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:

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
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
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
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
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

Adirondack Red Wings logo

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
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
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

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