The Calder Cup, the American Hockey League’s ultimate prize, is named after the National Hockey League’s first president, Frank Calder.
Mr. Calder was instrumental in the formation of the AHL in the mid-1930’s and served as president of the NHL until his death in 1943.
The Calder Cup, which gained its current design in 2001, is awarded annually to the AHL playoff champion. The names of the players, coaches and support staff from the 20 most recent winners adorn the base; the plaques containing all previous years’ champions are on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
| Season | Champion | Series | General Manager | Head Coach | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Bryan Helmer | Todd Nelson | Coachella Valley Firebirds |
| 2022-23 | Hershey Bears | 4-3 | Bryan Helmer | Todd Nelson | Coachella Valley Firebirds |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Wolves | 4-1 | Wendell Young | Ryan Warsofsky | Springfield Thunderbirds |
| 2020-21 | not awarded | ||||
| 2019-20 | not awarded | ||||
| 2018-19 | Charlotte Checkers | 4-1 | Mike Vellucci | Mike Vellucci | Chicago Wolves |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Marlies | 4-3 | Kyle Dubas | Sheldon Keefe | Texas Stars |
| 2016-17 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4-2 | Ryan Martin | Todd Nelson | Syracuse Crunch |
| 2015-16 | Lake Erie Monsters | 4-0 | Bill Zito | Jared Bednar | Hershey Bears |
| 2014-15 | Manchester Monarchs | 4-1 | Rob Blake | Mike Stothers | Utica Comets |
| 2013-14 | Texas Stars | 4-1 | Scott White | Willie Desjardins | St. John’s IceCaps |
| 2012-13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4-2 | Jim Nill | Jeff Blashill | Syracuse Crunch |
| 2011-12 | Norfolk Admirals | 4-0 | Julien BriseBois | Jon Cooper | Toronto Marlies |
| 2010-11 | Binghamton Senators | 4-2 | Tim Murray | Kurt Kleinendorst | Houston Aeros |
| 2009-10 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Doug Yingst | Mark French | Texas Stars |
| 2008-09 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Doug Yingst | Bob Woods | Manitoba Moose |
| 2007-08 | Chicago Wolves | 4-2 | Kevin Cheveldayoff | John Anderson | W-B/Scranton Penguins |
| 2006-07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4-1 | Bob Gainey | Don Lever | Hershey Bears |
| 2005-06 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Doug Yingst | Bruce Boudreau | Milwaukee Admirals |
| 2004-05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4-0 | Bob Clarke | John Stevens | Chicago Wolves |
| 2003-04 | Milwaukee Admirals | 4-0 | Phil Wittliff | Claude Noel | W-B/Scranton Penguins |
| 2002-03 | Houston Aeros | 4-3 | Dave Barr | Todd McLellan | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| 2001-02 | Chicago Wolves | 4-1 | Kevin Cheveldayoff | John Anderson | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| 2000-01 | Saint John Flames | 4-2 | Stew MacDonald | Jim Playfair | W-B/Scranton Penguins |
| 1999-2000 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4-2 | Don Maloney | John Paddock | Rochester Americans |
| 1998-99 | Providence Bruins | 4-1 | Harry Sinden | Peter Laviolette | Rochester Americans |
| 1997-98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 4-2 | Bob Clarke | Bill Barber | Saint John Flames |
| 1996-97 | Hershey Bears | 4-1 | Doug Yingst | Bob Hartley | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| 1995-96 | Rochester Americans | 4-3 | Joe Baumann | John Tortorella | Portland Pirates |
| 1994-95 | Albany River Rats | 4-0 | John Weisbrod | Robbie Ftorek | Fredericton Canadiens |
| 1993-94 | Portland Pirates | 4-2 | Godfrey Wood | Barry Trotz | Moncton Hawks |
| 1992-93 | Cape Breton Oilers | 4-1 | David Andrews | George Burnett | Rochester Americans |
| 1991-92 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4-3 | Barry Melrose | Barry Melrose | St. John’s Maple Leafs |
| 1990-91 | Springfield Indians | 4-2 | Bruce Landon | Jim Roberts | Rochester Americans |
| 1989-90 | Springfield Indians | 4-2 | Bruce Landon | Jim Roberts | Rochester Americans |
| 1988-89 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4-1 | Neil Smith | Bill Dineen | New Haven Nighthawks |
| 1987-88 | Hershey Bears | 4-0 | Frank Mathers | John Paddock | Fredericton Express |
| 1986-87 | Rochester Americans | 4-3 | George Bergantz | John Van Boxmeer | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
| 1985-86 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4-2 | Neil Smith | Bill Dineen | Hershey Bears |
| 1984-85 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 4-2 | Serge Savard | Pierre Creamer | Baltimore Skipjacks |
