The 2010 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2010. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions, Hershey Bears and Texas Stars, played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup that was won by the Hershey Bears in six games. This was the second consecutive Calder Cup for the Bears and their 11th overall.
Playoff seeds After the 2009–10 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Worcester Sharks – 104 points Portland Pirates – 101 points Manchester Monarchs – 95 points Lowell Devils – 88 points Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 86 points
East Division Hershey Bears – 123 points Albany River Rats – 94 points Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 87 points
Western Conference North Division Hamilton Bulldogs – 115 points Rochester Americans – 91 points Abbotsford Heat – 90 points Manitoba Moose – 87 points
West Division Chicago Wolves – 105 points Texas Stars – 99 points Rockford IceHogs – 94 points Milwaukee Admirals – 91 points
Bracket
In each round the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.Frequently asked questions theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Playoff statistical leaders Leading skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Hershey Bears 21 14 13 27 +2 22 Hershey Bears 21 7 20 27 +7 10 Texas Stars 24 14 12 26 +7 22 Hershey Bears 21 2 23 25 +1 2 Hamilton Bulldogs 19 10 13 23 +4 16 Hershey Bears 17 13 7 20 +2 2 Hamilton Bulldogs 19 8 11 19 +5 14 Hershey Bears 21 7 12 19 +14 18 Texas Stars 24 7 10 17 +1 2 Texas Stars 21 5 11 16 +9 14
Leading goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on games played who have played at least 420 minutes. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes)
Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI Michal Neuvirth Hershey Bears 18 14 4 489 39 2.07 .920 1 1133 Jonathan Bernier Manchester Monarchs 16 10 6 488 30 1.81 .939 3 996 Matt Climie Texas Stars 15 7 6 476 40 2.71 .916 0 885 Alex Stalock Worcester Sharks 11 6 5 320 26 2.28 .919 0 683 Brent Krahn Texas Stars 11 7 4 342 26 2.48 .924 0 628
Division Semifinals Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC-4). Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary. Note 3: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference East Division (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A5) Bridgeport Sound Tigers
(E2) Albany River Rats vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Atlantic Division (A1) Worcester Sharks vs. (A4) Lowell Devils
Due to scheduling issues Lowell hosted game 5.
(A2) Portland Pirates vs. (A3) Manchester Monarchs
Western Conference North Division (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N4) Manitoba Moose
(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Abbotsford Heat
West Division (W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Milwaukee Admirals
(W2) Texas Stars vs. (W3) Rockford IceHogs
Division Finals Eastern Conference East Division (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Albany River Rats
Atlantic Division (A1) Worcester Sharks vs. (A3) Manchester Monarchs
Western Conference North Division (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Abbotsford Heat
West Division (W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W2) Texas Stars
Conference Finals Eastern Conference Hershey Bears vs. Manchester Monarchs
Western Conference Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Texas Stars
Calder Cup Finals Hershey Bears vs. Texas Stars
The series began eight days after the conclusion of the Conference Finals, as the Giant Center hosted the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus over the Memorial Day weekend.
See also 2009–10 AHL season List of AHL seasons
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