AHL 1975/76

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The 1975/76 season was the 40th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the eight teams in the league played 76 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:

• The Syracuse Eagles stopped the game
• The Virginia Wings stopped the game

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
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	76	48	20th	8th	326	209	104
Rochester Americans	76	42	25th	9	304	243	93
Providence Reds	76	34	34	8th	294	300	76
Springfield Indians	76	33	39	4th	267	321	70

South Division	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Hershey Bears	76	39	31	6th	304	275	84
Richmond Robins	76	29	39	8th	262	297	66
New Haven Nighthawks	76	29	39	8th	261	295	66
Baltimore Clippers	76	21st	48	7th	238	316	49

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
Jean-Guy Gratton	Hershey Bears	73	35	58	93	38
Ron Andruff	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	74	42	46	88	58
Greg Holst	Providence Reds	69	37	44	81	77
Guy Chouinard	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	70	40	40	80	14th
Gordie Clark	Rochester Americans	72	30th	49	79	7th
Pierre Mondou	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	74	34	43	77	30th
Fred Bacon	Baltimore Clippers	76	23	52	75	93
Larry Fullan	Richmond Robins	76	18th	57	75	26th
Wayne Schaab	Richmond Robins	75	36	36	72	31

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The three best teams from the North Division and the South Division 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 play-off round was played in the best-of-five mode, the second play-off round and the final were played in the best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

Division semi-finals

Division finals

Calder Cup Final

North Division

N1

Nova Scotia Voyageurs

4th

N2

Rochester Americans

3

N2

Rochester Americans

0

N3

Providence Reds

0

N1

Nova Scotia Voyageurs

4th

S1

Hershey Bears

1

South Division

S1

Hershey Bears

4th

S2

Richmond Robins

3

S2

Richmond Robins

1

S3

New Haven Nighthawks

0

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winners Nova Scotia Voyageurs

Goalkeepers: Dave Elenbaas , Ed Walsh Defenders: Brian Engblom , Gary Geldart , Chuck Luksa , Gilles Lupien , Noel Price Attackers: Ron Andruff , Jim Cahoon , Guy Chouinard , Glenn Goldup , Don Howse , Rich Lemieux , Gordon MacTavish , Pierre Mondou , Mike Polich , Sean Shanahan , Paul Woods Head Coach: Al MacNeil   General Manager: Al MacNeil

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the North Division, regular season	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season	Hershey Bears

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season	Ron Andruff	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer	Jean-Guy Gratton	Hershey Bears
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie	Greg Holst	Providence Reds
	Pierre Mondou	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender	Noel Price	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded	Dave Elenbaas	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
	Ed Walsh
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer	Chuck Hamilton	Hershey Bears

Web links

• Official website of the AHL