2013–14 AHL season































































2013–14 AHL season
League American Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 4, 2013 - April 19, 2014
Regular season
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Texas Stars
Season MVP
Travis Morin
Top scorer Travis Morin
Calder Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference champions St. John's IceCaps
  Eastern Conference runners-up Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Western Conference champions Texas Stars
  Western Conference runners-up Toronto Marlies
Calder Cup playoffs MVP
Travis Morin
Calder Cup playoffs
Champions Texas Stars
  Runners-up St. John's IceCaps

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The 2013–14 AHL season was the 78th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began on October 4, 2013, and ended on April 19, 2014. The 2014 Calder Cup playoffs followed the conclusion of the regular season. The Calder Cup was won by the Texas Stars for their first Calder Cup in franchise history.




Contents






  • 1 Regular season


  • 2 Team and NHL affiliation changes


    • 2.1 Relocations


    • 2.2 Affiliation changes


    • 2.3 Name changes




  • 3 Standings


    • 3.1 Eastern Conference


    • 3.2 Western Conference




  • 4 Statistical leaders


    • 4.1 Leading skaters


    • 4.2 Leading goaltenders




  • 5 Calder Cup playoffs


  • 6 AHL awards


    • 6.1 All-Star teams




  • 7 2014 AHL All-Stars


  • 8 Milestones


  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





Regular season


The 2013–14 edition of the AHL Outdoor Classic took place on December 13, 2013 and was hosted by the Rochester Americans against the Lake Erie Monsters at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York. The Americans won the game 5–4 in a shootout before a crowd of 11,015 spectators.


The Americans also took part in the 2013 Spengler Cup between December 26 and 31, 2013, the first time since 1996 that an AHL team has participated in the tournament.



Team and NHL affiliation changes



Relocations


The Houston Aeros relocated to Des Moines, Iowa and became the Iowa Wild but remained affiliated to the Minnesota Wild. The franchise previously known as the Peoria Rivermen relocated to Utica, New York and changed their name to the Comets.



Affiliation changes


















AHL team
New affiliate
Old affiliate
Chicago Wolves St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Utica Comets Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues


Name changes


The Connecticut Whale reverted to their former name, the Hartford Wolf Pack.



Standings



Eastern Conference



























































































































































































































Ranking
Eastern Conference[1]

Div

GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

Pts

GF

GA
1
*y– Manchester Monarchs (LAK)
AT 76 48 19 3 6 105 244 188
2
*y– Springfield Falcons (CBJ)
NE 76 47 23 1 5 100 247 212
3
*y– Binghamton Senators (OTT)
ET 76 44 24 3 5 96 276 232
4
x– St. John's IceCaps (WPG)
AT 76 46 23 2 5 99 258 207
5
x– Albany Devils (NJD)
NE 76 40 23 5 8 93 220 193
6
x– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)
ET 76 42 26 3 5 92 206 185
7
x– Providence Bruins (BOS)
AT 76 40 25 2 9 91 233 210
8
x– Norfolk Admirals (ANA)
ET 76 40 26 3 7 90 201 192
9
e– Hershey Bears (WSH)
ET 76 39 27 5 5 88 221 213
10
e– Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)
NE 76 37 32 1 6 81 202 220
11
e– Worcester Sharks (SJS)
AT 76 36 34 4 2 78 189 226
12
e– Syracuse Crunch (TBL)
ET 76 31 32 4 9 75 198 232
13
e– Adirondack Phantoms (PHI)
NE 76 30 38 2 6 68 182 225
14
e– Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI)
NE 76 28 40 2 6 64 183 238
15
e– Portland Pirates (PHX)
AT 76 24 39 3 10 61 222 284

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* = Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings.
The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs.

 y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
 x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
 e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention




Western Conference


 y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
 x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
 e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention



























































































































































































































Ranking
Western Conference[2]

Div

GP

W

L

OTL

SOL

Pts

GF

GA
1
*y– Texas Stars (DAL)
WT 76 48 18 3 7 106 274 197
2
*y– Chicago Wolves (STL)
MW 76 45 21 5 5 100 239 191
3
*y– Toronto Marlies (TOR)
NT 76 45 25 2 4 96 223 202
4
x– Grand Rapids Griffins (DET)
MW 76 46 23 2 5 99 238 187
5
x– Abbotsford Heat (CGY)
WT 76 43 25 5 3 94 237 215
6
x– Milwaukee Admirals (NSH)
MW 76 39 24 6 7 91 215 199
7
x– Rochester Americans (BUF)
NT 76 37 28 6 5 85 216 217
8
x– Oklahoma City Barons (EDM)
WT 76 36 29 2 9 83 239 256
9
e– Rockford IceHogs (CHI)
MW 76 35 32 5 4 79 234 262
10
e– Utica Comets (VAN)
NT 76 35 32 5 4 79 187 216
11
e– Charlotte Checkers (CAR)
WT 76 37 36 1 2 77 228 241
12
e– Lake Erie Monsters (COL)
NT 76 32 33 1 10 75 197 232
13
e– Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL)
NT 76 33 35 1 7 74 182 224
14
e– San Antonio Rampage (FLA)
WT 76 30 37 3 6 69 206 235
15
e– Iowa Wild (MIN)
MW 76 27 36 7 6 67 169 235


* = Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings.
The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs.


