1975 Calder Cup playoffs

The 1975 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 2, 1975.[1] The eight teams that qualified played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 7, 1975 with the Springfield Indians defeating the New Haven Nighthawks four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the fourth time in team history.[2]

Playoff seeds

After the 1974–75 AHL regular season, the top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Providence Reds finished the regular season with the best overall record.[3]

Northern Division

  1. Providence Reds - 98 points
  2. Rochester Americans - 93 points
  3. Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 89 points
  4. Springfield Indians - 78 points
  5. New Haven Nighthawks - 71 points (Played in the South division part of the bracket after beating Syracuse in a one game playoff.)[4]

Southern Division

  1. Virginia Wings - 75 points
  2. Richmond Robins - 65 points
  3. Hershey Bears - 64 points

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final
         
N1 Providence 2
N4 Springfield 4
N4 Springfield 4
Northern Division
N2 Rochester 2
N2 Rochester 4
N3 Nova Scotia 2
N4 Springfield 4
N5 New Haven 1
S1 Virginia 1
N5 New Haven 4
N5 New Haven 4
Southern Division
S3 Hershey 1
S2 Richmond 3
S3 Hershey 4

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 due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[5]

Division Semifinals

Note: Home team is listed first.

Northern Division

(N1) Providence Reds vs. (N4) Springfield Indians

Springfield won series 4 – 2

(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs

Rochester won series 4 - 2

Southern Division

(S1) Virginia Wings vs. (N5) New Haven Nighthawks

New Haven won series 4 - 1

(S2) Richmond Robins vs. (S3) Hershey Bears

Hershey won series 4 - 3

Division Finals

Northern Division

(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N4) Springfield Indians

Springfield won series 4 - 2

Southern Division

(S3) Hershey Bears vs. (N5) New Haven Nighthawks

New Haven won series 4 - 1

Calder Cup Final

(N4) Springfield Indians vs. (N5) New Haven Nighthawks

Springfield won series 4 - 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1975 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ Calder Cup champions caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  3. ↑ 1974–75 AHL standings The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ American Hockey League standings and leaders, 1936-2007: p. 195 theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ Frequently asked questions theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Preceded by
1974 Calder Cup playoffs		 Calder Cup playoffs
1975 		Succeeded by
1976 Calder Cup playoffs
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