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, played a best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, and the playoffs continued with best-of-seven series for the conference semifinals, conference finals and Calder Cup finals. The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Syracuse Crunch in six games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Grand Rapids' franchise history.
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 Note: Home team is listed first.
Eastern Conference
(1) Providence Bruins vs. (8) Hershey Bears
(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (7) Manchester Monarchs
(3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (6) Portland Pirates
(4) Binghamton Senators vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Western Conference
(1) Texas Stars vs. (8) Milwaukee Admirals
(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (7) Rochester Americans
(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (6) Houston Aeros
(4) Charlotte Checkers vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons
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.
(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (3) Syracuse Crunch
Western Conference
(1) Texas Stars vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons
(2) Toronto Marlies vs. (3) Grand Rapids Griffins
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
(3) Syracuse Crunch vs. (5) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Western Conference
(3) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (5) Oklahoma City Barons
The game scheduled for May 31 was postponed to June 1 because of dangerous weather conditions around the Cox Convention Center.
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 18 7 19 26 12 Grand Rapids Griffins 24 16 5 21 23 Syracuse Crunch 18 10 11 21 18 Oklahoma City Barons 17 12 8 20 14 Grand Rapids Griffins 23 11 6 17 26 Grand Rapids Griffins 24 6 10 16 30 Grand Rapids Griffins 24 5 11 16 11 Oklahoma City Barons 17 4 12 16 8 Grand Rapids Griffins 24 3 13 16 10 Oklahoma City Barons 17 7 8 15 6
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.
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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 12 6 4 310 15 1.38 .952 2 654 Syracuse Crunch 18 13 5 458 42 2.30 .908 3 1097 Texas Stars 9 4 5 270 21 2.30 .922 1 547 Grand Rapids Griffins 24 15 9 658 55 2.31 .916 4 1431 Oklahoma City Barons 17 10 7 535 41 2.41 .923 1 1019 Toronto Marlies 9 5 4 288 25 2.85 .913 1 526
See also 2012–13 AHL season List of AHL seasons
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