AHL 1976/77

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The 1976/77 season was the 41st regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the six teams played 80 games each. The four 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 Richmond Robins ceased gaming
• The Baltimore Clippers left the League and joined Southern Hockey League at
• The Providence Reds changed their name to Rhode Island Reds

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

	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	80	52	22nd	6th	308	225	110
New Haven Nighthawks	80	43	31	6th	333	287	92
Rochester Americans	80	42	33	5	320	273	89
Hershey Bears	80	36	38	6th	282	293	78
Springfield Indians	80	28	51	1	302	390	57
Rhode Island Reds	80	25th	51	4th	282	359	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
André Peloffy	Springfield Indians	79	42	57	99	106
Ed Johnstone	New Haven Nighthawks	80	40	58	98	79
Doug Gibson	Rochester Americans	78	41	56	97	11
Tom Colley	New Haven Nighthawks	80	37	56	93	36
Blake Dunlop	New Haven Nighthawks	76	33	60	93	16
Pierre Mondou	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	71	44	45	89	21st
Walt Ledingham	Rhode Island Reds	73	29	57	86	20th
Rod rubble	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	80	33	51	84	56

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams in the American Hockey League qualified for the play-offs. In the play-off semifinals, the first met the fourth and the second met the third. The two winners then played in the playoff final for the Calder Cup. The play-off semi-finals and the Calder Cup final were played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

	Semifinals					Calder Cup Final
	1	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	4th
	4th	Hershey Bears	2
						1	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	4th
						3	Rochester Americans	2
	2	New Haven Nighthawks	2
	3	Rochester Americans	4th

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winners Nova Scotia Voyageurs

Goalkeepers: Dave Elenbaas , Ed Walsh Defenders: Brian Engblom , Greg Fox , Chuck Luksa , Gilles Lupien Attackers: Bruce Baker , Mike Busniuk , Jim Cahoon , Cliff Cox , Don Howse , Pat Hughes , Peter-John Lee , Gordon MacTavish , Pierre Mondou , Harold Phillipoff , Mike Polich , Rod Schutt , Ron Wilson , 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 of the regular season	Nova Scotia Voyageurs

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season	Doug Gibson	Rochester Americans
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer	André Peloffy	Springfield Indians
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie	Rod rubble	Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender	Brian Engblom	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	Al MacNeil	Nova Scotia Voyageurs

Web links

• Official website of the AHL