AHL 2016/17
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The 2016/17 season was the 81st season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, which ran from October 14, 2016 to April 15, 2017, the 30 teams in the league played 76 or 68 matches. This was followed by the playoffs for the Calder Cup , which the Grand Rapids Griffins won for the second time in their history .
Changes
Teams
The Springfield Falcons moved to Tucson in the state of Arizona and operate there as Tucson Roadrunners from now on . The Roadrunners fill the Pacific Division , which was introduced last year , to eight teams, in which the majority of the teams continue to play only 68 instead of 76 games in the regular season. The place of the Falcons was taken by the Portland Pirates , who moved to Springfield and henceforth take part in gaming operations as Springfield Thunderbirds .
In addition, the Lake Erie Monsters changed their name to Cleveland Monsters .
regulate
This year's rule changes mainly relate to fistfighting. Players who start a fistfight immediately after face-off are immediately excluded from the game (game misconduct) . In addition, automatic bans have been introduced after a certain number of fistfights: After the tenth to the 13th fistfight penalty, the player concerned receives a ban for one game, with the 14th and each subsequent penalty a ban for two games. Fights in which the opponent in question received an instigator penalty are not included in this statistic.
In addition, the defending team is no longer allowed to use their time-out after an icing .
mode
The mode essentially corresponds to that of the previous year . Since the respective divisions of both conferences now have the same number of teams (Eastern Conference: 7 each; Western Conference: 8 each), the playoff qualification of a fifth division is no longer possible. This should only take into account the unequal distribution of teams in the previous year.
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, Pts% = point quota
Explanations: The Placement within the conference; Playoff qualifier , conference winner , Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winner
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | Pts% |
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Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (1) | 76 | 51 | 20th | 3 | 2 | 247 | 170 | 107 | .704 |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (2) | 76 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 219 | 101 | .664 |
Hershey Bears (3) | 76 | 43 | 22nd | 8th | 3 | 252 | 211 | 97 | .638 |
Providence Bruins (4) | 76 | 43 | 23 | 6th | 4th | 229 | 188 | 96 | .632 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (5) | 76 | 44 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 220 | 212 | 92 | .605 |
Springfield Thunderbirds (11) | 76 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 197 | 206 | 75 | .493 |
Hartford Wolf Pack (14) | 76 | 24 | 46 | 4th | 2 | 194 | 280 | 54 | .355 |
North Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | Pts% |
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Syracuse Crunch (6) | 76 | 38 | 24 | 7th | 7th | 232 | 227 | 90 | .592 |
Toronto Marlies (7) | 76 | 42 | 29 | 4th | 1 | 245 | 207 | 89 | .586 |
Albany Devils (8) | 76 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 204 | 206 | 83 | .546 |
St. John's IceCaps (9) | 76 | 36 | 30th | 8th | 2 | 216 | 220 | 82 | .539 |
Utica Comets (10) | 76 | 35 | 32 | 7th | 2 | 195 | 220 | 79 | .520 |
Rochester Americans (12) | 76 | 32 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 240 | 67 | .441 |
Binghamton Senators (13) | 76 | 28 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 266 | 60 | .395 |
Western Conference
Central Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | Pts% |
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Chicago Wolves (3) | 76 | 44 | 19th | 8th | 5 | 251 | 200 | 101 | .664 |
Grand Rapids Griffins (4) | 76 | 47 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 251 | 190 | 100 | .658 |
Milwaukee Admirals (5) | 76 | 43 | 26th | 4th | 3 | 225 | 215 | 93 | .612 |
Charlotte Checkers (8) | 76 | 39 | 29 | 7th | 1 | 212 | 208 | 86 | .566 |
Cleveland Monsters (9) | 76 | 39 | 29 | 4th | 4th | 195 | 198 | 86 | .566 |
Iowa Wild (10) | 76 | 36 | 31 | 7th | 2 | 182 | 196 | 81 | .533 |
Manitoba Mosses (14) | 76 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 197 | 242 | 68 | .447 |
Rockford IceHogs (15) | 76 | 25th | 39 | 9 | 3 | 175 | 246 | 62 | .408 |
Pacific Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts | Pts% |
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San Jose Barracuda (1) | 68 | 43 | 16 | 4th | 5 | 232 | 176 | 95 | .699 |
San Diego Gulls (2) | 68 | 43 | 20th | 3 | 2 | 221 | 178 | 91 | .669 |
Ontario Reign (6) | 68 | 36 | 21st | 10 | 1 | 199 | 190 | 83 | .610 |
Stockton Heat (7) | 68 | 34 | 25th | 7th | 2 | 212 | 192 | 77 | .566 |
Bakersfield Condors (11) | 68 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 200 | 188 | 72 | .529 |
Tucson Roadrunners (12) | 68 | 29 | 31 | 8th | 0 | 187 | 237 | 66 | .485 |
Texas Stars (13) | 76 | 34 | 37 | 1 | 4th | 224 | 265 | 73 | .480 |
San Antonio Rampage (16) | 76 | 27 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 184 | 240 | 61 | .401 |
Best scorer
With 83 points, Kenny Agostino led the scorer list of the AHL and also gave the most assists (59). The top scorer was Wade Megan with 33 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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Kenny Agostino | Chicago Wolves | 65 | 24 | 59 | 83 | +24 | 48 |
Chris Terry | St. John's IceCaps | 58 | 30th | 38 | 68 | ± 0 | 36 |
Chris Mueller | Tucson Roadrunners | 68 | 19th | 48 | 67 | −4 | 48 |
Wade Megan | Chicago Wolves | 73 | 33 | 33 | 66 | +27 | 57 |
Taylor Beck |
Bakersfield Condors Hartford Wolf Pack |
56 | 19th | 47 | 66 | +7 | 24 |
Cole Schneider | Rochester Americans | 71 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +9 | 45 |
Travis Boyd | Hershey Bears | 76 | 16 | 47 | 63 | +19 | 16 |
TJ Brennan | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | 76 | 21st | 39 | 60 | −5 | 101 |
Chris Bourque | Hershey Bears | 76 | 18th | 42 | 60 | +5 | 46 |
Cory Conacher | Syracuse crunch | 56 | 17th | 43 | 60 | +10 | 113 |
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = goals conceded; Bold: Season best
Only goalkeepers who have completed at least 1440 minutes are recorded. Sorted by the best goals against.
