2005 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2005 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 19, 2005.[1] The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for division semifinals, finals and conference finals. The conference champions played a best-of-7 series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on June 10, 2005 with the Philadelphia Phantoms defeating the Chicago Wolves four games to none to win the second Calder Cup in team history.[2] Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.[3]

2005 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 19 – June 10, 2005
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsPhiladelphia Phantoms
Runner-upChicago Wolves
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Philadelphia set an AHL record by winning 11 consecutive home games in a single playoff.[4] By playing the postseason in the Wachovia Center, the team also managed to settle postseason attendance records, with 20,103 spectators in the cup-clinching game 4 against Chicago.[5]

As the National Hockey League was in the midst of a lockout that canceled that league's entire 2004–05 season, the 2005 playoffs featured a higher number of players from the NHL.

Playoff seeds

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After the 2004–05 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Rochester Americans were the Western Conference regular season champions as well as the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners with the best overall regular season record. The Manchester Monarchs were the Eastern Conference regular season champions.[6]

Eastern Conference

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Atlantic Division

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  1. Manchester Monarchs – Eastern Conference regular season champions, 110 points
  2. Hartford Wolf Pack – 106 points
  3. Lowell Lock Monsters – 100 points
  4. Providence Bruins – 90 points

East Division

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  1. Binghamton Senators – 106 points
  2. Philadelphia Phantoms – 103 points
  3. Norfolk Admirals – 93 points
  4. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points

Western Conference

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North Division

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  1. Rochester Americans – Western Conference regular season champions; Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners, 112 points
  2. St. John's Maple Leafs – 98 points
  3. Manitoba Moose – 98 points
  4. Hamilton Bulldogs – 89 points

West Division

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  1. Chicago Wolves – 105 points
  2. Milwaukee Admirals – 103 points
  3. Cincinnati Mighty Ducks – 93 points
  4. Houston Aeros – 92 points

Bracket

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Division Semifinals
April 19–May 1
Division Finals
May 4–14
Conference Finals
May 19–29
Calder Cup Final
June 2–10
            
A1Manchester2
A4Providence4
A4Providence4
Atlantic Division
A3Lowell1
A2Hartford2
A3Lowell4
A4Providence2
Eastern Conference
E2Philadelphia4
E1Binghamton2
E4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton4
E4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton1
East Division
E2Philadelphia4
E2Philadelphia4
E3Norfolk2
E2Philadelphia4
W1Chicago0
N1Rochester4
N4Hamilton0
N1Rochester1
North Division
N3Manitoba4
N2St. John's1
N3Manitoba4
N3Manitoba0
Western Conference
W1Chicago4
W1Chicago4
W4Houston1
W1Chicago4
West Division
W3Cincinnati1
W2Milwaukee3
W3Cincinnati4

In each round the higher seed receives home ice advantage, meaning they can play a maximum of four home games if the series reaches seven games. There is no set series format for each series due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.[7]

Division Semifinals

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Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−4).
Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
Note 3: Home team is listed first.

