The 2015 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 22, 2015, with the playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semi-finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Manchester Monarchs defeated the Utica Comets in five games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history, and the last prior to their relocation as the Ontario Reign.
Playoff seeds After the 2014–15 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Manchester Monarchs – 109 points Providence Bruins – 91 points Worcester Sharks – 88 points Portland Pirates – 87 points
Northeast Division Hartford Wolf Pack – 95 points Syracuse Crunch – 92 points
East Division Hershey Bears – 100 points Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 97 points
Western Conference West Division San Antonio Rampage – 98 points Texas Stars – 94 points Oklahoma City Barons – 90 points
Midwest Division Grand Rapids Griffins – 100 points Rockford IceHogs – 99 points Chicago Wolves – 87 points
North Division Utica Comets – 103 points Toronto Marlies – 89 points
Bracket
Conference quarterfinals 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
(1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (8) Portland Pirates
(2) Hershey Bears vs. (7) Worcester Sharks
(3) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (6) Providence Bruins
(4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (5) Syracuse Crunch
Western Conference
(1) Utica Comets vs. (8) Chicago Wolves
(2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (7) Toronto Marlies
(3) San Antonio Rampage vs. (6) Oklahoma City Barons
(4) Rockford IceHogs vs. (5) Texas Stars
Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
(2) Hershey Bears vs. (3) Hartford Wolf Pack
*The games scheduled for May 10 and May 11 were played at DCU Center due to the lack of availability at XL Center.
Western Conference (1) Utica Comets vs. (6) Oklahoma City Barons
(2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (4) Rockford IceHogs
Conference finals
Eastern Conference (1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (3) Hartford Wolf Pack
Western Conference (1) Utica Comets vs. (2) Grand Rapids Griffins
Calder Cup Finals Manchester Monarchs vs. Utica Comets
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 Manchester Monarchs 18 13 9 22 8 Manchester Monarchs 19 10 12 22 16 Manchester Monarchs 19 10 10 20 12 Utica Comets 23 2 17 19 4 Grand Rapids Griffins 16 14 4 18 22 Manchester Monarchs 19 4 14 18 2 Manchester Monarchs 19 5 12 17 8 Hartford Wolf Pack 15 4 13 17 12 Hartford Wolf Pack 15 3 13 16 6 Utica Comets 21 8 7 15 6
Leading goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 180 minutes played. 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 Oklahoma City Barons 9 5 4 322 15 1.55 .953 0 580:35 Hershey Bears 5 3 1 130 7 1.83 .946 0 229:08 Providence Bruins 3 1 2 87 6 1.96 .931 0 183:19 Utica Comets 23 12 11 682 51 2.11 .925 2 1449:40 Chicago Wolves 5 2 3 194 12 2.16 .938 0 333:15
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