AHL 1995/96

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The 1995/96 season was the 60th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 18 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, 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

Northern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Prince Edward Island Senators 80 38 33 6th 3 303 313 85
Saint John Flames 80 35 30th 11 4th 272 264 85
St. John's Maple Leafs 80 31 31 14th 4th 248 274 80
Fredericton Canadiens 80 34 35 11 0 307 308 79
Cape Breton Oilers 80 33 40 3 4th 290 323 73
North Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Springfield Falcons 80 42 22nd 11 5 272 215 100
Worcester IceCats 80 36 28 12 4th 242 244 88
Portland Pirates 80 32 34 10 4th 282 283 78
Providence Bruins 80 30th 36 10 4th 249 280 74

Southern Conference

Central Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Albany River Rats 80 54 19th 7th 0 322 218 115
Adirondack Red Wings 80 38 32 8th 2 271 247 86
Rochester Americans 80 37 34 5 4th 294 297 83
Cornwall Aces 80 34 34 7th 5 249 251 80
Syracuse crunch 80 31 37 5 7th 257 307 74
South Division GP W. L. T OTL GF GA Pts
Binghamton Rangers 80 39 31 7th 3 333 331 88
Hershey Bears 80 36 30th 11 3 301 287 86
Baltimore Bandits 80 33 36 9 2 279 299 77
Carolina Monarchs 80 28 38 11 3 313 343 70

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
Brad Smyth Carolina Monarchs 68 68 58 126 80
Jim Montgomery Hershey Bears 78 34 71 105 95
Mike Casselman Carolina Monarchs 70 34 68 102 46
Gilbert Dionne Carolina Monarchs 55 43 58 101 29
Peter Ferraro Binghamton Rangers 68 48 53 101 157
Chris Ferraro Binghamton Rangers 77 32 67 99 208
Craig Charron Rochester Americans 72 43 52 95 79
Jean-Yves Roy Prince Edward Island Senators 67 40 55 95 64
Dixon Ward Rochester Americans 71 38 56 94 74
Brett Harkins Carolina Monarchs 55 23 71 94 44
Andrew Brunette Portland Pirates 69 28 66 94 125

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The eight best teams each qualified for the playoffs in the Northern Conference and Southern Conference . While the best four teams in each division qualified in the Northern Conference, the fifth of the Central Division, the Syracuse Crunch , could qualify in the Southern Conference , as they had more points than the fourth of the South Division, the Carolina Monarchs .

In the first three playoff rounds, the winners of the Eastern and Western divisions were played, which then met in the final of the Calder Cup. While the first playoff round was played in best-of-five mode, all other play-offs and the final were played in best-of-seven mode.

Playoff tree

  Semifinals division   Division Finals   Conference Finals   Calder Cup Finals
                                     
A1 Prince Edward Island Senators 2                  
A4 Fredericton Canadiens 3  
A4 Fredericton Canadiens 1
  A2 Saint John Flames 4th  
A2 Saint John Flames 3
 
A3 St. John's Maple Leafs 1  
A2 Saint John Flames 3
Eastern Conference
  N3 Portland Pirates 4th  
N1 Springfield Falcons 3      
 
N4 Providence Bruins 1  
N1 Springfield Falcons 2
  N3 Portland Pirates 4th  
N2 Worcester IceCats 1
 
N3 Portland Pirates 3  
N3 Portland Pirates 3
  C3 Rochester Americans 4th
C1 Albany River Rats 1            
 
C4 Cornwall Aces 3  
C4 Cornwall Aces 0
  C3 Rochester Americans 4th  
C2 Adirondack Red Wings 0
 
C3 Rochester Americans 3  
C3 Rochester Americans 4th
Western Conference
  C5 Syracuse crunch 1  
S1 Binghamton Rangers 1      
 
C5 Syracuse crunch 3  
C5 Syracuse crunch 4th
  S3 Baltimore Bandits 3  
S2 Hershey Bears 2
 
S3 Baltimore Bandits 3  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner

Rochester Americans logo

Rochester Americans

Goalkeepers: John Blue , Steve Shields

Defenders: David Cooper , Scott Feasby , Terry Hollinger , Doug Houda , Serhij Klymentjew , Dean Melanson , Rumun Ndur , Shayne Wright

Attackers: Curtis Brown , Craig Charron , Jason Cirone , Rob Conn , Dan Frawley , Brian Holzinger , Dane Jackson , Steve Junker , Jamie Leach , Scott Metcalfe , Barrie Moore , Scott Nichol , Wayne Primeau , Václav Varaďa , Dixon Ward , Bob Westerby

Head Coach: John Tortorella   General Manager: Joe Baumann

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Rochester Americans
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the Eastern Conference Finals 		Portland Pirates
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
winner of the Western Conference Finals 		Rochester Americans
Frank S. Mathers Trophy
Best Team in the South Division 		Binghamton Rangers
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the North Division 		Springfield Falcons
Sam Pollock Trophy
Best Team in the Atlantic Division 		Prince Edward Island Senators
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the Central Division 		Albany River Rats

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Brad Smyth Carolina Monarchs
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Brad Smyth Carolina Monarchs
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Darcy Tucker Fredericton Canadiens
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Barry Richter Binghamton Rangers
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Manny Legace Springfield Falcons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Scott Langkow Springfield Falcons
Manny Legace
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 		Ken Gernander Binghamton Rangers
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Dixon Ward Rochester Americans

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