AHL 1994/95

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The 1994/95 season was the 59th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 16 teams in the league played 80 games each. The eight best teams from the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference 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, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Play-off qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Regular season

Atlantic Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Prince Edward Island Senators 80 41 31 8th 305 271 90
St. John's Maple Leafs 80 33 37 10 263 263 76
Fredericton Canadiens 80 35 40 5 274 288 75
Saint John Flames 80 27 40 13 250 286 67
Cape Breton Oilers 80 27 44 9 298 342 63
North Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Albany River Rats 80 46 17th 17th 293 219 109
Portland Pirates 80 46 22nd 12 333 233 104
Providence Bruins 80 39 30th 11 300 268 89
Adirondack Red Wings 80 32 38 10 271 294 74
Springfield Falcons 80 31 37 12 269 289 74
Worcester IceCats 80 24 45 11 234 300 59
South Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Binghamton Rangers 80 43 30th 7th 302 261 93
Cornwall Aces 80 38 33 9 236 248 85
Hershey Bears 80 34 36 10 275 300 78
Rochester Americans 80 35 38 7th 300 304 77
Syracuse crunch 80 29 42 9 288 325 67

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
Peter White Cape Breton Oilers 65 36 69 105 30th
Steve Larouche Prince Edward Island Senators 70 53 48 101 54
Andrew McKim Adirondack Red Wings 77 39 55 94 22nd
Ralph Intranuovo Cape Breton Oilers 70 46 47 93 62
Brett Harkins Providence Bruins 80 23 69 92 32
Todd Simon Rochester Americans 69 25th 65 90 78
Michel Picard Prince Edward Island Senators 57 32 57 89 58
Mitch Lamoureux Hershey Bears 76 39 46 85 112
Shawn McCosh Binghamton Rangers 67 23 60 83 73
Jeff Nelson Portland Pirates 64 33 50 83 57

Calder Cup play-offs

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. The first two play-off rounds and the final were played in best-of-seven mode. Only the semi-finals were played in best-of-three mode.

Playoff tree

  Semifinals division   Division Finals   Semifinals   Calder Cup Finals
                                     
N1 Albany River Rats 4th                  
N4 Adirondack Red Wings 0  
N1 Albany River Rats 4th
  N3 Providence Bruins 2  
N2 Portland Pirates 3
 
N3 Providence Bruins 4th  
N1 Albany River Rats
  bye  
     
 
 
   
 
 
N1 Albany River Rats 4th
  A3 Fredericton Canadiens 0
S1 Binghamton Rangers 4th            
 
S4 Rochester Americans 1  
S1 Prince Edward Island Senators 2
  S2 Cornwall Aces 4th  
S2 Cornwall Aces 4th
 
S3 Hershey Bears 2  
S2 Cornwall Aces 0
  A3 Fredericton Canadiens 2  
A1 Prince Edward Island Senators 4th      
 
A4 Saint John Flames 1  
A1 Prince Edward Island Senators 2
  A3 Fredericton Canadiens 4th  
A2 St. John's Maple Leafs 1
 
A3 Fredericton Canadiens 4th  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Albany River Rats

Goalkeepers: Mike Dunham , Corey Schwab

Defenders: Brad Bombardir , Kevin Dean , Bryan Helmer , Cale Hulse , Geordie Kinnear , Jaroslav Modrý , Ricard Persson , Jason Smith

Attackers: Bill Armstrong , Steve Brulé , Rob Conn , Bobby House , Denis Pederson , Scott Pellerin , Curt Regnier , Pascal Rhéaume , Matt Ruchty , Wadim Sharifjanow , Reid Simpson , Steve Sullivan , Mike Vukonich

Head Coach: Robbie Ftorek   General Manager: John Weisbrod

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL play-offs 		Albany River Rats
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the North Division Finals 		Albany River Rats
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
winner of the South Division Finals 		Cornwall Aces
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the North Division, regular season 		Albany River Rats
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 		Steve Larouche Prince Edward Island Senators
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Peter White Cape Breton Oilers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Jim Carey Portland Pirates
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Jeff Serowik Providence Bruins
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Jim Carey Portland Pirates
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Mike Dunham Albany River Rats
Corey Schwab
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Robbie Ftorek Albany River Rats
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Steve Larouche Prince Edward Island Senators
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup play-offs 		Mike Dunham Albany River Rats
Corey Schwab

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