1994–95 AHL season
The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Albany River Rats finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
| 1994-95 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Albany River Rats |
| Season MVP | Steve Larouche |
| Top scorer | Peter White |
| Calder Cup playoffs | |
| Calder Cup playoffs MVP | Corey Schwab Mike Dunham |
| Finals champions | Albany River Rats |
| Runners-up | Fredericton Canadiens |
Team changes
- The Moncton Hawks cease operations.
- The Hamilton Canucks move to Syracuse, New York, becoming the Syracuse Crunch.
- The Springfield Indians move to Worcester, Massachusetts, becoming the Worcester Ice Cats.
- The Springfield Falcons join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Springfield, Massachusetts, playing in the North Division.
Final standings
Note: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island Senators (OTT) | 80 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 90 | 305 | 271 |
| St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 76 | 263 | 263 |
| Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 75 | 274 | 288 |
| Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 67 | 250 | 286 |
| Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) | 80 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 63 | 298 | 342 |
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 109 | 293 | 219 |
| Portland Pirates (WSH) | 80 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 104 | 333 | 233 |
| Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 89 | 300 | 268 |
| Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 74 | 271 | 294 |
| Springfield Falcons (HFD/WIN) | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 74 | 269 | 289 |
| Worcester IceCats (independent) | 80 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 59 | 234 | 300 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton Rangers (NYR) | 80 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 93 | 302 | 261 |
| Cornwall Aces (QUE) | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 236 | 248 |
| Hershey Bears (PHI) | 80 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 78 | 275 | 300 |
| Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 300 | 304 |
| Syracuse Crunch (VAN) | 80 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 67 | 288 | 325 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter White | Cape Breton Oilers | 65 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 30 |
| Steve Larouche | Prince Edward Island Senators | 70 | 53 | 48 | 101 | 54 |
| Andrew McKim | Adirondack Red Wings | 77 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 22 |
| Ralph Intranuovo | Cape Breton Oilers | 70 | 46 | 47 | 93 | 62 |
| Brett Harkins | Providence Bruins | 80 | 23 | 69 | 92 | 32 |
| Todd Simon | Rochester Americans | 69 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 78 |
| Michel Picard | Prince Edward Island Senators | 57 | 32 | 57 | 89 | 58 |
| Mitch Lamoureux | Hershey Bears | 76 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 112 |
| Shawn McCosh | Binghamton Rangers | 67 | 23 | 60 | 83 | 73 |
| Jeff Nelson | Portland Pirates | 64 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 57 |
Calder Cup playoffs
| Division semifinals | Division finals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | P.E.I. | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Saint John | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | P.E.I. | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Albany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Adirondack | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Albany | 4 | N1 | Albany | 4 | |||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Providence | 2 | S2 | Cornwall | 0 | A3 | Fredericton | 0 | ||||||||||
| N2 | Portland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Fredericton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Providence | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Rochester | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Cornwall | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Cornwall | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Hershey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
For the Semifinal, 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. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.
All Star Classic
The AHL revived the All-Star Classic, having last held the event during the 1959–60 season. The 8th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 17, 1995, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Team Canada defeated Team USA 6-4.
Trophy and award winners
Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Albany River Rats |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy North division playoff champions: | Albany River Rats |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy South division playoff champions: | Cornwall Aces |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Albany River Rats |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Binghamton Rangers |
Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Steve Larouche – Prince Edward Island Senators |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Peter White – Cape Breton Oilers |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Jim Carey – Portland Pirates |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Jeff Serowik – Providence Bruins |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | Jim Carey – Portland Pirates |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Mike Dunham & Corey Schwab – Albany River Rats |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Robbie Ftorek – Albany River Rats |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Steve Larouche – Prince Edward Island Senators |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Corey Schwab & Mike Dunham – Albany River Rats |
Other awards
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Doug Burch, Albany River Rats |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Bill Hunt, Fredericton, (newspaper) John Colletto, Providence, (radio) Adam Benigni, Syracuse, (television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Tim Kuhl, Syracuse Crunch |