AHL 1989/90

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The 1989/90 season was the 54th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 14 teams in the league 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, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

Explanations: The placement within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Regular season

North Division	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Sherbrooke Canadiens	80	45	23	12	301	247	102
Cape Breton Oilers	80	39	34	7th	317	306	85
Springfield Indians	80	38	38	4th	317	310	80
Halifax Citadels	80	37	37	6th	317	300	80
Maine Mariners	80	31	38	11	294	317	73
Moncton Hawks	80	33	42	5	265	303	71
New Haven Nighthawks	80	32	41	7th	283	316	71

South Division	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Rochester Americans	80	43	28	9	337	286	95
Adirondack Red Wings	80	42	27	11	330	304	95
Baltimore Skipjacks	80	43	30th	7th	302	265	93
Utica Devils	80	44	32	4th	354	315	92
Newmarket Saints	80	31	33	16	305	318	78
Hershey Bears	80	32	38	10	298	296	74
Binghamton Whalers	80	11	60	9	229	366	31

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
Paul Ysebaert	Utica Devils	74	53	52	105	61
Ross Fitzpatrick	Hershey Bears	74	45	58	103	26th
Mike Donnelly	Rochester Americans	68	43	55	98	71
Mark Pederson	Sherbrooke Canadiens	72	53	42	95	60
Don Biggs	Hershey Bears	66	39	53	92	125
Claude Vilgrain	Utica Devils	73	37	52	89	32
Murray Eaves	Adirondack Red Wings	78	40	49	89	35
Dale Krentz	Adirondack Red Wings	74	38	50	88	36
Donald Audette	Rochester Americans	70	42	46	88	78
John LeBlanc	Cape Breton Oilers	77	54	34	88	50

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.

Playoff tree

Division semi-finals

Division Finals

Calder Cup Final

N1

Sherbrooke Canadiens

4th

N4

Halifax Citadels

2

N1

Sherbrooke Canadiens

2

North Division

N3

Springfield Indians

4th

N2

Cape Breton Oilers

2

N3

Springfield Indians

4th

N3

Springfield Indians

4th

S1

Rochester Americans

2

S1

Rochester Americans

4th

S4

Utica Devils

1

S1

Rochester Americans

4th

South Division

S3

Baltimore Skipjacks

2

S2

Adirondack Red Wings

2

S3

Baltimore Skipjacks

4th

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winners Springfield Indians

Goalkeepers: Jeff Hackett , George Maneluk Defenders: Bill Berg , Marc Bergevin , Dean Chynoweth , Shawn Evans , Jeff Finley , Hank Lammen , Wayne McBean , Chris Pryor Attackers: Rod Dallman , Rob DiMaio , Tom Fitzgerald , Paul Gagné , Dale Henry , Richard Kromm , Dale Kushner , Derek Laxdal , Greg Parks , Dave Pasin , Jeff Rohlicek , Guy Rouleau , Mike Walsh Head Coach: Jim Roberts   General Manager: Bruce Landon

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs	Springfield Indians
Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the North Division Finals	Springfield Indians
Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the South Division Finals	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	Paul Ysebaert	Utica Devils
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer	Paul Ysebaert	Utica Devils
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie	Donald Audette	Rochester Americans
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender	Eric Weinrich	Utica Devils
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper	Jean-Claude Bergeron	Sherbrooke Canadiens
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded	Jean-Claude Bergeron	Sherbrooke Canadiens
	André Racicot
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer	Jim Roberts	Springfield Indians
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication	Murray Eaves	Adirondack Red Wings
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs	Jeff Hackett	Springfield Indians

Web links

• Official website of the AHL