2013 Calder Cup playoffs


The 2013 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 26, 2013, with the same playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs continued with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals. The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Syracuse Crunch in six games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Grand Rapids' franchise history.

Playoff seeds

After the 2012–13 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

  1. Providence Bruins – 105 points
  2. Portland Pirates – 87 points
  3. Manchester Monarchs – 81 points

Northeast Division

  1. Springfield Falcons – 99 points

East Division

  1. Syracuse Crunch – 97 points
  2. Binghamton Senators – 96 points
  3. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 88 points
  4. Hershey Bears – 81 points

Western Conference

North Division

  1. Toronto Marlies – 96 points
  2. Rochester Americans – 90 points

Midwest Division

  1. Grand Rapids Griffins – 92 points
  2. Milwaukee Admirals – 89 points

South Division

  1. Texas Stars – 97 points
  2. Charlotte Checkers – 92 points
  3. Oklahoma City Barons – 91 points
  4. Houston Aeros – 90 points

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

(1) Providence Bruins vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Penguins became the third team in AHL history, along with the 1960 Rochester Americans and 1989 Adirondack Red Wings to come back from a 0–3 series deficit and win a best of seven playoff series, and the first team to then win Game 7 on the road.

Conference finals

Western Conference

(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons

The game scheduled for May 31 was postponed to June 1 because of dangerous weather conditions around the Cox Convention Center.

Playoff statistical leaders

Leading skaters

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
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Syracuse Crunch187192612
Grand Rapids Griffins241652123
Syracuse Crunch1810112118
Oklahoma City Barons171282014
Grand Rapids Griffins231161726
Grand Rapids Griffins246101630
Grand Rapids Griffins245111611
Oklahoma City Barons17412168
Grand Rapids Griffins243131610
Oklahoma City Barons1778156

Leading goaltenders

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 360 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
PlayerTeamGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins1264310151.38.9522654
Syracuse Crunch18135458422.30.90831097
Texas Stars945270212.30.9221547
Grand Rapids Griffins24159658552.31.91641431
Oklahoma City Barons17107535412.41.92311019
Toronto Marlies954288252.85.9131526