1999–2000 AHL season explained

1999–2000 AHL season
League:	American Hockey League
Sport:	Ice hockey
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Season Champs:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Mvp:	Martin Brochu
Mvp Link:	Les Cunningham Award
Top Scorer:	Christian Matte
Top Scorer Link:	John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Link:	2000 Calder Cup playoffs
Finals:	Calder Cup
Finals Champ:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Finals Runner-Up:	Rochester Americans
Playoffs Mvp:	Derek Armstrong
Playoffs Mvp Link:	Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
Seasonslistnames:	AHL

The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

The Adirondack Red Wings ceased operations.
The Beast of New Haven ceased operations.
The Fredericton Canadiens moved to Quebec City, Quebec, becoming the Quebec Citadelles, playing in the Atlantic division.
The Louisville Panthers joined the AHL as an expansion team, based in Louisville, Kentucky, playing in the Mid-Atlantic division.
The dormant Cornwall Aces resumed operations as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, based in the greater Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area in Pennsylvania, playing in the Empire State division.
The Portland Pirates switched divisions from Atlantic to New England

Map of teams

Final standings

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

Eastern Conference

Atlantic	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Quebec Citadelles (MTL)	80	37	34	5	4	83	227	238
Saint John Flames (CGY)	80	32	32	11	5	80	267	283
Lowell Lock Monsters (LAK/NYI)	80	33	36	7	4	77	228	240
St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR)	80	23	45	8	4	58	202	277

New England	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)	80	49	22	7	2	107	249	198
Portland Pirates (WSH)	80	46	23	10	1	103	256	202
Worcester IceCats (STL)	80	34	31	11	4	83	249	250
Springfield Falcons (PHX)	80	33	35	11	1	78	272	252
Providence Bruins (BOS)	80	33	38	6	3	75	231	269

Western Conference

Empire State	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Rochester Americans (BUF)	80	46	22	9	3	104	247	201
Syracuse Crunch (VAN)	80	35	35	9	1	80	290	294
Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM)	80	27	34	13	6	73	225	262
Albany River Rats (NJD)	80	30	40	7	3	70	225	250
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)	80	23	43	9	5	60	236	306

Mid-Atlantic	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Kentucky Thoroughblades (SJS)	80	42	25	9	4	97	250	211
Hershey Bears (COL)	80	43	29	5	3	94	297	267
Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI)	80	44	31	3	2	93	281	239
Louisville Panthers (FLA)	80	42	30	7	1	92	278	254
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA/DET)	80	30	37	9	4	73	227	244

Scoring leaders

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

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
73	43	61	104	85
73	47	40	87	158
77	28	54	82	101
68	34	48	82	116
58	42	38	80	56
76	39	39	78	116
80	39	37	76	62
75	30	46	76	18
57	33	42	75	148
58	22	52	74	108

complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

See main article: 2000 Calder Cup playoffs.

All Star Classic

The 13th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 17, 2000, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. Team Canada defeated Team PlanetUSA 8-3. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team PlanetUSA won 17-12 over Team Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions:	Rochester Americans
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Frank Mathers Trophy Regular season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division:	Kentucky Thoroughblades
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular season champions, New England Division:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Sam Pollock Trophy Regular season champions, Atlantic Division:	Quebec Citadelles
John D. Chick Trophy Regular season champions, Empire State Division:	Rochester Americans

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Martin Brochu - Portland Pirates
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Christian Matte - Hershey Bears
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Mika Noronen - Rochester Americans
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Brad Tiley - Springfield Falcons
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender:
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Milan Hnilicka & Jean-Francois Labbe - Hartford Wolf Pack
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Glen Hanlon - Portland Pirates
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance:	Randy Cunneyworth - Rochester Americans
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award:
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs:	Derek Armstrong - Hartford Wolf Pack

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	Doug Yingst, Hershey Bears
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions:	Bryan Lewis
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Dave Sottile, Hershey, (newspaper) Greg Waddell, Cincinnati, (radio) WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	Brian Magness & Rich Hixon, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins