AHL 2004/05

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The 2004/05 season was the 69th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL) . The regular season began on October 13, 2004 and ended on April 17, 2005. During that time, the 28 teams in the league played 80 games each. The playoffs began on April 19th.

Due to the failure of the NHL season 2004/05 because of the lockout , the AHL was more prominent, as many NHL professionals spent the season with the AHL farm teams of their original teams. The AHL also enjoyed an increase in audience numbers as a result. The Edmonton Road Runners played throughout the season at Rexall Place , the actual home of the Edmonton Oilers from the NHL .

On February 14, 2005, the 18th AHL All-Star Classic took place, which was played between a Canadian All-Star team and the PlanetUSA team, consisting of US and international players. The venue was the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester , New Hampshire . The PlanetUSA team won 5-4 after a shootout .

There was a rule change at the beginning of the season. If there is a tie after extra time, there will be a shootout in the regular season. In playoff games, play continues until a goal is scored.

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
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Manchester Monarchs (1) 80 51 21st 4th 4th 258 176 110
Hartford Wolf Pack (2) 80 50 24 3 3 206 160 106
Lowell Lock Monsters (5) 80 47 27 5 1 242 190 100
Providence Bruins (8) 80 40 30th 7th 3 211 202 90
Worcester IceCats (9) 80 39 34 3 4th 212 223 85
Portland Pirates (11) 80 34 34 6th 6th 175 242 80
Springfield Falcons (14) 80 24 47 3 6th 161 255 57
East Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Binghamton Senators (3) 80 47 21st 7th 5 276 217 106
Philadelphia Phantoms (4) 80 48 25th 7th 5 235 185 103
Norfolk Admirals (6) 80 43 30th 6th 1 200 188 93
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (7) 80 39 27 7th 7th 227 219 92
Hershey Bears (10) 80 39 37 2 2 207 226 82
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (12) 80 37 38 1 4th 192 222 79
Albany River Rats (13) 80 29 38 6th 7th 198 248 71

Western Conference

North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Rochester Americans (1) 80 51 19th 6th 4th 243 208 112
St. John's Maple Leafs (4) 80 46 28 5 1 244 232 98
Manitoba Mosses (5) 80 44 26th 7th 3 243 210 98
Hamilton Bulldogs (8) 80 38 29 6th 7th 225 210 89
Syracuse Crunch (10) 80 36 33 4th 7th 215 230 83
Edmonton Road Runners (11) 80 32 33 11 4th 201 223 79
Cleveland Barons (12) 80 35 37 6th 2 200 226 78
West Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Chicago Wolves (2) 80 49 24 2 5 245 211 105
Milwaukee Admirals (3) 80 47 24 5 4th 247 207 103
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (6) 80 44 31 4th 1 206 191 93
Houston Eros (7) 80 40 28 6th 6th 212 195 92
Grand Rapids Griffins (9) 80 41 35 2 2 200 200 86
San Antonio Rampage (13) 80 27 45 5 3 156 232 62
Utah Grizzlies (14) 80 23 50 5 2 156 265 53

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
Jason Spezza Binghamton 80 32 85 117 +18 50
Mike Cammalleri Manchester 79 46 63 109 +25 60
David Ling St. John's 80 28 60 88 −1 152
Kyle Wellwood St. John's 80 38 49 87 +11 20th
Simon Gamache Milwaukee 80 29 57 86 +11 93
Peter Sarno Manitoba 80 16 66 82 +11 53
Andy Hilbert Providence 79 37 42 79 +11 83
Chris Taylor Rochester 79 21st 58 79 +2 50
Denis Hamel Binghamton 80 39 39 78 +10 75
Eric Staal Lowell 77 26th 51 77 +37 88

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games; TOI = ice age (in minutes); W = victories; L = defeats; OTL = overtime / shootout defeats; GA = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; Sv% = saved shots (in%); GAA = conceded goal; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Stephen Valiquette Hartford 35 1899 19th 11 1 56 7th .935 1.77
Jason LaBarbera Hartford 53 2937 31 16 2 90 6th .934 1.84
Adam Hauser Manchester 32 1867 19th 11 0 60 5 .933 1.93
Cam Ward Lowell 50 2828 27 17th 3 94 6th .937 1.99
Josh Harding Houston 42 2387 21st 16 3 80 4th .930 2.02

Calder Cup playoffs

Playoff tree

  Semi-finals division   Division Finals   Conference Finals   Calder Cup Finals
                                     
A1 Manchester monarchs 2                  
A4 Providence Bruins 4th  
A4 Providence Bruins 4th
  A3 Lowell Lock Monsters 1  
A2 Hartford Wolf Pack 2
 
A3 Lowell Lock Monsters 4th  
A. Providence Bruins 2
Eastern
  E. Philadelphia Phantoms 4th  
E1 Binghamton Senators 2      
 
E4 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 4th  
E4 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 1
  E2 Philadelphia Phantoms 4th  
E2 Philadelphia Phantoms 4th
 
E3 Norfolk Admirals 2  
E. Philadelphia Phantoms 4th
  W. Chicago Wolves 0
N1 Rochester Americans 4th            
 
N4 Hamilton Bulldogs 0  
N1 Rochester Americans 1
  N3 Manitoba mosses 4th  
N2 St. John's Maple Leafs 1
 
N3 Manitoba mosses 4th  
N Manitoba mosses 0
Western film
  W. Chicago Wolves 4th  
W1 Chicago Wolves 4th      
 
W4 Houston Eros 1  
W1 Chicago Wolves 4th
  W3 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1  
W2 Milwaukee Admirals 3
 
W3 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 4th  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Philadelphia Phantoms

Goalkeepers: Neil Little , Antero Niittymäki

Defenders: Charlie Cook , Freddy Meyer , Alexandre Picard , Joni Pitkänen , David Printz , Dennis Seidenberg , Wade Skolney , John Slaney

Attackers: Jeff Carter , Riley Cote , Ben Eager , Todd Fedoruk , Josh Gratton , Randy Jones , Boyd Kane , Éric Meloche , Mark Murphy , Ryan Ready , Mike Richards , Patrick Sharp , Jon Sim , Ben Stafford , RJ Umberger , Tony Voce

Head Coach: John Stevens   General Manager: Bobby Clarke

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Philadelphia Phantoms
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the Eastern Conference Finals 		Philadelphia Phantoms
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
winner of the Western Conference Finals 		Chicago Wolves
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Best Regular Season Team 		Rochester Americans
Frank S. Mathers Trophy
Best Team of the Eastern Conference 		Manchester monarchs
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
Best Team of the Western Conference 		Rochester Americans
Emile Francis Trophy
Best Team in the Atlantic Division 		Manchester monarchs
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the East Division 		Binghamton Senators
Sam Pollock Trophy
Best Team in the North Division 		Rochester Americans
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division 		Chicago Wolves

Player trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award Regular Season
MVP 		Jason Spezza Binghamton Senators
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Jason Spezza Binghamton Senators
Willie Marshall Award
Best Goalscorer 		Mike Cammalleri Manchester monarchs
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		René Bourque Norfolk Admirals
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Niklas Kronwall Grand Rapids Griffins
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Ryan Miller Rochester Americans
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Jason LaBarbera Hartford Wolf Pack
Steve Valiquette
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Randy Cunneyworth Rochester Americans
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Chris Taylor Rochester Americans
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award
For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society 		Duncan Milroy Hamilton Bulldogs
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Antero Niittymäki Philadelphia Phantoms

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