1984–85 AHL season

The 1984–85 AHL season was the 49th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Whalers finished first overall in the regular season. The Sherbrooke Canadiens won their first Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

• The Sherbrooke Jets cease operations.
• The Nova Scotia Voyageurs move to Sherbrooke, Quebec, becoming the Sherbrooke Canadiens.
• The Nova Scotia Oilers join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, playing in the North Division.
• The Moncton Alpines become the Moncton Golden Flames.

Final standings

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

North	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Maine Mariners	80	38	32	10	86	296	266
Fredericton Express	80	36	36	8	80	279	301
Sherbrooke Canadiens	80	37	38	5	79	323	329
Nova Scotia Oilers	80	36	37	7	79	292	295
Adirondack Red Wings	80	35	37	8	78	290	336
Moncton Golden Flames	80	32	40	8	72	291	300

South	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Binghamton Whalers	80	52	20	8	112	388	265
Baltimore Skipjacks	80	45	27	8	98	326	252
Rochester Americans	80	40	27	13	93	333	301
Springfield Indians	80	36	40	4	76	322	326
New Haven Nighthawks	80	31	41	8	70	315	341
Hershey Bears	80	26	43	11	63	315	339
St. Catharines Saints	80	24	50	6	54	272	391

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Gardner	Binghamton Whalers	64	51	79	130	10
Claude Verret	Rochester Americans	76	40	53	93	12
Pierre Rioux	Moncton Golden Flames	69	25	66	91	14
Steve Thomas	St. Catharines Saints	64	42	48	90	56
Bruce Eakin	Moncton Golden Flames	78	35	48	83	60
Larry Floyd	Maine Mariners	72	30	51	81	24
Claude Larose	Sherbrooke Canadiens	77	36	43	79	4
Serge Boisvert	Sherbrooke Canadiens	63	38	41	79	8
Ray Cote	Nova Scotia Oilers	79	36	43	79	63
Grant Martin	Fredericton Express	65	31	47	78	78
Mike Siltala	Binghamton Whalers	75	42	36	78	53

• complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

	Division Semifinals					Division Finals					Calder Cup Final
	1	Maine	4
	4	Nova Scotia	2
						1	Maine	1
	North Division
						3	Sherbrooke	4
	2	Fredericton	2
	3	Sherbrooke	4
											N3	Sherbrooke	4
											S2	Baltimore	2
	1	Binghamton	4
	4	Springfield	0
						1	Binghamton	0
	South Division
						2	Baltimore	4
	2	Baltimore	4
	3	Rochester	1

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Sherbrooke Canadiens
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division:	Maine Mariners
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division:	Binghamton Whalers

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Steve Thomas - St. Catharines Saints
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Richie Dunn - Binghamton Whalers
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender:	Jon Casey - Baltimore Skipjacks
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Jon Casey - Baltimore Skipjacks
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Bill Dineen - Adirondack Red Wings
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance:	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs:	Brian Skrudland - Sherbrooke Canadiens

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	John Haas
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Jerry Crasnick, Maine, (newspaper) Roger Neel, Binghamton, (radio) Phil Smith, Rochester, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	Dale Arnold, Maine Mariners

See also

• List of AHL seasons

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB