AHL 2006/07
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The 2006/07 season was the 71st regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). The regular season began on October 4, 2006 and ended on April 15, 2007. During that time, the 27 teams in the league each played 80 games. The playoffs began on April 18th.
On January 29, 2007 the 20th 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 Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto , Ontario . The PlanetUSA team won 7-6.
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Lowell Lock Monsters were bought by the NHL team New Jersey Devils and renamed Lowell Devils .
- The Cleveland Barons were relocated to Worcester , Massachusetts and renamed the Worcester Sharks . You play in the Atlantic Division from now on.
- The Albany River Rats were moved from the Atlantic Division to the East Division.
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 |
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| Manchester Monarchs (2) | 80 | 51 | 21st | 7th | 1 | 242 | 182 | 110 |
| Hartford Wolf Pack (5) | 80 | 47 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 231 | 201 | 98 |
| Providence Bruins (6) | 80 | 44 | 30th | 2 | 4th | 251 | 218 | 94 |
| Worcester Sharks (7) | 80 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8th | 247 | 244 | 93 |
| Lowell Devils (8) | 80 | 38 | 30th | 6th | 6th | 212 | 220 | 88 |
| Portland Pirates (9) | 80 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 225 | 232 | 86 |
| Springfield Falcons (13) | 80 | 28 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 268 | 59 |
| East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Hershey Bears (1) | 80 | 51 | 17th | 6th | 6th | 305 | 219 | 114 |
| Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (3) | 80 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 4th | 276 | 221 | 108 |
| Norfolk Admirals (4) | 80 | 50 | 22nd | 6th | 2 | 301 | 257 | 108 |
| Albany River Rats (10) | 80 | 37 | 36 | 4th | 3 | 246 | 258 | 81 |
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers (11) | 80 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 6th | 229 | 267 | 79 |
| Philadelphia Phantoms (12) | 80 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 6th | 221 | 271 | 70 |
| Binghamton Senators (14) | 80 | 23 | 48 | 4th | 5 | 225 | 323 | 55 |
Western Conference
| North Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Manitoba Mosses (2) | 80 | 45 | 23 | 7th | 5 | 232 | 201 | 102 |
| Rochester Americans (4) | 80 | 48 | 30th | 1 | 1 | 269 | 250 | 98 |
| Hamilton Bulldogs (6) | 80 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 6th | 243 | 208 | 95 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins (8) | 80 | 37 | 32 | 6th | 5 | 226 | 244 | 85 |
| Syracuse Crunch (10) | 80 | 34 | 34 | 4th | 8th | 250 | 248 | 80 |
| Toronto Marlies (11) | 80 | 34 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 220 | 270 | 75 |
| West Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (1) | 80 | 49 | 25th | 5 | 1 | 214 | 189 | 104 |
| Chicago Wolves (3) | 80 | 46 | 25th | 3 | 6th | 331 | 252 | 101 |
| Milwaukee Admirals (5) | 80 | 41 | 25th | 4th | 10 | 227 | 230 | 96 |
| Iowa Stars (7) | 80 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 221 | 231 | 88 |
| Peoria Rivermen (9) | 80 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 8th | 221 | 242 | 84 |
| San Antonio Rampage (12) | 80 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 4th | 219 | 256 | 70 |
| Houston Eros (13) | 80 | 27 | 43 | 4th | 6th | 205 | 269 | 64 |
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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| Darren Haydar | Chicago | 73 | 41 | 81 | 122 | +24 | 55 |
| Keith Aucoin | Albany | 65 | 27 | 72 | 99 | +13 | 108 |
| Martin St. Pierre | Norfolk | 65 | 27 | 72 | 99 | +15 | 100 |
| Brett Sterling | Chicago | 77 | 55 | 42 | 97 | +14 | 96 |
| Cory Larose | Chicago | 63 | 22nd | 61 | 83 | +16 | 75 |
| Jason Jaffray | Manitoba | 77 | 35 | 46 | 81 | +12 | 75 |
| Mathieu Darche | Worcester | 76 | 35 | 45 | 80 | +6 | 72 |
| Jason Krog | Chicago | 44 | 26th | 54 | 80 | +12 | 20th |
| Troy Brouwer | Norfolk | 66 | 41 | 38 | 79 | +15 | 70 |
| Pierre Parenteau | Portland / Norfolk | 68 | 30th | 49 | 79 | +19 | 47 |
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 |
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| Jaroslav Halák | Hamilton | 28 | 1618 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 6th | .932 | 2.00 |
| Curtis McElhinney | Omaha | 57 | 3181 | 35 | 17th | 1 | 113 | 7th | .917 | 2.13 |
| Drew MacIntyre | Manitoba | 41 | 2290 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 83 | 3 | .922 | 2.17 |
| Jason LaBarbera | Manchester | 62 | 3619 | 39 | 20th | 1 | 133 | 7th | .933 | 2.21 |
| Al Montoya | Hartford | 48 | 2556 | 27 | 17th | 0 | 98 | 6th | .914 | 2.30 |
Calder Cup playoffs
Playoff tree
| Semifinals division | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | Manchester monarchs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Worcester Sharks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Manchester monarchs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Providence Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Providence Bruins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| A. | Manchester monarchs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E. | Hershey Bears | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey Bears | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Albany River Rats | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey Bears | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Norfolk Admirals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E. | Hershey Bears | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba mosses | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba mosses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Rochester Americans | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| N | Hamilton Bulldogs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| W. | Chicago Wolves | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Iowa stars | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago Wolves | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Iowa stars | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago Wolves | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Calder Cup winner
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Calder Cup winner Hamilton Bulldogs |
Goalkeepers: Yann Danis , Carey Price Defenders: Andrew Archer , André Benoit , Mathieu Biron , Jean-Philippe Côté , Danny Groulx , Dan Jancevski , Ryan O'Byrne Attackers: Ajay Baines , Kyle Chipchura , Matt D'Agostini , Jonathan Ferland , Michail Hrabouski , Andrej Kaszizyn , Maxim Lapierre , Michael Lambert , Francis Lemieux , Corey Locke , Eric Manlow , Duncan Milroy , Zack Stortini , Cory Urquhart Head Coach: Don Lever General Manager: Bob Gainey |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best playoff value
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| Darren Haydar | Chicago | 15th | 10 | 14th | 24 | +4 | 14th |
| Corey Locke | Hamilton | 22nd | 10 | 12 | 22nd | +2 | 10 |
| Tomáš Fleischmann | Hershey | 19th | 5 | 16 | 21st | +2 | 10 |
| Scott Barney | Hershey | 19th | 10 | 9 | 19th | −1 | 14th |
| Jason Krog | Chicago | 15th | 5 | 14th | 19th | +3 | 17th |
| Patrick O'Sullivan | Manchester | 16 | 8th | 9 | 17th | +2 | 10 |
| Mike Green | Hershey | 19th | 7th | 9 | 16 | +3 | 38 |
| Kyle Wilson | Hershey | 19th | 7th | 9 | 16 | +4 | 8th |
| David Krejčí | Providence | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +6 | 22nd |
| Dave Steckel | Hershey | 19th | 6th | 9 | 15th | +10 | 16 |
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; Fat: best playoff value
| player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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| Fred Brathwaite | Chicago | 5 | 260 | 1 | 3 | - | 7th | 1 | .944 | 1.62 |
| Barry chest | Manchester | 5 | 199 | 2 | 1 | - | 6th | 0 | .936 | 1.81 |
| Dimitri Pätzold | Worcester | 4th | 256 | 2 | 1 | - | 8th | 0 | .921 | 1.87 |
| Jimmy Howard | Grand Rapids | 7th | 434 | 3 | 4th | - | 14th | 0 | .927 | 1.93 |
| Drew MacIntyre | Manitoba | 11 | 633 | 4th | 6th | - | 21st | 1 | .928 | 1.99 |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
| Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Hamilton Bulldogs |
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Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals |
Hershey Bears |
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Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the Western Conference Finals |
Hamilton Bulldogs |
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Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team |
Hershey Bears |
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Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team of the Eastern Conference |
Hershey Bears |
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Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Best Team of the Western Conference |
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights |
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Emile Francis Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division |
Manchester monarchs |
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FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the East Division |
Hershey Bears |
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Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the North Division |
Manitoba mosses |
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John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the West Division |
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights |
Player trophies
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