AHL 2011/12

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The 2011/12 season was the 76th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the 30 teams in the league played 76 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 placement within the conference is shown in brackets.

  • Playoff qualification
  • Division winner
  • Conference winner

    • Eastern Conference

    Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
    St. John's IceCaps (3) 76 43 25th 5 3 240 216 94
    Manchester Monarchs (8) 76 39 32 2 3 207 208 83
    Portland Pirates (9) 76 36 31 4th 5 223 254 81
    Providence Bruins (12) 76 35 34 3 4th 193 214 77
    Worcester Sharks (13) 76 31 33 4th 8th 199 218 74
    Northeast Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
    Bridgeport Sound Tigers (4) 76 41 26th 3 6th 233 219 91
    Connecticut Whale (6) 76 36 26th 7th 7th 210 208 86
    Adirondack Phantoms (10) 76 37 35 2 2 204 217 78
    Springfield Falcons (11) 76 36 34 3 3 217 231 78
    Albany Devils (14) 76 31 34 6th 5 190 226 73
    East Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
    Norfolk Admirals (1) 76 55 18th 1 2 273 180 113
    Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (2) 76 44 25th 2 5 235 215 95
    Hershey Bears (5) 76 38 26th 4th 8th 244 225 88
    Syracuse Crunch (7) 76 37 29 5 5 238 234 84
    Binghamton Senators (15) 76 29 40 5 2 201 243 65

    Western Conference

    North Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
    Toronto Marlies (2) 76 44 24 5 3 217 175 96
    Rochester Americans (7) 76 36 26th 10 4th 224 221 86
    Lake Erie Monsters (10) 76 37 29 3 7th 189 210 84
    Grand Rapids Griffins (13) 76 33 32 7th 4th 245 249 77
    Hamilton Bulldogs (14) 76 34 35 2 5 185 226 75
    Midwest Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
    Chicago Wolves (4) 76 42 27 4th 3 213 193 91
    Milwaukee Admirals (6) 76 40 29 2 5 210 190 87
    Charlotte Checkers (9) 76 38 29 3 6th 209 214 85
    Peoria Rivermen (11) 76 39 33 2 2 217 207 82
    Rockford IceHogs (12) 76 35 32 2 7th 207 228 79
    West Division GP W. L. OTL SOL GF GA Pts
    Oklahoma City Barons (1) 76 45 22nd 4th 5 213 176 99
    Abbotsford Heat (3) 76 42 26th 3 5 200 201 92
    San Antonio Rampage (5) 76 41 30th 3 2 197 204 87
    Houston Eros (8) 76 35 25th 5 11 202 206 86
    Texas Stars (15) 76 31 40 3 2 224 251 67

    Best scorer

    With 93 points, Chris Bourque led the AHL scorer list. His 66 assists were the best this season, while Cory Conacher was the top scorer with 39 goals.

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

    player team GP G A. Pts PIM
    Chris Bourque Hershey Bears 73 27 66 93 42
    Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals 75 39 41 80 114
    Patrick Maroon Syracuse crunch 75 32 42 74 120
    TJ Hensick Peoria Rivermen 66 21st 49 70 20th
    Keith Aucoin Hershey Bears 43 11 59 70 34
    Tyler Johnson Norfolk Admirals 75 31 37 68 28
    Trevor Smith Norfolk Admirals 64 25th 42 67 70
    Travis Morin Texas Stars 76 13 53 66 46
    Ryan Potulny Hershey Bears 61 33 32 65 32
    Kris Newbury Connecticut Whale 65 25th 39 64 130

    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
    Ben Scrivens Toronto Marlies 39 2292: 40 22nd 15th 1 78 4th 0.926 2.04
    Yann Danis Oklahoma City Barons 43 2544: 46 26th 14th 2 88 5 0.924 2.07
    Cédrick Desjardins Lake Erie Monsters 32 1935: 35 16 11 5 68 3 0.932 2.11
    Jeremy Smith Milwaukee Admirals 56 3283: 59 31 19th 2 119 5 0.922 2.17
    Dustin Tokarski Norfolk Admirals 45 2582: 34 32 11 0 96 5 0.913 2.23

    Calder Cup playoffs

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    The eight teams with the highest points in the North Division, Midwest Division and West Division qualified for the playoffs in the Western Conference . In the Eastern Conference the same applies to the eight teams with the highest points in the Atlantic Division, Northeast Division and East Division.

