AHL 1986/87

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The 1986/87 season was the 51st 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 .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

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. OTL GF GA Pts
Sherbrooke Canadiens 80 50 28 2 328 257 102
Adirondack Red Wings 80 44 31 5 329 296 93
Moncton Golden Flames 80 43 31 6th 338 315 92
Nova Scotia Oilers 80 38 39 3 318 315 79
Maine Mariners 80 35 40 5 272 298 75
Fredericton Express 80 32 43 5 292 357 69
South Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Rochester Americans 80 47 26th 7th 315 263 101
Binghamton Whalers 80 47 26th 7th 309 259 101
New Haven Nighthawks 80 44 25th 11 331 315 99
Hershey Bears 80 43 36 1 329 309 87
Baltimore Skipjacks 80 35 37 8th 277 295 78
Springfield Indians 80 34 40 6th 296 344 74
Newmarket Saints 80 28 48 4th 226 337 60

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
Tim Tookey Hershey Bears 80 51 73 124 45
Alain Lemieux Baltimore Skipjacks 72 41 56 97 62
Brett Hull Moncton Golden Flames 67 50 42 92 16
Mitch Lamoureux Hershey Bears 78 43 46 89 122
Ross Fitzpatrick Hershey Bears 66 45 40 85 34
Glenn Merkosky Adirondack Red Wings 77 54 31 85 66
Ray Allison Hershey Bears 78 29 55 84 57
Bruce Boudreau Nova Scotia Oilers 78 35 47 82 40
Serge Boisvert Sherbrooke Canadiens 78 27 54 81 29
Wes Jarvis Newmarket Saints 70 28 50 78 32

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 Sherbrooke Canadiens 4th        
N4 Nova Scotia Oilers 1  
N1 Sherbrooke Canadiens 4th
North Division
  N2 Adirondack Red Wings 1  
N2 Adirondack Red Wings 4th
N3 Moncton Golden Flames 2  
N1 Sherbrooke Canadiens 3
  S1 Rochester Americans 4th
S1 Rochester Americans 4th    
S4 Hershey Bears 1  
S1 Rochester Americans 4th
South Division
  S2 Binghamton Whalers 2  
S2 Binghamton Whalers 4th
  S3 New Haven Nighthawks 3  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner Rochester Americans

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Goalkeepers: Darren Puppa , Darcy Wakaluk

Defenders: Jack Brownschidle , Richie Dunn , David Fenyves , Bob Halkidis , Jim Hofford , Uwe Krupp , Jayson Meyer

Attackers: Mikael Andersson , Paul Brydges , Al Conroy , Jay Fraser , Jody Gage , Richard Hajdu , Warren Harper , Benoît Hogue , Jim Jackson , Don Lever , Bob Logan , Gaetano Orlando , Jeff Parker , Ken Priestlay , Andy Ristau , Ray Sheppard , Doug Trapp , Claude Verret

Head Coach: John Van Boxmeer   General Manager: George Bergantz

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Rochester Americans
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the North Division, regular season 		Sherbrooke Canadiens
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season 		Rochester Americans

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Tim Tookey Hershey Bears
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Tim Tookey Hershey Bears
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Brett Hull Moncton Golden Flames
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Brad Shaw Binghamton Whalers
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Mark LaForest Adirondack Red Wings
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Vincent Riendeau Sherbrooke Canadiens
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Larry Pleau Binghamton Whalers
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Glenn Merkosky Adirondack Red Wings
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		David Fenyves Rochester Americans

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