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2002 Calder Cup playoffs Dates April 9 – June 3, 2002 Teams 16 Defending champions Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The 2002 Calder Cup playoffs of the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.
[2]
Chicago's
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff
MVP .
[3] Teammate
Rob Brown recorded 26 assists, tying an AHL playoff record.
[4] The Chicago Wolves as a team also set three AHL playoff records during their Calder Cup run by playing 25 games, winning 17 games in one playoff, and winning 12 home games in one playoff.
[5]
Playoff seeds
After the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The
Syracuse Crunch were the Western Conference regular season champions.
[6] Division champions were automatically ranked 1-3.
Eastern Conference
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
– East Division and Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 98 points
Lowell Lock Monsters
– North Division champions, 96 points
Quebec Citadelles – Canadian Division champions, 88 points
Hartford Wolf Pack – 95 points
Manchester Monarchs – 90 points
Hamilton Bulldogs – 87 points
St. John's Maple Leafs – 87 points
Worcester IceCats – 86 points
Manitoba Moose – 86 points
Providence Bruins – 82 points
Western Conference
Syracuse Crunch – Central Division and Western Conference regular season champions, 96 points
Grand Rapids Griffins – West Division champions, 95 points
Norfolk Admirals – South Division champions, 92 points
Houston Aeros – 93 points
Utah Grizzlies – 91 points
Hershey Bears – 89 points
Chicago Wolves – 86 points
Philadelphia Phantoms – 86 points
Rochester Americans – 82 points
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 80 points
Bracket
The top 6 teams in each conference receive byes to the Conference Quarterfinals. In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In the qualification round, all games are played at the arena of the higher seed. In each round the higher seed 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 for each series after the Qualification Round due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[7]
Conference Qualifiers
Note 1: All times are in 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
(7) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (10) Providence Bruins
April 10
St. John's Maple Leafs
3 – 11
Providence Bruins
April 11
St. John's Maple Leafs
4 – 12
Providence Bruins
St. John's won series 2 – 0
1 – at Toronto [1]
2 – at
(8) Worcester IceCats vs. (9) Manitoba Moose
April 9
Worcester IceCats
2 – 3
Manitoba Moose
Worcester's Centrum Centre
April 10
Worcester IceCats
4 – 2
Manitoba Moose
Worcester's Centrum Centre
April 11
Worcester IceCats
2 – 3
2OT
Manitoba Moose
Worcester's Centrum Centre
Manitoba won series 2 – 1
Western Conference
(7) Chicago Wolves vs. (10) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
April 10
Chicago Wolves
3 – 2
2OT
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Allstate Arena
(8) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (9) Rochester Americans
April 9
Philadelphia Phantoms
4 – 2
Rochester Americans
First Union Spectrum
April 11
Philadelphia Phantoms
3 – 2
Rochester Americans
First Union Spectrum
Philadelphia won series 2 – 0
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (9) Manitoba Moose
April 14
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
5 – 0
Manitoba Moose
Arena at Harbor Yard
April 16
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4 – 1
Manitoba Moose
Arena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport won series 3 – 1
(2) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (7) St. John's Maple Leafs
April 14
Lowell Lock Monsters
3 – 2
St. John's Maple Leafs
Tsongas Arena
April 16
Lowell Lock Monsters
4 – 1
St. John's Maple Leafs
Tsongas Arena
April 18
St. John's Maple Leafs
6 – 4
Lowell Lock Monsters
Mile One Stadium
April 20
St. John's Maple Leafs
2 – 0
Lowell Lock Monsters
Mile One Stadium
April 23
Lowell Lock Monsters
0 – 3
St. John's Maple Leafs
Tsongas Arena
St. John's won series 3 – 2
(3) Quebec Citadelles vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
April 13
Quebec Citadelles
3 – 4
OT
Hamilton Bulldogs
Colisée Pepsi
April 15
Quebec Citadelles
1 – 3
Hamilton Bulldogs
Colisée Pepsi
April 17
Hamilton Bulldogs
6 – 5
OT
Quebec Citadelles
Copps Coliseum
Hamilton won series 3 – 0
