# 2010 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2010 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 14, 2010. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions, Hershey Bears and Texas Stars, played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup that was won by the Hershey Bears in six games. This was the second consecutive Calder Cup for the Bears and their 11th overall.

## Playoff seeds

After the 2009–10 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualified for the playoffs.

### Eastern Conference
#### Atlantic Division

* Worcester Sharks – 104 points
* Portland Pirates – 101 points
* Manchester Monarchs – 95 points
* Lowell Devils – 88 points
* Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 86 points

#### East Division

* Hershey Bears – 123 points
* Albany River Rats – 94 points
* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 87 points

### Western Conference
#### North Division

* Hamilton Bulldogs – 115 points
* Rochester Americans – 91 points
* Abbotsford Heat – 90 points
* Manitoba Moose – 87 points

#### West Division

* Chicago Wolves – 105 points
* Texas Stars – 99 points
* Rockford IceHogs – 94 points
* Milwaukee Admirals – 91 points

## Bracket

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | | | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final |
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A5 | Bridgeport | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A5 | Bridgeport | 1 | | | E1 | Hershey | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | | | E1 | Hershey | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | | | E2 | Albany | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Albany | 4 | | | E2 | Albany | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 0 | | | | | | E1 | Hershey | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Hershey | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | A3 | Manchester | 2 | | | | |
| A1 | Worcester | 4 | | | | | | | | | A3 | Manchester | 2 | | | | |
| A4 | Lowell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Lowell | 1 | | | A1 | Worcester | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | | | A1 | Worcester | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | | | A3 | Manchester | 4 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Portland | 0 | | | A3 | Manchester | 4 | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Manchester | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Manchester | 4 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Hershey | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Texas | 2 |
| N1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Texas | 2 |
| N4 | Manitoba | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Manitoba | 2 | | | N1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | | | N1 | Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | | | N3 | Abbotsford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N2 | Rochester | 3 | | | N3 | Abbotsford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Abbotsford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Abbotsford | 4 | | | | | | N1 | Hamilton | 3 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | N1 | Hamilton | 3 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Texas | 4 | | | | |
| W1 | Chicago | 4 | | | | | | | | | W2 | Texas | 4 | | | | |
| W4 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | W1 | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | | |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | | | W1 | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | | |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | | | W2 | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Texas | 4 | | | W2 | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Rockford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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.

## 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 Giroux | Hershey Bears | 21 | 14 | 13 | 27 | +2 | 22 |
| Chris Bourque | Hershey Bears | 21 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +7 | 10 |
| Jamie Benn | Texas Stars | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +7 | 22 |
| Keith Aucoin | Hershey Bears | 21 | 2 | 23 | 25 | +1 | 2 |
| David Desharnais | Hamilton Bulldogs | 19 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +4 | 16 |
| Andrew Gordon | Hershey Bears | 17 | 13 | 7 | 20 | +2 | 2 |
| Brock Trotter | Hamilton Bulldogs | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +5 | 14 |
| Mathieu Perreault | Hershey Bears | 21 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +14 | 18 |
| Perttu Lindgren | Texas Stars | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +1 | 2 |
| Andrew Hutchinson | Texas Stars | 21 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +9 | 14 |

### Leading goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on games played who have played at least 420 minutes. 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 |
| Michal Neuvirth | Hershey Bears | 18 | 14 | 4 | 489 | 39 | 2.07 | .920 | 1 | 1133 |
| Jonathan Bernier | Manchester Monarchs | 16 | 10 | 6 | 488 | 30 | 1.81 | .939 | 3 | 996 |
| Matt Climie | Texas Stars | 15 | 7 | 6 | 476 | 40 | 2.71 | .916 | 0 | 885 |
| Alex Stalock | Worcester Sharks | 11 | 6 | 5 | 320 | 26 | 2.28 | .919 | 0 | 683 |
| Brent Krahn | Texas Stars | 11 | 7 | 4 | 342 | 26 | 2.48 | .924 | 0 | 628 |

## 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
#### East Division
##### (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (A5) Bridgeport Sound Tigers

* Hershey won series 4–1

##### (E2) Albany River Rats vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* Albany won series 4–0

#### Atlantic Division
##### (A1) Worcester Sharks vs. (A4) Lowell Devils

* Worcester won series 4–1
Due to scheduling issues Lowell hosted game 5.

##### (A2) Portland Pirates vs. (A3) Manchester Monarchs

* Manchester won series 4–0

### Western Conference
#### North Division
##### (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N4) Manitoba Moose

* Hamilton won series 4–2

##### (N2) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Abbotsford Heat

* Abbotsford won series 4–3

#### West Division
##### (W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Milwaukee Admirals

* Chicago won series 4–3

##### (W2) Texas Stars vs. (W3) Rockford IceHogs

* Texas won series 4–0

## Division Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### East Division
##### (E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E2) Albany River Rats

* Hershey won series 4–0

#### Atlantic Division
##### (A1) Worcester Sharks vs. (A3) Manchester Monarchs

* Manchester won series 4–2

### Western Conference
#### North Division
##### (N1) Hamilton Bulldogs vs. (N3) Abbotsford Heat

* Hamilton won series 4–2

#### West Division
##### (W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W2) Texas Stars

* Texas won series 4–3

## Conference Finals
### Eastern Conference
#### Hershey Bears vs. Manchester Monarchs

* Hershey won series 4–2

### Western Conference
#### Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Texas Stars

* Texas won series 4–3

## Calder Cup Finals
### Hershey Bears vs. Texas Stars

The series began eight days after the conclusion of the Conference Finals, as the Giant Center hosted the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus over the Memorial Day weekend.
* Hershey won series 4–2