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. 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.

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.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

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

    Northeast Division

  4. Springfield Falcons100 points
  5. Albany Devils – 93 Points

    East Division

  6. Binghamton Senators – 96 points
  7. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 92 points
  8. Norfolk Admirals – 90 points

    Western Conference

West Division

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

    Midwest Division

  4. Chicago Wolves – 100 points
  5. Grand Rapids Griffins – 99 points
  6. Milwaukee Admirals – 91 points

    North Division

  7. Toronto Marlies – 96 points
  8. Rochester Americans – 85 points

    Bracket

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

(1) Manchester Monarchs vs. (8) Norfolk Admirals

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

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

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

Western Conference

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

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

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

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

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

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

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

Western Conference

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

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

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

Calder Cup Finals

Texas Stars vs. St. John's IceCaps

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
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Texas Stars219132212
Texas Stars219101920
St. John's IceCaps218111922
Texas Stars21881612
St. John's IceCaps183131627
Toronto Marlies1178156
Providence Bruins1269152
Providence Bruins12951412
St. John's IceCaps21951420
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins14861440

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
PlayerTeamGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
Norfolk Admirals64219891.45.9551373:03
Manchester Monarchs41311071.67.9361252:14
St. John's IceCaps21129676421.95.93831290:05
Toronto Marlies14104495292.08.9412837:29
Texas Stars19135470382.17.91911051:20
Albany Devils41313292.26.9320238:27