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The 2012 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 2012 with a slightly different playoff format than in other recent years. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs will then continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals.

The Norfolk Admirals defeated the Toronto Marlies in four games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Norfolk's history.

Playoff Seeds[]

After the 2011–12 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[]

Atlantic Division[]

  1. St. John's IceCaps – 94 points
  2. Manchester Monarchs – 83 points

Northeast Division[]

  1. Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 91 points
  2. Connecticut Whale – 86 points

East Division[]

  1. Norfolk Admirals – 113 points
  2. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 95 points
  3. Hershey Bears – 88 points
  4. Syracuse Crunch – 84 points

Western Conference[]

North Division[]

  1. Toronto Marlies – 96 points
  2. Rochester Americans – 86 points (30 regulation and overtime wins, 1−1 in season series against Houston, +3 goal difference)

Midwest Division[]

  1. Chicago Wolves – 91 points
  2. Milwaukee Admirals – 87 points (36 regulation and overtime wins, 3−1 in season series against San Antonio)

West Division[]

  1. Oklahoma City Barons – 99 points
  2. Abbotsford Heat – 92 points
  3. San Antonio Rampage – 87 points (36 regulation and overtime wins, 1−3 in season series against Milwaukee)
  4. Houston Aeros – 86 points (30 regulation and overtime wins, 1−1 in season series against Rochester, −4 goal difference)

Bracket[]

  Conference Quarter Finals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final
                                     
1  Norfolk 3  
8  Manchester 1  
  1  Norfolk 4  
 
  6  Connecticut 2  
2  St. John's 3
7  Syracuse 1  
  1  Norfolk 4  
Eastern Conference
  2  St. John's 0  
3  Bridgeport 0  
6  Connecticut 3  
  2  St. John's 4
 
  4  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3  
4  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3
5  Hershey 2  
  E1  Norfolk 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W2  Toronto 0
1  Oklahoma City 3  
8  Houston 1  
  1  Oklahoma City 4
 
  6  San Antonio 1  
2  Toronto 3
7  Rochester 0  
  1  Oklahoma City 1
Western Conference
  2  Toronto 4  
3  Chicago 2  
6  San Antonio 3  
  2  Toronto 4
 
  4  Abbotsford 1  
4  Abbotsford 3
5  Milwaukee 0  

Conference Quarterfinals[]

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[]

(1) Norfolk Admirals vs. (8) Manchester Monarchs[]

Norfolk won series 3–1


(2) St. John's IceCaps vs. (7) Syracuse Crunch[]

St. John's won series 3–1


(3) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (6) Connecticut Whale[]

Connecticut won series 3–0


(4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (5) Hershey Bears[]

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 3–2


Western Conference[]

(1) Oklahoma City Barons vs. (8) Houston Aeros[]

Oklahoma City won series 3–1


(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (7) Rochester Americans[]

Toronto won series 3–0


(3) Chicago Wolves vs. (6) San Antonio Rampage[]

San Antonio won series 3–2


(4) Abbotsford Heat vs. (5) Milwaukee Admirals[]

Abbotsford won series 3–0


Conference Semifinals[]

Eastern Conference[]

(1) Norfolk Admirals vs. (6) Connecticut Whale[]

Norfolk won series 4–2

* Game five was played at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

(2) St. John's IceCaps vs. (4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins[]

St. John's won series 4–3


Western Conference[]

(1) Oklahoma City Barons vs. (6) San Antonio Rampage[]

Oklahoma City won series 4–1


(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (4) Abbotsford Heat[]

Toronto won series 4–1


Conference Finals[]

Eastern Conference[]

(1) Norfolk Admirals vs. (2) St. John's IceCaps[]

Norfolk won series 4–0


Western Conference[]

(1) Oklahoma City Barons vs. (2) Toronto Marlies[]

Toronto won series 4–1


Calder Cup Finals[]

Norfolk Admirals vs. Toronto Marlies[]

Norfolk wins series 4–0


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
Alexandre Picard Norfolk Admirals 18 9 7 16 48
Trevor Smith Norfolk Admirals 18 5 11 16 20
Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals 18 2 13 15 28
Tyler Johnson Toronto Marlies 14 6 8 14 6
Philippe Dupuis Toronto Marlies 17 4 10 14 20
Matt Frattin Toronto Marlies 13 10 3 13 6
Jerry D'Amigo Toronto Marlies 17 8 5 13 12
Colin McDonald Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 7 13 2
Mark Arcobello Oklahoma City Barons 14 5 8 13 6
Jon Matsumoto San Antonio Rampage 10 4 9 13 8

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 with at least 360 minutes played. 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
Dustin Tokarski Norfolk Admirals 14 12 2 373 21 1.46 .944 3 866
Ben Scrivens Toronto Marlies 17 11 6 509 33 1.92 .935 3 1030
Cameron Talbot Connecticut Whale 9 5 4 327 20 2.10 .939 2 571
Brad Thiessen Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 6 292 27 2.14 .908 0 756
Danny Taylor Abbotsford Heat 7 4 3 192 16 2.26 .917 0 425
Yann Danis Oklahoma City Barons 14 8 6 335 33 2.35 .901 1 842

Broadcasting[]

Leafs TV, as the main broadcaster of the Toronto Marlies, will air the Calder Cup Final in Canada. While the channel is normally restricted to the home market of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Leafs TV has allowed television providers outside of the Leafs' market to carry the channel during the Calder Cup to allow nationwide coverage of the games. In the United States, CBS Sports Network picked up the broadcast rights in the United States beginning with game 3, simulcasting the Leafs TV feed. Additionally in Canada, Sportsnet One will also join Leafs TV to air games 4-6 of the series. The series will also be carried on ESPN America, and on the NHL Home Ice channel on Sirius XM.