2001 Calder Cup playoffs

North American ice hockey tournament August 2023 Calder Cup playoffs 2001 April 10 – May 28, 2001 16 Saint John Flames Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2000 2002 The 2001 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 10, 2001.2001 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 28, 2001, with the Saint John Flames defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to two to win the first, and only, Calder Cup in team history.Flames win first Calder Cup, CBC Sports, May 21, 2001. Retrieved on April 28, 2008. Saint John's Steve Begin won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.Jack A. Butterfield Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20080917211247/http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/pagebank/index.html?id=146 2008-09-17 ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008 Wilkes-Barre Scranton defenseman Chris Kelleher set an AHL playoff record for points scored by a defenseman in one playoff with 25 (7 goals, 18 assists).Calder 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. This record was broken in 2008 by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defenseman Alex Goligoski. Scoring correction gives Goligoski league record caldercup.com. Retrieved on June 2, 2008. Playoff seeds After the 2000–01 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in each division, it was possible for teams to crossover to another division for the playoffs. The fifth-placed team in the New England Division could qualify for the fourth playoff spot in the Canadian Division if they earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Canadian Division. The fifth-placed team in the Mid-Atlantic Division could qualify for the fourth playoff spot in the South Division if they earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the South Division. The Worcester IceCats were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions.2000-01 AHL Standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on April 28, 2008. Eastern Conference Canadian Division Saint John Flames – 100 points Quebec Citadelles – 89 points St. John's Maple Leafs – 80 points New England Division Worcester IceCats – Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 108 points Hartford Wolf Pack – 94 points Providence Bruins – 84 points Lowell Lock Monsters – 80 points Portland Pirates – 74 points (Played in the Canadian Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division) Western Conference Mid-Atlantic Division Rochester Americans – Western Conference regular season champions, 104 points Syracuse Crunch – 83 points Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 83 points Philadelphia Phantoms – 82 points Hershey Bears – 75 points (Played in the South Division bracket by virtue of earning more points than the fourth-placed team in that division) Southern Division Kentucky Thoroughblades – 97 points Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 95 points Norfolk Admirals – 90 points Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final Eastern Conference Western Conference Canadian Division New England Division Mid-Atlantic Division Southern Division C1 Saint John N5 Portland 3 0 C2 Quebec C3 St. John's 3 1 N1 Worcester N4 Lowell 3 1 N2 Hartford N3 Providence 2 3 M1 Rochester M4 Philadelphia 1 3 M2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton M3 Syracuse 3 2 S1 Kentucky M5 Hershey 0 3 S2 Cincinnati S3 Norfolk 1 3 C1 Saint John C2 Quebec 4 1 N1 Worcester N3 Providence 3 4 M4 Philadelphia M2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 4 M5 Hershey S3 Norfolk 4 1 C1 Saint John N3 Providence 4 1 M2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton M5 Hershey 4 0 C1 Saint John M2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4 2 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: 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 Canadian Division (C1) Saint John Flames vs. (N5) Portland Pirates Saint John Flames Portland Pirates Harbour Station Cumberland County Civic Center April 12 3 – 0 1 April 13 4 – 3 1 April 15 2 – 3 3OT 1 Saint John won series 3 – 0 (C2) Quebec Citadelles vs. (C3) St. John's Maple Leafs Quebec Citadelles St. John's