2009 Calder Cup playoffs
The 2009 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 15, 2009. The 16 teams that qualified, 8 from each conference, played best-of-seven series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions then played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Hershey Bears defeated the Manitoba Moose four games to two in the finals to win the Calder Cup.
Playoff seeds
After the 2008–09 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs.Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
- Hartford Wolf Pack – 99 points
- Providence Bruins – 94 points
- Portland Pirates – 88 points
- Worcester Sharks – 87 points
East Division
- Hershey Bears – 106 points
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers – 106 points
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 104 points
- Philadelphia Phantoms – 93 points
Western Conference
North Division
- Manitoba Moose – 107 points
- Hamilton Bulldogs – 102 points
- Grand Rapids Griffins – 98 points
- Toronto Marlies – 90 points
West Division
- Milwaukee Admirals – 107 points
- Peoria Rivermen – 92 points
- Houston Aeros – 87 points
- Rockford IceHogs – 86 points
Bracket
Statistical leaders
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points.| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Alexandre Giroux | Hershey Bears | 22 | 15 | 13 | 28 | +3 | 22 |
| Corey Locke | Houston Aeros | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -9 | 32 |
| Jason Krog | Manitoba Moose | 22 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +9 | 0 |
| Keith Aucoin | Hershey Bears | 21 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +9 | 16 |
| Chris Bourque | Hershey Bears | 22 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +2 | 30 |
| Jason Jaffray | Manitoba Moose | 22 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +7 | 12 |
| Michael Grabner | Manitoba Moose | 20 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +11 | 2 |
| Matt Beaudoin | Houston Aeros | 20 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 12 |
| Martin St. Pierre | Providence Bruins | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| Brad Marchand | Providence Bruins | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltending
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played.| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| Drew MacIntyre | Milwaukee Admirals | 11 | 7 | 4 | 261 | 18 | 1.65 | .931 | 1 | 655 |
| Matt Climie | Houston Aeros | 5 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 1.88 | .945 | 0 | 191 |
| Michal Neuvirth | Hershey Bears | 22 | 16 | 6 | 633 | 43 | 1.92 | .932 | 4 | 1346 |
| Adam Berkhoel | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 6 | 3 | 2 | 189 | 12 | 2.12 | .937 | 0 | 340 |
| Cory Schneider | Manitoba Moose | 22 | 14 | 7 | 600 | 47 | 2.15 | .922 | 0 | 1315 |
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice
Division Semifinals
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
(A1) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A4) Worcester Sharks
(A2) Providence Bruins vs. (A3) Portland Pirates
East Division
(E1) Hershey Bears vs. (E4) Philadelphia Phantoms
Due to scheduling issues, Philadelphia hosted the first two games of the series. These would be their last 2 games in Philadelphia, as the team would move to Adiriondack after the season.(E2) Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs. (E3) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Note: First two games were played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum due to scheduling issues.
Western Conference