Calder Cup Playoff Stock Report: Upsets Upending The Postseason
Another round of cuts, and it’s now an eight-team field left in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Top-five finishers in the Providence Bruins (first), Ontario Reign (fourth), and Charlotte Checkers (fifth) are all out. Meanwhile, the Springfield Thunderbirds (22nd) knocked out two of those top-five teams and have a chance to do the same to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (third).
Another round of cuts, and it’s now an eight-team field left in the Calder Cup Playoffs. It has been a spring of upsets. Top-five finishers in the Providence Bruins (first), Ontario Reign (fourth), and Charlotte Checkers (fifth) are all out.
Meanwhile, the Springfield Thunderbirds (22nd) knocked out two of those top-five teams and have a chance to do the same to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (third). Calder Cup Playoff Bracket Full AHL On FloHockey Coverage It has been anything but a predictable postseason. Let’s examine who is rising, holding, and falling among those Calder Cup Playoff teams – past and present.
Rising Colorado Eagles The Eagles look like a problem. Trent Miner has three shutouts in six games. These mobile Eagles jam up every bit of ice and mostly stymied the Henderson Silver Knights, the AHL’s highest-scoring club in the regular season.
For a team that has been a playoff disappointment in past years, this is a group with returnees who have appeared to learn lessons from those previous setbacks. Watch Live 2026 Colorado Eagles vs Coachella Valley Firebirds Springfield Thunderbirds It’s simple. The Thunderbirds are fresh off the biggest upset in Calder Cup Playoff history.
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