1994–95 AHL season

1994–95 AHL season
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyAlbany River Rats
Season MVPSteve Larouche
Top scorerPeter White
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPCorey Schwab
Mike Dunham
Calder Cup
ChampionsAlbany River Rats
  Runners-upFredericton Canadiens
AHL seasons

The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Albany River Rats finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

Atlantic GP W L T Pts GF GA
Prince Edward Island Senators (OTT) 80 41 31 8 90 305 271
St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 33 37 10 76 263 263
Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 35 40 5 75 274 288
Saint John Flames (CGY) 80 27 40 13 67 250 286
Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 27 44 9 63 298 342
North GP W L T Pts GF GA
Albany River Rats (NJD) 80 46 17 17 109 293 219
Portland Pirates (WSH) 80 46 22 12 104 333 233
Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 39 30 11 89 300 268
Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 32 38 10 74 271 294
Springfield Falcons (HFD/WIN) 80 31 37 12 74 269 289
Worcester IceCats (independent) 80 24 45 11 59 234 300
South GP W L T Pts GF GA
Binghamton Rangers (NYR) 80 43 30 7 93 302 261
Cornwall Aces (QUE) 80 38 33 9 85 236 248
Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 34 36 10 78 275 300
Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 35 38 7 77 300 304
Syracuse Crunch (VAN) 80 29 42 9 67 288 325

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Peter White Cape Breton Oilers 65 36 69 105 30
Steve Larouche Prince Edward Island Senators 70 53 48 101 54
Andrew McKim Adirondack Red Wings 77 39 55 94 22
Ralph Intranuovo Cape Breton Oilers 70 46 47 93 62
Brett Harkins Providence Bruins 80 23 69 92 32
Todd Simon Rochester Americans 69 25 65 90 78
Michel Picard Prince Edward Island Senators 57 32 57 89 58
Mitch Lamoureux Hershey Bears 76 39 46 85 112
Shawn McCosh Binghamton Rangers 67 23 60 83 73
Jeff Nelson Portland Pirates 64 33 50 83 57

Calder Cup playoffs

Division semifinalsDivision finalsSemifinalsFinal
A1P.E.I.4
A4Saint John1
A1P.E.I.2
Atlantic Division
A3Fredericton4
A2St. John's1
A3Fredericton4
N1Albany4
N4Adirondack0
N1Albany4N1Albany4
North Division
N3Providence2S2Cornwall0A3Fredericton0
N2Portland3
A3Fredericton2
N3Providence4
S1Binghamton4
S4Rochester1
S1Binghamton2
South Division
S2Cornwall4
S2Cornwall4
S3Hershey2

For the Semifinal, the team that earned the most points during the regular season out of the three remaining teams receives a bye directly to the Calder Cup Final. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.

All Star Classic

The AHL revived the All-Star Classic, having last held the event during the 1959–60 season. The 8th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 17, 1995, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Team Canada defeated Team USA 6-4. [1]

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup
Playoff champions:
Albany River Rats
Richard F. Canning Trophy
North division playoff champions:
Albany River Rats
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
South division playoff champions:
Cornwall Aces
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular Season champions, North Division:
Albany River Rats
John D. Chick Trophy
Regular Season champions, South Division:
Binghamton Rangers

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award
Most valuable player:
Steve LarouchePrince Edward Island Senators
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Top point scorer:
Peter WhiteCape Breton Oilers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Rookie of the year:
Jim CareyPortland Pirates
Eddie Shore Award
Defenceman of the year:
Jeff SerowikProvidence Bruins
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goaltender:
Jim Carey – Portland Pirates
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average:
Mike Dunham & Corey SchwabAlbany River Rats
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award
Coach of the year:
Robbie FtorekAlbany River Rats
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
Sportsmanship / Perseverance:
Steve LarouchePrince Edward Island Senators
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the playoffs:
Corey Schwab & Mike DunhamAlbany River Rats

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award
Most outstanding executive:
Doug Burch, Albany River Rats
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards
Outstanding media coverage:
Bill Hunt, Fredericton, (newspaper)
John Colletto, Providence, (radio)
Adam Benigni, Syracuse, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award
Outstanding marketing executive:
Tim Kuhl, Syracuse Crunch

See also

References

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