# List of Calder Cup champions

The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League (AHL). First awarded in the 1937–38 season, it is named after Frank Calder, inaugural president of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Calder Cup is distinct from the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the NHL.
Teams from 28 different cities have won the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears have won 13 championships, the most of any team currently in the AHL, and have competed in 25 finals, and compiling a 13–12 record in their history. The defunct Cleveland Barons are second, with 9 total championships.
On May 11, 2020, the AHL cancelled the remainder of the 2019–20 AHL season and the 2020 Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time that a Calder Cup champion was not awarded in the trophy's history. It was likewise not awarded in 2021 as the league did not hold a playoff (even though the AHL did play a delayed and shortened regular season).
The Most Valuable Player of the playoffs is awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy. It was first awarded in 1984 and is named after the former president of the AHL, Jack Butterfield. The trophy has been won by 35 different players, with none having won it more than once.

## List of winners
### Key

* (#)–Number of Calder Cups won at the time
* Player was a member of the defeated team in the Calder Cup Finals
Note: All Jack A. Butterfield Trophy winners played for the winning team, unless otherwise noted.
| Season | Winning team | Series | Losing team | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | Winning head coach |
| 1936–37 | Syracuse Stars (1) | 3–1 | Philadelphia Ramblers | Not awarded | Eddie Powers |
| 1937–38 | Providence Reds (1) | 3–1 | Syracuse Stars | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook |
| 1938–39 | Cleveland Barons (1) | 3–1 | Philadelphia Ramblers | Not awarded | Bill Cook |
| 1939–40 | Providence Reds (2) | 3–0 | Pittsburgh Hornets | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook (2) |
| 1940–41 | Cleveland Barons (2) | 3–2 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Bill Cook (2) |
| 1941–42 | Indianapolis Capitals (1) | 3–2 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Herb Lewis |
| 1942–43 | Buffalo Bisons (1) | 3–0 | Indianapolis Capitals | Not awarded | Art Chapman |
| 1943–44 | Buffalo Bisons (2) | 4–0 | Cleveland Barons | Not awarded | Art Chapman (2) |
| 1944–45 | Cleveland Barons (3) | 4–2 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook (3) |
| 1945–46 | Buffalo Bisons (3) | 4–3 | Cleveland Barons | Not awarded | Frank Beisler |
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears (1) | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Hornets | Not awarded | Don Penniston |
| 1947–48 | Cleveland Barons (4) | 4–0 | Buffalo Bisons | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook (4) |
| 1948–49 | Providence Reds (3) | 4–3 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Terry Reardon |
| 1949–50 | Indianapolis Capitals (2) | 4–0 | Cleveland Barons | Not awarded | Ott Heller |
| 1950–51 | Cleveland Barons (5) | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Hornets | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook (5) |
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets (1) | 4–2 | Providence Reds | Not awarded | King Clancy |
| 1952–53 | Cleveland Barons (6) | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Hornets | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook (6) |
| 1953–54 | Cleveland Barons (7) | 4–2 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Fred (Bun) Cook (7) |
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets (2) | 4–2 | Buffalo Bisons | Not awarded | Howie Meeker |
| 1955–56 | Providence Reds (4) | 4–0 | Cleveland Barons | Not awarded | John Crawford |
| 1956–57 | Cleveland Barons (8) | 4–1 | Rochester Americans | Not awarded | Jack Gordon |
| 1957–58 | Hershey Bears (2) | 4–2 | Springfield Indians | Not awarded | Frank Mathers |
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears (3) | 4–2 | Buffalo Bisons | Not awarded | Frank Mathers (2) |
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians (1) | 4–1 | Rochester Americans | Not awarded | Pat Egan |
| 1960–61 | Springfield Indians (2) | 4–0 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Pat Egan (2) |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians (3) | 4–1 | Buffalo Bisons | Not awarded | Pat Egan (3) |
| 1962–63 | Buffalo Bisons (4) | 4–3 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Bill Reay |
| 1963–64 | Cleveland Barons (9) | 4–0 | Quebec Aces | Not awarded | Fred Glover |
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans (1) | 4–1 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Joe Crozier |
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans (2) | 4–2 | Cleveland Barons | Not awarded | Joe Crozier (2) |
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets (1) | 4–0 | Rochester Americans | Not awarded | Baz Bastien |
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans (3) | 4–2 | Quebec Aces | Not awarded | Joe Crozier (3) |
| 1968–69 | Hershey Bears (4) | 4–1 | Quebec Aces | Not awarded | Frank Mathers (3) |
| 1969–70 | Buffalo Bisons (5) | 4–0 | Springfield Kings | Not awarded | Fred Shero |
| 1970–71 | Springfield Kings (4) | 4–0 | Providence Reds | Not awarded | Johnny Wilson |
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1) | 4–2 | Baltimore Clippers | Not awarded | Al MacNeil |
| 1972–73 | Cincinnati Swords (1) | 4–1 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | Not awarded | Floyd Smith |
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears (5) | 4–1 | Providence Reds | Not awarded | Chuck Hamilton |
| 1974–75 | Springfield Indians (5) | 4–1 | New Haven Nighthawks | Not awarded | Ron Stewart |
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs (2) | 4–1 | Hershey Bears | Not awarded | Al MacNeil (2) |
| 1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs (3) | 4–2 | Rochester Americans | Not awarded | Al MacNeil (3) |
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners (1) | 4–1 | New Haven Nighthawks | Not awarded | Bob McCammon |
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners (2) | 4–0 | New Haven Nighthawks | Not awarded | Bob McCammon (2) |
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears (6) | 4–2 | New Brunswick Hawks | Not awarded | Doug Gibson |
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings (1) | 4–2 | Maine Mariners | Not awarded | Tom Webster and J.P. LeBlanc (co-coaches) |
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks (1) | 4–1 | Binghamton Whalers | Not awarded | Orval Tessier |
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans (4) | 4–0 | Maine Mariners | Not awarded | Mike Keenan |
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners (3) | 4–1 | Rochester Americans | Bud Stefanski | John Paddock |
| 1984–85 | Sherbrooke Canadiens (1) | 4–2 | Baltimore Skipjacks | Brian Skrudland | Pierre Creamer |
| 1985–86 | Adirondack Red Wings (2) | 4–2 | Hershey Bears | Tim Tookey | Bill Dineen |
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans (5) | 4–3 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | David Fenyves | John Van Boxmeer |
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears (7) | 4–0 | Fredericton Express | Wendell Young | John Paddock (2) |
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings (3) | 4–1 | New Haven Nighthawks | Sam St. Laurent | Bill Dineen (2) |
| 1989–90 | Springfield Indians (6) | 4–2 | Rochester Americans | Jeff Hackett | Jim Roberts |
| 1990–91 | Springfield Indians (7) | 4–2 | Rochester Americans | Kay Whitmore | Jim Roberts (2) |
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings (4) | 4–3 | St. John's Maple Leafs | Allan Bester | Barry Melrose |
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers (1) | 4–1 | Rochester Americans | Bill McDougall | George Burnett |
| 1993–94 | Portland Pirates (1) | 4–2 | Moncton Hawks | Olaf Kölzig | Barry Trotz |
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats (1) | 4–0 | Fredericton Canadiens | Corey Schwab & Mike Dunham | Robbie Ftorek |
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans (6) | 4–3 | Portland Pirates | Dixon Ward | John Tortorella |
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears (8) | 4–1 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Mike McHugh | Bob Hartley |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms (1) | 4–2 | Saint John Flames | Mike Maneluk | Bill Barber |
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins (1) | 4–1 | Rochester Americans | Peter Ferraro | Peter Laviolette |
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack (1) | 4–2 | Rochester Americans | Derek Armstrong | John Paddock (3) |
| 2000–01 | Saint John Flames (1) | 4–2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Steve Begin | Jim Playfair |
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves (1) | 4–1 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Pasi Nurminen | John Anderson |
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros (1) | 4–3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Johan Holmqvist | Todd McLellan |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals (1) | 4–0 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Wade Flaherty | Claude Noël |
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms (2) | 4–0 | Chicago Wolves | Antero Niittymäki | John Stevens |
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears (9) | 4–2 | Milwaukee Admirals | Frederic Cassivi | Bruce Boudreau |
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs (1) | 4–1 | Hershey Bears | Carey Price | Don Lever |
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves (2) | 4–2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | Jason Krog | John Anderson (2) |