    The team that is highest on the seeding list always meets the lowest seeded team. In contrast to previous years, the first play-off round is played in the best-of-five mode , all other series are played in the 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

      Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   Calder Cup Final
                                         
    E1 Norfolk Admirals 3                  
    A2 Manchester monarchs 1  
    E1 Norfolk Admirals 4th
      N2 Connecticut Whale 2  
    N1 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0
     
    N2 Connecticut Whale 3  
    E1 Norfolk Admirals 4th
    Western Conference
      A1 St. John's IceCaps 0  
    A1 St. John's IceCaps 3      
     
    E4 Syracuse crunch 1  
    A1 St. John's IceCaps 4th
      E2 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 3  
    E2 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 3
     
    E3 Hershey Bears 2  
    E1 Norfolk Admirals 4th
      N1 Toronto Marlies 0
    W1 Oklahoma City Barons 3            
     
    W4 Houston Eros 1  
    W1 Oklahoma City Barons 4th
      W3 San Antonio Rampage 1  
    M1 Chicago Wolves 2
     
    W3 San Antonio Rampage 3  
    W1 Oklahoma City Barons 1
    Eastern Conference
      N1 Toronto Marlies 4th  
    N1 Toronto Marlies 3      
     
    N2 Rochester Americans 0  
    N1 Toronto Marlies 4th
      W2 Abbotsford Heat 1  
    W2 Abbotsford Heat 3
     
    M2 Milwaukee Admirals 0  

    Calder Cup Final

    June 1, 2012
    7:30 p.m.     		Norfolk Admirals
    Cory Conacher (12:21)
    Tyler Johnson (30:03)
    Brandon Segal (59:41)         		3: 1
    (1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
    Match report
    as of: 1: 0     		Toronto Marlies logoToronto Marlies
    Carter Ashton (43:57)     		Norfolk Scope , Norfolk , Virginia
    Viewers: 7,229
    June 2, 2012
    7:15 pm     		Norfolk Admirals
    Richard Pánik (14:38)
    Alexandre Picard (35:17)
    Brandon Segal (48:26)
    Trevor Smith (55:52)         		4: 2
    (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1)
    Match report
    as of: 2: 0     		Toronto Marlies logoToronto Marlies
    Joe Colborne (18:20)
    Juraj Mikuš (59:17)         		Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia
    Viewers: 8,661
    June 7, 2012
    7:00 p.m.     		Toronto Marlies logo Toronto Marlies
    		 0: 1 (1 OT)
    (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
    Match report
    as of: 0: 3     		Norfolk Admirals
    Mike Kostka (69:09)     		Ricoh Coliseum , Toronto , Ontario
    Spectators: 8,084
    June 9, 2012
    3:00 p.m.     		Toronto Marlies logoToronto Marlies
    Mike Zigomanis (19:43)     		1: 6
    (1: 1, 0: 2, 0: 3)
    Match report
    as of: 0: 4     		Norfolk Admirals
    Richard Pánik (6:17)
    Mike Kostka (24:26)
    Tyler Johnson (36:45)
    Mike Kostka (40:44)
    Tyler Johnson (52:35)
    Pierre-Cédric Labrie (53:33)         		Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario
    Spectators: 8,084

    Calder Cup winner

    Calder Cup winner

    Norfolk Admirals

    Goalkeepers: Jaroslav Janus , Dustin Tokarski

    Defenders: Keith Aulie , Mark Barberio , Jean-Philippe Côté , Jeff Dimmen , Radko Gudas , Scott Jackson , Mike Kostka , Charles Landry , Evan Oberg