Maple Leafs Colisée Pepsi Memorial Stadium April 11 5 – 1 1 April 13 4 – 3 1 April 15 3 – 2 OT 2 April 16 0 – 4 1 Quebec won series 3 – 1 New England Division (N1) Worcester IceCats vs. (N4) Lowell Lock Monsters Worcester IceCats Lowell Lock Monsters Worcester's Centrum Centre Tsongas Arena April 11 4 – 3 OT 1 April 13 4 – 3 1 April 15 4 – 0 2 April 17 2 – 3 OT 1 Worcester won series 3 – 1 (N2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N3) Providence Bruins Hartford Wolf Pack Providence Bruins Hartford Civic Center Providence Civic Center April 11 3 – 1 1 April 13 2 – 1 1 April 14 5 – 4 OT 2 April 16 4 – 3 2 April 18 1 – 2 2 Providence won series 3 – 2 Western Conference Mid-Atlantic Division (M1) Rochester Americans vs. (M4) Philadelphia Phantoms Rochester Americans Philadelphia Phantoms Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial First Union Spectrum April 11 4 – 3 OT 1 April 13 2 2 – 1 OT 2 April 14 1 0 – 2 2 April 16 4 – 2 2 Philadelphia won series 3 – 1 (M2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (M3) Syracuse Crunch Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Syracuse Crunch First Union Arena at Casey Plaza War Memorial at Oncenter April 11 1 – 2 OT 2 April 13 5 – 2 1 April 14 4 – 5 OT 1 April 16 3 – 2 2 April 18 6 – 2 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 3 – 2 Southern Division (S1) Kentucky Thoroughblades vs. (M5) Hershey Bears Kentucky Thoroughblades Hershey Bears Rupp Arena Hersheypark Arena April 10 2 – 3 OT 2 April 12 2 – 3 OT 2 April 14 2 – 1 2 Hershey won series 3 – 0 (S2) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks vs. (S3) Norfolk Admirals Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope April 11 4 – 51 OT 2 April 13 3 – 62 2 April 14 3 – 4 1 April 15 4 – 3 OT 2 Norfolk won series 3 – 1 1 – at Cincinnati Gardens 2 – at Norfolk, Virginia Division Finals Eastern Conference Canadian Division (C1) Saint John Flames vs. (C2) Quebec Citadelles Saint John Flames Quebec Citadelles Harbour Station Colisée Pepsi April 19 4 – 0 1 April 23 5 – 2 1 April 25 3 – 2 2 April 27 4 – 5 OT 1 April 29 2 1 – 3 1 Saint John won series 4 – 1 New England Division (N1) Worcester IceCats vs. (N3) Providence Bruins Worcester IceCats Providence Bruins Worcester's Centrum Centre Providence Civic Center April 21 0 – 2 2 April 22 3 – 4 2 April 24 0 – 5 1 April 27 2 – 4 1 April 28 3 – 1 1 April 30 1 – 0 2 May 1 2 – 3 OT 2 Providence won series 4 – 3 Western Conference Mid-Atlantic Division (M2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (M4) Philadelphia Phantoms Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Philadelphia Phantoms First Union Arena at Casey Plaza First Union Center April 21 4 – 3 1 April 23 4 – 2 1 April 25 0 – 3 1 April 27 8 – 2 2 April 28 2 – 3 OT 2 May 1 2 – 3 OT 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2 Southern Division (S3) Norfolk Admirals vs. (M5) Hershey Bears Norfolk Admirals Hershey Bears at Richmond, Virginia Hersheypark Arena April 20 4 – 2 1 April 21 1 – 3 2 April 25 2 – 1 OT 2 April 27 3 – 1 2 April 29 0 – 2 2 Hershey won series 4 – 1 Conference finals Eastern Conference (C1) Saint John Flames vs. (N3) Providence Bruins Saint John Flames Providence Bruins Harbour Station Providence Civic Center May 4 2 – 0 1 May 6 5 – 1 1 May 9 2 – 5 1 May 11 4 – 1 2 May 12 2 2 – 3 1 Saint John won series 4 – 1 Western Conference (M2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (M5) Hershey Bears Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hershey Bears First Union Arena at Casey Plaza Hersheypark Arena May 5 2 – 1 OT 1 May 7 2 – 1 2OT 1 May 9 4 – 5 OT 1 May 12 1 – 3 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 0 Calder Cup Final (C1) Saint John Flames vs. (M2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Saint John Flames Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Harbour Station First Union Arena at Casey Plaza May 17 3 – 4 2 May 19 4 – 3 1 May 21 1 – 4 1 May 23 6 – 4 2 May 25 2 3 – 4 1 May 28 1 1 – 0 1 Saint John won series 4 – 2 See also 2000–01 AHL season List of AHL seasons References 2000 Calder Cup playoffs 2002 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup playoffs 2001 Category:Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup