The 2009 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 15, 2009. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions then played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears defeated the Manitoba Moose 4 games to 2 in the finals to win the Calder Cup.
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Playoff seeds
After the 2008–09 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs.
Atlantic Division
- Hartford Wolf Pack – 99 points
- Providence Bruins – 94 points
- Portland Pirates – 88 points
- Worcester Sharks – 87 points
East Division
- Hershey Bears – 106 points
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 106 points
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 104 points
- Philadelphia Phantoms – 93 points
North Division
- Manitoba Moose – 107 points
- Hamilton Bulldogs – 102 points
- Grand Rapids Griffins – 98 points
- Toronto Marlies – 90 points
West Division
- Milwaukee Admirals – 107 points
- Peoria Rivermen – 92 points
- Houston Aeros – 87 points
- Rockford IceHogs – 86 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.
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
All statistics as of: 08:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)Goaltending
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).
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)
All statistics as of: 08:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)Division Semifinals
Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC-4). Note 2: Home team is listed first.Atlantic Division
(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks
(A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates
East Division
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Philadelphia Phantoms
Due to scheduling issues, Philadelphia hosted the first two games of the series. These would be their last 2 games in Philadelphia, as the team would move to Adiriondack after the season.