AHL 1999/2000
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The 1999/2000 season was the 64th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 19 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:
- The Adirondack Red Wings stopped playing
- Beast of New Haven stopped playing.
- The Fredericton Canadiens from Fredericton , New Brunswick were relocated to Québec City , Québec , and from then on played under the name Citadelles de Québec .
- The Louisville Panthers were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The inactive Cornwall Aces were reactivated and relocated to Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , where they played under the name Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins .
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
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Citadelles de Quebec | 80 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 4th | 227 | 238 | 83 |
| Saint John Flames | 80 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 267 | 283 | 80 |
| Lowell Lock Monsters | 80 | 33 | 36 | 7th | 4th | 228 | 240 | 77 |
| St. John's Maple Leafs | 80 | 23 | 45 | 8th | 4th | 202 | 277 | 58 |
| New England Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Hartford Wolf Pack | 80 | 49 | 22nd | 7th | 2 | 249 | 198 | 107 |
| Portland Pirates | 80 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 256 | 202 | 103 |
| Worcester IceCats | 80 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4th | 249 | 250 | 83 |
| Springfield Falcons | 80 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 272 | 252 | 78 |
| Providence Bruins | 80 | 33 | 38 | 6th | 3 | 231 | 269 | 75 |
Western Conference
| Empire State Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Rochester Americans | 80 | 46 | 22nd | 9 | 3 | 247 | 201 | 104 |
| Syracuse crunch | 80 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 290 | 294 | 80 |
| Hamilton Bulldogs | 80 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 6th | 225 | 262 | 73 |
| Albany River Rats | 80 | 30th | 40 | 7th | 3 | 225 | 250 | 70 |
| Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 80 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 236 | 306 | 60 |
| Mid-Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Kentucky Thoroughblades | 80 | 42 | 25th | 9 | 4th | 250 | 211 | 97 |
| Hershey Bears | 80 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 297 | 267 | 94 |
| Philadelphia Phantoms | 80 | 44 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 239 | 93 |
| Louisville Panthers | 80 | 42 | 30th | 7th | 1 | 278 | 254 | 92 |
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | 80 | 30th | 37 | 9 | 4th | 227 | 244 | 73 |
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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| Christian Matte | Hershey | 73 | 43 | 61 | 104 | 85 |
| Mike Maneluk | Philadelphia | 73 | 47 | 40 | 87 | 158 |
| Derek Armstrong | Hartford | 77 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 101 |
| Mark Greig | Philadelphia | 68 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 116 |
| Serge Aubin | Hershey | 58 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 56 |
| Mike Craig | Kentucky | 76 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 116 |
| Brad Smyth | Hartford | 80 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 62 |
| Steve Brulé | Albany | 75 | 30th | 46 | 76 | 18th |
| Eric Boguniecki | Louisville | 57 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 148 |
| Daniel Cleary | Hamilton | 58 | 22nd | 52 | 74 | 108 |
Calder Cup playoffs
mode
The eight best teams each qualified for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference . Due to the different group of the division, there were also different numbers of participants in the playoffs. Three of four teams qualified from the Atlantic Division, all five teams from the New England Division, and the best four teams from the Empire State Division and the Mid-Atlantic Division.
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 | Citadelles de Quebec | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Providence Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Providence Bruins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Saint John Flames | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Lowell Lock Monsters | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Providence Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Springfield Falcons | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Worcester IceCats | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Portland Pirates | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Worcester IceCats | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester Americans | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester Americans | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Albany River Rats | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester Americans | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Syracuse crunch | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Rochester Americans | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Hershey Bears | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Louisville Panthers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Hershey Bears | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Hershey Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Calder Cup winner
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Calder Cup winners Hartford Wolf Pack |
Goalkeepers: Milan Hnilička , Jean-François Labbé Defenders: Drew Bannister , Jason Doig , Burke Henry , Tomáš Klouček , Dale Purinton , Terry Virtue , Alexei Wassiljew Attackers: Derek Armstrong , Pavel Brendl , Benjamin Carpentier , Jason Dawe , Ken Gernander , Daniel Goneau , Todd Hall , Mike Harder , Chris Kenady , Manny Malhotra , Brad Smyth , PJ Stock , Tony Tuzzolino , Chris Wells , Johan Witehall Head Coach: John Paddock General Manager: Don Maloney |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
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Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
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Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the Western Conference Finals |
Rochester Americans |
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Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
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Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team in the Mid-Atlantic Division |
Kentucky Thoroughblades |
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FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the New England Division |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
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Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division |
Citadelles de Quebec |
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John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the Empire State Division |
Rochester Americans |
Individual trophies
| Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
Martin Brochu | Portland Pirates |
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John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Christian Matte | Hershey Bears |
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Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Mika Noronen | Rochester Americans |
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Eddie Shore Award Best Defender |
Brad Tiley | Springfield Falcons |
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Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper |
Martin Brochu | Portland Pirates |
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Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
Milan Hnilička | Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Jean-François Labbé | ||
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Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer |
Glen Hanlon | Portland Pirates |
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Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication |
Randy Cunneyworth | Rochester Americans |
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Yanick Dupré Memorial Award For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society |
Mike Minard | Hamilton Bulldogs |
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Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs |
Derek Armstrong | Hartford Wolf Pack |
Web links
- Official site of the AHL (English)
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