1975 Calder Cup playoffs (original) (raw)

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1975 Calder Cup playoffs

Tournament details
Dates April 2 – May 7, 1975
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions Springfield Indians
Runner-up New Haven Nighthawks
← 19741976 →

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]

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]

  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]
  6. Virginia Wings - 75 points
  7. Richmond Robins - 65 points
  8. Hershey Bears - 64 points

| 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

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Note: Home team is listed first.

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

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| April 2 | Providence Reds | | 5 - 4 | | Springfield Indians | | | | ------- | ------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------- | | |

| April 3 | Providence Reds | | 0 - 5 | | Springfield Indians | | | | ------- | --------------- | | --------- | | ----------------------- | | |

| April 5 | Springfield Indians | | 5 - 2 | | Providence Reds | | | | ------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | --------------- | | |

| April 6 | Springfield Indians | | 5 - 0 | | Providence Reds | | | | ------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | --------------- | | |

| April 11 | Providence Reds | | 4 - 3 | OT | Springfield Indians | | | | -------- | ------------------- | | --------- | ------ | ------------------- | | |

| April 12 | Springfield Indians | | 3 - 2 | OT | Providence Reds | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | ------ | --------------- | | |

| Springfield won series 4 – 2 | | | ---------------------------------- | | | | | |

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

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| April 2 | Rochester Americans | | 2 - 3 | | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | | | | ------- | ------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------------- | | |

| April 6 | Rochester Americans | | 5 - 4 | OT | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | | | | ------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | ------ | --------------------- | | |

| April 9 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | | 1 - 2 | OT | Rochester Americans | | | | ------- | --------------------- | | --------- | ------ | ----------------------- | | |

| April 11 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | | 1 - 2 | | Rochester Americans | | | | -------- | --------------------- | | --------- | | ----------------------- | | |

| April 13 | Rochester Americans | | 3 - 6 | | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | | | | -------- | ------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------------- | | |

| April 16 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | | 2 - 5 | | Rochester Americans | | | | -------- | --------------------- | | --------- | | ----------------------- | | |

| Rochester won series 4 - 2 | | | -------------------------------- | | | | | |

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

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| April 4 | Virginia Wings | | 4 - 8 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | ------- | -------------- | | --------- | | ------------------------ | | |

| April 6 | Virginia Wings | | 5 - 2 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | ------- | ------------------ | | --------- | | -------------------- | | |

| April 8 | New Haven Nighthawks | | 4 - 0 | | Virginia Wings | | | | ------- | ------------------------ | | --------- | | -------------- | | |

| April 10 | New Haven Nighthawks | | 6 - 2 | | Virginia Wings | | | | -------- | ------------------------ | | --------- | | -------------- | | |

| April 12 | Virginia Wings | | 2 - 3 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | -------- | -------------- | | --------- | | ------------------------ | | |

| New Haven won series 4 - 1 | | | -------------------------------- | | | | | |

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

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| April 3 | Richmond Robins | | 5 - 3 | | Hershey Bears | | | | ------- | ------------------- | | --------- | | ------------- | | |

| April 5 | Hershey Bears | | 6 - 3 | | Richmond Robins | | | | ------- | ----------------- | | --------- | | --------------- | | |

| April 6 | Richmond Robins | | 2 - 5 | | Hershey Bears | | | | ------- | --------------- | | --------- | | ----------------- | | |

| April 9 | Hershey Bears | | 6 - 3 | | Richmond Robins | | | | ------- | ----------------- | | --------- | | --------------- | | |

| April 11 | Richmond Robins | | 5 - 4 | OT | Hershey Bears | | | | -------- | ------------------- | | --------- | ------ | ------------- | | |

| April 12 | Hershey Bears | | 1 - 2 | OT | Richmond Robins | | | | -------- | ------------- | | --------- | ------ | ------------------- | | |

| April 16 | Richmond Robins | | 3 - 4 | | Hershey Bears | | | | -------- | --------------- | | --------- | | ----------------- | | |

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

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| April 18 | Rochester Americans | | 5 - 2 | | Springfield Indians | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------- | | |

| April 20 | Springfield Indians | | 5 - 4 | OT | Rochester Americans | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | ------ | ------------------- | | |

| April 22 | Rochester Americans | | 4 - 2 | | Springfield Indians | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------- | | |

| April 23 | Springfield Indians | | 6 - 1 | | Rochester Americans | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------- | | |

| April 25 | Rochester Americans | | 2 - 5 | | Springfield Indians | | | | -------- | ------------------- | | --------- | | ----------------------- | | |

| April 27 | Springfield Indians | | 4 - 3 | | Rochester Americans | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | ------------------- | | |

| Springfield won series 4 - 2 | | | ---------------------------------- | | | | | |

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

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| April 19 | Hershey Bears | | 4 - 3 | OT | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | -------- | ----------------- | | --------- | ------ | -------------------- | | |

| April 20 | New Haven Nighthawks | | 4 - 0 | | Hershey Bears | | | | -------- | ------------------------ | | --------- | | ------------- | | |

| April 22 | Hershey Bears | | 2 - 7 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | -------- | ------------- | | --------- | | ------------------------ | | |

| April 23 | New Haven Nighthawks | | 7 - 4 | | Hershey Bears | | | | -------- | ------------------------ | | --------- | | ------------- | | |

| April 26 | Hershey Bears | | 3 - 6 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | -------- | ------------- | | --------- | | ------------------------ | | |

| New Haven won series 4 - 1 | | | -------------------------------- | | | | | |

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

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| April 29 | Springfield Indians | | 4 - 2 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | -------- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | -------------------- | | |

| May 2 | New Haven Nighthawks | | 5 - 3 | | Springfield Indians | | | | ----- | ------------------------ | | --------- | | ------------------- | | |

| May 3 | Springfield Indians | | 8 - 1 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | ----- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | -------------------- | | |

| May 6 | New Haven Nighthawks | | 2 - 4 | | Springfield Indians | | | | ----- | -------------------- | | --------- | | ----------------------- | | |

| May 7 | Springfield Indians | | 4 - 0 | | New Haven Nighthawks | | | | ----- | ----------------------- | | --------- | | -------------------- | | |

| Springfield won series 4 - 1 | | | ---------------------------------- | | | | | |

  1. ^ 1975 AHL playoff results The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Calder Cup champions Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  5. ^ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.