2003 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 2003 April 9 – June 12, 2003 16 Houston Aeros Hamilton Bulldogs 2002 2004 The 2003 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 2003. Twenty teams, the top ten from each conference, qualified for the playoffs. The seventh-, eighth-, ninth-, and tenth-placed teams in each conference played best-of-three series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-five series for conference quarterfinals. The remaining 8 teams played best-of-seven series for conference semifinals and conference finals.2003 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008 The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 12, 2003 with the Houston Aeros defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs four games to three to win the first Calder Cup 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 April 28, 2008 Houston's Johan Holmqvist won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP and also set a record for most minutes played by a goaltender in a single playoff with 1498.Jack A. Butterfield Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20080917211247/http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 2008-09-17 AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 6, 2008Calder Cup record book: Players https://web.archive.org/web/20080420102115/http://www.caldercup.com/cup/individual/ April 20, 2008 caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008 Jarret Stoll of the Hamilton Bulldogs set an AHL playoff record for the fastest goal from the start of a period by scoring 4 seconds into the 3rd period on May 22, 2003 against Binghamton. Hamilton's Michael Ryder ended the longest game in AHL history when he scored at 14:56 of the fourth overtime in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Final.Important dates in Hamilton Bulldogs history hamiltonbulldogs.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008 However, this record was eclipsed during the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs.Phantoms win longest game in AHL history caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008 Playoff seeds After the 2002–03 AHL regular season, 20 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top ten teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs. The Hamilton Bulldogs were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Grand Rapids Griffins were the Western Conference regular season champions.2002-03 AHL Standings HockeyDB. Retrieved on April 28, 2008 Division champions were automatically ranked 1-3. Eastern Conference Hamilton Bulldogs – Canadian Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 110 points Providence Bruins – North Division champions, 104 points Binghamton Senators – East Division champions, 97 points Manchester Monarchs – 97 points Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 94 points Worcester IceCats – 88 points Hartford Wolf Pack – 86 points Portland Pirates – 85 points Manitoba Moose – 84 points Springfield Falcons – 76 points Western Conference Grand Rapids Griffins – Central Division and Western Conference regular season champions, 106 points Houston Aeros – West Division champions, 104 points Norfolk Admirals – South Division champions, 91 points Chicago Wolves – 98 points Hershey Bears – 89 points San Antonio Rampage – 87 points Milwaukee Admirals – 85 points Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 84 points Utah Grizzlies – 83 points Rochester Americans – 81 points Bracket y no no Conference Qualifiers Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final Eastern Conference Western Conference 7 Hartford Wolf Pack 0 10 Springfield Falcons 2 8 Portland Pirates 1 9 Manitoba Moose 2 7 Milwaukee Admirals 2 10 Rochester Americans 1 8 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 9 Utah Grizzlies 0 1 Hamilton 3 10 Springfield 1 2 Providence 1 9 Manitoba 3 3 Binghamton 3 6 Worcester 0 4 Manchester 0 5 Bridgeport 3 1 Grand Rapids 3 8 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 2 Houston 3 7 Milwaukee 0 3 Norfolk 3 6 San Antonio 0 4 Chicago 3 5 Hershey 2 1 Hamilton 4 9 Manitoba 3 3 Binghamton 4 5 Bridgeport 2 1 Grand Rapids 4 4 Chicago 0 2 Houston 4 3 Norfolk 2 1 Hamilton 4 3 Binghamton 1 1 Grand Rapids 3 2 Houston 4 E1 Hamilton 3 W2 Houston 4 The top 6 teams in each conference receive byes to the Conference Quarterfinals. In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In the qualification round, all games are played at the arena of the higher seed. In each round the higher seed 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 for each series after the Qualification Round 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. Conference Qualifiers 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 (7) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (10) Springfield Falcons Hartford Wolf Pack Springfield Falcons Hartford Civic Center Springfield