The 2013–14 AHL season was the 78th

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of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

. 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.

Regular season

The 2013–14 edition of the

AHL Outdoor Classic Teams in the American Hockey League first hosted games outdoors in 2010. Paralleling the National Hockey League's Winter Classic and Heritage Classic, these outdoor games frequently pit two regional rivals in a game in an outdoor venue. Inasmu ...

took place on December 13, 2013 and was hosted by the

Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans (colloquially known as the Amerks) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League; the team is an owned and operated affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, ...

against the

Lake Erie Monsters The Cleveland Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team began play in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters and since 2015 has served as the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hock ...

Frontier Field Innovative Field (originally known as Frontier Field) is a baseball stadium located at One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York. It has been the home of the Rochester Red Wings of the International League since 1997. The park opened ...

Rochester, New York Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in W ...

. 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

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, and became the

Iowa Wild The Iowa Wild are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, that began play for the 2013–14 season. The team plays at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, as the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. The team was f ...

but remained affiliated to the

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

. *The Peoria Rivermen relocated to

Utica, New York Utica () is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 U.S. Census. Located on the Mohawk River at the ...

, and changed their name to the

Utica Comets The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York, with home games at the Adirondack Bank Center. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated wi ...

Affiliation changes

Name changes

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

Standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Statistical leaders

Leading skaters

The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of the end of the regular season. ''GP = Games played; G =

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s; A =

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s; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in

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. Updated as of the end of the regular season. ''GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO =

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s; GAA = Goals against average; SV% =

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; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT =

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loss''

Calder Cup playoffs

AHL awards

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 Colton Sceviour (born April 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for SC Bern of the National League (NL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 112th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Early life Sc ...

(RW)
Second All-Star Team * Petr Mrazek (G) * Adam Almqvist (D) * Brad Hunt (D) *

Zach Boychuk Zachary Boychuk (born October 4, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, 14th overall, i ...

(LW) *

Andy Miele Andy Miele (born April 15, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He won the Hobey Baker Award, US college hockey's highest honor playing for Miami Unive ...

(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 Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...

on February 12, 2014. The AHL All-stars won the game 7–2.

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. *

Worcester Sharks The Worcester Sharks were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2006 to 2015. Affiliated with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Sharks played t ...

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.

References

External links

AHL official site
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