The 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 7, 2007 with the Hamilton Bulldogs defeating the Hershey Bears four games to one to win the first Calder Cup in team history. This was a rematch of the 1997 Calder Cup Final, where Hershey defeated Hamilton in five games.
Carey Price won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP, and became only the third teenage goaltender to lead his team to a Calder Cup championship in AHL history.
After the 2006–07 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. However, it was possible for the fifth-placed team in the West Division to take the spot of the fourth-placed team in the North Division if they earned more points, since the North Division had one fewer team. This did not occur as the Grand Rapids Griffins, the fourth-placed team in the North Division finished with 85 points while the Peoria Rivermen, the fifth-placed team in the West Division, finished with 84 points. The Hershey Bears were the Eastern Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights were the Western Conference regular season champions.
In each round the higher seed receives home ice advantage, meaning they can play a maximum of four home games if the series reaches seven games. There is no set series format for each series due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.
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) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks[]
April 18
Manchester Monarchs
5 - 2
Worcester Sharks
Verizon Wireless Arena
April 20
Manchester Monarchs
4 - 3
2OT
Worcester Sharks
Verizon Wireless Arena
April 21
Worcester Sharks
0 - 5
Manchester Monarchs
DCU Center
April 25
Worcester Sharks
3 - 2
Manchester Monarchs
DCU Center
April 27
Manchester Monarchs
1 - 4
Worcester Sharks
Verizon Wireless Arena
April 28
Worcester Sharks
2 - 3
2OT
Manchester Monarchs
DCU Center
Manchester won series 4 – 2
(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Providence Bruins[]
April 18
Hartford Wolf Pack
5 - 1
Providence Bruins
XL Center
April 20
Hartford Wolf Pack
2 - 4
Providence Bruins
XL Center
April 21
Providence Bruins
2 - 5
Hartford Wolf Pack
Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 24
Providence Bruins
5 - 1
Hartford Wolf Pack
Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 26
Providence Bruins
0 - 1
Hartford Wolf Pack
Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 28
Hartford Wolf Pack
2 - 5
Providence Bruins
XL Center
April 29
Hartford Wolf Pack
4 - 5
Providence Bruins
XL Center
Providence won series 4 – 3
East Division[]
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Albany River Rats[]
April 18
Hershey Bears
3 - 2
Albany River Rats
GIANT Center
April 19
Hershey Bears
2 - 3
OT
Albany River Rats
GIANT Center
April 22
Albany River Rats
5 - 6
Hershey Bears
Glens Falls Civic Center
April 23
Albany River Rats
1 - 3
Hershey Bears
Glens Falls Civic Center
April 25
Albany River Rats
2 - 4
Hershey Bears
Glens Falls Civic Center
Hershey won series 4 – 1
(E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals[]
April 20
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2 - 5
Norfolk Admirals
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
April 21
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
5 - 2
Norfolk Admirals
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
April 23
Norfolk Admirals
2 - 3
OT
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Norfolk Scope
April 25
Norfolk Admirals
4 - 1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Norfolk Scope
April 27
Norfolk Admirals
1 - 8
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Norfolk Scope
April 29
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
3 - 2
Norfolk Admirals
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 - 2
Western Conference[]
North Division[]
(N1) Manitoba Moose vs. (N4) Grand Rapids Griffins[]
April 19
Manitoba Moose
1 - 0
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
April 21
Manitoba Moose
1 - 4
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
April 23
Grand Rapids Griffins
2 - 1
OT
Manitoba Moose
Van Andel Arena
April 25
Grand Rapids Griffins
1 - 4
Manitoba Moose
Van Andel Arena
April 27
Grand Rapids Griffins
4 - 3
OT
Manitoba Moose
Van Andel Arena
April 29
Manitoba Moose
2 - 1
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
May 1
Manitoba Moose
4 - 1
Grand Rapids Griffins
MTS Centre
Manitoba won series 4 - 3
(N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Hamilton Bulldogs[]
April 19
Rochester Americans
0 - 2
Hamilton Bulldogs
Blue Cross Arena
April 21
Rochester Americans
3 - 1
Hamilton Bulldogs
Blue Cross Arena
April 22
Hamilton Bulldogs
5 - 4
2OT
Rochester Americans
Copps Coliseum
April 24
Hamilton Bulldogs
3 - 4
Rochester Americans
Copps Coliseum
April 26
Rochester Americans
2 - 4
Hamilton Bulldogs
Blue Cross Arena
April 28
Hamilton Bulldogs
6 - 2
Rochester Americans
Copps Coliseum
Hamilton won series 4 - 2
West Division[]
(W1) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights vs. (W4) Iowa Stars[]
April 20
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
4 - 2
Iowa Stars
Omaha Civic Auditorium
April 21
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
1 - 2
OT
Iowa Stars
Omaha Civic Auditorium
April 23
Iowa Stars
2 - 1
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)
April 25
Iowa Stars
3 - 2
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)
April 27
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
3 - 2
OT
Iowa Stars
Omaha Civic Auditorium
April 28
Iowa Stars
5 - 2
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)
Iowa won series 4 - 2
(W2) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Milwaukee Admirals[]
April 20
Chicago Wolves
3 - 2
Milwaukee Admirals
Allstate Arena
April 22
Chicago Wolves
4 - 1
Milwaukee Admirals
Allstate Arena
April 24
Milwaukee Admirals
2 - 3
Chicago Wolves
Bradley Center
April 25
Milwaukee Admirals
2 - 3
OT
Chicago Wolves
Bradley Center
Chicago won series 4 - 0
Division Finals[]
Eastern Conference[]
Atlantic Division[]
(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A3) Providence Bruins[]
May 1
Manchester Monarchs
3 - 6
Providence Bruins
Verizon Wireless Arena
May 2
Manchester Monarchs
4 - 1
Providence Bruins
Verizon Wireless Arena
May 8
Providence Bruins
2 - 1
Manchester Monarchs
Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 9
Providence Bruins
2 - 3
Manchester Monarchs
Dunkin' Donuts Center
May 12
Manchester Monarchs
4 - 3
Providence Bruins
Verizon Wireless Arena
May 14
Providence Bruins
1 - 2
Manchester Monarchs
Dunkin' Donuts Center
Manchester won series 4 - 2
East Division[]
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins[]