AHL 1991/92
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The 1991/92 season was the 56th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's 15 teams played 80 games each. The four best teams in each 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:
- The Newmarket Saints were relocated to St. John's , Newfoundland and Labrador , and from then on played under the name of St. John's Maple Leafs
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
Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Fredericton Canadiens | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 314 | 254 | 96 |
St. John's Maple Leafs | 80 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 325 | 285 | 90 |
Cape Breton Oilers | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 336 | 330 | 82 |
Moncton Hawks | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 285 | 299 | 74 |
Halifax Citadels | 80 | 25th | 38 | 17th | 280 | 324 | 67 |
North Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Springfield Indians | 80 | 43 | 29 | 8th | 308 | 277 | 94 |
Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 40 | 36 | 4th | 335 | 309 | 84 |
New Haven Nighthawks | 80 | 39 | 37 | 4th | 305 | 309 | 82 |
Capital District Islanders | 80 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 261 | 289 | 75 |
Maine Mariners | 80 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 296 | 352 | 56 |
South Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Binghamton Rangers | 80 | 41 | 30th | 9 | 318 | 277 | 91 |
Rochester Americans | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 292 | 248 | 86 |
Hershey Bears | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 313 | 337 | 83 |
Utica Devils | 80 | 34 | 40 | 6th | 268 | 313 | 74 |
Baltimore Skipjacks | 80 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 287 | 320 | 66 |
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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Shaun Van Allen | Cape Breton Oilers | 77 | 29 | 84 | 113 | 80 |
Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears | 80 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 63 |
Stan Drulia | New Haven Nighthawks | 77 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 46 |
Peter Ciavaglia | Rochester Americans | 77 | 37 | 61 | 98 | 16 |
John Anderson | New Haven Nighthawks | 68 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 24 |
Andrew McKim | St. John's Maple Leafs | 79 | 43 | 50 | 93 | 79 |
Greg Parks | Capital District Islanders | 70 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 84 |
Dan Currie | Cape Breton Oilers | 66 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 39 |
Simon Wheeldon | Baltimore Skipjacks | 78 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 62 |
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. Of the three teams that were then still in the competition, the one with the most points in the regular season received a bye to the final. All play-off rounds as well as the final were played in best-of-seven mode.
Playoff tree
Semifinals division | Division Finals | Semifinals | Calder Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
A2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Cape Breton Oilers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Moncton Hawks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Fredericton Canadiens | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Moncton Hawks | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
A2 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Binghamton Rangers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | Utica Devils | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Binghamton Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Rochester Americans | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Rochester Americans | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Hershey Bears | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Rochester Americans | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Adirondack Red Wings | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Springfield Indians | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Capital District Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Springfield Indians | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Adirondack Red Wings | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | New Haven Nighthawks | 1 |
Calder Cup winner
Calder Cup winner Adirondack Red Wings |
Goalkeepers: Allan Bester , Scott King Defenders: Bobby Dollas , Guy Dupuis , Gord Kruppke , Chris Luongo , Stewart Malgunas , Dennis Vial , Bob Wilkie , Jason York Attackers: Micah Aivazoff , Bruce Boudreau , Jim Cummins , Kelly Hurd , Sheldon Kennedy , Martin Lapointe , Lonnie Loach , Max Middendorf , Marc Potvin , Keith Primeau , Ken Quinney , Gary Shuchuk , Mike Sillinger , Chris Tancill , Kirk Tomlinson Head Coach: Barry Melrose General Manager: Barry Melrose |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Adirondack Red Wings |
Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the North Division Finals |
Adirondack Red Wings |
Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the South Division Finals |
Rochester Americans |
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the North Division, regular season |
Springfield Indians |
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season |
Binghamton Rangers |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
John Anderson | New Haven Nighthawks |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Shaun Van Allen | Cape Breton Oilers |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Félix Potvin | St. John's Maple Leafs |
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender |
Greg Hawgood | Cape Breton Oilers |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper |
Félix Potvin | St. John's Maple Leafs |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
David Littman | Rochester Americans |
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer |
Doug Carpenter | New Haven Nighthawks |
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication |
John Anderson | New Haven Nighthawks |
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs |
Allan Bester | Adirondack Red Wings |