Eastern Conference

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Atlantic Division

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(A1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (A4) Providence Bruins
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April 22Manchester Monarchs1 – 5Providence BruinsVerizon Wireless Arena 
No scoringFirst periodBen Guité (1) - 2:42
Kevin Dallman (1) - 7:20
Dan LaCouture (1) - 7:30
Tomáš Kůrka (1) - pp - 19:49
11:53 - George Parros (1)Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodTomáš Kůrka (2) - 4:53
Mathieu Garon 6 saves / 9 shots
Adam Hauser 16 saves / 18 shots
Goalie statsHannu Toivonen 30 saves / 31 shots
April 23Manchester Monarchs4 – 2Providence BruinsVerizon Wireless Arena 
Dustin Brown (1) - 10:04
Mike Cammalleri (1) - pp - 12:02
First periodAndy Hilbert (1) - 7:29
Pat Leahy (1) - 10:32
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Noah Clarke (1) - 12:11
Chris Schmidt (1) - sh - en - 19:54
Third periodNo scoring
Mathieu Garon 21 saves / 23 shotsGoalie statsHannu Toivonen 30 saves / 33 shots
April 25Providence Bruins6 – 3Manchester MonarchsDunkin' Donuts Center 
Pat Leahy (2) - sh - 5:06
7:42 - Martin Samuelsson (1)
11:59 - Andy Hilbert (2)
First period19:17 - pp - Dave Steckel (1)
5:47 - pp - Keith Aucoin (1)
Kevin Dallman (2) - pp - 12:44
Second periodNo scoring
19:26 - en - Andy Hilbert (3)Third period1:57 - Dustin Brown (2)
Brad Smyth (1) - pp - 5:51
Hannu Toivonen 27 saves / 30 shotsGoalie statsMathieu Garon 25 saves / 30 shots
Adam Hauser (3 saves / 3 shots)
April 27Providence Bruins2 – 3Manchester MonarchsDunkin' Donuts Center 
Tomáš Kůrka (3) - 14:22First period2:08 - pp - Brad Smyth (2)
Dustin Brown (3) - 15:54
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
12:20 - Milan Jurčina (1)Third periodJason Holland (1) - 19:12
Hannu Toivonen 24 saves / 27 shotsGoalie statsMathieu Garon 24 saves / 26 shots
April 28Manchester Monarchs2 – 4Providence BruinsVerizon Wireless Arena 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Dustin Brown (4) - 12:19
Dustin Brown (5) - 17:30
Second periodBrad Boyes (1) - 7:29
9:55 - pp - Keith Aucoin (2)
No scoringThird period1:23 - pp - Kevin Dallman (3)
Patrice Bergeron (1) - en 19:54
Mathieu Garon 27 saves / 29 shotsGoalie statsHannu Toivonen 29 saves / 32 shots
April 30Providence Bruins3 – 1Manchester MonarchsDunkin' Donuts Center 
No scoringFirst period4:04 - pp - Troy Milam (1)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
4:34 - pp - Patrice Bergeron (2)
16:00 - Brad Boyes (2)
Jayme Filipowicz (1) - en - 19:52
Third periodNo scoring
Hannu Toivonen 31 saves / 32 shotsGoalie statsMathieu Garon 37 saves / 39 shots
Providence won series 4 – 2


(A2) Hartford Wolf Pack vs. (A3) Lowell Lock Monsters
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April 21Hartford Wolf Pack5 – 2Lowell Lock MonstersHartford Civic Center
April 23Hartford Wolf Pack1 – 2Lowell Lock MonstersHartford Civic Center
April 24Lowell Lock Monsters1 – 4Hartford Wolf PackTsongas Arena
April 26Lowell Lock Monsters3 – 2Hartford Wolf PackTsongas Arena
April 28Hartford Wolf Pack2 – 3Lowell Lock MonstersHartford Civic Center
April 30Lowell Lock Monsters3 – 0Hartford Wolf PackTsongas Arena
Lowell won series 4 – 2


East Division

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(E1) Binghamton Senators vs. (E4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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April 22Binghamton Senators5 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena 
No scoringFirst periodJosh Langfeld (1) - pp - 2:03
8:22 - Jesse Fibiger (1)
Matt Murley (1) - 1:44Second period16:48 - pp - Jason Spezza (1)
Michel Ouellet (1) - 13:19Third periodAntoine Vermette (1) - 2:53
12:46 - Charlie Stephens (1)
Marc-André Fleury 24 saves / 29 shotsGoalie statsRay Emery 33 saves / 35 shots
April 23Binghamton Senators4 – 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 25Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 23OTBinghamton SenatorsWachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
April 27Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 0Binghamton SenatorsWachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
April 29Binghamton Senators2 – 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
May 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2 – 1Binghamton SenatorsWachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won series 4 – 2


(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E3) Norfolk Admirals
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April 22Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 1Norfolk AdmiralsWachovia Center[1]
April 23Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 0Norfolk AdmiralsWachovia Center[1]
April 25Norfolk Admirals3 – 1Philadelphia PhantomsNorfolk Scope
April 27Norfolk Admirals1 – 4Philadelphia PhantomsNorfolk Scope
April 29Norfolk Admirals4 – 1Philadelphia PhantomsNorfolk Scope
May 1Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 2Norfolk AdmiralsWachovia Center[1]
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2


Western Conference

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North Division

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(N1) Rochester Americans vs. (N4) Hamilton Bulldogs
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April 20Rochester Americans3 – 1Hamilton BulldogsBlue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
April 22Rochester Americans2 – 1Hamilton BulldogsBlue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
April 24Hamilton Bulldogs3 – 4Rochester AmericansCopps Coliseum
April 26Hamilton Bulldogs4 – 5Rochester AmericansCopps Coliseum
Rochester won series 4 – 0


(N2) St. John's Maple Leafs vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
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April 20St. John's Maple Leafs3 – 5Manitoba MooseMile One Stadium
April 22St. John's Maple Leafs6 – 1Manitoba MooseMile One Stadium
April 25Manitoba Moose5 – 2St. John's Maple LeafsMTS Centre
April 27Manitoba Moose3 – 2OTSt. John's Maple LeafsMTS Centre
April 29Manitoba Moose4 – 0St. John's Maple LeafsMTS Centre
Manitoba won series 4 – 1


West Division

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(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W4) Houston Aeros
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April 19Chicago Wolves4 – 1Houston AerosAllstate Arena
April 21Chicago Wolves1 – 2OTHouston AerosAllstate Arena
April 23Houston Aeros0 – 1Chicago WolvesToyota Center
April 24Houston Aeros1 – 2Chicago WolvesToyota Center
April 26Houston Aeros3 – 5Chicago WolvesToyota Center
Chicago won series 4 – 1


(W2) Milwaukee Admirals vs. (W3) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
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April 20Milwaukee Admirals4 – 2Cincinnati Mighty DucksBradley Center
April 22Cincinnati Mighty Ducks4 – 32OTMilwaukee AdmiralsCincinnati Gardens
April 23Milwaukee Admirals3 – 2OTCincinnati Mighty DucksBradley Center
April 25Milwaukee Admirals3 – 0Cincinnati Mighty DucksBradley Center
April 27Cincinnati Mighty Ducks3 – 1Milwaukee AdmiralsCincinnati Gardens
April 29Cincinnati Mighty Ducks5 – 1Milwaukee AdmiralsCincinnati Gardens
May 1Milwaukee Admirals3 – 4Cincinnati Mighty DucksBradley Center
Cincinnati won series 4 – 3


Division Finals

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Eastern Conference

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Atlantic Division

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(A3) Lowell Lock Monsters vs. (A4) Providence Bruins
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May 6Lowell Lock Monsters4 – 5Providence BruinsTsongas Arena
May 7Lowell Lock Monsters4 – 0Providence BruinsTsongas Arena
May 11Lowell Lock Monsters1 – 4Providence BruinsTsongas Arena
May 13Providence Bruins3 – 2OTLowell Lock MonstersDunkin' Donuts Center
May 14Providence Bruins5 – 2Lowell Lock MonstersDunkin' Donuts Center
Providence won series 4 – 1


East Division

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(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (E4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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May 4Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsWachovia Center[1]
May 6Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsWachovia Center[1]
May 7Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 1Philadelphia PhantomsWachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 10Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins3 – 5Philadelphia PhantomsWachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
May 13Philadelphia Phantoms7 – 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsWachovia Center[1]
Philadelphia won series 4 – 1


Western Conference

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North Division

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(N1) Rochester Americans vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose
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May 4Rochester Americans4 – 2Manitoba MooseBlue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
May 6Rochester Americans0 – 1Manitoba MooseBlue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
May 9Manitoba Moose5 – 4OTRochester AmericansMTS Centre
May 11Manitoba Moose2 – 1Rochester AmericansMTS Centre
May 13Manitoba Moose5 – 2Rochester AmericansMTS Centre
Manitoba won series 4 – 1


West Division

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(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (W3) Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
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May 4Chicago Wolves5 – 2Cincinnati Mighty DucksAllstate Arena
May 7Chicago Wolves2 – 1Cincinnati Mighty DucksAllstate Arena
May 9Cincinnati Mighty Ducks2 – 5Chicago WolvesCincinnati Gardens
May 11Cincinnati Mighty Ducks3 – 2Chicago WolvesCincinnati Gardens
May 13Chicago Wolves4 – 1Cincinnati Mighty DucksAllstate Arena
Chicago won series 4 – 1


Conference finals

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Eastern Conference

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(E2) Philadelphia Phantoms vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

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May 20Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 2Providence BruinsWachovia Center[1]
May 21Philadelphia Phantoms3 – 0Providence BruinsWachovia Center[1]
May 23Providence Bruins2 – 1OTPhiladelphia PhantomsDunkin' Donuts Center
May 25Providence Bruins1 – 2Philadelphia PhantomsDunkin' Donuts Center
May 27Providence Bruins6 – 4Philadelphia PhantomsDunkin' Donuts Center
May 29Philadelphia Phantoms4 – 1Providence BruinsWachovia Center[1]
Philadelphia won series 4 – 2


Western Conference

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(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (N3) Manitoba Moose

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May 19Chicago Wolves4 – 3Manitoba MooseAllstate Arena
May 21Chicago Wolves3 – 0Manitoba MooseAllstate Arena
May 23Manitoba Moose2 – 4Chicago WolvesMTS Centre
May 25Manitoba Moose1 – 4Chicago WolvesMTS Centre
Chicago won series 4 – 0


Calder Cup Final

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(W1) Chicago Wolves vs. (E2) Philadelphia Phantoms

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June 2Chicago Wolves0 – 1Philadelphia PhantomsAllstate Arena 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodMike Richards (6) - 5:58
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Kari Lehtonen 31 saves / 32 shotsGoalie statsAntero Niittymäki 27 saves / 27 shots
June 4Chicago Wolves1 – 22OTPhiladelphia PhantomsAllstate Arena 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Steve Maltais (4) - pp - 4:52Second period14:11 - pp - John Slaney (3)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond overtime period3:50 - Patrick Sharp (5)
Kari Lehtonen 26 saves / 28 shotsGoalie statsAntero Niittymäki 48 saves / 49 shots
June 8Philadelphia Phantoms2 – 1Chicago WolvesWachovia Center[1] 
8:50 - pp - Mike Richards (7)
9:57 - pp - Patrick Sharp (6)
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodJ.P. Vigier (5) - pp - 8:34
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Antero Niittymäki 29 saves / 30 shotsGoalie statsKari Lehtonen 22 saves / 24 shots
June 10Philadelphia Phantoms5 – 2Chicago WolvesWachovia Center[1] 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
5:32 - Patrick Sharp (7)
12:42 - Jon Sim (9)
18:05 - Ben Stafford (2)
19:47 - pp - Jon Sim (10)
Second periodNo scoring
Patrick Sharp (8) - 8:49Third periodSteve Maltais (5) - pp - 4:37
16:07 - Lonny Bohonos (3)
Antero Niittymäki 28 saves / 30 shotsGoalie statsKari Lehtonen 25 saves / 29 shots
Philadelphia won series 4 – 0


Playoff statistical leaders

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Leading skaters

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These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPts+/–PIM
Jeff CarterPhiladelphia Phantoms21121123+1012
Patrick SharpPhiladelphia Phantoms2181321+920
Andy HilbertProvidence Bruins1771421+327
Keith AucoinProvidence Bruins1741418–518
Jon SimPhiladelphia Phantoms2110717+744
Brad BoyesProvidence Bruins168715–123
Mike RichardsPhiladelphia Phantoms147815+828
Josh GreenManitoba Moose149514–126
Lee GorenManitoba Moose1410313+423
Ryan ReadyPhiladelphia Phantoms1921113+56

Leading goaltenders

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This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage with at least 420 minutes played. The table is initially sorted by goals against average, with the criterion for inclusion in bold.

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 (in minutes)

PlayerTeamGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
Kari LehtonenChicago Wolves16106457281.71.9392983
Antero NiittymakiPhiladelphia Phantoms21155648371.75.94331269
Wade FlahertyManitoba Moose1284329292.42.9122720
Hannu ToivonenProvidence Bruins17107547422.43.92301038
Andy ChiodoWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins954244232.48.9061556
Cam WardLowell Lock Monsters1156340282.53.9182664
Brian FinleyMilwaukee Admirals734229202.62.9131458

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs caldercup.com. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Phantoms history timeline". phantomshockey.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
  3. ^ Jack A. Butterfield Trophy Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine AHL Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  4. ^ Calder Cup record book: Teams caldercup.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2008
  5. ^ "Attendance record shattered in Philly". Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. ^ 2004-05 AHL Standings HockeyDB. Retrieved on April 27, 2008
  7. ^ Frequently asked questions Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine theahl.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
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2005
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