AHL Calder Cup Past Champions: Full List of Winners by year, History Since 1937

List of Calder Cup champions: The Calder Cup, the American Hockey League’s ultimate prize, is named after the National Hockey League’s first president, Frank Calder.

The first winners of the Calder Cup were the Syracuse Stars in 1937 during the AHL’s first season.

Mr. Calder was instrumental in the formation of the AHL in the mid-1930’s and served as president of the NHL until his death in 1943.

This is also not the only award to be named in Calder’s honor – the Calder Memorial Trophy has been awarded to the NHL Rookie of the Year since the 1936-37 season.

The Calder Cup, which gained its current design in 2001, is awarded annually to the AHL playoff champion.

The names of the players, coaches and support staff from the 20 most recent winners adorn the base; the plaques containing all previous years’ champions are on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

The Chicago Wolves are the most recent Calder Cup champions after the 2021-22 AHL Playoffs Finals win 4-1 over the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Who won the Last Calder Cup: 2022 Calder Cup Winner.?

The Chicago Wolves captured the third Calder Cup championship 2022 in franchise history after defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds 4-0 in Game 5.

The win gave the Wolves a 4-1 series win in the AHL championship.

The Thunderbirds won the first game of the series 6-5 in overtime but the Wolves then won four straight games — outscoring Springfield 18-4 in those wins, with two shutouts.

AHL Calder Cup Champions List: Past Winners by year, runner-Ups list, History from 1937-2023.

Season — Champion — Scores — Runner-Up

1936–37 — Syracuse Stars 3–1 Philadelphia Ramblers Not awarded

1937–38 — Providence Reds 3–1 Syracuse Stars

1938–39 — Cleveland Barons 3–1 Philadelphia Ramblers

1939–40 — Providence Reds 3–0 Pittsburgh Hornets

1940–41 — Cleveland Barons (2) 3–2 Hershey Bears

1941–42 — Indianapolis Capitals (1) 3–2 Hershey Bears

1942–43 — Buffalo Bisons (1) 3–0 Indianapolis Capitals

1943–44 — Buffalo Bisons (2) 4–0 Cleveland Barons

1944–45 — Cleveland Barons (3) 4–2 Hershey Bears

1945–46 — Buffalo Bisons (3) 4–3 Cleveland Barons

1946–47 — Hershey Bears (1) 4–3 Pittsburgh Hornets

1947–48 — Cleveland Barons (4) 4–0 Buffalo Bisons

1948–49 — Providence Reds (3) 4–3 Hershey Bears

1949–50 — Indianapolis Capitals (2) 4–0 Cleveland Barons

1950–51 — Cleveland Barons (5) 4–3 Buffalo Bisons

1951–52 — Pittsburgh Hornets (1) 4–2 Providence Reds

1952–53 — Cleveland Barons (6) 4–3 Pittsburgh Hornets

1953–54 — Cleveland Barons (7) 4–2 Hershey Bears

1954–55 — — Pittsburgh Hornets (2) 4–2 Buffalo Bisons

1955–56 — Providence Reds (4) 4–0 Cleveland Barons

1956–57 — Cleveland Barons (8) 4–1 Rochester Americans

1957–58 — Hershey Bears (2) 4–2 Springfield Indians

1958–59 — Hershey Bears (3) 4–2 Buffalo Bisons

1959–60 — Springfield Indians (1) 4–1 Rochester Americans

1960–61 — Springfield Indians (2) 4–0 Hershey Bears

1961–62 — Springfield Indians (3) 4–1 Buffalo Bisons

1962–63 — Buffalo Bisons (4) 4–3 Hershey Bears

1963–64 — Cleveland Barons (9) 4–0 Quebec Aces

1964–65 — Rochester Americans (1) 4–1 Hershey Bears

1965–66 — Rochester Americans (2) 4–2 Cleveland Barons

1966–67 — Pittsburgh Hornets (1)[A] 4–0 Rochester Americans

1967–68 — Rochester Americans (3) 4–2 Quebec Aces

1968–69 — Hershey Bears (4) 4–1 Quebec Aces

1969–70 — Buffalo Bisons (5) 4–0 Springfield Kings

1970–71 — Springfield Kings (4) 4–0 Providence Reds

1971–72 — Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1) 4–2 Baltimore Clippers

