2001 Calder Cup playoffs

2001 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 10 – May 28, 2001
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSaint John Flames
Runner-upWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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The 2001 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 10, 2001.[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 May 28, 2001, with the Saint John Flames defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to two to win the first, and only, Calder Cup in team history.[2]

Saint John's Steve Begin won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3] Wilkes-Barre Scranton defenseman Chris Kelleher set an AHL playoff record for points scored by a defenseman in one playoff with 25 (7 goals, 18 assists).[4] This record was broken in 2008 by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defenseman Alex Goligoski.[5]

  1. ^ 2001 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008.
  2. ^ Flames win first Calder Cup, CBC Sports, May 21, 2001. Retrieved on April 28, 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: Players caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
  5. ^ Scoring correction gives Goligoski league record caldercup.com. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.