2022 Calder Cup playoffs

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2022 Calder Cup playoffs
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Tournament details
Dates May 2, 2022 – June 25, 2022
Teams 23
Final positions
Champions Chicago Wolves
Runner-up Springfield Thunderbirds
2021
2023

The 2022 Calder Cup playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Hockey League (AHL) to determine the winner of the Calder Cup, which is awarded to the AHL playoff champions.

2022 marked the return of postseason play for the AHL after two seasons of no playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 playoffs began on May 2, 2022, with a new 23-team playoff format. All but the bottom two teams of each division qualified for the playoffs. Each division had a best-of-three series in the first round to determine the top 16 teams for the division semifinals, with various teams receiving byes.

The 16 teams that remained—four from each division—played a best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with another best-of-five series for the division finals and a best-of-seven series for the conference finals and Calder Cup finals.

Contents

Playoff seeds

After the 2021–22 AHL regular season, 23 teams qualified for the playoffs. All but the bottom two teams in each division ranked by points percentage qualify for the 2022 Calder Cup playoffs. The Stockton Heat were the first team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19,[1] while the Chicago Wolves won the regular season title on the final day of the regular season.[2]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Charlotte Checkers – 90 points (.625), 36 RWs
  2. Springfield Thunderbirds – 95 points (.625), 31 RWs
  3. Providence Bruins – 83 points (.576)
  4. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 78 points (.513), 26 RWs
  5. Hershey Bears – 78 points (.513), 23 RWs
  6. Bridgeport Islanders – 73 points (.507)

North Division

  1. Utica Comets – 95 points (.660)
  2. Syracuse Crunch – 91 points (.599)
  3. Laval Rocket – 85 points (.590)
  4. Belleville Senators – 84 points (.583)
  5. Rochester Americans – 84 points (.553)

Western Conference

Central Division

  1. Chicago Wolves – 110 points (.724)
  2. Manitoba Moose – 89 points (.618)
  3. Milwaukee Admirals – 87 points (.572)
  4. Rockford IceHogs – 79 points (.549)
  5. Texas Stars – 76 points (.528)

Pacific Division

  1. Stockton Heat – 97 points (.714)
  2. Ontario Reign – 91 points (.669)
  3. Colorado Eagles – 85 points (.625)
  4. Bakersfield Condors – 84 points (.618), 32 RWs
  5. Abbotsford Canucks – 84 points (.618), 30 RWs
  6. Henderson Silver Knights – 75 points (.551)
  7. San Diego Gulls – 63 points (.463)
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The champion Chicago Wolves

Bracket

First round
May 2 – 9
Division semifinals
May 6 – 19
Division finals
May 21 – 29
Conference finals
June 3 – 15
Calder Cup finals
June 19 – 25
A1 Charlotte 3
A3 Providence 0 A6 Bridgeport 1
A6 Bridgeport 2 Atlantic Division A1 Charlotte 0
A2 Springfield 3
A2 Springfield 3 Eastern Conference
A4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 A4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0
A5 Hershey 1 A2 Springfield 4
N3 Laval 3
N1 Utica 2
N4 Belleville 0 N5 Rochester 3
N5 Rochester 2 North Division N5 Rochester 0
N3 Laval 3
N2 Syracuse 2
N3 Laval 3
A2 Springfield 1
C1 Chicago 4
C1 Chicago 3
C4 Rockford 2 C4 Rockford 0
C5 Texas 0 Central Division C1 Chicago 3
C3 Milwaukee 1
C2 Manitoba 2 Western Conference
C3 Milwaukee 3
C1 Chicago 4
P1 Stockton 2
P1 Stockton 3
P4 Bakersfield 2 P4 Bakersfield 0
P5 Abbotsford 0 Pacific Division P1 Stockton 3
P2 Ontario 2 P3 Colorado 1
P7 San Diego 0 P2 Ontario 0
P3 Colorado 2 P3 Colorado 3
P6 Henderson 0

First round

Eastern Conference

(A3) Providence Bruins vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders

Bridgeport won series 2 – 0


(A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A5) Hershey Bears

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 2 – 1


(N4) Belleville Senators vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Rochester won series 2 – 0


Western Conference

(C4) Rockford IceHogs vs. (C5) Texas Stars

Rockford won series 2 – 0


(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P7) San Diego Gulls

Ontario won series 2 – 0


(P3) Colorado Eagles vs. (P6) Henderson Silver Knights

Colorado won series 2 – 0


(P4) Bakersfield Condors vs. (P5) Abbotsford Canucks

Bakersfield won series 2 – 0


Division semifinals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A6) Bridgeport Islanders

Charlotte won series 3 – 1


(A2) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (A4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Springfield won series 3 – 0


(N1) Utica Comets vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Rochester won series 3 – 2


(N2) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N3) Laval Rocket

Laval won series 3 – 2


Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Rockford IceHogs

Chicago won series 3 – 0


(C2) Manitoba Moose vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

Milwaukee won series 3 – 2


(P1) Stockton Heat vs. (P4) Bakersfield Condors

Stockton won series 3 – 0


(P2) Ontario Reign vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

Colorado won series 3 – 0


Division Finals

Eastern Conference

(A1) Charlotte Checkers vs. (A2) Springfield Thunderbirds

Springfield won series 3 – 0


(N3) Laval Rocket vs. (N5) Rochester Americans

Laval won series 3 – 0


Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

Chicago won series 3 – 1


(P1) Stockton Heat vs. (P3) Colorado Eagles

Stockton won series 3 – 1


Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(A2) Springfield Thunderbirds vs. (N3) Laval Rocket

Springfield won series 4 – 3


Western Conference

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (P1) Stockton Heat

Chicago won series 4 – 2


Calder Cup Finals

(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (A2) Springfield Thunderbirds

Chicago wins series 4 – 1


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.[3]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Josh Leivo Chicago Wolves 18 15 14 29 20
Stefan Noesen Chicago Wolves 18 9 16 25 18
Jack Drury Chicago Wolves 18 9 15 24 10
Andrew Poturalski Chicago Wolves 18 8 15 23 26
William Bitten Springfield Thunderbirds 18 8 13 21 22
Matthew Peca Springfield Thunderbirds 18 6 10 16 2
Danick Martel Laval Rocket 15 9 6 15 44
Dakota Joshua Springfield Thunderbirds 18 7 8 15 58
Sam Anas Springfield Thunderbirds 18 4 11 15 8
Mackenzie MacEachern Springfield Thunderbirds 18 6 7 13 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 60 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.[4]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Matt Murray Texas Stars 2 0 2 62 3 1.52 .952 0 118:22
Pyotr Kochetkov Chicago Wolves 6 5 1 202 10 1.65 .950 2 364:24
Troy Grosenick Providence Bruins 2 0 2 66 4 1.68 .939 0 142:39
Alex Lyon Chicago Wolves 12 9 3 325 25 2.03 .923 2 737:26
Cayden Primeau Laval Rocket 14 9 5 513 33 2.17 .936 0 912:16
Spencer Martin Abbotsford Canucks 2 0 2 80 5 2.40 .938 0 124:56

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