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Hockey History
The Calder Cup Named after former National Hockey League President Frank Calder, the Calder Cup is the trophy awarded to the top American Hockey League team. Awarded annually to the AHL playoff champion, the Calder Cup was first won by the Syracuse Stars in 1937. Throughout its seven-decade history, the Calder Cup has remained the top prize for the 30-team league, which is the developmental series for the NHL. The Calder Cup should not be confused with the Calder Memorial Trophy, also named after Frank Calder, but presented to the top rookie player each year in the NHL, and chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. In one of Hamilton’s most defining moments in its hockey history, the Hamilton Bulldogs won the Calder Cup in its 2006-07 AHL season. The win was the first and only time the Calder has been won by a Hamilton club and it the only time in the Cup’s history that an Ontario-based team has won the Cup. The Bulldogs defeated the Hershey Bears, winners of the 2005-06 Calder, by a 4-1 margin in the finals.
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