AHL 2009/10

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The 2009-10 season was the 74th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 29 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, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Worcester Sharks (2) 80 49 25th 3 3 275 239 104
Portland Pirates (3) 80 45 24 7th 4th 244 214 101
Manchester Monarchs (4) 80 43 28 3 6th 213 200 95
Lowell Devils (6) 80 39 31 4th 6th 239 232 88
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (8) 80 38 32 4th 6th 201 220 86
Hartford Wolf Pack (10) 80 36 33 6th 5 231 251 83
Providence Bruins (12) 80 36 38 5 1 207 226 78
Springfield Falcons (15) 80 25th 39 12 4th 207 296 66
East Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Hershey Bears (1) 80 60 17th 0 3 342 198 123
Albany River Rats (5) 80 43 39 3 5 244 231 94
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (7) 80 41 34 2 3 239 229 87
Norfolk Admirals (9) 80 39 35 3 3 208 214 84
Binghamton Senators (11) 80 36 35 6th 3 251 260 81
Syracuse Crunch (13) 80 34 39 4th 3 227 272 75
Adirondack Phantoms (14) 80 32 41 3 4th 199 251 71

Western Conference

North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Hamilton Bulldogs (1) 80 52 17th 3 8th 271 182 115
Rochester Americans (5) 80 44 33 2 1 253 247 91
Abbotsford Heat (7) 80 39 29 5 7th 217 231 90
Manitoba Mosses (8) 80 40 33 5 2 204 232 87
Toronto Marlies (12) 80 33 35 6th 6th 193 261 78
Lake Erie Monsters (13) 80 34 37 1 8th 234 257 77
Grand Rapids Griffins (14) 80 34 39 3 4th 244 265 75
West Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Chicago Wolves (2) 80 49 24 1 6th 264 214 105
Texas Stars (3) 80 46 27 3 4th 238 198 99
Rockford IceHogs (4) 80 44 30th 3 3 226 226 94
Milwaukee Admirals (6) 80 41 30th 2 7th 237 220 91
Peoria Rivermen (9) 80 38 33 2 7th 233 248 85
San Antonio Rampage (10) 80 36 32 5 7th 235 244 84
Houston Eros (11) 80 34 34 7th 5 206 224 80

Best scorer

Keith Aucoin led the AHL scorer list with 106 points . His 71 assists were the best this season, while Alexandre Giroux was the top scorer with 50 goals. In the plus / minus rating, Artūrs Kulda led with a value of +47. The most power play goals were scored by Andrew Gordon , who scored 19 times in the majority. Jérôme Samson was the player who shot the most on goal with 332 shots. Outnumbered Josh Hennessy , Derek MacKenzie , Steve Pinizzotto and Dale Weise were the most successful with five goals. With 311 penalty minutes, Zack Fitzgerald was the bad guy this season. Danny Groulx was the most successful defender with 52 assists and 66 points. Tyler Ennis was the most successful rookie with 65 points .

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Keith Aucoin Hershey 72 35 71 106 49
Alexandre Giroux Hershey 69 50 53 103 34
Corey Locke Hartford 76 31 54 85 44
Jérôme Samson Albany 74 37 41 78 66
David Desharnais Hamilton 60 27 51 78 34
Brock Trotter Hamilton 75 36 41 77 56
Jason Krog Chicago 78 14th 61 75 34
Mark Mancari Portland 74 28 46 74 55
Charles Linglet Springfield 75 19th 55 74 36
Martin St. Pierre Binghamton 77 24 48 72 50

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
Cédrick Desjardins Hamilton 47 2576 29 9 4th 86 6th .919 2.00
Jonathan Bernier Manchester 58 1823 30th 21st 6th 116 9 .936 2.03
Curtis Sanford Hamilton 41 935 23 11 3 79 4th .916 2.13
Braden Holtby Hershey 37 1000 25th 8th 2 83 2 .917 2.32
Mark Dekanich Milwaukee 49 1266 27 16 4th 109 4th .914 2.33

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams of the North Division and the West Division qualify for the playoffs in the Western Conference . In the Eastern Conference , the distribution of playoff places works differently, as the Atlantic Division has a stronger team than the East Division. The four best teams in the Atlantic Division and the three best teams in the East Division are qualified. Eighth playoff place in the Eastern Conference will either go to the fourth-placed team in the East Division or the fifth-placed team in the Atlantic Division. The one of the two teams with the most points is qualified.

In the first two rounds, each division plays its own winner, before the conference semi-finals play out the winners of the conferences that meet in the Calder Cup final. The team that is highest on the seeding list always meets the lowest seeded team. The competitor, who will be either fourth in the East Division or fifth in the Atlantic Division, takes the last place on the seeding list in the East Division. All series in each round are played out in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needs four wins to reach the next round. The higher ranked team has the first two games at home, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, home rights will change from game to game. The higher-ranked team has a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games.

For games that remain tied after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, overtime follows , which, in contrast to the regular season, is played with five field players. The thirds continue to last 20 minutes and play continues until a team scores the first goal.

