2004 Calder Cup playoffs

2004 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 14 – June 6, 2004
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMilwaukee Admirals
Runner-upWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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The 2004 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2004. Twenty teams, the top five from each division, qualified for the playoffs. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in each division played best-of-3 series in the qualifying round. The four winners, in addition to the other twelve teams that qualified, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals.[1] The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 6, 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins four games to none to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2] Milwaukee's Wade Flaherty won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP.[3]

  1. ^ 2004 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
  2. ^ List of Calder Cup champions Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2008
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 5, 2008