(4) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (5) Manchester Monarchs
April 13
Hartford Wolf Pack
5 – 3
Manchester Monarchs
Hartford Civic Center
April 14
Hartford Wolf Pack
3 – 4
Manchester Monarchs
Hartford Civic Center
April 17
Manchester Monarchs
6 – 2
Hartford Wolf Pack
Verizon Wireless Arena
April 19
Manchester Monarchs
1 – 3
Hartford Wolf Pack
Verizon Wireless Arena
April 20
Hartford Wolf Pack
3 – 2
2OT
Manchester Monarchs
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford won series 3 – 2
Western Conference
(1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (8) Philadelphia Phantoms
April 13
Syracuse Crunch
5 – 3
Philadelphia Phantoms
War Memorial at Oncenter
April 17
Syracuse Crunch
4 – 1
Philadelphia Phantoms
War Memorial at Oncenter
April 21
Philadelphia Phantoms
1 – 3
Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse won series 3 – 0
(2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (7) Chicago Wolves
(3) Norfolk Admirals vs. (6) Hershey Bears
(4) Houston Aeros vs. (5) Utah Grizzlies
April 11
Houston Aeros
4 – 0
Utah Grizzlies
Compaq Center
April 13
Houston Aeros
2 – 3
OT
Utah Grizzlies
Compaq Center
April 16
Utah Grizzlies
2 – 1
Houston Aeros
E Center
April 18
Utah Grizzlies
0 – 2
Houston Aeros
E Center
April 20
Houston Aeros
3 – 2
Utah Grizzlies
Compaq Center
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
(1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (7) St. John's Maple Leafs
April 26
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4 – 2
St. John's Maple Leafs
Arena at Harbor Yard
April 27
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2 – 1
OT
St. John's Maple Leafs
Arena at Harbor Yard
April 29
St. John's Maple Leafs
2 – 3
2OT
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Mile One Stadium
May 1
St. John's Maple Leafs
2 – 7
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Mile One Stadium
Bridgeport won series 4 – 0
(4) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
April 25
Hartford Wolf Pack
2 – 3
OT
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hartford Civic Center
April 26
Hartford Wolf Pack
3 – 2
2OT
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hartford Civic Center
April 29
Hamilton Bulldogs
4 – 1
Hartford Wolf Pack
Copps Coliseum
April 30
Hamilton Bulldogs
4 – 2
Hartford Wolf Pack
Copps Coliseum
May 2
Hamilton Bulldogs
5 – 2
Hartford Wolf Pack
Copps Coliseum
Hamilton won series 4 – 1
Western Conference
(1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (7) Chicago Wolves
April 26
Syracuse Crunch
3 – 0
Chicago Wolves
War Memorial at Oncenter
April 27
Syracuse Crunch
3 – 1
Chicago Wolves
War Memorial at Oncenter
May 5
Syracuse Crunch
6 – 0
Chicago Wolves
War Memorial at Oncenter
May 7
Syracuse Crunch
2 – 6
Chicago Wolves
War Memorial at Oncenter
(4) Houston Aeros vs. (6) Hershey Bears
April 26
Houston Aeros
3 – 0
Hershey Bears
Compaq Center
April 27
Houston Aeros
3 – 2
2OT
Hershey Bears
Compaq Center
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (6) Hamilton Bulldogs
May 10
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
3 – 2
Hamilton Bulldogs
Arena at Harbor Yard
May 11
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
3 – 1
Hamilton Bulldogs
Arena at Harbor Yard
May 15
Hamilton Bulldogs
4 – 2
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Copps Coliseum
May 17
Hamilton Bulldogs
2 – 5
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Copps Coliseum
May 18
Hamilton Bulldogs
3 – 2
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Copps Coliseum
May 20
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2 – 3
OT
Hamilton Bulldogs
Arena at Harbor Yard
May 22
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
3 – 0
Hamilton Bulldogs
Arena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport won series 4 – 3
Western Conference
(4) Houston Aeros vs. (7) Chicago Wolves
May 10
Houston Aeros
6 – 4
Chicago Wolves
Compaq Center
May 11
Houston Aeros
3 – 4
2OT
Chicago Wolves
Compaq Center
Calder Cup Final
(E1) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (W7) Chicago Wolves
May 24
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
4 – 5
OT
Chicago Wolves
Arena at Harbor Yard
May 25
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2 – 1
Chicago Wolves
Arena at Harbor Yard
June 3
Chicago Wolves
4 – 3
2OT
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Allstate Arena
See also
References
Preceded by
Calder Cup playoffs 2002
Succeeded by
Eastern Conference Western Conference