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears (10) | 4–2 | Manitoba Moose | Michal Neuvirth | Bob Woods |
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears (11) | 4–2 | Texas Stars | Chris Bourque | Mark French |
| 2010–11 | Binghamton Senators (1) | 4–2 | Houston Aeros | Robin Lehner | Kurt Kleinendorst |
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals (1) | 4–0 | Toronto Marlies | Alexandre Picard | Jon Cooper |
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins (1) | 4–2 | Syracuse Crunch | Tomáš Tatar | Jeff Blashill |
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars (1) | 4–1 | St. John's IceCaps | Travis Morin | Willie Desjardins |
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs (1) | 4–1 | Utica Comets | Jordan Weal | Mike Stothers |
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters (1) | 4–0 | Hershey Bears | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Jared Bednar |
| 2016–17 | Grand Rapids Griffins (2) | 4–2 | Syracuse Crunch | Tyler Bertuzzi | Todd Nelson |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies (1) | 4–3 | Texas Stars | Andreas Johnsson | Sheldon Keefe |
| 2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers (1) | 4–1 | Chicago Wolves | Andrew Poturalski | Mike Vellucci |
| 2019–20 | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No Calder Cup playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Chicago Wolves (3) | 4–1 | Springfield Thunderbirds | Josh Leivo | Ryan Warsofsky |
| 2022–23 | Hershey Bears (12) | 4–3 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Hunter Shepard | Todd Nelson (2) |
| 2023–24 | Hershey Bears (13) | 4–2 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | Hendrix Lapierre | Todd Nelson (3) |
^ A. Calder Cup won by second franchise known as the Pittsburgh Hornets. Previous franchise became the Rochester Americans. ^ B. Tim Tookey, Butterfield Trophy winner in 1985–86, played for the Hershey Bears, and is the only Butterfield Trophy winner to date to have played for a losing team in the Calder Cup finals.

## Number of Calder Cups won by team

Bold denotes an active AHL team
| Team | Championships | Runner Up | PCT. |
| Hershey Bears | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| Cleveland Barons | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Springfield Indians/Kings | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Rochester Americans | 6 | 10 | .375 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Adirondack Red Wings | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Providence Reds | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Maine Mariners | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Chicago Wolves | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Philadelphia Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Indianapolis Capitals | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Albany River Rats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Binghamton Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cape Breton Oilers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cincinnati Swords | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cleveland Monsters | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Manchester Monarchs (Ontario Reign) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Milwaukee Admirals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Norfolk Admirals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Providence Bruins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hamilton Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Houston Aeros | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| New Brunswick Hawks | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Portland Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Saint John Flames | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Sherbrooke Canadiens | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Syracuse Stars | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Toronto Marlies | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Texas Stars | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Baltimore Clippers | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Binghamton Whalers | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Bridgeport Islanders (Sound Tigers) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Fredericton Canadiens | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Manitoba Moose | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Springfield Thunderbirds | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Utica Comets | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Coachella Valley Firebirds | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Philadelphia Ramblers | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Syracuse Crunch | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Quebec Aces | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| New Haven Nighthawks | 0 | 4 | .000 |