1993–94 AHL season explained

1993–94 AHL season
League:American Hockey League
Sport:Ice hockey
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Season Champs:Adirondack Red Wings
Mvp:Rich Chernomaz
Mvp Link:Les Cunningham Award
Top Scorer:Tim Taylor
Top Scorer Link:John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:1994 Calder Cup playoffs
Finals:Calder Cup
Finals Champ:Portland Pirates
Finals Runner-Up:Moncton Hawks
Playoffs Mvp:Olaf Kolzig
Playoffs Mvp Link:Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
Seasonslistnames:AHL

The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season. The Portland Pirates won their first Calder Cup championship.

It was the final season for founding member Springfield Indians, which would move to Worcester the following year after 52 years in Springfield.

Team changes

Map of teams

Final standings

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

AtlanticGPWLTPts GFGA
St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80452312102360287
Saint John Flames (CGY) 8037331084304305
Moncton Hawks (WIN) 803736781310303
Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 8032351377316339
Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 803142769294296
Prince Edward Island Senators (OTT) 802349854269356
NorthGPWLTPts GFGA
Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 804527898333273
Portland Pirates (WSH) 8043271096328269
Albany River Rats (NJD) 803834884312315
Springfield Indians (HFD) 8029381371309327
Providence Bruins (BOS) 8028391369283319
SouthGPWLTPts GFGA
Hershey Bears (PHI) 8038311187306298
Hamilton Canucks (VAN) 803637779302305
Cornwall Aces (QUE) 8033361177294295
Rochester Americans (BUF) 8031341577277300
Binghamton Rangers (NYR) 803338975312322

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
79368111786
784565110199
69387110948
80347310792
62456010538
80456010592
79445610053
6252459737
7522749692
77534396105

Calder Cup playoffs

See main article: 1994 Calder Cup playoffs. For the Semifinal round, 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.

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup
Playoff champions:
Portland Pirates
Richard F. Canning Trophy
North division playoff champions:
Portland Pirates
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
South division playoff champions:
Cornwall Aces
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular season champions, North Division:
Adirondack Red Wings
John D. Chick Trophy
Regular season champions, South Division:
Hershey Bears

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award
Most valuable player:
Rich Chernomaz - St. John's Maple Leafs
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Top point scorer:
Tim Taylor - Adirondack Red Wings
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Rookie of the year:
Rene Corbet - Cornwall Aces
Eddie Shore Award
Defenceman of the year:
Chris Snell - St. John's Maple Leafs
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best goaltender:
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average:
Olaf Kolzig & Byron Dafoe - Portland Pirates
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award
Coach of the year:
Barry Trotz - Portland Pirates
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
Sportsmanship / Perseverance:
Jim Nesich - Cape Breton Oilers
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the playoffs:
Olaf Kolzig - Portland Pirates

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award
Most outstanding executive:
Tom Ebright, Portland Pirates
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards
Outstanding media coverage:
Dan Sernoffsky, Hershey, (newspaper)
Don Stevens, Rochester, (radio)
Cable Atlantic, St. John's, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award
Outstanding marketing executive:
Jeremy Duncan, Albany River Rats

See also

References