# 2015 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2015 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 22, 2015, with the playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semi-finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Manchester Monarchs defeated the Utica Comets in five games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history, and the last prior to their relocation as the Ontario Reign.

## Playoff seeds

After the 2014–15 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.

### Eastern Conference
#### Atlantic Division

* Manchester Monarchs – 109 points
* Providence Bruins – 91 points
* Worcester Sharks – 88 points
* Portland Pirates – 87 points

#### Northeast Division

* Hartford Wolf Pack – 95 points
* Syracuse Crunch – 92 points

#### East Division

* Hershey Bears – 100 points
* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 97 points

### Western Conference
#### West Division

* San Antonio Rampage – 98 points
* Texas Stars – 94 points
* Oklahoma City Barons – 90 points

#### Midwest Division

* Grand Rapids Griffins – 100 points
* Rockford IceHogs – 99 points
* Chicago Wolves – 87 points

#### North Division

* Utica Comets – 103 points
* Toronto Marlies – 89 points

## Bracket

| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Calder Cup Finals | Calder Cup Finals | Calder Cup Finals |
| 1 | Manchester | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Portland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Portland | 2 | | | 1 | Manchester | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | W-B/Scranton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Hershey | 3 | | | 4 | W-B/Scranton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Worcester | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Worcester | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Manchester | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | Manchester | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Hartford | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Hartford | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hartford | 0 | | | | |
| 6 | Providence | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Providence | 2 | | | 2 | Hershey | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Hartford | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W-B/Scranton | 3 | | | 3 | Hartford | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Syracuse | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Syracuse | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Manchester | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Utica | 1 |
| 1 | Utica | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Utica | 1 |
| 8 | Chicago | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicago | 2 | | | 1 | Utica | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 3 | | | 6 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Toronto | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Toronto | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Utica | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Utica | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | Grand Rapids | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Grand Rapids | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | 2 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Rockford | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rockford | 3 | | | 4 | Rockford | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas | 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) Manchester Monarchs vs. (8) Portland Pirates

* Manchester wins series 3–2

#### (2) Hershey Bears vs. (7) Worcester Sharks

* Hershey wins series 3–1

#### (3) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (6) Providence Bruins

* Hartford wins series 3–2

#### (4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (5) Syracuse Crunch

* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Utica Comets vs. (8) Chicago Wolves

* Utica wins series 3–2

#### (2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (7) Toronto Marlies

* Grand Rapids wins series 3–2

#### (3) San Antonio Rampage vs. (6) Oklahoma City Barons

* Oklahoma City wins series 3–0

#### (4) Rockford IceHogs vs. (5) Texas Stars

* Rockford wins series 3–0

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* Manchester wins series 4–1

#### (2) Hershey Bears vs. (3) Hartford Wolf Pack

* Hartford wins series 4–2
*The games scheduled for May 10 and May 11 were played at DCU Center due to the lack of availability at XL Center.

### Western Conference
#### (1) Utica Comets vs. (6) Oklahoma City Barons

* Utica wins series 4–3

#### (2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (4) Rockford IceHogs

* Grand Rapids wins series 4–1

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (3) Hartford Wolf Pack

* Manchester wins series 4–0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Utica Comets vs. (2) Grand Rapids Griffins

* Utica wins series 4–2

## Calder Cup Finals
### Manchester Monarchs vs. Utica Comets

* Manchester wins Calder Cup 4–1

## 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 |
| Michael Mersch | Manchester Monarchs | 18 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 |
| Jordan Weal | Manchester Monarchs | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 16 |
| Brian O'Neill | Manchester Monarchs | 19 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 |
| Cal O'Reilly | Utica Comets | 23 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4 |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | Grand Rapids Griffins | 16 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Nick Shore | Manchester Monarchs | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| Sean Backman | Manchester Monarchs | 19 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| Chris Bourque | Hartford Wolf Pack | 15 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 |
| Oscar Lindberg | Hartford Wolf Pack | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 |
| Sven Baertschi | Utica Comets | 21 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 |

### 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 180 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 |
| Richard Bachman | Oklahoma City Barons | 9 | 5 | 4 | 322 | 15 | 1.55 | .953 | 0 | 580:35 |
| Pheonix Copley | Hershey Bears | 5 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 7 | 1.83 | .946 | 0 | 229:08 |
| Jeremy Smith | Providence Bruins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 6 | 1.96 | .931 | 0 | 183:19 |
| Jacob Markstrom | Utica Comets | 23 | 12 | 11 | 682 | 51 | 2.11 | .925 | 2 | 1449:40 |
| Jordan Binnington | Chicago Wolves | 5 | 2 | 3 | 194 | 12 | 2.16 | .938 | 0 | 333:15 |