# 2014 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2014 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 23, 2014, with the same playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semi-finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Texas Stars defeated the St. John's IceCaps in five games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Texas Stars' franchise history.

## Playoff seeds

After the 2013–14 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.

### Eastern Conference
#### Atlantic Division

* Manchester Monarchs – 105 points
* St. John's IceCaps – 99 points
* Providence Bruins – 91 points

#### Northeast Division

* Springfield Falcons – 100 points
* Albany Devils – 93 Points

#### East Division

* Binghamton Senators – 96 points
* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points
* Norfolk Admirals – 90 points

### Western Conference
#### West Division

* Texas Stars – 106 points
* Abbotsford Heat – 94 points
* Oklahoma City Barons – 83 points

#### Midwest Division

* Chicago Wolves – 100 points
* Grand Rapids Griffins – 99 points
* Milwaukee Admirals – 91 points

#### North Division

* Toronto Marlies – 96 points
* Rochester Americans – 85 points

## 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 | Manchester | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Norfolk | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Norfolk | 3 | | | 4 | St. John's | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Norfolk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Springfield | 2 | | | 8 | Norfolk | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | 4 | St. John's | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 4 | St. John's | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 6 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Binghamton | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | | | 6 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | St. John's | 3 | | | 7 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | E4 | St. John's | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Texas | 4 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Texas | 4 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma City | 0 | | | 1 | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Grand Rapids | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chicago | 3 | | | 4 | Grand Rapids | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rochester | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rochester | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Texas | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | Texas | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 3 | Toronto | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Toronto | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Toronto | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | 2 | Chicago | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Toronto | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Grand Rapids | 3 | | | 3 | Toronto | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Abbotsford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference quarterfinals

    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
#### (1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (8) Norfolk Admirals

* Norfolk wins series 3–1

#### (2) Springfield Falcons vs. (7) Providence Bruins

* Providence wins series 3–2

#### (3) Binghamton Senators vs. (6) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–1

#### (4) St. John's IceCaps vs. (5) Albany Devils

* St. John's wins series 3–1

### Western Conference
#### (1) Texas Stars vs. (8) Oklahoma City Barons

* Texas wins series 3–0

#### (2) Chicago Wolves vs. (7) Rochester Americans

* Chicago wins series 3–2

#### (3) Toronto Marlies vs. (6) Milwaukee Admirals

* Toronto wins series 3–0

#### (4) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (5) Abbotsford Heat

* Grand Rapids wins series 3–1

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern Conference
#### (4) St. John's IceCaps vs. (8) Norfolk Admirals

* St. John's wins series 4–2

#### (6) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (7) Providence Bruins

* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4–3

### Western Conference
#### (1) Texas Stars vs. (4) Grand Rapids Griffins

* Texas wins series 4–2

#### (2) Chicago Wolves vs. (3) Toronto Marlies

* Toronto wins series 4–0

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (4) St. John's IceCaps vs. (6) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

* St. John's wins series 4–2

### Western Conference
#### (1) Texas Stars vs. (3) Toronto Marlies

* Texas wins series 4–3

## Calder Cup Finals
### Texas Stars vs. St. John's IceCaps

* Texas wins series 4–1

## 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 |
| Travis Morin | Texas Stars | 21 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 |
| Mike Hedden | Texas Stars | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 |
| Andrew Gordon | St. John's IceCaps | 21 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 22 |
| Brendan Ranford | Texas Stars | 21 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 |
| Will O'Neill | St. John's IceCaps | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 27 |
| Peter Holland | Toronto Marlies | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Ryan Spooner | Providence Bruins | 12 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Alexander Khokhlachev | Providence Bruins | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 |
| Eric O'Dell | St. John's IceCaps | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
| Chuck Kobasew | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 40 |

### 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 60 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 |
| John Gibson | Norfolk Admirals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 198 | 9 | 1.45 | .955 | 1 | 373:03 |
| Jean-Francois Berube | Manchester Monarchs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 7 | 1.67 | .936 | 1 | 252:14 |
| Michael Hutchinson | St. John's IceCaps | 21 | 12 | 9 | 676 | 42 | 1.95 | .938 | 3 | 1290:05 |
| Drew MacIntyre | Toronto Marlies | 14 | 10 | 4 | 495 | 29 | 2.08 | .941 | 2 | 837:29 |
| Cristopher Nilstorp | Texas Stars | 19 | 13 | 5 | 470 | 38 | 2.17 | .919 | 1 | 1051:20 |
| Keith Kinkaid | Albany Devils | 4 | 1 | 3 | 132 | 9 | 2.26 | .932 | 0 | 238:27 |