Calder Cup
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The '''Calder Cup''' is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the [[American Hockey League]]. The trophy is the world's oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.
The cup is named after [[Frank Calder]], who was the first president of the [[National Hockey League]].<ref name="History">{{cite web |url=http://www.caldercup.com/cup/history/ |title=Story of the Calder Cup |accessdate=2008-06-03 |publisher=American Hockey League}}</ref> The [[Calder Memorial Trophy]], which is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the [[National Hockey League]], was also named after Calder.
The [[Hershey Bears]] and the original [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] are tied for the most Calder Cup championships with nine. Eight teams have won back-to-back championships; the [[Springfield Indians]] of 1960-62 is the only team to have won three straight Calder Cup championships.
On three occasions an AHL club has won the Calder Cup and its NHL affiliate also won the Stanley Cup. In both 1976 and 1977 the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and affiliates [[Nova Scotia Voyageurs]] won both trophies. In 1995, the [[New Jersey Devils]] and [[Albany River Rats]] achieved the same feat.<ref name="History"/>
The playoff MVP is awarded the [[Jack A. Butterfield Trophy]]. The current Calder Cup champions are the [[Chicago Wolves]].
==See also==
* [[List of Calder Cup champions]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.theahl.com Official AHL website]
*[http://www.caldercup.com Official Calder Cup website]
*[http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/trophy/ AHL Hall of Fame]
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/ahl1941.html Historic standings and statistics] - at Internet Hockey Database
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[[Category: American Hockey League trophies and awards]]
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