player | team | GP | TOI | W. | L. | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Casey DeSmith | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 29 | 1730: 35 | 21st | 5 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 92.6 | 2.01 |
Zane McIntyre | Providence Bruins | 31 | 1777: 13 | 21st | 6th | 2 | 60 | 2 | 93.0 | 2.03 |
Troy Grosenick | San Jose Barracuda | 49 | 2728: 48 | 30th | 10 | 5 | 93 | 10 | 92.6 | 2.04 |
Anton Forsberg | Cleveland Monsters | 51 | 2976: 52 | 27 | 17th | 4th | 113 | 4th | 92.6 | 2.28 |
Alex Stalock | Iowa Wild | 50 | 2870: 54 | 23 | 17th | 8th | 109 | 4th | 92.6 | 2.28 |
Jack Campbell | Ontario Reign | 52 | 3071: 47 | 31 | 15th | 6th | 129 | 5 | 91.4 | 2.52 |
Calder Cup playoffs
Playoff tree
Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
A1 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Providence Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Providence Bruins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Hershey Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Hershey Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Providence Bruins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
N1 | Syracuse crunch | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Syracuse crunch | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | St. John's IceCaps | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Syracuse crunch | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Toronto Marlies | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | Toronto Marlies | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Albany Devils | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Syracuse crunch | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C4 | Charlotte Checkers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Chicago Wolves | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
P1 | San Jose Barracuda | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | San Jose Barracuda | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P4 | Stockton Heat | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | San Jose Barracuda | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | San Diego Gulls | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | San Diego Gulls | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
P3 | Ontario Reign | 2 |
Calder Cup winner
Calder Cup winner Grand Rapids Griffins |
Goalkeepers: Jared Coreau , Eddie Pasquale Defenders: Joe Hicketts , Filip Hronek , Brian Lashoff , Dylan McIlrath , Nathan Paetsch , Daniel Renouf , Robbie Russo Attackers: Tyler Bertuzzi , Mike Borkowski , Mitch Callahan , Colin Campbell , Kyle Criscuolo , Matthew Ford , Martin Frk , Axel Holmström , Matt Lorito , Tomáš Nosek , Ben Street , Evgeni Swetschnikow , Eric Tangradi , Dominic Turgeon Head Coach: Todd Nelson General Manager: Ryan Martin |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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Cory Conacher | Syracuse crunch | 22nd | 12 | 16 | 28 | +12 | 27 |
Yanni Gourde | Syracuse crunch | 22nd | 9 | 18th | 27 | +15 | 29 |
Tomáš Nosek | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19th | 10 | 12 | 22nd | +4 | 18th |
Ben Street | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19th | 8th | 13 | 21st | +4 | 2 |
Matt Taormina | Syracuse crunch | 22nd | 5 | 15th | 20th | +9 | 11 |
Tyler Bertuzzi | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19th | 9 | 10 | 19th | +1 | 50 |
Eric Tangradi | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19th | 2 | 17th | 19th | +6 | 12 |
Danton Heinen | Providence Bruins | 17th | 9 | 9 | 18th | -5 | 0 |
Ryan Carpenter | San Jose Barracuda | 15th | 9 | 8th | 17th | +6 | 8th |
Mitch Callahan | Grand Rapids Griffins | 19th | 6th | 10 | 16 | +10 | 18th |
Slater Koekkoek from the Syracuse Crunch achieved the best plus / minus statistic with +16.
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.
player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
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Jack Campbell | Ontario Reign | 5 | 282 | 2 | 2 | 8th | 0 | 93.4 | 1.70 |
Pheonix Copley | Hershey Bears | 9 | 534 | 5 | 4th | 19th | 1 | 93.3 | 2.13 |
Mackenzie Blackwood | Albany Devils | 4th | 254 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 92.8 | 2.13 |
Troy Grosenick | San Jose Barracuda | 15th | 914 | 8th | 7th | 41 | 2 | 91.0 | 2.69 |
Jared Coreau | Erie Otters | 19th | 1140 | 15th | 4th | 54 | 0 | 90.9 | 2.84 |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals |
Syracuse crunch |
Robert W. Clarke Trophy Winner of the Western Conference Finals |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team of the Eastern Conference |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Best Team of the Western Conference |
San Jose Barracuda |
Emile Francis Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division |
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the North Division |
Syracuse crunch |
Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the Central Division |
Chicago Wolves |
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the Pacific Division |
San Jose Barracuda |
Individual trophies
All-star teams
First All-Star Team | |
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Attack: | Kenny Agostino - Wade Megan - Taylor Beck |
Defense: | TJ Brennan - Matt Taormina |
Goal: | Troy Grosenick |
Second all-star team | |
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Attack: | Chris Terry - Travis Boyd - Cory Conacher |
Defense: | Tim Heed - David Warsofsky |
Goal: | Zane McIntyre |
All-rookie team | |
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Attack: | Jake Guentzel - Mark Jankowski - Daniel O'Regan |
Defense: | Devon Toews - Kyle Wood |
Goal: | Casey DeSmith |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Board of Governors concludes Annual Meeting. theahl.com, July 7, 2016, accessed August 12, 2016 .