1968–69 AHL season | |
League: | American Hockey League |
Sport: | Ice hockey |
Season: | Regular season |
Season Champ Name: | F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy |
Season Champs: | Hershey Bears |
Mvp: | Gilles Villemure |
Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
Top Scorer: | Jeannot Gilbert |
Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
Finals: | Playoffs |
Finals Link: | 1969 Calder Cup playoffs |
Finals Champ: | Hershey Bears |
Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 1968–69 AHL season was the 33rd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 74 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season, and the Hershey Bears won their fourth Calder Cup championship.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
East | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hershey Bears (BOS) | 74 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 88 | 307 | 234 | |
Baltimore Clippers (DET/PHI/PIT) | 74 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 73 | 266 | 257 | |
Providence Reds (STL) | 74 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 70 | 242 | 284 | |
Springfield Kings (LAK) | 74 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 65 | 257 | 274 |
West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bisons (NYR) | 74 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 97 | 282 | 192 | |
Cleveland Barons (MTL/OAK) | 74 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 72 | 213 | 245 | |
Quebec Aces (PHI) | 74 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 66 | 235 | 258 | |
Rochester Americans (TOR) | 74 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 61 | 237 | 295 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | 35 | 65 | 100 | 13 | |||
74 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 29 | |||
72 | 45 | 37 | 82 | 21 | |||
73 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 18 | |||
74 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 18 | |||
64 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 48 | |||
74 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 46 | |||
74 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 12 | |||
61 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 14 | |||
74 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 10 |
Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Hershey Bears | |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, East Division: | Hershey Bears | |
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division: | Buffalo Bisons |
Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Gilles Villemure - Buffalo Bisons | |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Jeannot Gilbert - Hershey Bears | |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Ron Ward - Rochester Americans | |
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | ||
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Gilles Villemure - Buffalo Bisons | |
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Frank Mathers - Hershey Bears |
James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Lloyd S. Blinco | |
James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: | John Travers, Hershey |