AHL 2014/15
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The 2014/15 season was the 79th season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, which ran from October 10, 2014 to April 19, 2015, the 30 teams in the league each played 76 matches. At the end of it, the Manchester Monarchs won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the team with the highest points. In the subsequent playoffs from April 22nd to June 13th 2015, the Manchester Monarchs also prevailed and thus won their first Calder Cup in franchise history.
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Adirondack Phantoms from Glens Falls , New York were relocated to Allentown , Pennsylvania and are now playing under the name Lehigh Valley Phantoms . They traded places in the Northeast Division with the Syracuse Crunch of the East Division .
- The Abbotsford Heat from Abbotsford , British Columbia were relocated to Glens Falls and are now playing under the name Adirondack Flames . They were incorporated into the North Division , with the result that the Lake Erie Monsters moved from the North to the Midwest and the Iowa Wild from the Midwest to the West Division .
mode
The 30 teams are divided into two conferences, each with three divisions, and each play 76 games. During the regular season, if there is a tie after three thirds of the time, the winner will be determined by overtime and a subsequent shootout . For the first time, the duration of overtime is seven minutes. If no goal has been scored after three minutes, the team of referees interrupts the game and each team is reduced by one field player; the game continues with three field players per team. In a possible subsequent shootout, only three players per team will compete compared to previous years. 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 semifinals 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 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. in 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).
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 qualifier , conference winner , Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winner
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Manchester Monarchs (1) | 76 | 50 | 17th | 6th | 3 | 241 | 176 | 109 |
Providence Bruins (6) | 76 | 41 | 26th | 7th | 2 | 209 | 185 | 91 |
Worcester Sharks (7) | 76 | 41 | 29 | 4th | 2 | 224 | 198 | 88 |
Portland Pirates (8) | 76 | 39 | 28 | 7th | 2 | 203 | 190 | 87 |
St. John's IceCaps (12) | 76 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 183 | 235 | 75 |
Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Hartford Wolf Pack (3) | 76 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 4th | 221 | 214 | 95 |
Syracuse Crunch (5) | 76 | 41 | 25th | 10 | 0 | 218 | 219 | 92 |
Springfield Falcons (9) | 76 | 38 | 28 | 8th | 2 | 192 | 209 | 86 |
Albany Devils (10) | 76 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 6th | 199 | 201 | 85 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (15) | 76 | 28 | 40 | 7th | 1 | 213 | 264 | 64 |
East Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Hershey Bears (2) | 76 | 46 | 22nd | 5 | 3 | 218 | 181 | 100 |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (4) | 76 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 4th | 212 | 163 | 97 |
Binghamton Senators (11) | 76 | 34 | 34 | 7th | 1 | 242 | 258 | 76 |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (13) | 76 | 33 | 35 | 7th | 1 | 194 | 237 | 74 |
Norfolk Admirals (14) | 76 | 27 | 39 | 6th | 4th | 168 | 219 | 64 |
Western Conference
North Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Utica Comets (1) | 76 | 47 | 20th | 7th | 2 | 219 | 182 | 103 |
Toronto Marlies (7) | 76 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 207 | 203 | 89 |
Hamilton Bulldogs (9) | 76 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 201 | 208 | 81 |
Adirondack Flames (12) | 76 | 35 | 33 | 6th | 2 | 233 | 240 | 78 |
Rochester Americans (14) | 76 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 209 | 251 | 64 |
Midwest Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Grand Rapids Griffins (2) | 76 | 46 | 22nd | 6th | 2 | 249 | 185 | 100 |
Rockford IceHogs (4) | 76 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 222 | 180 | 99 |
Chicago Wolves (8) | 76 | 40 | 29 | 6th | 1 | 210 | 198 | 87 |
Lake Erie Monsters (10) | 76 | 35 | 29 | 8th | 4th | 211 | 240 | 82 |
Milwaukee Admirals (11) | 76 | 33 | 28 | 8th | 7th | 206 | 218 | 81 |
West Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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San Antonio Rampage (3) | 76 | 45 | 23 | 7th | 1 | 248 | 222 | 98 |
Texas Stars (5) | 76 | 40 | 22nd | 13 | 1 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
Oklahoma City Barons (6) | 76 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 224 | 212 | 90 |
Charlotte Checkers (13) | 76 | 31 | 38 | 6th | 1 | 172 | 231 | 69 |
Iowa Wild (15) | 76 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 172 | 245 | 50 |
Best scorer
With 80 points Brian O'Neill led the scorer list of the AHL, whose 58 assists were also season best. The top scorer was Teemu Pulkkinen with 34 goals, although he had only played 46 of 76 games this season.
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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Brian O'Neill | Manchester monarchs | 71 | 22nd | 58 | 80 | 55 |
Jordan Weal | Manchester monarchs | 73 | 20th | 49 | 69 | 56 |
Andy Miele | Grand Rapids Griffins | 70 | 25th | 43 | 68 | 42 |
Jonathan Marchessault | Syracuse crunch | 68 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 38 |
Chris Bourque | Hartford Wolf Pack | 73 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 68 |
Shane Prince | Binghamton Senators | 71 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 31 |
Dustin Jeffrey |
Utica Comets Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
67 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 22nd |
Travis Morin | Texas Stars | 63 | 22nd | 41 | 63 | 40 |
Chris Wideman | Binghamton Senators | 74 | 19th | 43 | 62 | 112 |
Teemu Pulkkinen | Grand Rapids Griffins | 46 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 30th |
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: Best
value for the season Sorted according to the best goal average.
player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Matt Murray | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 40 | 2320: 49 | 25th | 10 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 94.1 | 1.58 |
Jacob Markström | Utica Comets | 32 | 1879: 36 | 22nd | 7th | 2 | 59 | 5 | 93.4 | 1.88 |
Anton Forsberg | Springfield Falcons | 30th | 1763: 51 | 20th | 8th | 1 | 59 | 3 | 92.7 | 2.01 |
Jeremy Smith | Providence Bruins | 39 | 2277: 53 | 22nd | 11 | 5 | 78 | 3 | 93.3 | 2.05 |
Aaron Dell | Worcester Sharks | 26th | 1544: 08 | 15th | 8th | 2 | 53 | 4th | 92.7 | 2.06 |
Only goalkeepers who have played at least 1500 minutes of play are recorded.
Calder Cup playoffs
Playoff tree
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | Manchester monarchs | 3 | 1 | Manchester monarchs | 4th | ||||||||||||
8th | Portland Pirates | 2 | 4th | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Hershey Bears | 3 | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
7th | Worcester Sharks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Manchester monarchs | 4th | |||||||||||||||
3 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 0 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 3 | |||||||||||||||
6th | Providence Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||||||
4th | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 3 | 2 | Hershey Bears | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse crunch | 0 | 3 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 4th | ||||||||||||
1 | Manchester monarchs | 4th | |||||||||||||||
(The teams are reset after the first round.) | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Utica Comets | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Utica Comets | 3 | 1 | Utica Comets | 4th | ||||||||||||
8th | Chicago Wolves | 2 | 6th | Oklahoma City Barons | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3 | |||||||||||||||
7th | Toronto Marlies | 2 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Utica Comets | 4th | |||||||||||||||
2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | San Antonio Rampage | 0 | |||||||||||||||
6th | Oklahoma City Barons | 3 | Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
4th | Rockford IceHogs | 3 | 2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | ||||||||||||
5 | Texas Stars | 0 | 4th | Rockford IceHogs | 1 |
Calder Cup winner
Calder Cup winners Manchester Monarchs |
Goalkeepers: Patrik Bartošák , Jean-François Bérubé Defenders: Andrew Bodnarchuk , Nick Ebert , Derek Forbort , Kevin Gravel , Vincent LoVerde , Colin Miller , Kevin Raine , Jeff Schultz Attackers: Justin Auger , Sean Backman , Paul Bissonnette , Andrew Crescenzi , Nic Dowd , Josh Gratton , Ryan Horvat , Adrian Kempe , Michael Mersch , Zach O'Brien , Brian O'Neill , Scott Sabourin , Nick Shore , David Van der Gulik , Jordan Weal Head Coach: Mike Stothers General Manager: Rob Blake |
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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Michael Mersch | Manchester monarchs | 18th | 13 | 9 | 22nd | 8th |
Jordan Weal | Manchester monarchs | 19th | 10 | 12 | 22nd | 16 |
Brian O'Neill | Manchester monarchs | 19th | 10 | 10 | 20th | 12 |
Cal O'Reilly | Utica Comets | 23 | 2 | 17th | 19th | 4th |
Teemu Pulkkinen | Grand Rapids Griffins | 16 | 14th | 4th | 18th | 22nd |
Nick Shore | Manchester monarchs | 19th | 4th | 14th | 18th | 2 |
Sean Backman | Manchester monarchs | 19th | 5 | 12 | 17th | 8th |
Chris Bourque | Hartford Wolf Pack | 15th | 4th | 13 | 17th | 12 |
Oscar Lindberg | Hartford Wolf Pack | 15th | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6th |
Sven Bärtschi | Utica Comets | 21st | 8th | 7th | 15th | 6th |
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: Best
value for the season Sorted according to the best goal average.
player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Malcolm Subban | Providence Bruins | 2 | 160: 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 95.3 | 1.12 |
Richard Bachman | Oklahoma City Barons | 9 | 580: 35 | 5 | 4th | 15th | 0 | 95.3 | 1.55 |
Pheonix Copley | Hershey Bears | 5 | 229: 08 | 3 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 94.6 | 1.83 |
Jeremy Smith | Providence Bruins | 3 | 183: 19 | 1 | 2 | 6th | 0 | 93.1 | 1.96 |
Jacob Markström | Utica Comets | 23 | 1449: 40 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 92.5 | 2.11 |
Only goalkeepers who have played at least 60 minutes of play are recorded.
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Manchester monarchs |
Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals |
Manchester monarchs |
Robert W. Clarke Trophy Winner of the Western Conference Finals |
Utica Comets |
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team |
Manchester monarchs |
Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team of the Eastern Conference |
Hershey Bears |
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Best Team of the Western Conference |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
Emile Francis Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division |
Manchester monarchs |
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the Northeast Division |
Hartford Wolf Pack |
Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the North Division |
Utica Comets |
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the West Division |
San Antonio Rampage |
Individual trophies
All-star teams
First All-Star Team | |
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Attack: | Chris Bourque - Andy Miele - Teemu Pulkkinen |
Defense: | Brad Hunt - Chris Wideman |
Goal: | Matt Murray |
Second all-star team | |
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Attack: | Shane Prince - Jordan Weal - Brian O'Neill |
Defense: | Colin Miller - Bobby Sanguinetti |
Goal: | Jacob Markström |
All-rookie team | |
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Attack: | Charles Hudon - Viktor Arvidsson - Connor Brown |
Defense: | Ville Pokka - Ryan Pulock |
Goal: | Matt Murray |