1998 Calder Cup playoffs

1998 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 14 – June 10, 1998
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsPhiladelphia Phantoms
Runner-upSaint John Flames
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The 1998 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 1998.[1] 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 June 10, 1998, with the Philadelphia Phantoms defeating the Saint John Flames four games to two to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2] Philadelphia's Mike Maneluk won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the AHL playoff MVP.[3]

The Philadelphia Phantoms set an AHL playoff record by winning 9 road games in one playoff year.[4]

  1. ^ 1998 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 2, 2008.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Phantoms history timeline". phantomshockey.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine ahlhalloffame.com Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
  4. ^ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.