1999 Calder Cup playoffs

1999 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 21 – June 13, 1999
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsProvidence Bruins
Runner-upRochester Americans
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The 1999 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 21, 1999.[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 13, 1999, with the Providence Bruins defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2] Providence's Peter Ferraro won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3]

  1. ^ 1999 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2008.
  2. ^ Important dates in Providence Bruins history Archived 2005-08-26 at the Wayback Machine providencebruins.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.