| 1988–89 AHL season | |
| League: | American Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
| Mvp: | Stéphan Lebeau |
| Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
| Top Scorer: | Stéphan Lebeau |
| Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Link: | 1989 Calder Cup playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Adirondack Red Wings |
| Finals Runner-Up: | New Haven Nighthawks |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Sam St. Laurent |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy |
| Nextseason Year: | 1989–90 |
| Seasonslist: | List of AHL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 1988–89 AHL season was the 53rd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned awarding points for an overtime loss. The Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their third Calder Cup championship.
| North Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Sherbrooke Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 103 | 348 | 261 | |
| x–Halifax Citadels (QUE) | 80 | 42 | 30 | 8 | 92 | 345 | 300 | |
| x–Moncton Hawks (WIN) | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 83 | 320 | 313 | |
| x–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 80 | 325 | 309 | |
| e–Maine Mariners (BOS) | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 72 | 262 | 317 | |
| e–Springfield Indians (NYI) | 80 | 32 | 44 | 4 | 68 | 287 | 341 | |
| e–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) | 80 | 27 | 47 | 6 | 60 | 308 | 388 |
| South Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 47 | 27 | 6 | 100 | 369 | 294 | |
| x–Hershey Bears (PHI) | 80 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 90 | 361 | 309 | |
| x–Utica Devils (NJD) | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 83 | 309 | 295 | |
| x–Newmarket Saints (TOR) | 80 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 82 | 339 | 334 | |
| e–Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 81 | 305 | 302 | |
| e–Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) | 80 | 30 | 46 | 4 | 64 | 317 | 347 | |
| e–Binghamton Whalers (HFD) | 80 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 62 | 307 | 392 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 70 | 64 | 134 | 47 | |||
| 80 | 46 | 72 | 118 | 84 | |||
| 73 | 41 | 76 | 117 | 95 | |||
| 80 | 44 | 63 | 107 | 51 | |||
| 76 | 36 | 67 | 103 | 158 | |||
| 75 | 39 | 56 | 95 | 57 | |||
| 64 | 56 | 37 | 93 | 60 | |||
| 74 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 41 | |||
| 80 | 31 | 61 | 92 | 110 | |||
| 59 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 61 |
See main article: 1989 Calder Cup playoffs.
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Adirondack Red Wings | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Sherbrooke Canadiens | |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Adirondack Red Wings |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Stéphan Lebeau – Sherbrooke Canadiens | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Stéphan Lebeau – Sherbrooke Canadiens | |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Stéphan Lebeau – Sherbrooke Canadiens | |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Dave Fenyves – Hershey Bears | |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | ||
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Randy Exelby & François Gravel – Sherbrooke Canadiens | |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Tom McVie – Utica Devils | |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Murray Eaves – Adirondack Red Wings | |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Sam St. Laurent – Adirondack Red Wings |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Bruce Landon | |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Paul Abramowitz, Maine, (newspaper) Pat Connolly, Cape Breton, (radio) Brian Lambert, Springfield, (television) | |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | John Forslund, Springfield Indians |