Calgary yakatadza kusvika kuma playoffs mumwaka miviri iyi, uye apo Bouwmeester's offensive production yakawedzera mumwaka wa2012-13 wakapfupikiswa nekukiya-akawana zvibodzwa 6 nemapoinzi gumi nemashanu mumitambo 33 yeCalgary uye zvakare akatungamira timu munguva yechando. Akasvikawo 750 mitambo yebasa asina kuoneka mumitambo. NeRimi richipinda muchikamu chekuvakazve, Bouwmeester akabvuma kuregedza chirevo chake chisina kutengeserana uye akagamuchira kutengeserana musi waApril 1, 2013. Akatengeswa kuSt. Louis Blues mukutsinhana nevanotarisira Mark Cundari, Reto Berra uye yekutanga-kutenderera dhizaini muna 2013
. Akatsanangura kusiya Calgary se "bittersweet", achidana guta nzvimbo huru kutamba, asi akaratidza tariro kuti pakupedzisira aizosvika playoffs pamwe Blues. Akawana chinangwa ichi mushure mekunge maBlues awana nzvimbo yekurova mumutambo wavo wechitatu-wekupedzisira wemwaka, uye wechi762 webasa raBouwmeester. Mukuita kudaro, akadzivisa kuputsa Olli Jokinen's NHL rekodhi yemitambo 799 yebasa asati aita playoff yake yekutanga (Jokinen akapfuurwa naRon Hainsey makore maviri gare gare).