Bracket
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Eastern Conference Qualifier |
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7 |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
0 |
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10 |
Springfield Falcons |
2 |
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Eastern Conference Qualifier |
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8 |
Portland Pirates |
1 |
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9 |
Manitoba Moose |
2 |
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Western Conference Qualifier |
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7 |
Milwaukee Admirals |
2 |
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10 |
Rochester Americans |
1 |
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Western Conference Qualifier |
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8 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
2 |
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9 |
Utah Grizzlies |
0 |
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Conference Quarterfinals |
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Conference Semifinals |
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Conference Finals |
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Calder Cup Final |
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1 |
Hamilton |
3 |
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1 |
Hamilton |
4 |
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8 |
Springfield |
1 |
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9 |
Manitoba |
3 |
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2 |
Providence |
1 |
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Eastern Conference |
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7 |
Manitoba |
3 |
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1 |
Hamilton |
4 |
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3 |
Binghamton |
1 |
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3 |
Binghamton |
3 |
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6 |
Worcester |
0 |
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4 |
Manchester |
0 |
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3 |
Binghamton |
4 |
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5 |
Bridgeport |
3 |
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5 |
Bridgeport |
2 |
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E1 |
Hamilton |
3 |
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W2 |
Houston |
4 |
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1 |
Grand Rapids |
3 |
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1 |
Grand Rapids |
4 |
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8 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
1 |
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4 |
Chicago |
0 |
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2 |
Houston |
3 |
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7 |
Milwaukee |
0 |
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1 |
Grand Rapids |
3 |
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2 |
Houston |
4 |
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3 |
Norfolk |
3 |
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6 |
San Antonio |
0 |
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Western Conference |
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4 |
Chicago |
3 |
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2 |
Houston |
4 |
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5 |
Hershey |
2 |
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3 |
Norfolk |
2 |
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- During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.
The top 6 teams in each conference receive byes to the Conference Quarterfinals. In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In the qualification round, all games are played at the arena of the higher seed. In each round the higher seed 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 for each series after the Qualification Round due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.