AHL 2003/04

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The 2003/04 season was the 68th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 28 teams played 80 games each in the regular season.

In the AHL there was a change from a system with six divisions to a system with four divisions in two conferences. The Eastern Conference consists of the Atlantic Division and the East Division, while the Western Conference consists of the North Division and the West Division. The Milwaukee Admirals finished the regular season first and eventually won the playoffs for the Calder Cup against the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins .

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

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Hartford Wolf Pack 80 44 22nd 12 2 102 198 153
Manchester monarchs 80 40 28 7th 5 92 223 181
Worcester IceCats 80 37 27 13 3 90 207 186
Providence Bruins 80 36 29 11 4th 87 170 170
Portland Pirates 80 32 27 13 8th 85 156 160
Lowell Lock Monsters 80 32 36 6th 6th 76 208 242
Springfield Falcons 80 26th 43 9 2 63 179 234
East Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Phantoms 80 46 25th 7th 2 101 216 168
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 80 41 23 12 4th 98 178 140
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 80 34 28 10 8th 86 197 197
Binghamton Senators 80 34 34 9 3 80 210 216
Norfolk Admirals 80 35 36 4th 5 79 210 216
Hershey Bears 80 33 34 8th 5 79 203 218
Albany River Rats 80 21st 39 11 9 62 182 157

Western Conference

North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Hamilton Bulldogs 80 41 25th 10 4th 96 235 191
Syracuse crunch 80 38 25th 10 7th 93 239 235
Rochester Americans 80 37 28 10 5 89 207 188
Cleveland Barons 80 37 28 8th 7th 89 235 220
Toronto Roadrunners 80 35 34 8th 3 81 219 224
Manitoba mosses 80 32 35 11 2 77 214 232
St. John's Maple Leafs 80 32 36 8th 4th 76 225 265
West Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Milwaukee Admirals 80 46 24 7th 3 102 269 191
Grand Rapids Griffins 80 44 28 8th 0 96 195 166
Chicago Wolves 80 42 26th 9 3 96 246 208
Houston Eros 80 28 34 14th 4th 74 197 220
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 80 29 37 13 1 72 188 211
San Antonio Rampage 80 30th 42 8th 0 68 191 231
Utah grizzlies 80 27 42 6th 5 65 162 230

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Pavel Rosa Manchester 77 39 49 88 32
Domenico Pittis Rochester 75 20th 57 77 137
Miroslav Zálešák Cleveland 72 35 40 75 80
Eric Perrin Hershey Bears 71 21st 54 75 49
Kirby Law Philadelphia 74 32 41 73 139
Brad Boyes Cleveland / Providence 78 31 41 72 51
Steve Kelly Manchester 59 21st 49 70 117
Craig Darby Albany 77 21st 48 69 44
Jeff Hamilton Bridgeport 67 43 25th 68 26th
Donald MacLean Syracuse 77 27 41 68 45

Calder Cup playoffs

Playoff tree

  qualification
        
A4 Providence Bruins 0
A5 Portland Pirates 2
E4 Binghamton Senators 0
E5 Norfolk Admirals 2
W4 Houston Eros 0
W5 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2
N4 Cleveland Barons 2
N5 Toronto Roadrunners 1
  Semifinals division   Division Finals   Conference Finals   Calder Cup Finals
                                     
A1 Hartford Wolf Pack 4th                  
A5 Portland Pirates 1  
A1 Hartford Wolf Pack 4th
  A3 Worcester Ice Cats 0  
A3 Worcester Ice Cats 4th
 
A2 Manchester monarchs 2  
A1 Hartford Wolf Pack 3
Eastern
  E3 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 4th  
E1 Philadelphia Phantoms 4th      
 
E5 Norfolk Admirals 2  
E1 Philadelphia Phantoms 2
  E3 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 4th  
E3 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 4th
 
E2 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3  
E3 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 0
  W1 Milwaukee Admirals 4th
N1 Hamilton Bulldogs 4th            
 
N4 Cleveland Barons 2  
N1 Hamilton Bulldogs 0
  N3 Rochester Americans 4th  
N3 Rochester Americans 4th
 
N2 Syracuse crunch 3  
N3 Rochester Americans 1
Western film
  W1 Milwaukee Admirals 4th  
W1 Milwaukee Admirals 4th      
 
W5 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3  
W1 Milwaukee Admirals 4th
  W3 Chicago Wolves 2  
W3 Chicago Wolves 4th
 
W2 Grand Rapids Griffins 0  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Milwaukee Admirals

Goalkeepers: Brian Finley , Wade Flaherty

Defenders: Andrew Hutchinson , Nathan Lutz , Curtis Murphy , Kirill Safronow , Ray Schultz , Brad Tiley , Greg Zanon

Attackers: Greg Classen , Mathieu Darche , Mike Farrell , Vernon Fiddler , Simon Gamache , Darren Haydar , Jay Henderson , Tony Hrkac , Raitis Ivanāns , Alexandre Jacques , Libor Pivko , Timofei Schischkanow , Brandon Segal , Wyatt Smith , Scottie Upshall

Head Coach: Claude Noël   General Manager: Phil Wittliff

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Milwaukee Admirals
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the Eastern Conference Finals 		Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
winner of the Western Conference Finals 		Milwaukee Admirals
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Best Regular Season Team 		Milwaukee Admirals
Frank S. Mathers Trophy
Best Team of the Eastern Conference 		Hartford Wolf Pack
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
Best Team of the Western Conference 		Milwaukee Admirals
Emile Francis Trophy
Best Team in the Atlantic Division 		Hartford Wolf Pack
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the East Division 		Philadelphia Phantoms
Sam Pollock Trophy
Best Team in the North Division 		Hamilton Bulldogs
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division 		Milwaukee Admirals

Player trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award Regular Season
MVP 		Jason LaBarbera Hartford Wolf Pack
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Pavel Rosa Manchester monarchs
Willie Marshall Award
Best Goalscorer 		Jeff Hamilton Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Wade Dubielewicz Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Curtis Murphy Milwaukee Admirals
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Jason LaBarbera Hartford Wolf Pack
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Wade Dubielewicz Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Dieter Kochan
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Claude Noël Milwaukee Admirals
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Ken Gernander Hartford Wolf Pack
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award
For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society 		Kurtis Foster Chicago Wolves
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Wade Flaherty Milwaukee Admirals

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