Dates April 23–June 17, 2014 | Teams 16 | |
The 2014 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 23, 2014, with the same playoff format that was introduced in 2012. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, will play best-of-five series in the conference quarterfinals, with the playoffs to continue with best-of-seven series for the conference semi-finals, conference finals, and Calder Cup finals. The Texas Stars defeated the St. John's IceCaps in five games to win the Calder Cup for the first time in Texas Stars' franchise history.
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Playoff seeds
After the 2013–14 AHL regular season, 16 teams qualified for the playoffs. The top eight teams from each conference qualifies for the playoffs.
Atlantic Division
- Manchester Monarchs – 105 points
- St. John's IceCaps – 99 points
- Providence Bruins – 91 points
Northeast Division
- Springfield Falcons – 100 points
- Albany Devils – 93 Points
East Division
- Binghamton Senators – 96 points
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points
- Norfolk Admirals – 90 points
West Division
- Texas Stars – 106 points
- Abbotsford Heat – 94 points
- Oklahoma City Barons – 83 points
Midwest Division
- Chicago Wolves – 100 points
- Grand Rapids Griffins – 99 points
- Milwaukee Admirals – 91 points
North Division
- Toronto Marlies – 96 points
- Rochester Americans – 85 points
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.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 60 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)