1994–95 AHL season

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
AHL seasons
← 1993-94 1995–96 →

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.

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	80	41	31	8	90	305	271
St. John's Maple Leafs	80	33	37	10	76	263	263
Fredericton Canadiens	80	35	40	5	75	274	288
Saint John Flames	80	27	40	13	67	250	286
Cape Breton Oilers	80	27	44	9	63	298	342

North	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Albany River Rats	80	46	17	17	109	293	219
Portland Pirates	80	46	22	12	104	333	233
Providence Bruins	80	39	30	11	89	300	268
Adirondack Red Wings	80	32	38	10	74	271	294
Springfield Falcons	80	31	37	12	74	269	289
Worcester IceCats	80	24	45	11	59	234	300

South	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Binghamton Rangers	80	43	30	7	93	302	261
Cornwall Aces	80	38	33	9	85	236	248
Hershey Bears	80	34	36	10	78	275	300
Rochester Americans	80	35	38	7	77	300	304
Syracuse Crunch	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

• complete list

Calder Cup playoffs[]

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Semifinal

Calder Cup 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

S2

Cornwall

0

N1

Albany

4

N4

Adirondack

0

N1

Albany

4

N1

Albany

4

North Division

N3

Providence

2

A3

Fredericton

0

N2

Portland

3

N3

Providence

4

A3

Fredericton

2

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. [1]

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:	, Albany River Rats
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	, Fredericton, (newspaper) , Providence, (radio) , Syracuse, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	, Syracuse Crunch

See also[]

• List of AHL seasons

References[]

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB

Preceded by 1993–94 AHL season

AHL seasons

Succeeded by 1995–96 AHL season