AHL 2013/14

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The 2013/14 season is the 78th season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's 30 teams play 76 games each. The eight best teams from the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference then play in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

mode

The 30 teams are divided into two conferences, each with three divisions, and each play 76 games. During the regular season, if there is a tie after three thirds, the winner is determined with a one-time 5-minute overtime followed by a shootout . Eight teams from both conferences qualify for the playoffs, made up of the respective division winners and the other punk bests.

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets; Playoff qualification , division winner , conference winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Manchester Monarchs (1) 76 48 19th 3 6th 244 188 105
St. John's IceCaps (4) 76 46 23 2 5 258 207 99
Providence Bruins (7) 76 40 25th 2 9 233 210 91
Worcester Sharks (11) 76 36 34 4th 2 189 226 78
Portland Pirates (15) 76 24 39 3 10 222 284 61
Northeast Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Springfield Falcons (2) 76 47 23 1 5 247 212 100
Albany Devils (5) 76 40 23 5 8th 220 193 93
Hartford Wolf Pack (10) 76 37 32 1 6th 202 220 81
Adirondack Phantoms (13) 76 30th 38 2 6th 182 225 68
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (14) 76 28 40 2 6th 183 238 64
East Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Binghamton Senators (3) 76 44 24 3 5 276 232 96
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (6) 76 42 26th 3 5 206 185 92
Norfolk Admirals (8) 76 40 26th 3 7th 201 192 90
Hershey Bears (9) 76 39 27 5 5 221 213 88
Syracuse Crunch (12) 76 31 32 4th 9 198 232 75

Western Conference

North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Toronto Marlies (3) 76 45 25th 2 4th 223 202 96
Rochester Americans (7) 76 37 28 6th 5 216 217 85
Utica Comets (9) 76 35 32 5 4th 187 216 79
Lake Erie Monsters (12) 76 32 33 1 10 197 232 75
Hamilton Bulldogs (13) 76 33 35 1 7th 182 224 74
Midwest Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Chicago Wolves (2) 76 45 21st 5 5 239 191 100
Grand Rapids Griffins (4) 76 46 23 2 5 238 187 99
Milwaukee Admirals (6) 76 39 24 6th 7th 215 199 91
Rockford IceHogs (10) 76 35 32 5 4th 234 262 79
Iowa Wild (15) 76 27 36 7th 6th 169 235 67
West Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Texas Stars (1) 76 48 18th 3 7th 274 197 106
Abbotsford Heat (5) 76 43 25th 5 3 237 215 94
Oklahoma City Barons (8) 76 36 29 2 9 239 256 83
Charlotte Checkers (11) 76 37 36 1 2 228 241 77
San Antonio Rampage (14) 76 30th 37 3 6th 206 235 69

Best scorer

Travis Morin led the scorer list of the AHL with 88 points . His 56 assists were also the season's best. The top scorer was Zach Boychuk with 36 goals.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Travis Morin Texas Stars 66 32 56 88 52
Zach Boychuk Charlotte Checkers 69 36 38 74 55
Andy Miele Portland Pirates 70 27 45 72 66
TJ Brennan Toronto Marlies 76 25th 47 72 115
Jordan Weal Manchester monarchs 76 23 47 70 42
Chris Terry Charlotte Checkers 70 28 41 69 62
Spencer Abbott Toronto Marlies 64 17th 52 69 16
Mike Hoffman Binghamton Senators 51 30th 37 67 32
Curtis McKenzie Texas Stars 75 27 38 65 92
Jason Akeson Adirondack Phantoms 70 24 40 64 42

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games; TOI = ice age (in minutes); W = victories; L = defeats; OTL = overtime / shootout defeats; GA = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; Sv% = saved shots (in%); GAA = conceded goal; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Jake Allen Chicago Wolves 52 3138: 21 33 16 3 106 7th 0.928 2.03
Petr Mrázek Grand Rapids Griffins 32 1829: 52 22nd 9 1 64 3 0.924 2.10
Keith Kinkaid Albany Devils 43 2518: 58 24 13 5 96 4th 0.912 2.29
Thomas McCollum Grand Rapids Griffins 46 2560: 46 24 12 4th 98 2 0.922 2.30
Malcolm Subban Providence Bruins 33 1919: 51 15th 10 5 74 1 0.920 2.31

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

In the first three rounds, each conference plays its own winner, who meet in the Calder Cup final. The team that is highest on the seeding list always meets the lowest seeded team. Within each conference, the division winners take the first three places, while the remaining teams are sorted in descending order according to their number of points. The first play-off round is played in best-of-five mode , all other series are played in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needs four wins to reach the next round. The higher ranked team has the first two games at home, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, home rights will change from game to game. The higher-ranked team has a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games.