1972–73 — Cincinnati Swords (1) 4–1 Nova Scotia Voyageurs

1973–74 — Hershey Bears (5) 4–1 Providence Reds

1974–75 — Springfield Indians (5) 4–1 New Haven Nighthawks

1975–76 — Nova Scotia Voyageurs (2) 4–1 Hershey Bears

1976–77 — Nova Scotia Voyageurs (3) 4–2 Rochester Americans

1977–78 — Maine Mariners (1) 4–1 New Haven Nighthawks

1978–79 — Maine Mariners (2) 4–0 New Haven Nighthawks

1979–80 — Hershey Bears (6) 4–2 New Brunswick Hawks

1980–81 — Adirondack Red Wings (1) 4–2 Maine Mariners

1981–82 — New Brunswick Hawks (1) 4–1 Binghamton Whalers

1982–83 — Rochester Americans (4) 4–0 Maine Mariners

1983–84 — Maine Mariners (3) 4–1 Rochester Americans

1984–85 — Sherbrooke Canadiens (1) 4–2 Baltimore Skipjacks

1985–86 — Adirondack Red Wings (2) 4–2 Hershey Bears

1986–87 — Rochester Americans (5) 4–3 Sherbrooke Canadiens

1987–88 — Hershey Bears (7) 4–0 Fredericton Express

1988–89 — Adirondack Red Wings (3) 4–1 New Haven Nighthawks

1989–90 — Springfield Indians (6) 4–2 Rochester Americans

1990–91 — Springfield Indians (7) 4–2 Rochester Americans

1991–92 — Adirondack Red Wings (4) 4–3 St. John's Maple Leafs

1992–93 — Cape Breton Oilers (1) 4–1 Rochester Americans

1993–94 — Portland Pirates (1) 4–2 Moncton Hawks

1994–95 — Albany River Rats (1) 4–0 Fredericton Canadiens

1995–96 — Rochester Americans (6) 4–3 Portland Pirates

1996–97 — Hershey Bears (8) 4–1 Hamilton Bulldogs

1997–98 — Philadelphia Phantoms (1) 4–2 Saint John Flames

1998–99 — Providence Bruins (1) 4–1 Rochester Americans

1999–00 — Hartford Wolf Pack (1) 4–2 Rochester Americans

2000–01 — Saint John Flames (1) 4–2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

2001–02 — Chicago Wolves (1) 4–1 Bridgeport Sound Tigers

2002–03 — Houston Aeros (1) 4–3 Hamilton Bulldogs

2003–04 — Milwaukee Admirals (1) 4–0 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

2004–05 — Philadelphia Phantoms (2) 4–0 Chicago Wolves

2005–06 — Hershey Bears (9) 4–2 Milwaukee Admirals

2006–07 — Hamilton Bulldogs (1) 4–1 Hershey Bears

2007–08 — Chicago Wolves (2) 4–2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

2008–09 — Hershey Bears (10) 4–2 Manitoba Moose

2009–10 — Hershey Bears (11) 4–2 Texas Stars

2010–11 — Binghamton Senators (1) 4–2 Houston Aeros

2011–12 — Norfolk Admirals (1) 4–0 Toronto Marlies

2012–13 — Grand Rapids Griffins (1) 4–2 Syracuse Crunch

2013–14 — Texas Stars (1) 4–1 St. John's IceCaps

2014-15 — Manchester Monarchs (1) 4–1 Utica Comets

2015-16 — Lake Erie Monsters (1) 4-0 Hershey Bears

2016-17 — Grand Rapids Griffins (2) 4-2 Syracuse Crunch

2017-18 — Toronto Marlies (1) 4-3 Texas Stars

2018-19 Charlotte Checkers 4-1 Chicago Wolves

2020-21 — not awarded

2019-20 — not awarded

2021-22 — Chicago Wolves 4-1 Springfield Thunderbirds

2022-23

2023-24

Who has Won the most Calder Cup titles.?

The team that has won the most Calder Cup championships are the Hershey Bears, with a total of 11 wins. The Hershey Bears have also made it to the finals more than any other team, participating 23 times. Teams from 25 different cities have won the Calder Cup.

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