Playoff tree

  Semifinals division   Division Finals   Conference Finals   Calder Cup Finals
                                     
E1 Hershey Bears 4th                  
A5 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1  
E1 Hershey Bears 4th
  E2 Albany River Rats 0  
E2 Albany River Rats 4th
 
E3 Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins 0  
E1 Hershey Bears 4th
Eastern Conference
  A3 Manchester monarchs 2  
A1 Worcester Sharks 4th      
 
A4 Lowell Devils 1  
A1 Worcester Sharks 2
  A3 Manchester monarchs 4th  
A2 Portland Pirates 0
 
A3 Manchester monarchs 4th  
E1 Hershey Bears 4th
  W2 Texas Stars 2
N1 Hamilton Bulldogs 4th            
 
N4 Manitoba mosses 2  
N1 Hamilton Bulldogs 4th
  N3 Abbotsford Heat 2  
N2 Rochester Americans 3
 
N3 Abbotsford Heat 4th  
N1 Hamilton Bulldogs 3
Western Conference
  W2 Texas Stars 4th  
W1 Chicago Wolves 4th      
 
W4 Milwaukee Admirals 3  
W1 Chicago Wolves 3
  W2 Texas Stars 4th  
W2 Texas Stars 4th
 
W3 Rockford IceHogs 0  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Hershey Bears

Goalkeepers: Jason Bacashihua , Braden Holtby , Michal Neuvirth

Defenders: Karl Alzner , Greg Amadio , John Carlson , Sean Collins , Bryan Helmer , Johann Kroll , Grant Lewis , Grant McNeill , Patrick McNeill , Zach Miskovic , Patrick Wellar , Dylan Yeo

Attackers: Keith Aucoin , Jay Beagle , François Bouchard , Chris Bourque , Stefan Della Rovere , Cody Eakin , Simon Ferguson , Alexandre Giroux , Andrew Gordon , Andrew Joudrey , Boyd Kane , Mathieu Perreault , Steve Pinizzotto , Ashton Rome , Kyle Wilson

Head Coach: Mark French   General Manager: Doug Yingst

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
Alexandre Giroux Hershey 21st 14th 13 27 22nd
Chris Bourque Hershey 21st 7th 20th 27 10
Jamie Benn Texas 24 14th 12 26th 22nd
Keith Aucoin Hershey 21st 2 23 25th 2
David Desharnais Hamilton 19th 10 13 23 16
Andrew Gordon Hershey 17th 13 7th 20th 2
Brock Trotter Hamilton 19th 8th 11 19th 14th
Mathieu Perreault Hershey 21st 7th 12 19th 18th
Perttu Lindgren Texas 24 7th 10 17th 2
Andrew Hutchinson Texas 21st 5 11 16 14th

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
Jonathan Bernier Manchester 16 996 10 6th - 30th 3 .939 1.81
Curtis Sanford Hamilton 9 565 5 4th - 19th 2 .925 2.02
Michal Neuvirth Hershey 18th 1133 14th 4th - 39 1 .920 2.07
Alex Stalock Worcester 11 683 6th 5 - 26th 0 .919 2.28
Tyler planned Rochester 7th 346 3 3 - 14th 0 .935 2.43

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Hershey Bears
Richard F. Canning Trophy
winner of the Eastern Conference Finals 		Hershey Bears
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
winner of the Western Conference Finals 		Texas Stars
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Best Regular Season Team 		Hershey Bears
Frank S. Mathers Trophy
Best Team of the Eastern Conference 		Hershey Bears
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
Best Team of the Western Conference 		Hamilton Bulldogs
Emile Francis Trophy
Best Team in the Atlantic Division 		Worcester Sharks
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the East Division 		Hershey Bears
Sam Pollock Trophy
Best Team in the North Division 		Hamilton Bulldogs
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division 		Chicago Wolves

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Keith Aucoin Hershey Bears
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Keith Aucoin Hershey Bears
Willie Marshall Award
Best Goalscorer 		Alexandre Giroux Hershey Bears
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Tyler Ennis Portland Pirates
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Danny Groulx Worcester Sharks
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Jonathan Bernier Manchester monarchs
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Cédrick Desjardins Hamilton Bulldogs
Curtis Sanford
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Guy Boucher Hamilton Bulldogs
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Casey Borer Albany River Rats
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award
For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society 		Josh Tordjman San Antonio Rampage
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Chris Bourque Hershey Bears

All-star teams

First All-Star Team
Attack: Alexandre Giroux - Keith Aucoin - Jérôme Samson
Defense: PK Subban - Danny Groulx
Goal: Jonathan Bernier
Second all-star team
Attack: Charles Linglet - Corey Locke - Andrew Gordon
Defense: Maxim Noreau - Clay WilsonRochester Americans
Goal: Cédrick Desjardins
All-rookie team
Attack: Tyler Ennis - Logan Couture - Lars Eller
Defense: PK Subban - John Carlson
Goal: Alex Stalock

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