# 2017 Calder Cup playoffs

The 2017 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 20, 2017, with the playoff format that was introduced in 2016. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-five series in the division semifinals, with the playoffs continuing with best-of-seven series for the division finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Grand Rapids Griffins won their second Calder Cup championship by defeating the Syracuse Crunch 4-games-to-2 in the finals, in a repeat of the 2013 finals.

## Playoff seeds

After the 2016–17 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top four teams in each division ranked by points percentage (points earned divided by points available) qualify for the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs.
At the end of the regular season, the following teams qualified (with points percentage):

### Eastern Conference
#### Atlantic Division

* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 107 points (.704)
* Lehigh Valley Phantoms – 101 points (.664)
* Hershey Bears – 97 points (.638)
* Providence Bruins – 96 points (.632)

#### North Division

* Syracuse Crunch – 90 points (.592)
* Toronto Marlies – 89 points (.586)
* Albany Devils – 83 points (.546)
* St. John's IceCaps – 82 points (.539)

### Western Conference
#### Central Division

* Chicago Wolves – 101 points (.664)
* Grand Rapids Griffins – 100 points (.658)
* Milwaukee Admirals – 93 points (.612)
* Charlotte Checkers – 86 points (.566), 36 ROWs

#### Pacific Division

* San Jose Barracuda – 95 points (.699)
* San Diego Gulls – 89 points (.664)
* Ontario Reign – 83 points (.619)
* Stockton Heat – 76 points (.567)

## Bracket

| Division semifinals | Division semifinals | Division semifinals | | | Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | Calder Cup final | Calder Cup final | Calder Cup final |
| A1 | W-B/Scranton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Providence | 3 | | | A4 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A3 | Hershey | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Lehigh Valley | 2 | | | A3 | Hershey | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Hershey | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Hershey | 3 | | | | | | A4 | Providence | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | A4 | Providence | 1 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | N1 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | |
| N1 | Syracuse | 3 | | | | | | | | | N1 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | |
| N4 | St. John's | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N4 | St. John's | 1 | | | N1 | Syracuse | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N2 | Toronto | 3 | | | | | | | |
| N2 | Toronto | 3 | | | N2 | Toronto | 3 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Syracuse | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | C2 | Grand Rapids | 4 |
| C1 | Chicago | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C2 | Grand Rapids | 4 |
| C4 | Charlotte | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Charlotte | 2 | | | C1 | Chicago | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C2 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Grand Rapids | 3 | | | C2 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | C2 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | C2 | Grand Rapids | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | P1 | San Jose | 1 | | | | |
| P1 | San Jose | 3 | | | | | | | | | P1 | San Jose | 1 | | | | |
| P4 | Stockton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P4 | Stockton | 2 | | | P1 | San Jose | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P2 | San Diego | 1 | | | | | | | |
| P2 | San Diego | 3 | | | P2 | San Diego | 1 | | | | | | | |
| P3 | Ontario | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Division semifinals

    Note 1: All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−04:00).
    Note 2: Game times in italics signify games to be played only if necessary.
    Note 3: Home team is listed first.

### Eastern Conference
#### (A1) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

* Providence wins series 3–2

#### (A2) Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. (A3) Hershey Bears

* Hershey wins series 3–2

#### (N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N4) St. John's IceCaps

* Syracuse wins series 3–1

#### (N2) Toronto Marlies vs. (N3) Albany Devils

* Toronto wins series 3–1

### Western Conference
#### (C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Charlotte Checkers

* Chicago wins series 3–2

#### (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals

* Grand Rapids wins series 3–0

#### (P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P4) Stockton Heat

* San Jose wins series 3–2

#### (P2) San Diego Gulls vs. (P3) Ontario Reign

* San Diego wins series 3–2

## Division finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (A3) Hershey Bears vs. (A4) Providence Bruins

* Providence wins series 4–3

#### (N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N2) Toronto Marlies

* Syracuse wins series 4–3

### Western Conference
#### (C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins

* Grand Rapids wins series 4–1

#### (P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P2) San Diego Gulls

* San Jose wins series 4–1

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference
#### (A4) Providence Bruins vs. (N1) Syracuse Crunch

* Syracuse wins series 4–1

### Western Conference
#### (P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins

* Grand Rapids wins series 4–1

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

* Grand Rapids wins 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 |
| Cory Conacher | Syracuse Crunch | 22 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 27 |
| Yanni Gourde | Syracuse Crunch | 22 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 29 |
| Tomas Nosek | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 18 |
| Ben Street | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 |
| Matt Taormina | Syracuse Crunch | 22 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 50 |
| Eric Tangradi | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| Danton Heinen | Providence Bruins | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| Ryan Carpenter | San Jose Barracuda | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| Mitch Callahan | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 |

### 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 240 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 |
| Jack Campbell | Ontario Reign | 5 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 8 | 1.70 | .934 | 0 | 282:14 |
| Pheonix Copley | Hershey Bears | 9 | 5 | 4 | 282 | 19 | 2.13 | .933 | 1 | 534:23 |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | Albany Devils | 4 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 9 | 2.13 | .928 | 1 | 254:06 |
| Charlie Lindgren | St. John's IceCaps | 4 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 10 | 2.21 | .922 | 0 | 272:04 |
| Zane McIntyre | Providence Bruins | 16 | 8 | 7 | 426 | 40 | 2.57 | .906 | 0 | 932:36 |
| Jhonas Enroth | San Diego Gulls | 10 | 4 | 6 | 341 | 26 | 2.69 | .924 | 0 | 580:29 |