1991–92 AHL season

The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their fourth Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

• The Newmarket Saints move to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, becoming the St. John's Maple Leafs, playing in the Atlantic Division.
• The Fredericton Canadiens, Cape Breton Oilers, Moncton Hawks and Halifax Citadels all shift from the North Division to the Atlantic Division.
• The Adirondack Red Wings and Capital District Islanders shift from the South Division to the North.

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
Fredericton Canadiens (MTL)	80	43	27	10	96	314	254
St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR)	80	39	29	12	90	325	285
Cape Breton Oilers (EDM)	80	36	34	10	82	336	330
Moncton Hawks (WPG)	80	32	38	10	74	285	299
Halifax Citadels (QUE)	80	25	38	17	67	280	324

North	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Springfield Indians (HAR)	80	43	29	8	94	308	277
Adirondack Red Wings (DET)	80	40	36	4	84	335	309
New Haven Nighthawks (LA)	80	39	37	4	82	305	309
Capital District Islanders (NYI)	80	32	37	11	75	261	289
Maine Mariners (BOS)	80	23	47	10	56	296	352

South	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Binghamton Rangers (NYR)	80	41	30	9	91	318	277
Rochester Americans (BUF)	80	37	31	12	86	292	248
Hershey Bears (PHI)	80	36	33	11	83	313	337
Utica Devils (NJ)	80	34	40	6	74	268	313
Baltimore Skipjacks (WAS)	80	28	42	10	66	287	320

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Shaun Van Allen	Cape Breton Oilers	77	29	84	113	80
Tim Tookey	Hershey Bears	80	36	69	105	63
Stan Drulia	New Haven Nighthawks	77	49	53	102	46
Peter Ciavaglia	Rochester Americans	77	37	61	98	16
John Anderson	New Haven Nighthawks	68	41	54	95	24
Andrew McKim	St. John's Maple Leafs	79	43	50	93	79
Greg Parks	Capital District Islanders	70	36	57	93	84
Dan Currie	Cape Breton Oilers	66	50	42	92	39
Simon Wheeldon	Baltimore Skipjacks	78	38	53	91	62

• complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Semifinal

Calder Cup Final

A1

Fredericton

3

A4

Moncton

4

A4

Moncton

0

Atlantic Division

A2

St. John's

4

A2

St. John's

4

A3

Cape Breton

1

BYE

A2

St. John's

N1

Springfield

4

N4

Capital District

3

N1

Springfield

0

A2

St. John's

3

North Division

N2

Adirondack

4

N2

Adirondack

4

N2

Adirondack

4

N3

New Haven

1

S2

Rochester

1

N2

Adirondack

2

S1

Binghamton

4

S4

Utica

0

S1

Binghamton

3

South Division

S2

Rochester

4

S2

Rochester

4

S3

Hershey

2

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

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Adirondack Red Wings
Richard F. Canning Trophy North division playoff champions:	Adirondack Red Wings
Robert W. Clarke Trophy South division playoff champions:	Rochester Americans
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division:	Springfield Indians
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division:	Binghamton Rangers

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	John Anderson - New Haven Nighthawks
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Shaun Van Allen - Cape Breton Oilers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Felix Potvin - St. John's Maple Leafs
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Greg Hawgood - Cape Breton Oilers
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender:	Felix Potvin - St. John's Maple Leafs
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	David Littman - Rochester Americans
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Doug Carpenter - New Haven Nighthawks
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Persevarence:	John Anderson - New Haven Nighthawks
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs:	Allan Bester - Adirondack Red Wings

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	Gordon Anziano & Pat Hickey
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Jim Hackson, Baltimore, (newspaper) Dave LeBlanc, Cape Breton, (radio) Ken Harris, Binghamton, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	Russ Newton, Fredericton Canadiens

See also

• List of AHL seasons

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB