AHL 2012/13
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The 2012/13 season was the 77th 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 during the season:
- Because of this year's lockout in the NHL, the Rochester Americans played intermittently at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo , New York to fill the time gap.
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 |
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| Providence Bruins (1) | 76 | 50 | 21st | 0 | 5 | 222 | 183 | 105 |
| Portland Pirates (6) | 76 | 41 | 30th | 3 | 2 | 230 | 233 | 87 |
| Manchester Monarchs (7) | 76 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 4th | 219 | 209 | 81 |
| Worcester Sharks (13) | 76 | 31 | 34 | 4th | 7th | 191 | 228 | 73 |
| St. John's IceCaps (14) | 76 | 32 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 195 | 237 | 72 |
| Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Falcons (2) | 76 | 45 | 22nd | 5 | 4th | 235 | 186 | 99 |
| Connecticut Whale (10) | 76 | 35 | 32 | 6th | 3 | 213 | 222 | 79 |
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers (11) | 76 | 32 | 32 | 7th | 5 | 218 | 242 | 76 |
| Albany Devils (12) | 76 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 193 | 225 | 75 |
| Adirondack Phantoms (15) | 76 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 4th | 187 | 223 | 69 |
| East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Syracuse Crunch (3) | 76 | 43 | 23 | 6th | 5 | 247 | 201 | 97 |
| Binghamton Senators (4) | 76 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 7th | 227 | 188 | 96 |
| Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (5) | 76 | 42 | 30th | 2 | 2 | 185 | 187 | 88 |
| Hershey Bears (8) | 76 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 6th | 204 | 196 | 81 |
| Norfolk Admirals (9) | 76 | 37 | 34 | 4th | 1 | 188 | 207 | 79 |
Western Conference
| North Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Toronto Marlies (2) | 76 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 7th | 237 | 199 | 96 |
| Rochester Americans (6) | 76 | 43 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 234 | 209 | 90 |
| Lake Erie Monsters (11) | 76 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 7th | 211 | 220 | 80 |
| Abbotsford Heat (12) | 76 | 34 | 32 | 4th | 6th | 171 | 198 | 78 |
| Hamilton Bulldogs (15) | 76 | 29 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 159 | 228 | 64 |
| Midwest Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Griffins (3) | 76 | 42 | 26th | 4th | 4th | 234 | 205 | 92 |
| Milwaukee Admirals (8) | 76 | 41 | 28 | 4th | 3 | 197 | 200 | 89 |
| Rockford IceHogs (9) | 76 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 225 | 87 |
| Chicago Wolves (10) | 76 | 37 | 30th | 5 | 4th | 204 | 207 | 83 |
| Peoria Rivermen (13) | 76 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 183 | 218 | 74 |
| South Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Texas Stars (1) | 76 | 43 | 22nd | 5 | 6th | 235 | 201 | 97 |
| Charlotte Checkers (4) | 76 | 42 | 26th | 4th | 4th | 226 | 202 | 92 |
| Oklahoma City Barons (5) | 76 | 40 | 25th | 2 | 9 | 240 | 228 | 91 |
| Houston Eros (7) | 76 | 40 | 26th | 5 | 5 | 212 | 199 | 90 |
| San Antonio Rampage (14) | 76 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 7th | 195 | 241 | 67 |
Best scorer
Brandon Pirri led the AHL scorer list with 75 points . His 53 assists were the best this season, along with Jeff Taffe . Tyler Johnson was the top scorer with 37 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 |
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| Brandon Pirri | Rockford IceHogs | 76 | 22nd | 53 | 75 | 72 |
| Jeff Taffe | Hershey Bears | 73 | 18th | 53 | 71 | 27 |
| Chad Kolarik | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 76 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 55 |
| Mark Arcobello | Oklahoma City Barons | 74 | 22nd | 46 | 68 | 48 |
| Linden Vey | Manchester monarchs | 74 | 22nd | 45 | 67 | 32 |
| Jonathan Audy-Marchessault | Springfield Falcons | 74 | 21st | 46 | 67 | 65 |
| TJ Hensick | Peoria Rivermen | 76 | 19th | 48 | 67 | 50 |
| Tyler Johnson | Syracuse crunch | 62 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 34 |
| Brett Connolly | Syracuse crunch | 71 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 53 |
| Kris Newbury | Connecticut Whale | 70 | 20th | 42 | 62 | 127 |
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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| Jeff Zatkoff | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 49 | 2799: 19 | 26th | 20th | 0 | 90 | 5 | 0.920 | 1.93 |
| Danny Taylor | Abbotsford Heat | 40 | 2108: 22 | 18th | 10 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 0.922 | 2.05 |
| Robin Lehner | Binghamton Senators | 31 | 1841: 15 | 18th | 10 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 0.938 | 2.12 |
| Magnus Hellberg | Milwaukee Admirals | 39 | 2107: 14 | 22nd | 13 | 0 | 75 | 6th | 0.924 | 2.14 |
| Niklas Svedberg | Providence Bruins | 48 | 2872: 36 | 37 | 8th | 2 | 104 | 4th | 0.925 | 2.17 |
Calder Cup playoffs
mode
Eight teams from both conferences qualify for the playoffs, made up of the respective division winners and the other punk bests.
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. The first play-off round is played in best-of-five mode , all other series are played 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 one team scores the next goal (continuous overtime).
Playoff tree
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Providence Bruins | 3 | 1 | Providence Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8th | Hershey Bears | 2 | 5 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Springfield Falcons | 3 | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 7th | Manchester monarchs | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Syracuse crunch | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Syracuse crunch | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Portland Pirates | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4th | Binghamton Senators | 0 | 2 | Springfield Falcons | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 3 | 3 | Syracuse crunch | 4th | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Syracuse crunch | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| (The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas Stars | 3 | 1 | Texas Stars | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8th | Milwaukee Admirals | 1 | 5 | Oklahoma City Barons | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Marlies | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7th | Rochester Americans | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oklahoma City Barons | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | Houston Eros | 2 | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 4th | Charlotte Checkers | 2 | 2 | Toronto Marlies | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Oklahoma City Barons | 3 | 3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | ||||||||||||
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
Syracuse Crunch - Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
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May 25, 2013 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Syracuse Crunch Brendan Mikkelson (16:41) Tyler Johnson (25:38) |
2: 4 (1: 2, 1: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins Alex Grant (01:55) Trevor Smith (17:12) Christiaan Minella (29:24) Alex Grant (39:04) |
Oncenter War Memorial Arena , Syracuse , New York Spectators: 5,248 |
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May 26, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Syracuse Crunch Dan Sexton (18:56) Matt Taormina (27:07) Dsmitryj Korabau (31:40) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins Joey Mormina (28:13) Riley Holzapfel (54:02) |
Oncenter War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York Spectators: 5,198 |
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May 29, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Syracuse Crunch Wladislaw Namestnikow (27:29) JT Brown (59:55) |
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza , Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania Spectators: 4,012 |
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May 31, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins Scott Harrington (13:40) Jayson Megna (36:40) |
2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 2) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Syracuse Crunch Brendan Mikkelson (14:57) Brett Connolly (38:12) Tyler Johnson (41:50) JT Wyman (59:04) |
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Spectators: 5,197 |
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June 1, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Syracuse Crunch Wladislaw Namestnikow (16:04) Radko Gudas (16:56) Philippe Paradis (33:37) Dan Sexton (35:31) Ondřej Palát (37:58) Philippe Paradis (41:02) Philippe Paradis (45:43 ) |
7: 0 (2: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
Oncenter War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York Spectators: 5,615 |
Western Conference
Grand Rapids Griffins - Oklahoma City Barons
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May 24, 2013 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Grand Rapids Griffins Brennan Evans (07:15) Landon Ferraro (22:35) |
2: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
 Oklahoma City Barons Andrew Hotham (4:40 pm) |
Van Andel Arena , Grand Rapids , Michigan Spectators: 5,016 |
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May 25, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Grand Rapids Griffins Tomáš Tatar (17:14) Mitch Callahan (42:58) |
2: 4 (1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 3) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Oklahoma City Barons C. J. Stretch (26:38) Teemu Hartikainen (41:03) Mark Arcobello (47:45) Teemu Hartikainen (59:36) |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Spectators: 5,435 |
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May 29, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Barons Ben Eager (07:14) Josh Green (08:25) Philippe Cornet (16:35) Jonathan Cheechoo (58:43) |
4: 1 (3: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Grand Rapids Griffins Chad Billins (55:06) |
Cox Convention Center , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma Spectators: 2,320 |
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June 1, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Barons |
0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Grand Rapids Griffins Joakim Andersson (12:08) Riley Sheahan (21:57) Landon Ferraro (28:25) Jan Muršak (58:11) |
Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Spectators: 2,978 |
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June 2, 2013 4:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma City Barons |
0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Grand Rapids Griffins Tomáš Jurčo (25:13) Mitch Callahan (27:12) Tomáš Tatar (29:27) |
Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Spectators: 3,136 |
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June 4, 2013 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Grand Rapids Griffins Tomáš Jurčo (18:39) Mitch Callahan (24:27) Jeff Hoggan (38:31) |
3: 4 (1: 1, 2: 0, 0: 3) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Oklahoma City Barons Mark Arcobello (13:54) Mark Arcobello (49:41) Toni Rajala (57:33) Anton Lander (58:55) |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Spectators: 4,926 |
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June 5, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Grand Rapids Griffins Jan Muršak (00:54) Tomáš Tatar (15:55) Gustav Nyquist (29:47) Jan Muršak (46:32) Tomáš Jurčo (53:48) |
5: 4 (2: 2, 1: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 4: 3 |
Oklahoma City Barons Chris VandeVelde (13:07) Teemu Hartikainen (13:32) Antti Tyrväinen (27:02) Taylor Fedun (41:21) |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Spectators: 4,110 |
Calder Cup Final
| June 8, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Syracuse Crunch Jean-Philippe Côté (53:19) |
1: 3 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Grand Rapids Griffins Mitch Callahan (6:45) Riley Sheahan (52:00) Gustav Nyquist (59:45) |
Oncenter War Memorial Arena , Syracuse , New York Spectators: 6,333 |
| June 9, 2013 6:00 p.m. |
Syracuse Crunch Andrej Šustr (14:03) Richard Pánik (30:06) Brett Connolly (36:12) JT Brown (38:23) |
4: 6 (1: 2, 3: 3, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Grand Rapids Griffins Tomáš Tatar (4:29) Triston Grant (11:31) Landon Ferraro (26:23) Tomáš Jurčo (32:09) Francis Paré (38:49) Jan Muršak (54:56) |
Oncenter War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York Spectators: 6,023 |
| June 12, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Grand Rapids Griffins Tomáš Tatar (22:09) Luke Glendening (24:53) Jan Muršak (55:11) Jeff Hoggan (57:32) |
4: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 3: 0 |
Syracuse Crunch Richard Pánik (10:21) Dan Sexton (29:56) |
Van Andel Arena , Grand Rapids , Michigan Spectators: 10,102 |
| June 14, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Grand Rapids Griffins Joakim Andersson (3:37) Jan Muršak (11:04) |
2: 3 (2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Syracuse Crunch Brett Connolly (5:04) Ondřej Palát (34:01) Richard Pánik (36:52) |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Spectators: 10,834 |
| June 15, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Grand Rapids Griffins Triston Grant (17:38) Tomáš Tatar (25:36) |
2: 5 (1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 2) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Syracuse Crunch Ondřej Palát (8:39) Brett Connolly (16:09) Richard Pánik (31:59) Tyler Johnson (40:36) Dan Sexton (57:16) |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Spectators: 10,834 |
| June 18, 2013 7:00 p.m. |
Syracuse Crunch Richard Pánik (17:15) Andrej Šustr (45:14) |
2: 5 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 3) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Grand Rapids Griffins Mitch Callahan (22:23) Tomáš Tatar (32:41) Brennan Evans (49:54) Tomáš Tatar (59:11) Joakim Andersson (59:54) |
Oncenter War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York Spectators: 6,375 |
Calder Cup winner
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Calder Cup winner Grand Rapids Griffins |
Goalkeepers: Thomas McCollum , Petr Mrázek , Jordan Pearce Defenders: Adam Almqvist , Chad Billins , Danny DeKeyser , Brennan Evans , Gleason Fournier , Brian Lashoff , Nathan Paetsch , Brett Skinner Attackers: Joakim Andersson , Louis-Marc Aubry , Mitch Callahan , Landon Ferraro , Luke Glendening , Triston Grant , Jeff Hoggan , Tomáš Jurčo , Jan Muršak , Andrej Nestrašil , Gustav Nyquist , Francis Paré , Teemu Pulkkinen , Riley Sheahan , Tomáš Tatar Head Coach: Jeff Blashill General Manager: Ken Holland |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
| Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
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Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals |
Syracuse crunch |
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Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the Western Conference Finals |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
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Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team |
Providence Bruins |
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Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team in the East Division |
Syracuse crunch |
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Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Best team in the Midwest Division |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
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Emile Francis Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division |
Providence Bruins |
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FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the Northeast Division |
Springfield Falcons |
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Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the North Division |
Toronto Marlies |
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John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the South Division |
Texas Stars |
Individual trophies
All-star teams
| First All-Star Team | |
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| Attack: | Gustav Nyquist - Tyler Johnson - Jonathan Audy-Marchessault |
| Defense: |
 Justin Schultz - Sami Vatanen
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| Goal: |
 Niklas Svedberg
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| Second all-star team | |
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| Attack: |
 Matt Fraser - Jeff Taffe - Brett Connolly
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| Defense: | Mark Barberio - Adam Clendening |
| Goal: | Curtis McElhinney |
| All-rookie team | |
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| Attack: |
Tyler Toffoli - Ryan Spooner - Jason Zucker
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| Defense: |
Justin Schultz - Sami Vatanen
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| Goal: |
Niklas Svedberg
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Web links
- Official site of the AHL (English)
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