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American Hockey League (AHL) 1996 - 97 Season Review

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American Hockey League (AHL) 1996 - 97 Season Review

Northern Conference
Games

Wins

Loses

Ties

OTL

SOL

Pts

GF

GA
Canadian Division
St. John's Maple Leafs 80 36 28 10 6 0 88 265 264
Saint John Flames 80 28 36 13 3 0 72 237 269
Hamilton Bulldogs 80 28 39 9 4 0 69 220 276
Fredericton Canadiens 80 26 44 8 2 0 62 234 283
Northern Conference
Games

Wins

Loses

Ties

OTL

SOL

Pts

GF

GA
Empire State Division
Rochester Americans 80 40 30 9 1 0 90 298 257
Adirondack Red Wings 80 38 28 12 2 0 90 258 249
Albany River Rats 80 38 28 9 5 0 90 269 231
Syracuse Crunch 80 32 38 10 0 0 74 241 265
Binghamton Rangers 80 27 38 13 2 0 69 245 300
Southern Conference
Games

Wins

Loses

Ties

OTL

SOL

Pts

GF

GA
Mid-Atlantic Division
Philadelphia Phantoms 80 49 18 10 3 0 111 325 230
Hershey Bears 80 43 22 10 5 0 101 273 220
Kentucky Thoroughblades 80 36 35 9 0 0 81 278 284
Baltimore Bandits 80 30 37 10 3 0 73 251 285
Carolina Monarchs 80 28 43 4 5 0 65 273 303
Providence Bruins 80 35 40 3 2 0 75 262 289
Southern Conference
Games

Wins

Loses

Ties

OTL

SOL

Pts

GF

GA
New England Division
Worcester IceCats 80 43 23 9 5 0 100 256 234
Springfield Falcons 80 41 25 12 2 0 96 268 229
Portland Pirates 80 37 26 10 7 0 91 279 264


American Hockey League (AHL) 1996 - 97 Season Award Winners


Playoff Champions - Calder Cup - Hershey Bears

Hershey Bears Playoff Roster - Blair Atcheynum, Cory Banika, Wade Belak, Rich Brennan, Doug Friedman, Hugues Gervais, Mike Hartman, Paul Jerrard, Steve Lingren, Kevin MacDonald, Josef Marha, Christian Matte, Mike McHugh, Eric Messier, Kurt Miller, Rob Shearer, Dan Smith, Pascal Trepanier, Eric Veilleux, Steffon Walby, Bob Woods, Marc Denis (G), Jean-Francois Labbe (G), Sylvain Rodrigue (G), Sinuhe Wallenheimo (G)

Regular Season Champions - Philadelphia Phantoms
Playoffs MVP - Mike McHugh
Most Valuable Player Season - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
Best Goaltender - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
Goaltender Lowest Goals Against - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
Best Defenseman - Darren Rumble, Philadelphia Phantoms
Outstanding Rookie of the Year - Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Portland Pirates
Most Points Regular Season - Peter White, Philadelphia Phantoms
Sportsmanship - Steve Passmore, Hamilton Buldogs
Coach of the Year - Greg Gilbert, Worcester IceCats