For games that remain tied after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, overtime follows , which, in contrast to the regular season, is played with five field players. The thirds continue to last 20 minutes and play continues until one team scores the next goal (continuous overtime).

Playoff tree

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Calder Cup Final
                                   
1  Manchester monarchs 1   4th  St. John's IceCaps 4th      
8th  Norfolk Admirals 3 8th  Norfolk Admirals 2  
2  Springfield Falcons 2 Eastern Conference
7th  Providence Bruins 3
4th  St. John's IceCaps 4th
  6th  Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 2  
3  Binghamton Senators 1
6th  Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 3
4th  St. John's IceCaps 3 6th  Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 4th
5  Albany Devils 1 7th  Providence Bruins 3  
  4th  St. John's IceCaps 1
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  1  Texas Stars 4th
1  Texas Stars 3   1  Texas Stars 4th
8th  Oklahoma City Barons 0 4th  Grand Rapids Griffins 2  
2  Chicago Wolves 3
7th  Rochester Americans 2
1  Texas Stars 4th
  3  Toronto Marlies 3  
3  Toronto Marlies 3
6th  Milwaukee Admirals 0 Western Conference
4th  Grand Rapids Griffins 3 2  Chicago Wolves 0
5  Abbotsford Heat 1 3  Toronto Marlies 4th  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner Texas Stars
Texas Stars logo

Goalkeepers: Jack Campbell , Cristopher Nihlstorp , Josh Robinson

Defenders: Maxime Fortunus , Cameron Gaunce , Jyrki Jokipakka , Hubert Labrie , Derek Meech , Patrik Nemeth , Jamie Oleksiak , William Wrenn

Attackers: Justin Dowling , Radek Faksa , Scott Glennie , Mike Hedden , Kevin Henderson , Derek Hulak , Dustin Jeffrey , Curtis McKenzie , Travis Morin , Chris Mueller , Taylor Peters , Toby Petersen , Brendan Ranford , Brett Ritchie , Matěj Stránský , Branden Troock , Taylor Vause

Head Coach: Willie Desjardins   General Manager: Scott White

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs
Texas Stars
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the Eastern Conference Finals
St. John's IceCaps
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
Winner of the Western Conference Finals
Texas Stars
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Best Regular Season Team
Texas Stars
Frank S. Mathers Trophy
Best Team in the East Division
Binghamton Senators
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
Best team in the Midwest Division
Chicago Wolves
Emile Francis Trophy
Best Team in the Atlantic Division
Manchester monarchs
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the Northeast Division
Springfield Falcons
Sam Pollock Trophy
Best Team in the North Division
Toronto Marlies
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division
Texas Stars

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season
Travis Morin Texas Stars
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer
Travis Morin Texas Stars
Willie Marshall Award
Best Goalscorer
Zach Boychuk Charlotte Checkers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie
Curtis McKenzie Texas Stars
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender
TJ Brennan Toronto Marlies
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper
Jake Allen Chicago Wolves
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded
Jeff Deslauriers
Eric Hartzell
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer
Jeff Blashill Grand Rapids Griffins
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication
Jake Dowell Iowa Wild
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award
For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society
Eric Neilson Syracuse crunch
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs
Travis Morin Texas Stars

All-star teams

First All-Star Team
Attack: Mike Hoffman - Travis Morin - Colton SceviourTexas Stars Logo.svg Texas Stars Logo.svg
Defense: Toronto Marlies Logo.svg TJ Brennan - Adam Clendening
Goal: Jake Allen
Second all-star team
Attack: Andy Miele - Zach Boychuk - Spencer AbbottToronto Marlies Logo.svg
Defense: Adam Almqvist - Brad HuntOklahoma City Barons Logo.svg
Goal: Petr Mrázek
All-rookie team
Attack: Texas Stars Logo.svg Curtis McKenzie - Teemu Pulkkinen - Ryan Strome
Defense: St. John's IceCaps logo.svg Brenden Kichton - Ryan Sproul
Goal: Abbotsford Heat.svg Joni Ortio

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