The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League (AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after Frank Calder, inaugural president of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Calder Cup is distinct from the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the NHL.

Teams from 28 different cities have won the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears have won 13 championships, the most of any team currently in the AHL, and have competed in 25 finals, and compiling a 13–12 record in their history. The defunct Cleveland Barons are second, with 9 total championships.

On May 11, 2020, the AHL cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 AHL season and the 2020 Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time that a Calder Cup champion was not awarded in the trophy's history. It was likewise not awarded in 2021 as the league did not hold a playoff (even though the AHL did play a delayed and shortened regular season).

The Most Valuable Player of the playoffs is awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. It was first awarded in 1984 and is named after the former president of the AHL, Jack Butterfield. The trophy has been won by 40 different players, with none having won it more than once. __TOC__

On June 23, 2025, the Abbotsford Canucks became the first franchise from the AHL's Pacific Division and the first Western Canadian team to win the Calder Cup.

List of winners

Key –Number of Calder Cups won at the time Player was a member of the defeated team in the Calder Cup Finals

Note: All Jack A. Butterfield Trophy winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted.

SeasonWinning teamSeriesLosing teamJack A. Butterfield TrophyWinning head coach 1936–37 Syracuse Stars 3–1 Philadelphia RamblersNot awarded Eddie Powers 1937–38 Providence Reds 3–1 Syracuse Stars Fred (Bun) Cook 1938–39 Cleveland Barons 3–1 Philadelphia Ramblers Bill Cook 1939–40 Providence Reds 3–0 Pittsburgh Hornets Fred (Bun) Cook 1940–41 Cleveland Barons 3–2 Hershey Bears Bill Cook 1941–42 Indianapolis Capitals 3–2 Hershey Bears Herb Lewis 1942–43 Buffalo Bisons 3–0 Indianapolis CapitalsArt Chapman 1943–44 Buffalo Bisons 4–0 Cleveland Barons Art Chapman 1944–45 Cleveland Barons 4–2 Hershey Bears Fred (Bun) Cook 1945–46 Buffalo Bisons 4–3 Cleveland Barons Frank Beisler 1946–47 Hershey Bears 4–3 Pittsburgh Hornets Don Penniston 1947–48 Cleveland Barons 4–0 Buffalo Bisons Fred (Bun) Cook 1948–49 Providence Reds 4–3 Hershey Bears Terry Reardon 1949–50 Indianapolis Capitals 4–0 Cleveland Barons Ott Heller 1950–51 Cleveland Barons 4–3 Pittsburgh Hornets Fred (Bun) Cook 1951–52 Pittsburgh Hornets 4–2 Providence Reds King Clancy 1952–53 Cleveland Barons 4–3 Pittsburgh Hornets Fred (Bun) Cook 1953–54 Cleveland Barons 4–2 Hershey Bears Fred (Bun) Cook 1954–55 Pittsburgh Hornets 4–2 Buffalo Bisons Howie Meeker 1955–56 Providence Reds 4–0 Cleveland Barons John Crawford 1956–57 Cleveland Barons 4–1 Rochester Americans Jack Gordon 1957–58 Hershey Bears 4–2 Springfield Indians Frank Mathers 1958–59 Hershey Bears 4–2 Buffalo Bisons Frank Mathers 1959–60 Springfield Indians 4–1 Rochester Americans Pat Egan 1960–61 Springfield Indians 4–0 Hershey Bears Pat Egan 1961–62 Springfield Indians 4–1 Buffalo Bisons Pat Egan 1962–63 Buffalo Bisons 4–3 Hershey Bears Bill Reay 1963–64 Cleveland Barons 4–0 Quebec Aces Fred Glover 1964–65 Rochester Americans 4–1 Hershey Bears Joe Crozier 1965–66 Rochester Americans 4–2 Cleveland Barons Joe Crozier 1966–67 Pittsburgh Hornets 4–0 Rochester Americans Baz Bastien 1967–68 Rochester Americans 4–2 Quebec Aces Joe Crozier 1968–69 Hershey Bears 4–1 Quebec Aces Frank Mathers 1969–70 Buffalo Bisons 4–0 Springfield Kings Fred Shero 1970–71 Springfield Kings 4–0 Providence Reds Johnny Wilson 1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs 4–2 Baltimore Clippers Al MacNeil 1972–73 Cincinnati Swords 4–1 Nova Scotia Voyageurs Floyd Smith 1973–74 Hershey Bears 4–1 Providence Reds Chuck Hamilton 1974–75 Springfield Indians 4–1 New Haven Nighthawks Ron Stewart 1975–76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs 4–1 Hershey Bears Al MacNeil 1976–77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs 4–2 Rochester Americans Al MacNeil 1977–78 Maine Mariners 4–1 New Haven Nighthawks Bob McCammon 1978–79 Maine Mariners 4–0 New Haven Nighthawks Bob McCammon 1979–80 Hershey Bears 4–2 New Brunswick Hawks Doug Gibson 1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings 4–2 Maine Mariners Tom Webster and J.P. LeBlanc (co-coaches) 1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks 4–1 Binghamton Whalers Orval Tessier 1982–83 Rochester Americans 4–0 Maine Mariners Mike Keenan 1983–84 Maine Mariners 4–1 Rochester Americans Bud Stefanski John Paddock 1984–85 Sherbrooke Canadiens 4–2 Baltimore Skipjacks Brian Skrudland Pierre Creamer 1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings 4–2 Hershey Bears Tim Tookey Bill Dineen 1986–87 Rochester Americans 4–3 Sherbrooke Canadiens David Fenyves John Van Boxmeer 1987–88 Hershey Bears 4–0 Fredericton Express Wendell Young John Paddock 1988–89 Adirondack Red Wings 4–1 New Haven Nighthawks Sam St. Laurent Bill Dineen 1989–90 Springfield Indians 4–2 Rochester Americans Jeff Hackett Jim Roberts 1990–91 Springfield Indians 4–2 Rochester Americans Kay Whitmore Jim Roberts 1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings 4–3 St. John's Maple Leafs Allan Bester Barry Melrose 1992–93 Cape Breton Oilers 4–1 Rochester Americans Bill McDougall George Burnett 1993–94 Portland Pirates 4–2 Moncton Hawks Olaf Kölzig Barry Trotz 1994–95 Albany River Rats 4–0 Fredericton Canadiens Corey Schwab & Mike Dunham Robbie Ftorek 1995–96 Rochester Americans 4–3 Portland Pirates Dixon Ward John Tortorella 1996–97 Hershey Bears 4–1 Hamilton Bulldogs Mike McHugh Bob Hartley 1997–98 Philadelphia Phantoms 4–2 Saint John Flames Mike Maneluk Bill Barber 1998–99 Providence Bruins 4–1 Rochester Americans Peter Ferraro Peter Laviolette 1999–00 Hartford Wolf Pack 4–2 Rochester Americans Derek Armstrong John Paddock 2000–01 Saint John Flames 4–2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Steve Begin Jim Playfair 2001–02 Chicago Wolves 4–1 Bridgeport Sound Tigers Pasi Nurminen John Anderson 2002–03 Houston Aeros 4–3 Hamilton Bulldogs Johan Holmqvist Todd McLellan 2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals 4–0 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wade Flaherty Claude Noël 2004–05 Philadelphia Phantoms 4–0 Chicago Wolves Antero Niittymäki John Stevens 2005–06 Hershey Bears 4–2 Milwaukee Admirals Frederic Cassivi Bruce Boudreau 2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs 4–1 Hershey Bears Carey Price Don Lever 2007–08 Chicago Wolves 4–2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Jason Krog John Anderson 2008–09 Hershey Bears 4–2 Manitoba Moose Michal Neuvirth Bob Woods 2009–10 Hershey Bears 4–2 Texas Stars Chris Bourque Mark French 2010–11 Binghamton Senators 4–2 Houston Aeros Robin Lehner Kurt Kleinendorst 2011–12 Norfolk Admirals 4–0 Toronto Marlies Alexandre Picard Jon Cooper 2012–13 Grand Rapids Griffins 4–2 Syracuse Crunch Tomáš Tatar Jeff Blashill 2013–14 Texas Stars 4–1 St. John's IceCaps Travis Morin Willie Desjardins 2014–15 Manchester Monarchs 4–1 Utica Comets Jordan Weal Mike Stothers 2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters 4–0 Hershey Bears Oliver Bjorkstrand Jared Bednar 2016–17 Grand Rapids Griffins 4–2 Syracuse Crunch Tyler Bertuzzi Todd Nelson 2017–18 Toronto Marlies 4–3 Texas Stars Andreas Johnsson Sheldon Keefe 2018–19 Charlotte Checkers 4–1 Chicago Wolves Andrew Poturalski Mike Vellucci 2019–20 No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Chicago Wolves 4–1 Springfield Thunderbirds Josh Leivo Ryan Warsofsky 2022–23 Hershey Bears 4–3 Coachella Valley Firebirds Hunter Shepard Todd Nelson 2023–24 Hershey Bears 4–2 Coachella Valley Firebirds Hendrix Lapierre Todd Nelson 2024–25 Abbotsford Canucks 4–2 Charlotte Checkers Artūrs Šilovs Manny Malhotra 2025–26 Toronto Marlies 4–1 Chicago Wolves Artur Akhtyamov John Gruden

