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 new teams for the 2016/17 season; same colors correspond to belonging to a division.

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%
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%
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%
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%
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
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
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
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
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
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

Award	player	team
Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season	Kenny Agostino	Chicago Wolves
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer	Kenny Agostino	Chicago Wolves
Willie Marshall Award Best Goalscorer	Wade Megan	Chicago Wolves
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie	Daniel O'Regan	San Jose Barracuda
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender	Matt Taormina	Syracuse crunch
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper	Troy Grosenick	San Jose Barracuda
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded	Casey DeSmith Tristan Jarry	Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer	Roy summer	San Jose Barracuda
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication	Craig Cunningham	Tucson Roadrunners
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society	AJ Greer	San Antonio Rampage
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs	Tyler Bertuzzi	Grand Rapids Griffins

All-star teams

First All-Star Team
Attack:	Kenny Agostino - Wade Megan - Taylor Beck
Defense:	TJ Brennan - Matt Taormina
Goal:	Troy Grosenick

Second all-star team
Attack:	Chris Terry - Travis Boyd - Cory Conacher
Defense:	Tim Heed - David Warsofsky
Goal:	Zane McIntyre

All-rookie team
Attack:	Jake Guentzel - Mark Jankowski - Daniel O'Regan
Defense:	Devon Toews - Kyle Wood
Goal:	Casey DeSmith

Web links

• AHL 2016/17 on hockeydb.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Board of Governors concludes Annual Meeting. theahl.com, July 7, 2016, accessed August 12, 2016 .