2014 Calder Cup playoffs

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.[1] 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.

2014 Calder Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 23–June 17, 2014
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsTexas Stars
Runner-upSt. John's IceCaps
2013
2015

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

  1. Manchester Monarchs – 105 points
  2. St. John's IceCaps – 99 points
  3. Providence Bruins – 91 points

Northeast Division

  1. Springfield Falcons – 100 points
  2. Albany Devils – 93 Points

East Division

  1. Binghamton Senators – 96 points
  2. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points
  3. Norfolk Admirals – 90 points

West Division

  1. Texas Stars – 106 points
  2. Abbotsford Heat – 94 points
  3. Oklahoma City Barons – 83 points

Midwest Division

  1. Chicago Wolves – 100 points
  2. Grand Rapids Griffins – 99 points
  3. Milwaukee Admirals – 91 points

North Division

  1. Toronto Marlies – 96 points
  2. Rochester Americans – 85 points

Bracket

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Calder Cup Final
                                     
1 Manchester 1     4 St. John's 4  
8 Norfolk 3     8 Norfolk 2  
2 Springfield 2 Eastern Conference
7 Providence 3  
    4 St. John's 4  
  6 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2  
3 Binghamton 1  
6 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3  
4 St. John's 3   6 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
5 Albany 1     7 Providence 3  
  E4 St. John's 1
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W1 Texas 4
1 Texas 3     1 Texas 4
8 Oklahoma City 0     4 Grand Rapids 2  
2 Chicago 3
7 Rochester 2  
  1 Texas 4
  3 Toronto 3  
3 Toronto 3  
6 Milwaukee 0   Western Conference
4 Grand Rapids 3   2 Chicago 0
5 Abbotsford 1     3 Toronto 4  
  • During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

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) Manchester Monarchs vs. (8) Norfolk Admirals

Norfolk wins series 31

(2) Springfield Falcons vs. (7) Providence Bruins

Providence wins series 32

(3) Binghamton Senators vs. (6) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 31

(4) St. John's IceCaps vs. (5) Albany Devils

St. John's wins series 31

(1) Texas Stars vs. (8) Oklahoma City Barons

Texas wins series 30

(2) Chicago Wolves vs. (7) Rochester Americans

Chicago wins series 32

(3) Toronto Marlies vs. (6) Milwaukee Admirals

Toronto wins series 30

(4) Grand Rapids Griffins vs. (5) Abbotsford Heat

Grand Rapids wins series 31

Conference semifinals

(4) St. John's IceCaps vs. (8) Norfolk Admirals

St. John's wins series 42

(6) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. (7) Providence Bruins

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 43

(1) Texas Stars vs. (4) Grand Rapids Griffins

Texas wins series 42

(2) Chicago Wolves vs. (3) Toronto Marlies

Toronto wins series 40

Conference finals

(4) St. John's IceCaps vs. (6) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

St. John's wins series 42

(1) Texas Stars vs. (3) Toronto Marlies

Texas wins series 43

Calder Cup Finals

Texas Stars vs. St. John's IceCaps

Texas wins series 4–1

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
Travis MorinTexas Stars 219132212
Mike HeddenTexas Stars 219101920
Andrew GordonSt. John's IceCaps 218111922
Brendan RanfordTexas Stars 21881612
Will O'NeillSt. John's IceCaps 183131627
Peter HollandToronto Marlies 1178156
Ryan SpoonerProvidence Bruins 1269152
Alexander KhokhlachevProvidence Bruins 12951412
Eric O'DellSt. John's IceCaps 21951420
Chuck KobasewWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 14861440

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.[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
John GibsonNorfolk Admirals64219891.45.9551373:03
Jean-Francois BerubeManchester Monarchs41311071.67.9361252:14
Michael HutchinsonSt. John's IceCaps21129676421.95.93831290:05
Drew MacIntyreToronto Marlies14104495292.08.9412837:29
Cristopher NilstorpTexas Stars19135470382.17.91911051:20
Keith KinkaidAlbany Devils41313292.26.9320238:27

References

Preceded by
2013 Calder Cup playoffs
Calder Cup playoffs
2014
Succeeded by
2015 Calder Cup playoffs
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