2013–14 AHL season

The 2013–14 AHL season is the 78th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began on October 4, 2013, and ended on April 19, 2014. The 2014 Calder Cup playoffs followed the conclusion of the regular season. The Calder Cup was won by the Texas Stars for their first Calder Cup in franchise history.
==Regular season==
The 2013–14 edition of the AHL Outdoor Classic took place on December 13, 2013 and was hosted by the Rochester Americans against the Lake Erie Monsters at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York. The Americans won the game 5–4 in a shootout before a crowd of 11,015 spectators.
The Americans also took part in the 2013 Spengler Cup between December 26 and 31, 2013, the first time since 1996 that an AHL team has participated in the tournament.
==Team and NHL affiliation changes==
===Relocations===
The Houston Aeros relocated to Des Moines, Iowa and became the Iowa Wild but remained affiliated to the Minnesota Wild. The franchise previously known as the Peoria Rivermen relocated to Utica, New York and changed their name to the Comets.
===Affiliation changes===
AHL team 	New affiliate 	Old affiliate
Chicago Wolves	St. Louis Blues 	Vancouver Canucks
Utica Comets 	Vancouver Canucks	St. Louis Blues
===Name changes===
The Connecticut Whale reverted to their former name, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
== Standings ==
=== Eastern Conference ===
=== Western Conference ===
== Statistical leaders ==
=== Leading skaters ===
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of the end of the regular season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Texas Stars 	66	32	56	88 	52
 	Charlotte Checkers 	69	36	38	74 	55
 	Portland Pirates 	70	27	45	72 	66
 	Toronto Marlies 	76	25	47	72 	115
 	Manchester Monarchs	76	23	47	70 	42
 	Charlotte Checkers 	70	28	41	69 	62
 	Toronto Marlies 	64	17	52	69 	16
 	Binghamton Senators	51	30	37	67 	32
 	Texas Stars 	75	27	38	65 	92
 	Adirondack Phantoms	70	24	40	64 	42
=== Leading goaltenders ===
The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of the end of the regular season.
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
Player	Team 	GP	TOI 	SA 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV% 	W 	L 	OT
 	Chicago Wolves 	52	3138	1467	106	7 	2.03	.928	33	16	3
 	Grand Rapids Griffins	32	1829	838 	64 	3 	2.10	.924	22	9 	1
 	Albany Devils 	43	2518	1086	96 	4 	2.29	.912	24	13	5
 	Grand Rapids Griffins	46	2560	1256	98 	2 	2.30	.922	24	12	4
 	Providence Bruins 	33	1919	921 	74 	1 	2.31	.920	15	10	5
==Calder Cup playoffs==
==AHL awards==
Calder Cup : Texas Stars
Les Cunningham Award : Travis Morin, Texas
John B. Sollenberger Trophy : Travis Morin, Texas
Willie Marshall Award : Zach Boychuk, Charlotte
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award : Curtis McKenzie, Texas
Eddie Shore Award : T. J. Brennan, Toronto
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award : Jake Allen, Chicago
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award : Jeff Deslauriers & Eric Hartzell, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award : Jeff Blashill, Grand Rapids
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award : Jake Dowell, Iowa
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award : Eric Neilson, Syracuse
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy : Travis Morin, Texas
Richard F. Canning Trophy : St. John's IceCaps
Robert W. Clarke Trophy : Texas Stars
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy: Texas Stars
Frank Mathers Trophy: Binghamton Senators
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy: Chicago Wolves
Emile Francis Trophy : Manchester Monarchs
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy: Springfield Falcons
Sam Pollock Trophy: Toronto Marlies
John D. Chick Trophy: Texas Stars
James C. Hendy Memorial Award:
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award:
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards:
Ken McKenzie Award:
Michael Condon Memorial Award:
===All-Star teams===
First All-Star Team
*Jake Allen (G)
*T. J. Brennan (D)
*Adam Clendening (D) 
*Mike Hoffman (LW) 
*Travis Morin (C) 
*Colton Sceviour (RW)
Second All-Star Team
*Petr Mrazek (G)
*Adam Almqvist (D) 
*Brad Hunt (D) 
*Zach Boychuk (LW) 
*Andy Miele (C) 
*Spencer Abbott (RW)
==2014 AHL All-Stars==
This was the AHL roster for a game against Färjestad BK on February 12, 2014. The AHL All-stars won the game 7–2. http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1012245
Player 	Team 	Position
Jake Allen 	Chicago Wolves 	G
Chad Billins 	Abbotsford Heat 	D
T. J. Brennan 	Toronto Marlies 	D
Brett Connolly 	Syracuse Crunch 	RW
Brian Gibbons 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 	C
Cody Goloubef 	Springfield Falcons 	D
Mike Hoffman 	Binghamton Senators 	LW
Jason Jaffray 	St. John's IceCaps 	LW
Brenden Kichton 	St. John's IceCaps 	D
Alexey Marchenko 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	D
Brayden McNabb 	Rochester Americans 	D
Travis Morin 	Texas Stars 	C
Brandon Pirri 	Rockford IceHogs 	C
Colton Sceviour 	Texas Stars 	RW
Colton Sissons 	Milwaukee Admirals 	RW
Ryan Spooner 	Providence Bruins 	C
Ben Street 	Abbotsford Heat 	C
Ryan Strome 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	C
Frédéric St-Denis 	Springfield Falcons 	D
Dustin Tokarski 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	G
Linden Vey 	Manchester Monarchs 	RW
Joe Whitney 	Albany Devils 	LW
Head coaches: Jeff Blashill, Rob Zettler	Head coaches: Jeff Blashill, Rob Zettler	
==Milestones==
* Manchester Monarchs coach Mark Morris became the 17th coach in AHL history to reach career 300 victories, with a win on November 13, 2013.
* Worcester Sharks coach Roy Sommer set a record for AHL games coached by coaching his 1,257th game on March 26, 2014, surpassing the previous record by Frank Mathers.
==Team Photos==
13-14RocAme.jpg|Rochester Americans
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
== References ==
==External links==
*AHL official site
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