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Calder Cup

American Hockey League championship trophy

Field	Value
name	Calder Cup
image	LAM 8801 (16408891091).jpg
sport	Ice hockey
competition	Calder Cup playoffs
givenfor	Winner of the American Hockey League playoffs
first	1937
firstwinner	Syracuse Stars
mostwins	Hershey Bears (13)
mostrecent	Abbotsford Canucks (1)

The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League (AHL). It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars.

The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its current shape, the trophy has a two-tiered square base with commemorative plaques for each of the AHL's 20 most recent champions: 12 on the bottom tier and 8 on the top tier. Each time a new championship plaque is added, the oldest plaque is retired and joins a display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

The Hershey Bears have won the Cup more times than any other team, with thirteen victories in franchise history. The Cleveland Barons come in second with nine; the Springfield Indians/Kings are third with seven. Eight teams have won back-to-back championships; the Springfield Indians of 1960–62 are the only team to have won three straight Calder Cup championships.

On three occasions an AHL club has won the Calder Cup coincidentally with its NHL affiliate winning the Stanley Cup: in 1976 and 1977 when the Montreal Canadiens and their AHL affiliate, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs both won, and in 1995, when the New Jersey Devils and Albany River Rats both won. This also occurred within the ECHL, with its ECHL affiliate winning the Kelly Cup: in 2009 when the South Carolina Stingrays and their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears both won.

The Calder Cup was not awarded in 2020 and 2021 as the AHL did not hold a playoff due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

The trophy is named after Frank Calder, who was the first president of the National Hockey League. The Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League, was also named after Calder.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 AHL season was cancelled and the Calder Cup was not awarded in 2020. Previously, it had been the oldest continuously awarded professional ice hockey playoff trophy, having been presented annually from 1936–37 to 2018–19.

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References

(April 29, 2021). "American Hockey League Announces Plans for 2021 Playoffs, Sets Calendar for 2021-22".
"Story of the Calder Cup". American Hockey League.

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