AHL 1966/67

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The 1966/67 season was the 31st regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's nine teams played 72 games each. The six best teams in the AHL then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Regular season

Closing tables

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

Regular season

East Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Hershey Bears 72 38 24 10 273 216 86
Baltimore Clippers 72 35 27 10 252 247 80
As de Québec 72 35 30th 7th 275 249 77
Springfield Indians 72 32 31 9 267 261 73
Providence Reds 72 13 46 13 210 329 39
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Hornets 72 41 21st 10 282 209 92
Rochester Americans 72 38 25th 9 300 223 85
Cleveland Barons 72 36 27 9 284 230 81
Buffalo bison 72 14th 51 7th 207 386 35

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Gord Labossiere As de Québec 72 40 55 95 71
Wayne Hicks As de Québec 72 31 60 91 34
Willie Marshall Baltimore Clippers 68 33 56 89 22nd
Roger DeJordy Hershey Bears 72 52 32 84 10
Mike Nykoluk Hershey Bears 72 16 68 84 26th
Eddie Joyal Rochester Americans 70 32 51 83 10
Dick Gamble Rochester Americans 72 46 37 83 22nd
Jeannot Gilbert Hershey Bears 72 26th 57 83 48
Gene Ubriaco Hershey Bears 69 38 43 81 50

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The six best teams in the American Hockey League qualified for the play-offs. In the first play-off round, the second of the Eastern and Western Division met the third and the two division winners met. The two winners from the duels between the teams in places two and three then met in the second round, while the winner from the duel between the two division winners was automatically qualified for the final by a bye . The first two play-off rounds took place in the best-of-five mode, with the two division winners playing for the finals in the best-of-seven mode. The final itself was also played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

First round

Second round

  • (W1) BYE to the Pittsburgh Hornets
  • (W2) Rochester Americans - (E2) Baltimore Clippers 3-1

final

  • (W1) Pittsburgh Hornets - (W2) Rochester Americans 4-0

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Pittsburgh Hornets

Goalkeeper: Hank Bassen

Defenders: Warren Godfrey , Pete Goegan , Doug Harvey , Bob Wall

Attackers: Val Fonteyne , Terry Gray , Billy Harris , Duke Harris , Gary Jarrett , Parker MacDonald , Pete Mahovlich , Bob McCord , Ab McDonald , Don McKenny , Ted Taylor

Head Coach: Baz Bastien   General Manager: Baz Bastien

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Pittsburgh Hornets
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the East Division, regular season 		Hershey Bears
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division, Regular Season 		Pittsburgh Hornets

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Mike Nykoluk Hershey Bears
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Gord Labossiere As de Québec
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Bob Rivard As de Québec
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Bob McCord Pittsburgh Hornets
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		André Gill Hershey Bears

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