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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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).^[4]

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 40 different players, with none having won it more than once.^[5]

On June 23, 2025 the Abbotsford Canucks became the first franchise from the AHL's Pacific Division and the first Western Canadian team to win the Calder Cup.

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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		Fred (Bun) Cook
1938–39	Cleveland Barons (1)	3–1	Philadelphia Ramblers		Bill Cook
1939–40	Providence Reds (2)	3–0	Pittsburgh Hornets		Fred (Bun) Cook (2)
1940–41	Cleveland Barons (2)	3–2	Hershey Bears		Bill Cook (2)
1941–42	Indianapolis Capitals (1)	3–2	Hershey Bears		Herb Lewis
1942–43	Buffalo Bisons (1)	3–0	Indianapolis Capitals		Art Chapman
1943–44	Buffalo Bisons (2)	4–0	Cleveland Barons		Art Chapman (2)
1944–45	Cleveland Barons (3)	4–2	Hershey Bears		Fred (Bun) Cook (3)
1945–46	Buffalo Bisons (3)	4–3	Cleveland Barons		Frank Beisler
1946–47	Hershey Bears (1)	4–3	Pittsburgh Hornets		Don Penniston
1947–48	Cleveland Barons (4)	4–0	Buffalo Bisons		Fred (Bun) Cook (4)
1948–49	Providence Reds (3)	4–3	Hershey Bears		Terry Reardon
1949–50	Indianapolis Capitals (2)	4–0	Cleveland Barons		Ott Heller
1950–51	Cleveland Barons (5)	4–3	Pittsburgh Hornets		Fred (Bun) Cook (5)
1951–52	Pittsburgh Hornets (1)	4–2	Providence Reds		King Clancy
1952–53	Cleveland Barons (6)	4–3	Pittsburgh Hornets		Fred (Bun) Cook (6)
1953–54	Cleveland Barons (7)	4–2	Hershey Bears		Fred (Bun) Cook (7)
1954–55	Pittsburgh Hornets (2)	4–2	Buffalo Bisons		Howie Meeker
1955–56	Providence Reds (4)	4–0	Cleveland Barons		John Crawford
1956–57	Cleveland Barons (8)	4–1	Rochester Americans		Jack Gordon
1957–58	Hershey Bears (2)	4–2	Springfield Indians		Frank Mathers
1958–59	Hershey Bears (3)	4–2	Buffalo Bisons		Frank Mathers (2)
1959–60	Springfield Indians (1)	4–1	Rochester Americans		Pat Egan
1960–61	Springfield Indians (2)	4–0	Hershey Bears		Pat Egan (2)
1961–62	Springfield Indians (3)	4–1	Buffalo Bisons		Pat Egan (3)
1962–63	Buffalo Bisons (4)	4–3	Hershey Bears		Bill Reay
1963–64	Cleveland Barons (9)	4–0	Quebec Aces		Fred Glover
1964–65	Rochester Americans (1)	4–1	Hershey Bears		Joe Crozier
1965–66	Rochester Americans (2)	4–2	Cleveland Barons		Joe Crozier (2)
1966–67	Pittsburgh Hornets (1)^[A]	4–0	Rochester Americans		Baz Bastien
1967–68	Rochester Americans (3)	4–2	Quebec Aces		Joe Crozier (3)
1968–69	Hershey Bears (4)	4–1	Quebec Aces		Frank Mathers (3)
1969–70	Buffalo Bisons (5)	4–0	Springfield Kings		Fred Shero
1970–71	Springfield Kings (4)	4–0	Providence Reds		Johnny Wilson
1971–72	Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1)	4–2	Baltimore Clippers		Al MacNeil
1972–73	Cincinnati Swords (1)	4–1	Nova Scotia Voyageurs		Floyd Smith
1973–74	Hershey Bears (5)	4–1	Providence Reds		Chuck Hamilton
1974–75	Springfield Indians (5)	4–1	New Haven Nighthawks		Ron Stewart
1975–76	Nova Scotia Voyageurs (2)	4–1	Hershey Bears		Al MacNeil (2)
1976–77	Nova Scotia Voyageurs (3)	4–2	Rochester Americans		Al MacNeil (3)
1977–78	Maine Mariners (1)	4–1	New Haven Nighthawks		Bob McCammon
1978–79	Maine Mariners (2)	4–0	New Haven Nighthawks		Bob McCammon (2)
1979–80	Hershey Bears (6)	4–2	New Brunswick Hawks		Doug Gibson
1980–81	Adirondack Red Wings (1)	4–2	Maine Mariners		Tom Webster and J.P. LeBlanc (co-coaches)
1981–82	New Brunswick Hawks (1)	4–1	Binghamton Whalers		Orval Tessier
1982–83	Rochester Americans (4)	4–0	Maine Mariners		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^[B]	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^[6]
2020–21	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)
2024–25	Abbotsford Canucks (1)	4–2	Charlotte Checkers	Artūrs Šilovs	Manny Malhotra

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
Abbotsford Canucks	1	0	1.000
Albany River Rats	1	0	1.000
Binghamton Senators	1	0	1.000
Cape Breton Oilers	1	0	1.000
Charlotte Checkers	1	1	.500
Cincinnati Swords	1	0	1.000
Cleveland Monsters	1	0	1.000
Hartford Wolf Pack	1	0	1.000
Manchester Monarchs	1	0	1.000
Milwaukee Admirals	1	1	.500
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

List of Calder Cup champions

List of winners

Number of Calder Cups won by team

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