    Attackers: Mike Angelidis , Cory Conacher , Philip-Michaël Devos , Tyler Johnson , Alexander Killorn , Pierre-Cédric Labrie , Eric Neilson , Michel Ouellet , Ondřej Palát , Richard Pánik , Alexandre Picard , Brandon Segal , Trevor Smith , JT Wyman

    Head Coach: Jon Cooper   General Manager: Julien BriseBois

    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 Picard Norfolk Admirals 18th 9 7th 16 48
    Trevor Smith Norfolk Admirals 18th 5 11 16 20th
    Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals 18th 2 13 15th 28
    Tyler Johnson Norfolk Admirals 14th 6th 8th 14th 6th
    Philippe Dupuis Toronto Marlies 17th 4th 10 14th 20th
    Matt Frattin Toronto Marlies 13 10 3 13 6th
    Jerry D'Amigo Toronto Marlies 17th 8th 5 13 12
    Colin McDonald Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 12 6th 7th 13 2
    Mark Arcobello Oklahoma City Barons 14th 5 8th 13 6th
    Jon Matsumoto San Antonio Rampage 10 4th 9 13 8th

    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. GA SO Sv% ATM
    Dustin Tokarski Norfolk Admirals 14th 865: 35 12 2 21st 3 0.944 1.46
    Ben Scrivens Toronto Marlies 17th 1029: 37 11 6th 33 3 0.935 1.92
    Cam Talbot Connecticut Whale 9 571: 08 5 4th 20th 2 0.939 2.10
    Brad Thiessen Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 12 756: 25 6th 6th 27 0 0.908 2.14
    Danny Taylor Abbotsford Heat 7th 425: 43 4th 3 16 0 0.917 2.26

    Awarded trophies

    Team trophies

    Award team
    Calder Cup
    winners of the AHL playoffs     		Norfolk Admirals
    Richard F. Canning Trophy
    winner of the Eastern Conference Finals     		Norfolk Admirals
    Robert W. Clarke Trophy
    winner of the Western Conference Finals     		Toronto Marlies
    Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
    Best Regular Season Team     		Norfolk Admirals
    Frank S. Mathers Trophy
    Best Team in the East Division     		Norfolk Admirals
    Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
    Best team in the Midwest Division     		Chicago Wolves
    Emile Francis Trophy
    Best Team in the Atlantic Division     		St. John's IceCaps
    FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
    Best team in the Northeast Division     		Bridgeport Sound Tigers
    Sam Pollock Trophy
    Best Team in the North Division     		Toronto Marlies
    John D. Chick Trophy
    Best Team in the West Division     		Oklahoma City Barons

    Individual trophies

    Award player team
    Les Cunningham Award
    MVP of the regular season     		Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals
    John B. Sollenberger Trophy
    Best Scorer     		Chris Bourque Hershey Bears
    Willie Marshall Award
    Best Goalscorer     		Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals
    Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
    Best Rookie     		Cory Conacher Norfolk Admirals
    Eddie Shore Award
    Best Defender     		Mark Barberio Norfolk Admirals
    Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
    Best Goalkeeper     		Yann Danis Oklahoma City Barons
    Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
    Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded     		Ben Scrivens Toronto Marlies
    Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
    Best Trainer     		Jon Cooper Norfolk Admirals
    Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
    For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication     		Chris Minard Grand Rapids Griffins
    Yanick Dupré Memorial Award
    For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society     		Nick Petrecki Worcester Sharks
    Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
    MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs     		Alexandre Picard Norfolk Admirals

    All-star teams

    First All-Star Team
    Attack: Chris Bourque - Keith Aucoin - Kyle Palmieri
    Defense: Mark Barberio - Paul PostmaSt. John's IceCaps (2011-2015)
    Goal: Oklahoma City Barons Yann Danis
    Second all-star team
    Attack: Cory Conacher - TJ Hensick - Jon DiSalvatore
    Defense: Abbotsford Heat Brian Connelly - Clay WilsonAbbotsford Heat
    Goal: Ben Bishop
    All-rookie team
    Attack: Cory Conacher - Tyler Johnson - Gustav Nyquist
    Defense: Matt Donovan - Cade Fairchild
    Goal: St. John's IceCaps (2011-2015) Eddie Pasquale

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