 2 Rochester 3 3 Providence 0 2 Richmond 3 3 New Haven 0 1 Nova Scotia 4 2 Rochester 0 1 Hershey 4 2 Richmond 1 N1 Nova Scotia 4 S1 Hershey 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: Home team is listed first. Byes Nova Scotia Voyageurs (Northern Division regular-season champions) Hershey Bears (Southern Division regular-season champions) Northern Division (2) Rochester Americans vs. (3) Providence Reds Rochester Americans Providence Reds April 4 5 - 3 1 April 7 2 1 - 3 1 April 9 1 6 - 4 1 Rochester won series 3 - 0 Southern Division (2) Richmond Robins vs. (3) New Haven Nighthawks Richmond Robins New Haven Nighthawks April 3 4 - 1 1 April 4 2 1 - 2 OT 1 April 7 1 4 - 1 1 Richmond won series 3 - 0 Division Finals Northern Division (1) Nova Scotia Voyageurs vs. (2) Rochester Americans Nova Scotia Voyageurs Rochester Americans April 12 6 - 2 1 April 14 5 - 3 1 April 16 1 - 5 1 April 18 3 - 6 1 Nova Scotia won series 4 - 0 Southern Division (1) Hershey Bears vs. (2) Richmond Robins Hershey Bears Richmond Robins April 10 2 - 4 2 April 11 2 3 - 4 1 April 13 1 3 - 1 1 April 16 5 - 7 1 April 17 2 - 1 1 Hershey won series 4 - 1 Calder Cup Final (N1) Nova Scotia Voyageurs vs. (S1) Hershey Bears Nova Scotia Voyageurs Hershey Bears April 21 6 - 3 1 April 23 8 - 2 1 April 24 5 - 1 2 April 26 2 - 4 1 April 28 5 - 4 OT 1 Nova Scotia won series 4 - 1 See also 1975–76 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 1975 Calder Cup playoffs 1977 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup Playoffs 1976 Calder Cup Category:Calder Cup playoffs