AHL 1970/71

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The 1970/71 season was the 35th 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
Providence Reds 72 28 31 13 257 270 69
Voyageurs de Montréal 72 27 31 14th 215 239 68
Springfield Kings 72 29 35 8th 244 281 66
As de Québec 72 25th 31 16 211 240 66
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Baltimore Clippers 72 40 23 9 263 224 89
Cleveland Barons 72 39 26th 7th 272 208 85
Hershey Bears 72 31 31 10 238 212 72
Rochester Americans 72 25th 36 11 222 248 61

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
Fred Bacon Baltimore Clippers 72 31 61 92 40
Marc Dufour Baltimore Clippers 69 31 51 82 15th
Norm Beaudin Cleveland Barons 59 27 48 75 39
Wayne Rivers Baltimore Clippers 65 38 37 75 66
Joey Johnston Cleveland Barons 72 27 47 74 142
Joe Szura Providence Reds 70 21st 53 74 39
Bob Head Hershey Bears 72 33 36 69 26th
Don Blackburn Rochester Americans 62 25th 44 69 22nd
Doug Volmar Springfield Kings 69 42 26th 68 52

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

The tied Springfield Kings and As de Québec competed against each other in a playoff for participation in the playoffs. The Springfield Kings prevailed 4-3 after overtime.

  Pre-playoffs   Quarter finals   Semifinals   Calder Cup Finals
                                     
                 
 
W1 Baltimore Clippers 2
  E1 Providence Reds 4th  
 
 
E1 Providence Reds
  bye  
     
 
 
   
 
 
E1 Providence Reds 0
  E3 Springfield Kings 4th
           
 
 
W2 Cleveland Barons 3
  W3 Hershey Bears 1  
 
 
W2 Cleveland Barons 1
  E3 Springfield Kings 3  
     
 
 
E2 Voyageurs de Montréal 0
  E3 Springfield Kings 3  
E3 Springfield Kings 1
 
E4 As de Québec 0  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winners


Springfield Kings

Goalkeepers: Merlin Jenner , Billy Smith

Defenders: Brian Gibbons , Wayne Lachance , Mike McMahon , Larry McNabb , Bill Mikkelson , Jean Potvin

Attackers: Norm Armstrong , Mike Boland , Kent Byrnes , Gary Dineen , Butch Goring , Ed Hoekstra , Al McDonough , Brian Murphy , Billy Orban , Dunc Rousseau , Wayne Schultz , Jim Stanfield , Doug Volmar

Head Coach: Johnny Wilson   General Manager: Johnny Wilson

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Springfield Kings
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the East Division, regular season 		Providence Reds
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division, Regular Season 		Baltimore Clippers

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Fred Bacon Baltimore Clippers
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Fred Bacon Baltimore Clippers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Fred Bacon Baltimore Clippers
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Marshall Johnston Cleveland Barons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Gary Kurt Cleveland Barons
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Terry Reardon Baltimore Clippers

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