2022 Calder Cup Playoff Primer

Friday’s Games:
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 at Syracuse 4
Springfield 3 at Providence 0
Utica 1 at Rochester 8
Rockford 2 at Milwaukee 3
San Diego 2 at Tucson 3 (SO)

Saturday’s Games:
Toronto at Belleville - 3:00 PM EDT
Abbotsford at Manitoba - 2:00 PM CDT
Grand Rapids at Cleveland - 7:00 PM EDT
Chicago at Rockford - 6:00 PM CDT
Laval at Syracuse - 7:00 PM EDT
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Lehigh Valley - 7:05 PM EDT
Utica at Providence - 7:05 PM EDT
Stockton at Bakersfield - 6:00 PM PDT
Ontario at Henderson - 7:00 PM PDT

- end regular season -

 

Clinching Scenarios:

Toronto clinches a playoff berth on Saturday with:
(a) a point at Belleville
Rochester clinches a playoff berth on Saturday with:
(a) a Toronto regulation loss at Belleville
Stockton clinches the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy on Saturday with:
(a) a win at Bakersfield, OR
(b) a Chicago regulation loss at Rockford, OR
(c) an OTL/SOL at Bakersfield AND a Chicago OTL/SOL at Rockford
Chicago clinches the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy on Saturday with:
(a) a win at Rockford AND a Stockton loss (reg/OT/SO) at Bakersfield, OR
(b) an OTL/SOL at Rockford AND a Stockton regulation loss at Bakersfield

 

North Division (3rd/4th):

Pacific Division (3rd/4th/5th):

2022 Calder Cup Playoffs Brackets:

2022 Calder Cup Playoffs Qualification Rules:

In 2021-22, the AHL will have 23 teams participating in the postseason.

All but the bottom two teams in each of the AHL’s four divisions will qualify for the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Home-ice advantage in all series will be granted to the team with the higher points percentage.

The first round will be best-of-three series. Division semifinals and division finals will be best-of-five series; conference finals and the Calder Cup Finals are in a best-of-seven format.

Following are the tiebreaking procedures used in the event of a tie in points percentage in the standings, regardless of division, following the completion of the regular season. When a tie among three or more teams is broken resulting in a two-team tie, the original tiebreaking method is used.

Between two teams:
a) percentage of games won in regulation (excluding overtime/shootouts)
b) percentage of games won in regulation or overtime (excluding shootouts)
c) percentage of games won in any manner
d) points in season series between teams
e) goal differential
f) goals scored in season series between teams
g) intra-conference points percentage

Among three or more teams:
a) percentage of games won in regulation (excluding overtime/shootouts)
b) percentage of games won in regulation or overtime (excluding shootouts)
c) percentage of games won in any manner
d) points percentage in combined season series
e) goal differential
f) goal differential in combined season series
g) intra-conference points percentage