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, will play a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs will then continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals.
==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 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	1 	Providence 	3 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	5 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	2 	Springfield 	3 	 	 	5 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	2 	Springfield 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	7 	Manchester 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	7 	Manchester 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	Syracuse 	4 			 	 	
	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	 	 	3 	Syracuse 	4 			 	 	
	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	 	 	5 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 	1 			 	 	
	3 	Syracuse 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 	1 			 	 	
	3 	Syracuse 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	6 	Portland 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	6 	Portland 	0 	 	 	2 	Springfield 	0 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	2 	Springfield 	0 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	3 	Syracuse 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	4 	Binghamton 	0 	 	 	3 	Syracuse 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	4 	Binghamton 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	5 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	5 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			E3 	Syracuse 	0
	 	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)			E3 	Syracuse 	0
	 	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)			W3 	Grand Rapids 	0
	1 	Texas 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			W3 	Grand Rapids 	0
	1 	Texas 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	8 	Milwaukee 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	8 	Milwaukee 	1 	 	 	1 	Texas 	1 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	1 	Texas 	1 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	5 	Oklahoma City 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	2 	Toronto 	3 	 	 	5 	Oklahoma City 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	2 	Toronto 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	7 	Rochester 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	7 	Rochester 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	Grand Rapids 	4 			 	 	
	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	3 	Grand Rapids 	4 			 	 	
	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	5 	Oklahoma City 	3 			 	 	
	3 	Grand Rapids 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	Oklahoma City 	3 			 	 	
	3 	Grand Rapids 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	6 	Houston 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	6 	Houston 	2 	 	 	2 	Toronto 	2 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	2 	Toronto 	2 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	3 	Grand Rapids 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	4 	Charlotte 	2 	 	 	3 	Grand Rapids 	4 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	4 	Charlotte 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
	5 	Oklahoma City 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 			 	 	
==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) Providence Bruins vs. (8) Hershey Bears====
April 26	Providence Bruins		2 – 5		Hershey Bears	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
April 28	Providence Bruins		4 – 5	OT	Hershey Bears	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
May 4	Hershey Bears		1 – 5		Providence Bruins	Giant Center	Recap	[show]
May 5	Hershey Bears		4 – 5		Providence Bruins	Giant Center	Recap	[show]
May 8	Providence Bruins		3 – 2		Hershey Bears	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
Providence wins series 3–2	
 	
 	
====(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (7) Manchester Monarchs====
April 27	Springfield Falcons		2 – 1	OT	Manchester Monarchs	MassMutual Center	Recap	[show]
April 28	Springfield Falcons		3 – 2	OT	Manchester Monarchs	MassMutual Center	Recap	[show]
May 2	Manchester Monarchs		2 – 1		Springfield Falcons	Verizon Wireless Arena	Recap	[show]
May 4	Manchester Monarchs		3 – 4	OT	Springfield Falcons	Verizon Wireless Arena	Recap	[show]
Springfield wins series 3–1	
 	
 	
====(3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (6) Portland Pirates====
April 27	Syracuse Crunch		4 – 3	OT	Portland Pirates	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
April 28	Syracuse Crunch		4 – 2		Portland Pirates	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
May 2	Portland Pirates		3 – 4	OT	Syracuse Crunch	Cumberland County Civic Center	Recap	[show]
Syracuse wins series 3–0	
 	
 	
====(4) Binghamton Senators vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins====
April 27	Binghamton Senators		2 – 3	OT	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
April 28	Binghamton Senators		2 – 3		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
May 2	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		3 – 2		Binghamton Senators	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	Recap	[show]
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 3–0	
 	
 	
===Western Conference===
====(1) Texas Stars vs. (8) Milwaukee Admirals====
April 26	Milwaukee Admirals		2 – 3	OT	Texas Stars	BMO Harris Bradley Center	Recap	[show]
April 27	Milwaukee Admirals		2 – 0		Texas Stars	BMO Harris Bradley Center	Recap	[show]
May 1	Texas Stars		2 – 0		Milwaukee Admirals	Cedar Park Center	Recap	[show]
May 3	Texas Stars		2 – 1		Milwaukee Admirals	Cedar Park Center	Recap	[show]
Texas wins series 3–1	
 	
