"--05-10"^^ . . "Hershey"@en . . "Springfield Falcons"@en . . "Hamilton Bulldogs"@en . "Hershey"@en . "--04-30"^^ . . . "Hershey"@en . . . . "Hershey"@en . "M1"@en . "--04-21"^^ . "Conference Finals"@en . . "--05-19"^^ . "--05-25"^^ . "3.0"^^ . "--06-07"^^ . "Rochester"@en . . . "N2"@en . "Worcester IceCats"@en . . "1998"^^ . "N2"@en . "--04-25"^^ . "--04-19"^^ . . "St. John's won series 3 \u2013 1"@en . "--05-14"^^ . "N1"@en . "E3"@en . . "Hershey won series 3 \u2013 1"@en . "--06-11"^^ . . "Providence Bruins"@en . "2"^^ . "E3"@en . "Division Semifinals"@en . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "6"^^ . "1.0"^^ . . "7"^^ . "Empire State Division"@en . . "M2"@en . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "E1"@en . "--05-23"^^ . "Philadelphia Phantoms"@en . "Adirondack Red Wings"@en . "--05-21"^^ . "M2"@en . . "--04-28"^^ . . "Philadelphia"@en . "1996"^^ . "Saint John Flames"@en . "Binghamton Rangers"@en . "M2"@en . . . . "Calder Cup Final"@en . . "--05-27"^^ . . "--06-13"^^ . "E5"@en . . "--05-18"^^ . . "--05-01"^^ . "E3"@en . "Northern Conference"@en . "3.0"^^ . "New England Division"@en . "Hershey won series 4 \u2013 1"@en . . . "1114858227"^^ . "3.0"^^ . . . "3.0"^^ . . . "Hamilton"@en . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . "--05-02"^^ . "3"^^ . "Hamilton"@en . . "4"^^ . . "1"^^ . "Providence won series 3 \u2013 2"@en . "3"^^ . . "--05-29"^^ . "Hamilton"@en . "4"^^ . "1"^^ . "E1"@en . "1997 Calder Cup playoffs"@en . "Springfield won series 4 \u2013 1"@en . "N4"@en . "3"^^ . . "1"^^ . "Rochester Americans"@en . . . "4"^^ . "E4"@en . . "The 1997 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 1997. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1997, with the Hershey Bears defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs four games to one to win the eighth Calder Cup in team history. Hershey's Mike McHugh won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP."@en . . . . . "Hamilton won series 4 \u2013 3"@en . "Albany won series 3 \u2013 1"@en . . . "--04-18"^^ . . . "M1"@en . "--05-13"^^ . "Syracuse Crunch"@en . "N3"@en . . . . . . . "--04-18"^^ . "--05-20"^^ . "1998"^^ . . . "Springfield"@en . "--05-31"^^ . "Kentucky Thoroughblades"@en . "N2"@en . "--04-26"^^ . "Hershey Bears"@en . . "16"^^ . . "15840"^^ . "--05-04"^^ . "1997"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . "2"^^ . . "E2"@en . "Mid-Atlantic Division"@en . "Springfield"@en . . "--05-09"^^ . "Portland Pirates"@en . "--04-22"^^ . . "1996"^^ . . "M3"@en . . "2"^^ . "--04-20"^^ . "--05-24"^^ . . "--05-03"^^ . "1"^^ . "17234667"^^ . . . . "Southern Conference"@en . "OT"@en . "--06-04"^^ . "N4"@en . . . "1997"^^ . . . "Baltimore Bandits"@en . . . "The 1997 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 18, 1997. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series for division semifinals and best-of-seven series for division finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 13, 1997, with the Hershey Bears defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs four games to one to win the eighth Calder Cup in team history. Hershey's Mike McHugh won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL playoff MVP. Hershey set an AHL playoff record by scoring 35 powerplay goals during the 1997 Calder Cup playoffs. Furthermore, Game 2 of the Mid-Atlantic Division final between Hershey and Philadelphia set an AHL playoff record for the most penalty minutes in one game by both teams with 350 (Hershey, 179; Philadelphia, 171). In addition, Hershey's Jean-Fran\u00E7ois Labb\u00E9 set an AHL playoff record for goaltenders by playing in 23 games in one playoff."@en . "Division Finals"@en . "St. John's"@en . "Albany River Rats"@en . "St. John's Maple Leafs"@en . . "--05-17"^^ . . . . . "Albany"@en . "Albany"@en . . "--05-07"^^ . . . . . "Calder Cup playoffs"@en . "Springfield won series 3 \u2013 2"@en . "--04-24"^^ . . . "M2"@en . "Philadelphia won series 3 \u2013 0"@en . . . . . . . . "--05-05"^^ . . "--04-23"^^ . "--05-11"^^ . "--04-27"^^ . "Hamilton won series 4 \u2013 1"@en . . "Rochester won series 3 \u2013 0"@en . "1.0"^^ . . "Providence"@en . "M4"@en . "Hershey won series 4 \u2013 3"@en . . "Canadian Division"@en . "Albany won series 4 \u2013 3"@en . "--05-06"^^ . . . . "2.0"^^ . . "--06-09"^^ . . . "Hamilton won series 3 \u2013 2"@en . . .