1981 Calder Cup playoffs

1981 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 7 – May 20, 1981
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAdirondack Red Wings
Runner-upMaine Mariners
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The 1981 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 7, 1981.[1] 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.[2]

Maine set an AHL record for the most goals allowed in one playoff with 81.[3] 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.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b 1981 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
  2. ^ Calder Cup champions Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
  3. ^ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.
  4. ^ 2007 Calder Cup playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 10, 2008.