| 1975–76 AHL season | |
| League: | American Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Mvp: | Ron Andruff |
| Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
| Top Scorer: | Jean-Guy Gratton |
| Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Link: | 1976 Calder Cup playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 1975–76 AHL season was the 40th season of the American Hockey League. The league begins to give out three James H. Ellery Memorial Awards to the media, one each for outstanding newspaper, radio and television coverage of the AHL.
Eight teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AFM/MTL) | 76 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 104 | 326 | 209 | |
| Rochester Americans (BOS) | 76 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 93 | 304 | 243 | |
| Providence Reds (NYR/STL) | 76 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 76 | 294 | 300 | |
| Springfield Indians (KCS) | 76 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 70 | 267 | 321 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Bears (BUF/PIT) | 76 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 84 | 304 | 275 | |
| Richmond Robins (PHI/WSH) | 76 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 66 | 262 | 297 | |
| New Haven Nighthawks (DET/MNS) | 76 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 66 | 261 | 295 | |
| Baltimore Clippers (WSH) | 76 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 238 | 316 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 35 | 58 | 93 | 38 | |||
| Ron Andruff | 74 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 58 | ||
| 69 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 77 | |||
| Guy Chouinard | 70 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 14 | ||
| Rochester Americans | 72 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 7 | ||
| Pierre Mondou | 74 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 30 | ||
| 76 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 93 | |||
| 76 | 18 | 57 | 75 | 26 | |||
| 75 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 31 |
See main article: 1976 Calder Cup playoffs.
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Hershey Bears |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Ron Andruff - Nova Scotia Voyageurs | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Jean-Guy Gratton - Hershey Bears | |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Greg Holst - Providence Reds &<br> Pierre Mondou - Nova Scotia Voyageurs | |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | ||
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Ed Walsh & Dave Elenbaas - Nova Scotia Voyageurs | |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Chuck Hamilton - Hershey Bears |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Macgregor Kilpatrick | |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Clayton Campbell, Nova Scotia, (newspaper) Arnie Patterson, Nova Scotia, (radio) Dick Galiette, New Haven, (television) |