1988 Calder Cup playoffs

1988 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 6 – May 12, 1988
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsHershey Bears
Runner-upFredericton Express
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The 1988 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 6, 1988.[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 12, 1988, with the Hershey Bears defeating the Fredericton Express four games to zero to win the Calder Cup for the seventh time in team history.[2] Hershey went an unprecedented 12-0 during their Calder Cup run, which also set an AHL record for most consecutive games won in one playoff.[2][3] Hershey's Wendell Young won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[4]

  1. ^ 1988 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Hershey Bears History: 1980s Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Official website for Hershey Bears. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
  4. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.