AHL 1993/94

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The 1993/94 season was the 58th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 16 teams in the league 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, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Regular season

Atlantic Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
St. John's Maple Leafs 80 45 23 12 360 287 102
Saint John Flames 80 37 33 10 304 305 84
Moncton Hawks 80 37 36 7th 310 303 81
Cape Breton Oilers 80 32 35 13 316 339 77
Fredericton Canadiens 80 31 42 7th 294 296 69
Prince Edward Island Senators 80 23 49 8th 269 356 54
North Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Adirondack Red Wings 80 45 27 8th 333 273 98
Portland Pirates 80 43 27 10 328 269 96
Albany River Rats 80 38 34 8th 312 315 84
Springfield Indians 80 29 38 13 309 327 71
Providence Bruins 80 28 39 13 283 319 69
South Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Hershey Bears 80 38 31 11 306 298 87
Hamilton Canucks 80 36 37 7th 302 305 79
Cornwall Aces 80 33 36 11 294 295 77
Rochester Americans 80 31 34 15th 277 300 77
Binghamton Rangers 80 33 38 9 312 322 75

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 Taylor Adirondack Red Wings 79 36 81 117 86
Rich Chernomaz St. John's Maple Leafs 78 45 65 110 199
Stéphane Morin Hamilton Canucks 69 38 71 109 48
Jeff Nelson Portland Pirates 80 34 73 107 92
Yanic Perreault St. John's Maple Leafs 62 45 60 105 38
Mitch Lamoureux Hershey Bears 80 45 60 105 92
Mike Tomlak Springfield Indians 79 44 56 100 53
Mark Pederson Adirondack Red Wings 62 52 45 97 37
Chris Snell St. John's Maple Leafs 75 22nd 74 96 92
Patrik Augusta St. John's Maple Leafs 77 53 43 96 105

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
                                     
N1 Adirondack Red Wings 4th                  
N4 Springfield Indians 2  
N1 Adirondack Red Wings 2
  N2 Portland Pirates 4th  
N2 Portland Pirates 4th
 
N3 Albany River Rats 1  
N2 Portland Pirates
  bye  
     
 
 
   
 
 
N2 Portland Pirates 4th
  A3 Moncton Hawks 2
A1 St. John's Maple Leafs 4th            
 
A4 Cape Breton Oilers 1  
A1 St. John's Maple Leafs 2
  A3 Moncton Hawks 4th  
A2 Saint John Flames 3
 
A3 Moncton Hawks 4th  
A3 Moncton Hawks 2
  S3 Cornwall Aces 0  
S1 Hershey Bears 4th      
 
S4 Rochester Americans 0  
S1 Hershey Bears 3
  S3 Cornwall Aces 4th  
S2 Hamilton Canucks 0
 
S3 Cornwall Aces 4th  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Portland Pirates

Goalkeepers: Byron Dafoe , Olaf Kölzig

Defenders: Brian Curran , Jason Gladney , Sergei Gontschar , Ken Klee , Lorne Knauft , Jim Mathieson , Todd Nelson , Steve Poapst , Jeff Sirkka , Jason Woolley

Attackers: Jason Allison , Mike Boback , Andrew Brunette , Kerry Clark , Kent Hulst , Chris Jensen , Martin Jiranek , Kevin Kaminski , Kevin Kerr , Chris Longo , Darren McAusland , Jeff Nelson , Randy Pearce , Michel Picard

Head Coach: Barry Despite   General Manager: Godfrey Wood

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Portland Pirates
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the North Division Finals 		Portland Pirates
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
winner of the South Division Finals 		Cornwall Aces
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
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Rich Chernomaz St. John's Maple Leafs
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Tim Taylor Adirondack Red Wings
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		René Corbet Cornwall Aces
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Chris Snell St. John's Maple Leafs
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Frédéric Chabot Hershey Bears
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Byron Dafoe Portland Pirates
Olaf Koelzig
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Barry defiance Portland Pirates
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Jim Nesich Cape Breton Oilers
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Olaf Koelzig Portland Pirates

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