 	
====(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (7) Rochester Americans====
April 27	Toronto Marlies		6 – 3		Rochester Americans	Ricoh Coliseum	Recap	[show]
April 28	Toronto Marlies		2 – 0		Rochester Americans	Ricoh Coliseum	Recap	[show]
May 1	Rochester Americans		2 – 3	OT	Toronto Marlies	Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial	Recap	[show]
Toronto wins series 3–0	
 	
 	
====(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (6) Houston Aeros====
April 26	Houston Aeros		3 – 0		Grand Rapids Griffins	Toyota Center	Recap	[show]
April 28	Houston Aeros		2 – 3		Grand Rapids Griffins	Toyota Center	Recap	[show]
May 1	Grand Rapids Griffins		4 – 2		Houston Aeros	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 3	Grand Rapids Griffins		1 – 4		Houston Aeros	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 4	Grand Rapids Griffins		7 – 0		Houston Aeros	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
Grand Rapids wins series 3–2	
 	
 	
====(4) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons====
April 26	Oklahoma City Barons		3 – 4	OT	Charlotte Checkers	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
April 27	Oklahoma City Barons		5 – 2		Charlotte Checkers	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
May 1	Charlotte Checkers		6 – 1		Oklahoma City Barons	Time Warner Cable Arena	Recap	[show]
May 3	Charlotte Checkers		1 – 8		Oklahoma City Barons	Time Warner Cable Arena	Recap	[show]
May 4	Charlotte Checkers		2 – 6		Oklahoma City Barons	Time Warner Cable Arena	Recap	[show]
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.
May 10	Providence Bruins		8 – 5		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
May 11	Providence Bruins		4 – 2		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
May 15	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		1 – 2	OT	Providence Bruins	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	Recap	[show]
May 17	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		3 – 1		Providence Bruins	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	Recap	[show]
May 18	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		4 – 0		Providence Bruins	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	Recap	[show]
May 20	Providence Bruins		1 – 2	OT	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
May 22	Providence Bruins		0 – 5		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Dunkin' Donuts Center	Recap	[show]
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4–3	
 	
 	
====(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (3) Syracuse Crunch====
May 10	Springfield Falcons		2 – 5		Syracuse Crunch	MassMutual Center	Recap	[show]
May 11	Springfield Falcons		3 – 5		Syracuse Crunch	MassMutual Center	Recap	[show]
May 15	Syracuse Crunch		3 – 0		Springfield Falcons	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
May 17	Syracuse Crunch		5 – 2		Springfield Falcons	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
Syracuse wins series 4–0	
 	
 	
===Western Conference===
====(1) Texas Stars vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons====
May 9	Texas Stars		1 – 2	OT	Oklahoma City Barons	Cedar Park Center	Recap	[show]
May 11	Texas Stars		2 – 1		Oklahoma City Barons	Cedar Park Center	Recap	[show]
May 13	Oklahoma City Barons		4 – 0		Texas Stars	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
May 15	Oklahoma City Barons		7 – 3		Texas Stars	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
May 16	Oklahoma City Barons		5 – 1		Texas Stars	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
Oklahoma City wins series 4–1	
 	
 	
====(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (3) Grand Rapids Griffins====
May 10	Toronto Marlies		0 – 7		Grand Rapids Griffins	Ricoh Coliseum	Recap	[show]
May 11	Toronto Marlies		4 – 2		Grand Rapids Griffins	Ricoh Coliseum	Recap	[show]
May 15	Grand Rapids Griffins		5 – 4		Toronto Marlies	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 17	Grand Rapids Griffins		4 – 1		Toronto Marlies	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 18	Grand Rapids Griffins		1 – 4		Toronto Marlies	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 21	Toronto Marlies		3 – 4		Grand Rapids Griffins	Ricoh Coliseum	Recap	[show]
Grand Rapids wins series 4–2	
 	
