Dates April 26–June 18, 2013 Champions Grand Rapids Griffins | Teams 16 Runner-up Syracuse Crunch | |
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.
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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.
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)
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 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.(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.
(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.
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
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)