- Source: 2017 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2017 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 20, 2017, with the playoff format that was introduced in 2016. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Grand Rapids Griffins won their second Calder Cup championship by defeating the Syracuse Crunch 4-games-to-2 in the finals, in a repeat of the 2013 finals.
Playoff seeds
After the 2016–17 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualify for the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs.
At the end of the regular season, the following teams qualified (with points percentage):
= Eastern Conference
=Atlantic Division
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 107 points (.704)
Lehigh Valley Phantoms – 101 points (.664)
Hershey Bears – 97 points (.638)
Providence Bruins – 96 points (.632)
North Division
Syracuse Crunch – 90 points (.592)
Toronto Marlies – 89 points (.586)
Albany Devils – 83 points (.546)
St. John's IceCaps – 82 points (.539)
= Western Conference
=Central Division
Chicago Wolves – 101 points (.664)
Grand Rapids Griffins – 100 points (.658)
Milwaukee Admirals – 93 points (.612)
Charlotte Checkers – 86 points (.566), 36 ROWs
Pacific Division
San Jose Barracuda – 95 points (.699)
San Diego Gulls – 89 points (.664)
Ontario Reign – 83 points (.619)
Stockton Heat – 76 points (.567)
Bracket
Division semifinals
Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.
= Eastern Conference
=(A1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A4) Providence Bruins
(A2) Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. (A3) Hershey Bears
(N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N4) St. John's IceCaps
(N2) Toronto Marlies vs. (N3) Albany Devils
= Western Conference
=(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Charlotte Checkers
(C2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals
(P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P4) Stockton Heat
(P2) San Diego Gulls vs. (P3) Ontario Reign
Division finals
= Eastern Conference
=(A3) Hershey Bears vs. (A4) Providence Bruins
(N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N2) Toronto Marlies
= Western Conference
=(C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins
(P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P2) San Diego Gulls
Conference finals
= Eastern Conference
=(A4) Providence Bruins vs. (N1) Syracuse Crunch
= Western Conference
=(P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins
Calder Cup Finals
= Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
=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
= 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 240 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)
References
External links
AHL official site
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