Bracket
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Providence | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Scotia | 4 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Rochester | 2 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Nova Scotia | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Hershey | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 4 | |||||||||||
In each round, the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.
Read more about this topic: 1973 Calder Cup Playoffs