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 in the finals, like in 2013.
==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 
====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 ==
: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 ====
==== (A2) Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. (A3) Hershey Bears ====
==== (N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N4) St. John's IceCaps ====
==== (N2) Toronto Marlies vs. (N3) Albany Devils ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C4) Charlotte Checkers ====
==== (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (C3) Milwaukee Admirals ====
==== (P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P4) Stockton Heat ====
==== (P2) San Diego Gulls vs. (P3) Ontario Reign ====
== Division finals ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
==== (A3) Hershey Bears vs. (A4) Providence Bruins ====
==== (N1) Syracuse Crunch vs. (N2) Toronto Marlies ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (C1) Chicago Wolves vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins ====
==== (P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (P2) San Diego Gulls ====
== Conference finals ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
==== (A4) Providence Bruins vs. (N1) Syracuse Crunch ====
=== Western Conference ===
==== (P1) San Jose Barracuda vs. (C2) Grand Rapids Griffins ====
== Calder Cup Finals ==
=== Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins ===
==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
 	Syracuse Crunch 	22	12	16	28 	27
 	Syracuse Crunch 	22	9 	18	27 	29
 	Grand Rapids Griffins	19	10	12	22 	18
 	Grand Rapids Griffins	19	8 	13	21 	2
 	Syracuse Crunch 	22	5 	15	20 	11
 	Grand Rapids Griffins	19	9 	10	19 	50
 	Grand Rapids Griffins	19	2 	17	19 	12
 	Providence Bruins 	17	9 	9 	18 	0
 	San Jose Barracuda 	15	9 	8 	17 	8
 	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
 	Ontario Reign 	5 	2	2	121	8 	1.70	.934	0 	282:14
 	Hershey Bears 	9 	5	4	282	19	2.13	.933	1 	534:23
 	Albany Devils 	4 	1	3	125	9 	2.13	.928	1 	254:06
 	St. John's IceCaps	4 	1	3	129	10	2.21	.922	0 	272:04
 	Providence Bruins 	16	8	7	426	40	2.57	.906	0 	932:36
 	San Diego Gulls 	10	4	6	341	26	2.69	.924	0 	580:29
==References==
==External links==
*AHL official site
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