2012 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2012 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 2012, with a slightly different playoff format than in other recent years. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs will then continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals.

The Norfolk Admirals defeated the Toronto Marlies in four games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Norfolk's history.

Playoff seeds

After the 2011–12 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. St. John's IceCaps – 94 points
  2. Manchester Monarchs – 83 points

Northeast Division

  1. Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 91 points
  2. Connecticut Whale – 86 points

East Division

  1. Norfolk Admirals – 113 points
  2. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 95 points
  3. Hershey Bears – 88 points
  4. Syracuse Crunch – 84 points

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Toronto Marlies – 96 points
  2. Rochester Americans – 86 points (30 regulation and overtime wins, 1−1 in season series against Houston, +3 goal difference)

Midwest Division

  1. Chicago Wolves – 91 points
  2. Milwaukee Admirals – 87 points (36 regulation and overtime wins, 3−1 in season series against San Antonio)

West Division

  1. Oklahoma City Barons – 99 points
  2. Abbotsford Heat – 92 points
  3. San Antonio Rampage – 87 points (36 regulation and overtime wins, 1−3 in season series against Milwaukee)
  4. Houston Aeros – 86 points (30 regulation and overtime wins, 1−1 in season series against Rochester, −4 goal difference)

Bracket

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Calder Cup Final
                                     
1  Norfolk 3  
8  Manchester 1  
  1  Norfolk 4  
 
  6  Connecticut 2  
2  St. John's 3
7  Syracuse 1  
  1  Norfolk 4  
Eastern Conference
  2  St. John's 0  
3  Bridgeport 0  
6  Connecticut 3  
  2  St. John's 4
 
  4  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3  
4  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3
5  Hershey 2  
  E1  Norfolk 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W2  Toronto 0
1  Oklahoma City 3  
8  Houston 1  
  1  Oklahoma City 4
 
  6  San Antonio 1  
2  Toronto 3
7  Rochester 0  
  1  Oklahoma City 1
Western Conference
  2  Toronto 4  
3  Chicago 2  
6  San Antonio 3  
  2  Toronto 4
 
  4  Abbotsford 1  
4  Abbotsford 3
5  Milwaukee 0  

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) Norfolk Admirals vs. (8) Manchester Monarchs

Norfolk won series 3–1

(2) St. John's IceCaps vs. (7) Syracuse Crunch

St. John's won series 3–1

(3) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (6) Connecticut Whale

Connecticut won series 3–0

(4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (5) Hershey Bears

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 3–2

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Barons vs. (8) Houston Aeros

Oklahoma City won series 3–1

(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (7) Rochester Americans

Toronto won series 3–0

(3) Chicago Wolves vs. (6) San Antonio Rampage

San Antonio won series 3–2

(4) Abbotsford Heat vs. (5) Milwaukee Admirals

Abbotsford won series 3–0

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) Norfolk Admirals vs. (6) Connecticut Whale

Norfolk won series 4–2

* Game five was played at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

(2) St. John's IceCaps vs. (4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

St. John's won series 4–3

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Barons vs. (6) San Antonio Rampage

Oklahoma City won series 4–1

(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (4) Abbotsford Heat

Toronto won series 4–1

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Norfolk Admirals vs. (2) St. John's IceCaps

Norfolk won series 4–0

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Barons vs. (2) Toronto Marlies

Toronto won series 4–1

Calder Cup Finals

Norfolk Admirals vs. Toronto Marlies

Norfolk wins series 4–0

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.[1]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard Norfolk Admirals 18 9 7 16 48
Smith, TrevorTrevor Smith Norfolk Admirals 18 5 11 16 20
Conacher, CoryCory Conacher Norfolk Admirals 18 2 13 15 28
Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson Norfolk Admirals 14 6 8 14 6
Dupuis, PhilippePhilippe Dupuis Toronto Marlies 17 4 10 14 20
Frattin, MattMatt Frattin Toronto Marlies 13 10 3 13 6
Damigo, JerryJerry D'Amigo Toronto Marlies 17 8 5 13 12
Macdonald, ColinColin McDonald Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 7 13 2
Arcobello, MarkMark Arcobello Oklahoma City Barons 14 5 8 13 6
Matsumoto, JonJon Matsumoto San Antonio Rampage 10 4 9 13 8

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 360 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.[2]

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
Tokarski, DustinDustin Tokarski Norfolk Admirals 14 12 2 373 21 1.46 .944 3 865
Scrivens, BenBen Scrivens Toronto Marlies 17 11 6 509 33 1.92 .935 3 1029
Talbot, CameronCameron Talbot Connecticut Whale 9 5 4 327 20 2.10 .939 2 571
Thiessen, BradBrad Thiessen Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 6 292 27 2.14 .908 0 756
Taylor, DannyDanny Taylor Abbotsford Heat 7 4 3 192 16 2.26 .917 0 425
Pasquale, EddieEddie Pasquale St. John's IceCaps 15 7 8 482 37 2.42 .923 0 917

Broadcasting

Leafs TV, as the main broadcaster of the Toronto Marlies, aired the first three games of the Calder Cup Final in Canada. While the channel is normally restricted to the home market of the Toronto Maple Leafs (which includes most of Ontario), Leafs TV allowed television providers outside of the Leafs' market to carry the channel during the Calder Cup on a "preview" basis to allow nationwide coverage of the games. Sportsnet One would replace Leafs TV to air Game 4. In the United States, CBS Sports Network picked up the broadcast rights in the United States beginning with game 3, while Norfolk-area CW affiliate WGNT aired the games in simulcast with their Canadian broadcaster. The series was also carried by ESPN America, and on the NHL Home Ice channel on Sirius XM.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top Scorers - 2012 Playoffs". AHL. 2012-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Top Goalies - 2012 Playoffs". AHL. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  3. ↑ "CBS Sports Network to air Finals". AHL. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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