 	
==Conference finals==
===Eastern Conference===
====(3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins====
May 25	Syracuse Crunch		2 – 4		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
May 26	Syracuse Crunch		3 – 2		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
May 29	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		0 – 2		Syracuse Crunch	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	Recap	[show]
May 31	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		2 – 4		Syracuse Crunch	Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza	Recap	[show]
June 1	Syracuse Crunch		7 – 0		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Recap	[show]
Syracuse wins series 4–1	
 	
 	
===Western Conference===
====(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons====
May 24	Grand Rapids Griffins		2 – 1		Oklahoma City Barons	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 25	Grand Rapids Griffins		2 – 4		Oklahoma City Barons	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
May 29	Oklahoma City Barons		4 – 1		Grand Rapids Griffins	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
June 1	Oklahoma City Barons		0 – 4		Grand Rapids Griffins	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
June 2	Oklahoma City Barons		0 – 3		Grand Rapids Griffins	Cox Convention Center	Recap	[show]
June 4	Grand Rapids Griffins		3 – 4		Oklahoma City Barons	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
June 5	Grand Rapids Griffins		5 – 4		Oklahoma City Barons	Van Andel Arena	Recap	[show]
Grand Rapids wins series 4–3	
 	
 	
The game scheduled for May 31 was postponed because of dangerous weather conditions around the Cox Convention Center.[1]
==Calder Cup Finals==
===Syracuse Crunch vs. Grand Rapids Griffins===
June 8	Syracuse Crunch		7:00		Grand Rapids Griffins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	
June 9	Syracuse Crunch		6:00		Grand Rapids Griffins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	
June 12	Grand Rapids Griffins		7:00		Syracuse Crunch	Van Andel Arena	Van Andel Arena	
June 14	Grand Rapids Griffins		7:00		Syracuse Crunch	Van Andel Arena	Van Andel Arena	
June 15	Grand Rapids Griffins		7:00		Syracuse Crunch	Van Andel Arena	Van Andel Arena	
June 18	Syracuse Crunch		7:00		Grand Rapids Griffins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	
June 20	Syracuse Crunch		7:00		Grand Rapids Griffins	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	Oncenter War Memorial Arena	
==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.[2]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Mark Arcobello 	Oklahoma City Barons 	17	12	8 	20 	14
Ondrej Palat 	Syracuse Crunch 	12	5 	15	20 	6
Tyler Johnson 	Syracuse Crunch 	12	9 	8 	17 	14
Tomas Tatar 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	18	11	5 	16 	21
Toni Rajala 	Oklahoma City Barons 	17	4 	12	16 	8
Teemu Hartikainen	Oklahoma City Barons 	17	7 	8 	15 	6
Chris Bourque 	Providence Bruins 	12	5 	9 	14 	14
Carter Camper 	Providence Bruins 	12	8 	5 	13 	0
Tomas Jurco 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	18	7 	6 	13 	17
Trevor Smith 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	15	5 	8 	13 	9
Luke Glendening 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	18	5 	8 	13 	26
===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.[3]
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 	12	11	1	287	23	1.86	.920	3 	742
Petr Mrazek 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	18	11	7	496	39	2.18	.921	4 	1073
Cristopher Nihlstorp	Texas Stars 	9 	4 	5	270	21	2.30	.922	1 	547
Yann Danis 	Oklahoma City Barons 	17	10	7	535	41	2.41	.923	1 	1019
==Team Photos==
12-13GRGriff.jpg|Grand Rapids Griffins
==See also==
*2012–13 AHL season
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
#^ "Barons-Griffins postponed by storms". AHL. 2013-05-31.
#^ "Top Scorers - 2013 Playoffs". AHL. 2013-04-22.
#^ "Top Goalies - 2013 Playoffs". AHL. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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