2006 Calder Cup playoffs

2006 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 18 – June 15, 2006
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsHershey Bears
Runner-upMilwaukee Admirals
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The 2006 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 2006. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 15, 2006 with the Hershey Bears defeating the Milwaukee Admirals four games to two to win the ninth Calder Cup in team history.[1]

Milwaukee's Darren Haydar set an AHL post-season record by scoring 6 game-winning goals in a single playoff. Hershey's Frederic Cassivi tied an AHL record by recording 16 wins in one playoff.[2] He also won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL Playoff MVP.[3]

  1. ^ Chocolatetown is Titletown once again caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  2. ^ Calder Cup record book: Players caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 5, 2008