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.
| 1993–94 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Adirondack Red Wings |
| Season MVP | Rich Chernomaz |
| Top scorer | Tim Taylor |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Olaf Kolzig |
| Calder Cup | |
| Champions | Portland Pirates |
| Runners-up | Moncton Hawks |
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
edit- The Utica Devils move to Saint John, New Brunswick, becoming the Saint John Flames, playing in the Atlantic Division.
- The Baltimore Skipjacks move to Portland, Maine, becoming the Portland Pirates, playing in the North Division.
- The Halifax Citadels move to Cornwall, Ontario, becoming the Cornwall Aces, playing in the South Division.
- The Capital District Islanders move to Albany, New York, becoming the Albany River Rats.
- The New Haven Senators move to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, becoming the Prince Edward Island Senators, playing in the Atlantic Division.
Final standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 102 | 360 | 287 |
| Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 84 | 304 | 305 |
| Moncton Hawks (WIN) | 80 | 37 | 36 | 7 | 81 | 310 | 303 |
| Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) | 80 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 77 | 316 | 339 |
| Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 69 | 294 | 296 |
| Prince Edward Island Senators (OTT) | 80 | 23 | 49 | 8 | 54 | 269 | 356 |
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 98 | 333 | 273 |
| Portland Pirates (WSH) | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 96 | 328 | 269 |
| Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 84 | 312 | 315 |
| Springfield Indians (HFD) | 80 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 71 | 309 | 327 |
| Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 69 | 283 | 319 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Bears (PHI) | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 87 | 306 | 298 |
| Hamilton Canucks (VAN) | 80 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 79 | 302 | 305 |
| Cornwall Aces (QUE) | 80 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 77 | 294 | 295 |
| Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 77 | 277 | 300 |
| Binghamton Rangers (NYR) | 80 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 75 | 312 | 322 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Taylor | Adirondack Red Wings | 79 | 36 | 81 | 117 | 86 |
| Rich Chernomaz | St. John's Maple Leafs | 78 | 45 | 65 | 110 | 199 |
| Stephane Morin | Hamilton Canucks | 69 | 38 | 71 | 109 | 48 |
| Jeff Nelson | Portland Pirates | 80 | 34 | 73 | 107 | 92 |
| Yanic Perreault | St. John's Maple Leafs | 62 | 45 | 60 | 105 | 38 |
| Mitch Lamoureux | Hershey Bears | 80 | 45 | 60 | 105 | 92 |
| Mike Tomlak | Springfield Indians | 79 | 44 | 56 | 100 | 53 |
| Mark Pederson | Adirondack Red Wings | 62 | 52 | 45 | 97 | 37 |
| Chris Snell | St. John's Maple Leafs | 75 | 22 | 74 | 96 | 92 |
| Patrik Augusta | St. John's Maple Leafs | 77 | 53 | 43 | 96 | 105 |
Calder Cup playoffs
edit| Division semifinals | Division finals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | St. John's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Cape Breton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Saint John | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Adirondack | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Springfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Adirondack | 2 | N2 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Portland | 4 | A3 | Moncton | 2 | A3 | Moncton | 2 | ||||||||||
| N2 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Cornwall | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Albany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Rochester | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Hershey | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Cornwall | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Hamilton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Cornwall | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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
editTeam awards
edit| 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
edit| 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: |
Frederic Chabot - Hershey Bears |
| 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
edit| 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 |