American Hockey League 1999 playoffs
The 1999 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 21, 1999.[1] The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup . The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1999, with the Providence Bruins defeating the Rochester Americans four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history.[2] Providence's Peter Ferraro won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP .[3]
Playoff seeds [ edit ] After the 1998–99 AHL regular season , 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, due to the uneven number of teams in the Western Conference, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the Empire Division to crossover to the Mid-Atlantic Division. This could only happen if the fifth-placed team in the Empire Division earned more points than the fourth-placed team in the Mid-Atlantic Division. In this case, the fifth-placed team from the Empire Division would play in place of the fourth-placed team from the Mid-Atlantic Division in that part of the playoff bracket. The Providence Bruins were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions.[4]
Eastern Conference [ edit ] Atlantic Division [ edit ] Lowell Lock Monsters – 81 points St. John's Maple Leafs – 79 points Fredericton Canadiens – 77 points Saint John Flames – 71 points New England Division [ edit ] Providence Bruins – Eastern Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 120 points Hartford Wolf Pack – 87 points Springfield Falcons – 80 points Worcester IceCats – 78 points Western Conference [ edit ] Empire Division [ edit ] Rochester Americans – Western Conference regular season champions, 111 points Albany River Rats – 100 points Hamilton Bulldogs – 91 points Adirondack Red Wings – 53 points Mid-Atlantic Division [ edit ] Philadelphia Phantoms – 105 points Kentucky Thoroughblades – 98 points Hershey Bears – 85 points Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 76 points Bracket [ edit ] In each round the team that earned more points during the regular season 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Atlantic Division [ edit ] (A1) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (A4) Saint John Flames [ edit ] April 23 Lowell Lock Monsters 2 – 4 Saint John Flames Tsongas Arena
April 24 Lowell Lock Monsters 3 – 4 OT Saint John Flames Tsongas Arena
Saint John won series 3 – 0
(A2) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Fredericton Canadiens [ edit ] April 27 Fredericton Canadiens 2 – 3 OT St. John's Maple Leafs Aitken Centre
April 29 Fredericton Canadiens 1 – 2 St. John's Maple Leafs Aitken Centre
Fredericton won series 3 – 2
New England Division [ edit ] (N1) Providence Bruins vs. (N4) Worcester IceCats [ edit ] Providence won series 3 – 1
(N2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (N3) Springfield Falcons [ edit ] Hartford won series 3 – 0
Western Conference [ edit ] Empire Division [ edit ] (E1) Rochester Americans vs. (E4) Adirondack Red Wings [ edit ] Rochester won series 3 – 0
(E2) Albany River Rats vs. (E3) Hamilton Bulldogs [ edit ] April 22 Albany River Rats 3 – 4 Hamilton Bulldogs Pepsi Arena
April 24 Albany River Rats 3 – 2 Hamilton Bulldogs Pepsi Arena
May 1 Albany River Rats 2 – 3 2OT Hamilton Bulldogs Pepsi Arena
Hamilton won series 3 – 2
Mid-Atlantic Division [ edit ] (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (M4) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks [ edit ] Philadelphia won series 3 – 0
(M2) Kentucky Thoroughblades vs. (M3) Hershey Bears [ edit ] April 23 Kentucky Thoroughblades 2 – 3 Hershey Bears Rupp Arena
April 24 Kentucky Thoroughblades 5 – 3 Hershey Bears Rupp Arena
May 2 Kentucky Thoroughblades 2 – 0 Hershey Bears Rupp Arena
Kentucky won series 3 – 2
Division Finals [ edit ] Eastern Conference [ edit ] Atlantic Division [ edit ] (A3) Fredericton Canadiens vs. (A4) Saint John Flames [ edit ] May 5 Fredericton Canadiens 5 – 2 Saint John Flames Aitken Centre
May 7 Fredericton Canadiens 6 – 4 Saint John Flames Aitken Centre
Fredericton won series 4 – 0
New England Division [ edit ] (N1) Providence Bruins vs. (N2) Hartford Wolf Pack [ edit ] Providence won series 4 – 0
Western Conference [ edit ] Empire Division [ edit ] (E1) Rochester Americans vs. (E3) Hamilton Bulldogs [ edit ] Rochester won series 4 – 2
Mid-Atlantic Division [ edit ] (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (M2) Kentucky Thoroughblades [ edit ] May 9 Kentucky Thoroughblades 2 – 1 OT Philadelphia Phantoms Rupp Arena
May 11 Kentucky Thoroughblades 3 – 4 OT Philadelphia Phantoms Rupp Arena
May 13 Kentucky Thoroughblades 3 – 2 Philadelphia Phantoms Rupp Arena
Philadelphia won series 4 – 3
Conference finals [ edit ] Eastern Conference [ edit ] (N1) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Fredericton Canadiens [ edit ] May 23 Fredericton Canadiens 3 – 5 Providence Bruins Aitken Centre
May 25 Fredericton Canadiens 4 – 1 Providence Bruins Aitken Centre
May 27 Fredericton Canadiens 4 – 0 Providence Bruins Aitken Centre
Providence won series 4 – 2
Western Conference [ edit ] (E1) Rochester Americans vs. (M1) Philadelphia Phantoms [ edit ] Rochester won series 4 – 2
Calder Cup Final [ edit ] (N1) Providence Bruins vs. (E1) Rochester Americans [ edit ] Providence won series 4 – 1
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] Preceded by Calder Cup playoffs 1999 Succeeded by
Eastern Conference Western Conference