1986 Calder Cup playoffs

1986 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 9 – May 21, 1986
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAdirondack Red Wings
Runner-upHershey Bears
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The 1986 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 9, 1986.[1] The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, 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 21, 1986, with the Adirondack Red Wings defeating the Hershey Bears four games to two to win the Calder Cup for the second time in team history.[2] Hershey's Tim Tookey won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP, becoming the first player from the losing finalist to win the award.[3]

  1. ^ 1986 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
  2. ^ Calder Cup champions Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.