A. Calder Cup won by second franchise known as the Pittsburgh Hornets. Previous franchise became the Rochester Americans. B. Tim Tookey, Butterfield Trophy winner in 1985–86, played for the Hershey Bears, and is the only Butterfield Trophy winner to date to have played for a losing team in the Calder Cup finals.

Calder Cup wins by team Bold denotes an active AHL team TeamChampionshipsRunner upPCT.Hershey Bears1312Cleveland Barons95Springfield Indians/Kings72Rochester Americans610Buffalo Bisons54Adirondack Red Wings40Providence Reds43Nova Scotia Voyageurs31Maine Mariners32Chicago Wolves33Pittsburgh Hornets34Grand Rapids Griffins20Philadelphia Phantoms20Indianapolis Capitals21Toronto Marlies21Abbotsford Canucks10Albany River Rats10Binghamton Senators 10Cape Breton Oilers10Cincinnati Swords10Cleveland Monsters10Hartford Wolf Pack10Manchester Monarchs (Ontario Reign)10Norfolk Admirals10Providence Bruins10Charlotte Checkers11Milwaukee Admirals11.500Hamilton Bulldogs11Houston Aeros11New Brunswick Hawks11Portland Pirates11Saint John Flames11Sherbrooke Canadiens11Syracuse Stars11Texas Stars12Baltimore Clippers01Binghamton Whalers01Bridgeport Islanders (Sound Tigers)01Fredericton Canadiens01Fredericton Express01Manitoba Moose01Springfield Thunderbirds01Utica Comets01Coachella Valley Firebirds02 Philadelphia Ramblers02Syracuse Crunch02Quebec Aces03Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins03New Haven Nighthawks04

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External links Official Calder Cup website