AHL 1967/68

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The 1967/68 season was the 32nd regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the eight teams in the league played 72 games each. The six best teams in the AHL then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

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 34 30th 8th 76 276 248
Springfield Kings 72 31 33 8th 70 247 276
Providence Reds 72 30th 33 9 69 235 272
Baltimore Clippers 72 28 34 10 66 236 255
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Rochester Americans 72 38 25th 9 85 273 233
As de Québec 72 33 28 11 77 277 240
Buffalo bison 72 32 28 12 76 239 224
Cleveland Barons 72 28 30th 14th 70 236 255

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
Simon Nolet As de Québec 70 44 52 96 45
Bob Barlow Rochester Americans 72 43 52 95 72
Jean-Guy Gendron As de Québec 72 29 58 87 72
André Lacroix As de Québec 54 41 46 87 18th
Mike Nykoluk Hershey Bears 72 19th 66 85 30th
Tom McCarthy Baltimore Clippers 70 34 49 83 52
Roger DeJordy Hershey Bears 68 25th 23 48 4th
Jim Paterson Cleveland Barons 72 27 54 81 31

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 Rochester Americans
  • (W2) As de Québec - (E3) Providence Reds 3: 1

final

  • (W1) Rochester Americans - (W2) As de Québec 4-2

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner Rochester Americans

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Goalkeepers: Bobby Perreault , Carl Wetzel

Defenders: Don Cherry , Don Johns , Jim McKenny , Marc Réaume , Darryl Sly

Attackers: Norm Armstrong , Bob Barlow , Bob Cook , Les Duff , Dick Gamble , Murray Hall , Duke Harris , Bryan Hextall , Bronco Horvath , Len Lunde , Jim Pappin , Ted Taylor

Head Coach: Joe Crozier   General Manager: Joe Crozier

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Rochester Americans
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 		Rochester Americans

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Dave Creighton Providence Reds
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Simon Nolet As de Québec
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Gerry Desjardins Cleveland Barons
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Bill Needham Cleveland Barons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Bobby Perreault Rochester Americans
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Vic Stasiuk As de Québec

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