Civic Center April 9 1 – 3 2 April 11 2 – 3 2 Springfield won series 2 – 0 (8) Portland Pirates vs. (9) Manitoba Moose Portland Pirates Manitoba Moose Cumberland County Civic Center Winnipeg Arena April 10 1 – 4 2 April 11 4 – 2 1 April 13 3 – 6 1 2 Manitoba won series 2 – 1 Western Conference (7) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (10) Rochester Americans Milwaukee Admirals Rochester Americans Bradley Center April 10 4 – 3 OT 1 April 12 1 – 6 2 April 13 1 6 – 1 1 Milwaukee won series 2 – 1 (8) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (9) Utah Grizzlies Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Utah Grizzlies Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza E Center April 10 5 – 2 1 April 12 2 – 1 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 2 – 0 Conference Quarterfinals Eastern Conference (1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (10) Springfield Falcons Hamilton Bulldogs Springfield Falcons Copps Coliseum Springfield Civic Center April 15 4 – 0 1 April 17 7 – 6 OT 1 April 18 3 – 0 2 April 21 1 – 2 1 Hamilton won series 3 – 1 (2) Providence Bruins vs. (9) Manitoba Moose Providence Bruins Manitoba Moose Dunkin' Donuts Center Winnipeg Arena April 16 1 – 2 2OT 2 April 18 0 – 1 2 April 20 0 – 1 1 April 22 3 – 2 2 Manitoba won series 3 – 1 (3) Binghamton Senators vs. (6) Worcester IceCats Binghamton Senators Worcester IceCats Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Worcester's Centrum Centre April 10 3 – 2 OT 1 April 11 4 – 2 1 April 18 0 – 1 1 Binghamton won series 3 – 0 (4) Manchester Monarchs vs. (5) Bridgeport Sound Tigers Manchester Monarchs Bridgeport Sound Tigers Verizon Wireless Arena Arena at Harbor Yard April 12 1 – 2 2 April 13 3 – 6 2 April 18 6 – 3 2 Bridgeport won series 3 – 0 Western Conference (1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (8) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Grand Rapids Griffins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Van Andel Arena Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza April 16 3 – 1 1 April 18 2 – 1 1 April 19 6 – 2 2 April 21 2 – 3 1 Grand Rapids won series 3 – 1 (2) Houston Aeros vs. (7) Milwaukee Admirals Houston Aeros Milwaukee Admirals Compaq Center Bradley Center April 16 3 – 2 1 April 18 4 – 2 1 April 19 2 – 3 1 Houston won series 3 – 0 (3) Norfolk Admirals vs. (6) San Antonio Rampage Norfolk Admirals San Antonio Rampage Norfolk Scope AT&T Center April 10 4 – 3 OT 1 April 11 2 – 1 1 April 13 1 – 3 1 Norfolk won series 3 – 0 (4) Chicago Wolves vs. (5) Hershey Bears Chicago Wolves Hershey Bears Allstate Arena GIANT Center April 13 3 – 2 1 April 16 3 – 5 2 April 19 3 – 1 2 April 20 0 – 6 1 April 22 3 – 2 OT 1 Chicago won series 3 – 2 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (9) Manitoba Moose Hamilton Bulldogs Manitoba Moose Copps Coliseum Winnipeg Arena April 27 1 – 2 2 April 29 5 – 2 1 May 2 1 – 2 2OT 1 May 4 2 – 6 1 May 5 2 3 – 1 2 May 8 1 3 – 4 2 May 11 3 – 2 1 Hamilton won series 4 – 3 (3) Binghamton Senators vs. (5) Bridgeport Sound Tigers Binghamton Senators Bridgeport Sound Tigers Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena Arena at Harbor Yard April 26 2 – 1 OT 1 April 27 3 – 2 1 April 30 5 – 0 2 May 2 3 – 2 2 May 3 3 – 0 1 May 5 1 – 2 1 Binghamton won series 4 – 2 Western Conference (1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (4) Chicago Wolves Grand Rapids Griffins Chicago Wolves Van Andel Arena Allstate Arena April 28 4 – 3 OT 1 April 29 3 – 1 1 May 1 1 – 2 1 May 2 0 – 2 1 Grand Rapids won series 4 – 0 (2) Houston Aeros vs. (3) Norfolk Admirals Houston Aeros Norfolk Admirals Compaq Center Bradley Center April 26 5 – 4 2OT 1 April 27 0 – 4 2 April 30 3 – 2 2 May 2 2 – 3 1 May 4 2 1 – 4 1 May 7 1 3 – 1 1 Houston won series 4 – 2 Conference finals Eastern Conference (1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (3) Binghamton Senators Hamilton Bulldogs Binghamton Senators Copps Coliseum Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena May 13 5 – 1 1 May 15 2 – 1 1 May 19 6 – 4 2 May 20 3 – 6 1 May 22 8 – 3 1 Hamilton won series 4 – 1 Western Conference (1) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (2) Houston Aeros Grand Rapids Griffins Houston Aeros Van Andel Arena Compaq Center May 12 2 – 3 OT 2 May 14 3 – 1 1 May 16 2 – 1 2 May 17 2 – 1 2 May 19 2 4 – 5 2OT 1 May 21 1 2 – 1 OT 1 May 22 1 – 2 2 Houston won series 4 – 3 Calder Cup Final (E1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (W2) Houston Aeros Hamilton Bulldogs Houston Aeros Copps Coliseum Compaq Center May 28 1 – 2 2 May 30 2 – 1 4OT 1 June 4 2 – 4 1 June 6 3 – 2 OT 2 June 7 2 6 – 4 2 June 9 1 2 – 1 1 June 12 0 – 3 2 Houston won series 4 – 3 See also 2002–03 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 2 2002 Calder Cup playoffs 2004 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 2003 Category:Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup