AHL 1985/86
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The 1985/86 season was the 50th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's 13 teams played 80 games each. The four best teams from the North Division and the South Division then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets; = Playoff qualification, = division winner, = conference winner
Regular season
North Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 41 | 31 | 8th | 339 | 298 | 90 |
Maine Mariners | 80 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 274 | 285 | 89 |
Moncton Golden Flames | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 294 | 307 | 80 |
Fredericton Express | 80 | 35 | 37 | 8th | 319 | 311 | 78 |
Sherbrooke Canadiens | 80 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 340 | 341 | 75 |
Nova Scotia Oilers | 80 | 29 | 43 | 8th | 314 | 353 | 66 |
South Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Hershey Bears | 80 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 346 | 292 | 99 |
Binghamton Whalers | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 316 | 290 | 87 |
St. Catharines Saints | 80 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 304 | 308 | 81 |
New Haven Nighthawks | 80 | 36 | 37 | 7th | 340 | 343 | 79 |
Springfield Indians | 80 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 301 | 309 | 77 |
Rochester Americans | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7th | 320 | 337 | 75 |
Baltimore Skipjacks | 80 | 28 | 44 | 8th | 271 | 304 | 64 |
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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Paul Gardner | Rochester Americans | 71 | 61 | 51 | 112 | 16 |
Jody Gage | Rochester Americans | 73 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 56 |
Ross Fitzpatrick | Hershey Bears | 77 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 28 |
Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears | 69 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 66 |
Wes Jarvis | St. Catharines Saints | 74 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 38 |
Daryl Evans | Binghamton Whalers | 69 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 50 |
Geordie Robertson | Adirondack Red Wings | 79 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 99 |
Paul Fenton | Binghamton Whalers | 75 | 53 | 35 | 88 | 87 |
Serge Boisvert | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 69 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 18th |
Larry Floyd | Maine Mariners | 80 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 25th |
Tom Roulston | Baltimore Skipjacks | 73 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 38 |
Calder Cup playoffs
mode
The four best teams in each division qualified for the play-offs. In the first two play-off rounds, the winners of the respective divisions were played. In round three, the two division winners met in the final. All play-off rounds as well as the final were played in best-of-seven mode.
Play-off overview
Division semi-finals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||
N4 | Fredericton Express | 2 | |||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||
North Division | |||||||||||||
N3 | Moncton Golden Flames | 1 | |||||||||||
N2 | Maine Mariners | 1 | |||||||||||
N3 | Moncton Golden Flames | 4th | |||||||||||
N1 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4th | |||||||||||
S1 | Hershey Bears | 2 | |||||||||||
S1 | Hershey Bears | 4th | |||||||||||
S4 | New Haven Nighthawks | 1 | |||||||||||
S1 | Hershey Bears | 4th | |||||||||||
South Division | |||||||||||||
S3 | St. Catharines Saints | 3 | |||||||||||
S2 | Binghamton Whalers | 2 | |||||||||||
S3 | St. Catharines Saints | 4th |
Calder Cup winner
Calder Cup winner Adirondack Red Wings |
Goalkeepers: Mark LaForest , Chris Pusey Defenders: Tim Friday , Ted Huesing , Greg Joly , Dave Korol , Steve Richmond , Larry Trader , Rick Zombo Attackers: Pierre Aubry , Shawn Burr , Ed Johnstone , Dale Krentz , Lane Lambert , Claude Loiselle , Basil McRae , Glenn Merkosky , Adam Oates , Bob Probert , Geordie Robertson , Ted Speers , Ray Staszak , Gary Yaremchuk Head Coach: Bill Dineen General Manager: Neil Smith |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Adirondack Red Wings |
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the North Division, regular season |
Adirondack Red Wings |
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season |
Hershey Bears |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
Paul Gardner | Rochester Americans |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Paul Gardner | Rochester Americans |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Ron Hextall | Hershey Bears |
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender |
Jim Wiemer | New Haven Nighthawks |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper |
Sam St. Laurent | Maine Mariners |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
Karl Friesen | Maine Mariners |
Sam St. Laurent | ||
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer |
Bill Dineen | Adirondack Red Wings |
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication |
Steve Tsujiura | Maine Mariners |
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs |
Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears |