The 2011 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 13, 2011. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. Then the Eastern Conference Champion Binghamton Senators defeated the Western Conference Champion Houston Aeros four games to two to win the Calder Cup, the first one in Binghamton franchise history.
Playoff seeds After the 2010–11 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Portland Pirates – 103 points Manchester Monarchs – 98 points Connecticut Whale – 88 points
East Division Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 117 points Hershey Bears – 100 points Charlotte Checkers – 97 points Norfolk Admirals – 93 points Binghamton Senators – 92 points
Western Conference North Division Hamilton Bulldogs – 97 points Lake Erie Monsters – 96 points Manitoba Moose – 93 points
West Division Milwaukee Admirals – 102 points Houston Aeros – 98 points Peoria Rivermen – 92 points (36 Regulation/Overtime Wins) Texas Stars – 92 points (35 Regulation/Overtime Wins) Oklahoma City Barons – 91 points
Bracket
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.Frequently asked questions theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
Division semifinals 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 Atlantic Division (A1) Portland Pirates vs. (A3) Connecticut Whale
(A2) Manchester Monarchs vs. (E5) Binghamton Senators
East Division (E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E4) Norfolk Admirals
(E2) Hershey Bears vs. (E3) Charlotte Checkers
Western Conference North Division (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (W5) Oklahoma City Barons
(N2) Lake Erie Monsters vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
West Division (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W4) Texas Stars
(W2) Houston Aeros vs. (W3) Peoria Rivermen
Division finals Eastern Conference Atlantic Division (A1) Portland Pirates vs. (E5) Binghamton Senators
East Division (E1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Charlotte Checkers
Western Conference North Division (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
West Division (W1) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W2) Houston Aeros
Conference finals Eastern Conference (E3) Charlotte Checkers vs. (E5) Binghamton Senators
Western Conference (W2) Houston Aeros vs. (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs
Calder Cup finals Binghamton Senators vs. Houston Aeros
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.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM Binghamton Senators 23 14 12 26 +6 12 Binghamton Senators 23 10 15 25 +6 8 Hamilton Bulldogs 20 14 8 22 +4 8 Binghamton Senators 23 10 10 20 +8 8 Binghamton Senators 23 8 12 20 –5 36 Hamilton Bulldogs 19 7 12 19 +2 14 Houston Aeros 24 4 14 18 –5 16 Binghamton Senators 23 3 15 18 +6 14 Binghamton Senators 23 13 4 17 –1 6 Manitoba Moose 14 6 11 17 +1 4
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. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.
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 Brad Thiessen Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 6 332 20 1.67 .940 2 720 Martin Gerber Oklahoma City Barons 6 2 3 145 10 1.79 .931 1 335 Drew MacIntyre Hamilton Bulldogs 20 11 9 603 42 1.95 .930 1 1289 Eddie Lack Manitoba Moose 12 6 5 369 25 1.99 .932 2 752 Robin Lehner Binghamton Senators 19 14 4 639 39 2.10 .939 3 1112 Jeremy Smith Milwaukee Admirals 13 7 6 462 32 2.28 .931 0 843
See also 2010–11 AHL season List of AHL seasons
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