Statistical leaders



Leading skaters


The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of the end of the regular season.[3]


GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes






































































































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

T. J. Brennan

Toronto Marlies
76 25 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 17 52 69 16

Mike Hoffman

Binghamton Senators
51 30 37 67 32

Curtis McKenzie

Texas Stars
75 27 38 65 92

Jason Akeson

Adirondack Phantoms
70 24 40 64 42


Leading goaltenders


The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of the end of the regular season.[4]


GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss























































































Player
Team
GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OT
Jake Allen
Chicago Wolves
52 3138 1467 106 7 2.03 .928 33 16 3
Petr Mrazek
Grand Rapids Griffins
32 1829 838 64 3 2.10 .924 22 9 1
Keith Kinkaid
Albany Devils
43 2518 1086 96 4 2.29 .912 24 13 5
Tom McCollum
Grand Rapids Griffins
46 2560 1256 98 2 2.30 .922 24 12 4
Malcolm Subban
Providence Bruins
33 1919 921 74 1 2.31 .920 15 10 5


Calder Cup playoffs




AHL awards






























Calder Cup : Texas Stars

Les Cunningham Award : Travis Morin, Texas

John B. Sollenberger Trophy : Travis Morin, Texas

Willie Marshall Award : Zach Boychuk, Charlotte

Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award : Curtis McKenzie, Texas

Eddie Shore Award : T. J. Brennan, Toronto

Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award : Jake Allen, Chicago

Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award : Jeff Deslauriers & Eric Hartzell, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award : Jeff Blashill, Grand Rapids

Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award : Jake Dowell, Iowa

Yanick Dupre Memorial Award : Eric Neilson, Syracuse

Jack A. Butterfield Trophy : Travis Morin, Texas

Richard F. Canning Trophy : St. John's IceCaps

Robert W. Clarke Trophy : Texas Stars

Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy: Texas Stars

Frank Mathers Trophy: Binghamton Senators

Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy: Chicago Wolves

Emile Francis Trophy : Manchester Monarchs

F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy: Springfield Falcons

Sam Pollock Trophy: Toronto Marlies

John D. Chick Trophy: Texas Stars

James C. Hendy Memorial Award: Robert Esche, Utica / Gordon Kaye, Rockford

Thomas Ebright Memorial Award: Howard Dolgon

James H. Ellery Memorial Awards: Dan Weiss, San Antonio

Ken McKenzie Award: Charlie Larson, Milwaukee

Michael Condon Memorial Award: Jim Vail


All-Star teams


First All-Star Team




  • Jake Allen (G)


  • T. J. Brennan (D)


  • Adam Clendening (D)


  • Mike Hoffman (LW)


  • Travis Morin (C)


  • Colton Sceviour (RW)



Second All-Star Team




  • Petr Mrazek (G)


  • Adam Almqvist (D)


  • Brad Hunt (D)


  • Zach Boychuk (LW)


  • Andy Miele (C)


  • Spencer Abbott (RW)



All-Rookie Team




  • Joni Ortio (G)


  • Brenden Kichton (D)


  • Ryan Sproul (D)


  • Curtis McKenzie (F)


  • Teemu Pulkkinen (F)


  • Ryan Strome (F)



2014 AHL All-Stars


This was the AHL roster for a game against Färjestad BK on February 12, 2014. The AHL All-stars won the game 7–2.[5]























































































































Player
Team
Position

Jake Allen

Chicago Wolves
G

Chad Billins

Abbotsford Heat
D

T. J. Brennan

Toronto Marlies
D

Brett Connolly

Syracuse Crunch
RW

Brian Gibbons

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
C

Cody Goloubef

Springfield Falcons
D

Mike Hoffman

Binghamton Senators
LW

Jason Jaffray

St. John's IceCaps
LW

Brenden Kichton

St. John's IceCaps
D

Alexey Marchenko

Grand Rapids Griffins
D

Brayden McNabb

Rochester Americans
D

Travis Morin

Texas Stars
C

Brandon Pirri

Rockford IceHogs
C

Colton Sceviour

Texas Stars
RW

Colton Sissons

Milwaukee Admirals
RW

Ryan Spooner

Providence Bruins
C

Ben Street

Abbotsford Heat
C

Ryan Strome

Bridgeport Sound Tigers
C

Frederic St-Denis

Springfield Falcons
D

Dustin Tokarski

Hamilton Bulldogs
G

Linden Vey

Manchester Monarchs
RW

Joe Whitney

Albany Devils
LW

Head coaches: Jeff Blashill, Rob Zettler


Milestones




  • Manchester Monarchs coach Mark Morris became the 17th coach in AHL history to reach career 300 victories, with a win on November 13, 2013.[6]


  • Worcester Sharks coach Roy Sommer set a record for AHL games coached by coaching his 1,257th game on March 26, 2014, surpassing the previous record by Frank Mathers.[7]



See also



  • List of AHL seasons

  • 2013 in ice hockey

  • 2014 in ice hockey



References




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  2. ^ "2013–14 Regular Season – Conference". American Hockey League. Retrieved November 12, 2013.


  3. ^ "Top Scorers - 2013-14 Regular Season - All Players". AHL.


  4. ^ "Top Goalies - 2013-14 Regular Season - Goals Against Average". AHL.


  5. ^ "TheAHL.com". theahl.com.


  6. ^ "Morris earns 300th coaching win". AHL. November 13, 2013.


  7. ^ "Sommer sets mark with 1,257th game". AHL. March 26, 2014.



External links


  • AHL official site





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Succeeded by
2014–15








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