AHL 1973/74
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The 1973/74 season was the 38th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's twelve teams played 76 games each. The eight 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
| North Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Rochester Americans | 76 | 42 | 21st | 13 | 296 | 248 | 97 |
| Providence Reds | 76 | 38 | 26th | 12 | 330 | 244 | 88 |
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 263 | 223 | 86 |
| New Haven Nighthawks | 76 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 291 | 275 | 80 |
| Boston Braves | 76 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 239 | 297 | 59 |
| Springfield Kings | 76 | 21st | 40 | 15th | 251 | 327 | 57 |
| South Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Baltimore Clippers | 76 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 310 | 232 | 94 |
| Hershey Bears | 76 | 39 | 23 | 14th | 320 | 241 | 92 |
| Cincinnati Swords | 76 | 40 | 25th | 11 | 273 | 233 | 91 |
| Richmond Robins | 76 | 22nd | 40 | 14th | 248 | 320 | 58 |
| Jacksonville Barons | 76 | 24 | 44 | 8th | 244 | 334 | 56 |
| Virginia Wings | 76 | 22nd | 44 | 10 | 216 | 307 | 54 |
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 |
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| Steve West | New Haven Nighthawks | 76 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 41 |
| Marc Dufour | Baltimore Clippers | 74 | 42 | 62 | 104 | 21st |
| Kind of Stratton | Rochester Americans | 76 | 24 | 71 | 95 | 118 |
| Bobby Rivard | Baltimore Clippers | 76 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 48 |
| Barry Merrell | Rochester Americans | 75 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 49 |
| Rick Middleton | Providence Reds | 63 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 14th |
| Larry Fullan | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 76 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 19th |
| Murray Kuntz | Rochester Americans | 73 | 51 | 31 | 82 | 33 |
| Doug Gibson | Boston Braves | 76 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 16 |
| Howie Menard | Baltimore Clippers | 73 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 66 |
Calder Cup playoffs
mode
The eight best teams in the American Hockey League qualified for the play-offs. In the first two play-off rounds, the winners of the respective divisions were played, with the second player first playing against the third party and then the winner of this duel in round two against the first place in the regular season. In round three, the two division winners met in the final. The first two play-off rounds and the final were played in best-of-seven mode.
Play-off overview
| Division semi-finals | Division finals | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
| N1 | Rochester Americans | 2 | |||||||||||
| N4 | New Haven Nighthawks | 4th | |||||||||||
| N4 | New Haven Nighthawks | 0 | |||||||||||
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| N2 | Providence Reds | 4th | |||||||||||
| N2 | Providence Reds | 4th | |||||||||||
| N3 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 2 | |||||||||||
| N2 | Providence Reds | 1 | |||||||||||
| S2 | Hershey Bears | 4th | |||||||||||
| S1 | Baltimore Clippers | 4th | |||||||||||
| S4 | Richmond Robins | 1 | |||||||||||
| S1 | Baltimore Clippers | 0 | |||||||||||
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| S2 | Hershey Bears | 4th | |||||||||||
| S2 | Hershey Bears | 4th | |||||||||||
| S3 | Cincinnati Swords | 1 | |||||||||||
Calder Cup winner
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Calder Cup winner Hershey Bears |
Goalkeepers: Denis Herron , Bob Johnson Defenders: Ron Jones , Ralph Keller , Yvon Labre , Gerry Methe , Dennis Owchar , Jim Pearson , Duane Rupp Attackers: Steve Andrascik , Robin Burns , Terry Ewasiuk , Hugh Harvey , Jim Hrycuik , Hank Nowak , Don Seiling , Dean Sheremeta , Jim Wiley Head Coach: Chuck Hamilton General Manager: Frank Mathers |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
| Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Hershey Bears |
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FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the North Division, regular season |
Rochester Americans |
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John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season |
Baltimore Clippers |
Individual trophies
| Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
Kind of Stratton | Rochester Americans |
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John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Steve West | New Haven Nighthawks |
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Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Rick Middleton | Providence Reds |
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Eddie Shore Award Best Defender |
Gordie Smith | Springfield Kings |
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Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
Dave Elenbaas | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Jim Shaw | ||
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Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer |
Don Cherry | Rochester Americans |
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