# 1979 Calder Cup playoffs

The 1979 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 11, 1979. The top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The two division winners earned byes for the Division Semifinals while the other two teams in each division played best-of-five series. The winners played best-of-seven series with the team that received the first round bye in their division. The winners of each Division Final played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 11, 1979, with the Maine Mariners defeating the New Haven Nighthawks four games to zero to win the Calder Cup for the second consecutive year, and the third time in team history. Maine also beat new Haven in the 1978 Calder Cup Final.
In game three of the Southern division final, New Haven scored 15 goals against Binghamton to set an AHL record for most goals scored by one team in one playoff game.

## Playoff seeds

After the 1978–79 AHL regular season, the top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Maine Mariners finished the regular season with the best overall record for the second consecutive year. The two division champions earned byes to the Division Finals.

### Northern Division

* Maine Mariners - 103 points
* New Brunswick Hawks - 92 points
* Nova Scotia Voyageurs - 82 points

### Southern Division

* New Haven Nighthawks - 101 points
* Hershey Bears - 78 points
* Binghamton Dusters - 69 points

## Bracket

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final |
| | | | 1 | Maine | 4 | | | |
| Northern Division | Northern Division | Northern Division | 1 | Maine | 4 | | | |
| Northern Division | Northern Division | Northern Division | 3 | Nova Scotia | 2 | | | |
| 2 | New Brunswick | 2 | 3 | Nova Scotia | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 3 | | | | N1 | Maine | 4 |
| | | | | | | S1 | New Haven | 0 |
| | | | 1 | New Haven | 4 | | | |
| Southern Division | Southern Division | Southern Division | 1 | New Haven | 4 | | | |
| Southern Division | Southern Division | Southern Division | 3 | Binghamton | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Hershey | 1 | 3 | Binghamton | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Binghamton | 3 | | | | | | |
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.

## Division Semifinals

    Note: Home team is listed first.

### Byes

* Maine Mariners (Northern Division regular-season champions)
* New Haven Nighthawks (Southern Division regular-season champions)

### Northern Division
#### (2) New Brunswick Hawks vs. (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs

* Nova Scotia won series 3 - 2

### Southern Division
#### (2) Hershey Bears vs. (3) Binghamton Dusters

* Binghamton won series 3 - 1

## Division Finals
### Northern Division
#### (1) Maine Mariners vs. (3) Nova Scotia Voyageurs

* Maine won series 4 - 2

### Southern Division
#### (1) New Haven Nighthawks vs. (3) Binghamton Dusters

* New Haven won series 4 - 2

## Calder Cup Final
### (N1) Maine Mariners vs. (S1) New Haven Nighthawks

* Maine won series 4 - 0