| 1983-84 | Maine Mariners | 4-1 | Max McNab | John Paddock | Rochester Americans |
| 1982-83 | Rochester Americans | 4-0 | George Bergantz | Mike Keenan | Maine Mariners |
| 1981-82 | New Brunswick Hawks | 4-1 | Bob Pulford | Orval Tessier | Binghamton Whalers |
| 1980-81 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4-2 | Ned Harkness | Tom Webster & J.P. LeBlanc | Maine Mariners |
| 1979-80 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Frank Mathers | Doug Gibson | New Brunswick Hawks |
| 1978-79 | Maine Mariners | 4-0 | Keith Allen | Bob McCammon | New Haven Nighthawks |
| 1977-78 | Maine Mariners | 4-1 | Keith Allen | Bob McCammon | New Haven Nighthawks |
| 1976-77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 4-2 | Al MacNeil | Al MacNeil | Rochester Americans |
| 1975-76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 4-1 | Al MacNeil | Al MacNeil | Hershey Bears |
| 1974-75 | Springfield Indians | 4-1 | Ted Shore | Ron Stewart | New Haven Nighthawks |
| 1973-74 | Hershey Bears | 4-1 | Frank Mathers | Chuck Hamilton | Providence Reds |
| 1972-73 | Cincinnati Swords | 4-1 | Fred Hunt | Floyd Smith | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| 1971-72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 4-2 | Al MacNeil | Al MacNeil | Baltimore Clippers |
| 1970-71 | Springfield Kings | 4-0 | John Wilson | John Wilson | Providence Reds |
| 1969-70 | Buffalo Bisons | 4-0 | Fred Hunt | Fred Shero | Springfield Kings |
| 1968-69 | Hershey Bears | 4-1 | Frank Mathers | Frank Mathers | Quebec Aces |
| 1967-68 | Rochester Americans | 4-2 | Joe Crozier | Joe Crozier | Quebec Aces |
| 1966-67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4-0 | Aldege “Baz” Bastien | Aldege “Baz” Bastien | Rochester Americans |
| 1965-66 | Rochester Americans | 4-2 | Joe Crozier | Joe Crozier | Cleveland Barons |
| 1964-65 | Rochester Americans | 4-1 | Joe Crozier | Joe Crozier | Hershey Bears |
| 1963-64 | Cleveland Barons | 4-0 | Jack Gordon | Fred Glover | Quebec Aces |
| 1962-63 | Buffalo Bisons | 4-3 | Fred Hunt | Bill Reay | Hershey Bears |
| 1961-62 | Springfield Indians | 4-1 | Jack Butterfield | Pat Egan | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1960-61 | Springfield Indians | 4-0 | Jack Butterfield | Pat Egan | Hershey Bears |
| 1959-60 | Springfield Indians | 4-1 | Jack Butterfield | Pat Egan | Rochester Americans |
| 1958-59 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Lloyd Blinco | Frank Mathers | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1957-58 | Hershey Bears | 4-2 | Lloyd Blinco | Frank Mathers | Springfield Indians |
| 1956-57 | Cleveland Barons | 4-1 | Jim Hendy | Jack Gordon | Rochester Americans |
| 1955-56 | Providence Reds | 4-0 | Terry Reardon | John Crawford | Cleveland Barons |
| 1954-55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4-2 | Jim Balmer | Howie Meeker | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1953-54 | Cleveland Barons | 4-2 | Jim Hendy | Fred (Bun) Cook | Hershey Bears |
| 1952-53 | Cleveland Barons | 4-3 | Jim Hendy | Fred (Bun) Cook | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| 1951-52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4-2 | Jim Balmer | “King” Clancy | Providence Reds |
| 1950-51 | Cleveland Barons | 4-3 | Jim Hendy | Fred (Bun) Cook | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| 1949-50 | Indianapolis Capitals | 4-0 | Dick Miller | Ott Heller | Cleveland Barons |
| 1948-49 | Providence Reds | 4-3 | Louis A.R. Pieri | Terry Reardon | Hershey Bears |
| 1947-48 | Cleveland Barons | 4-0 | Al Sutphin | Fred (Bun) Cook | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1946-47 | Hershey Bears | 4-3 | John Sollenberger | Don Penniston | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| 1945-46 | Buffalo Bisons | 4-3 | Art Chapman | Frank Beisler | Cleveland Barons |
| 1944-45 | Cleveland Barons | 4-2 | Bill Cook | Fred (Bun) Cook | Hershey Bears |
| 1943-44 | Buffalo Bisons | 4-0 | Eddie Shore | Art Chapman | Cleveland Barons |
| 1942-43 | Buffalo Bisons | 3-0 | Eddie Shore | Art Chapman | Indianapolis Capitals |
| 1941-42 | Indianapolis Capitals | 3-2 | Dick Miller | Herb Lewis | Hershey Bears |
| 1940-41 | Cleveland Barons | 3-2 | Al Sutphin | Bill Cook | Hershey Bears |
| 1939-40 | Providence Reds | 3-0 | Louis A.R. Pieri | Fred (Bun) Cook | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| 1938-39 | Cleveland Barons | 3-1 | Al Sutphin | Bill Cook | Philadelphia Ramblers |
| 1937-38 | Providence Reds | 3-1 | Louis A.R. Pieri | Fred (Bun) Cook | Syracuse Stars |
| 1936-37 | Syracuse Stars | 3-1 | John C. Johnston | Eddie Powers | Philadelphia Ramblers |
