# 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

* Providence Bruins – 105 points
* Portland Pirates – 87 points
* Manchester Monarchs – 81 points (35 regulation and overtime wins)

#### Northeast Division

* Springfield Falcons – 99 points

#### East Division

* Syracuse Crunch – 97 points
* Binghamton Senators – 96 points
* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 88 points
* Hershey Bears – 81 points (32 regulation and overtime wins)

### Western Conference
#### North Division

* Toronto Marlies – 96 points
* Rochester Americans – 90 points (33 regulation and overtime wins)

#### Midwest Division

* Grand Rapids Griffins – 92 points
* Milwaukee Admirals – 89 points

#### South Division

* Texas Stars – 97 points
* Charlotte Checkers – 92 points
* Oklahoma City Barons – 91 points
* Houston Aeros – 90 points (35 regulation and overtime wins)

## Bracket

| Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | Conference quarterfinals | | | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final |
| 1 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hershey | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hershey | 2 | | | 1 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Springfield | 3 | | | 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manchester | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manchester | 1 | | | | | | 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Portland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Portland | 0 | | | 2 | Springfield | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Binghamton | 0 | | | 3 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Syracuse | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W3 | Grand Rapids | 4 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W3 | Grand Rapids | 4 |
| 8 | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Milwaukee | 1 | | | 1 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Oklahoma City | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Toronto | 3 | | | 5 | Oklahoma City | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rochester | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rochester | 0 | | | | | | 5 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 5 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 3 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Grand Rapids | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 2 | | | 2 | Toronto | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Charlotte | 2 | | | 3 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference quarterfinals

    Note: Home team is listed first.

### Eastern Conference
#### (1) Providence Bruins vs. (8) Hershey Bears

* Providence wins series 3–2

#### (2) Springfield Falcons vs. (7) Manchester Monarchs

* Springfield wins series 3–1

#### (3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (6) Portland Pirates

* Syracuse wins series 3–0

#### (4) Binghamton Senators vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Texas Stars vs. (8) Milwaukee Admirals

* Texas wins series 3–1

#### (2) Toronto Marlies vs. (7) Rochester Americans

* Toronto wins series 3–0

#### (3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (6) Houston Aeros

* Grand Rapids wins series 3–2

#### (4) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons

* Oklahoma City wins series 3–2

## 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.
* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4–3

#### (2) Springfield Falcons vs. (3) Syracuse Crunch

* Syracuse wins series 4–0

### Western Conference
#### (1) Texas Stars vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons

* Oklahoma City wins series 4–1

#### (2) Toronto Marlies vs. (3) Grand Rapids Griffins

* Grand Rapids wins series 4–2

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* Syracuse wins series 4–1

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

* Grand Rapids wins series 4–3
The game scheduled for May 31 was postponed to June 1 because of dangerous weather conditions around the Cox Convention Center.

## Calder Cup Finals
### Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins

* Grand Rapids won series 4–2

## 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
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ondrej Palat | Syracuse Crunch | 18 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 12 |
| Tomas Tatar | Grand Rapids Griffins | 24 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 23 |
| Tyler Johnson | Syracuse Crunch | 18 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 18 |
| Mark Arcobello | Oklahoma City Barons | 17 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
| Jan Mursak | Grand Rapids Griffins | 23 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 26 |
| Luke Glendening | Grand Rapids Griffins | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 |
| Landon Ferraro | Grand Rapids Griffins | 24 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| Toni Rajala | Oklahoma City Barons | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| Riley Sheahan | Grand Rapids Griffins | 24 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| Teemu Hartikainen | Oklahoma City Barons | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |

### 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 (in minutes)
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| Brad Thiessen | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 12 | 6 | 4 | 310 | 15 | 1.38 | .952 | 2 | 654 |
| Cedrick Desjardins | Syracuse Crunch | 18 | 13 | 5 | 458 | 42 | 2.30 | .908 | 3 | 1097 |
| Cristopher Nilstorp | Texas Stars | 9 | 4 | 5 | 270 | 21 | 2.30 | .922 | 1 | 547 |
| Petr Mrazek | Grand Rapids Griffins | 24 | 15 | 9 | 658 | 55 | 2.31 | .916 | 4 | 1431 |
| Yann Danis | Oklahoma City Barons | 17 | 10 | 7 | 535 | 41 | 2.41 | .923 | 1 | 1019 |
| Drew MacIntyre | Toronto Marlies | 9 | 5 | 4 | 288 | 25 | 2.85 | .913 | 1 | 526 |