1995–96 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1995–96 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Springfield Falcons Brad Smyth Les Cunningham Award Brad Smyth John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1996 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup Rochester Americans Portland Pirates Dixon Ward Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 1994–95 1996–97 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1995–96 AHL season was the 60th season of the American Hockey League. The AHL expanded by two teams and realigned into two conferences, and four divisions. The Northern Conference includes the North and Atlantic Divisions. The Southern Conference include the South Division and the newly created Central Division. The league introduces two new trophies for division champions of the regular season. The Frank Mathers Trophy is first awarded for the south division, and the Sam Pollock Trophy is first awarded for the atlantic Division. The John D. Chick Trophy becomes awarded to the central division. The AHL revives awarding points for overtime losses, last awarded in the 1987–88 AHL season. Eighteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Albany River Rats finished first overall in the regular season. The Rochester Americans won their sixth Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Baltimore Bandits join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Baltimore, Maryland, playing in the South Division. The Carolina Monarchs join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, playing in the South Division. The Cornwall Aces, Rochester Americans, and Syracuse Crunch switch from the South Division to the new Central Division. The Adirondack Red Wings and Albany River Rats switch from the North Division to the new Central Division. Final standings #97DEFF y– darkgray indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot #bbffbb x– darkgray indicates team clinched a playoff spot #ffcccc e– darkgray indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention Northern Conference Atlantic Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Prince Edward Island Senators (OTT) 80 38 33 6 3 85 303 313 x–Saint John Flames (CGY) 80 35 30 11 4 85 272 264 x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 31 31 14 4 80 248 274 x–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 34 35 11 0 79 307 308 e–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 33 40 3 4 73 290 323 North Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Springfield Falcons (HFD/WIN) 80 42 22 11 5 100 272 215 x–Worcester IceCats (STL) 80 36 28 12 4 88 242 244 x–Portland Pirates (WSH) 80 32 34 10 4 78 282 283 x–Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 30 36 10 4 74 249 280 Southern Conference Central Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Albany River Rats (NJD) 80 54 19 7 0 115 322 218 x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 38 32 8 2 86 271 247 x–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 37 34 5 4 83 294 297 x–Cornwall Aces (COL) 80 34 34 7 5 80 249 251 x–Syracuse Crunch (VAN) 80 31 37 5 7 74 257 307 South Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Binghamton Rangers (NYR) 80 39 31 7 3 88 333 331 x–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 36 30 11 3 86 301 287 x–Baltimore Bandits (ANA) 80 33 36 9 2 77 279 299 e–Carolina Monarchs (FLA) 80 28 38 11 3 70 313 343 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Brad Smyth Carolina Monarchs 68 68 58126 80 Jim Montgomery Hershey Bears 78 34 71105 95 Mike Casselman Carolina Monarchs 70 34 68102 46 Gilbert Dionne Carolina Monarchs 55 43 58101 29 Peter Ferraro Binghamton Rangers 68 48 53101157 Chris Ferraro Binghamton Rangers 77 32 67 99208 Craig Charron Rochester Americans 72 43 52 95 79 Jean-Yves Roy Prince Edward Island Senators 67 40 55 95 64 Dixon Ward Rochester Americans 71 38 56 94 74 Brett Harkins Carolina Monarchs 55 23 71 94 44 Andrew Brunette Portland Pirates 69 28 66 94125 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1996 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Final Northern Conference Southern Conference Atlantic Division North Division Central Division South Division A1 P.E.I. A4 Fredericton 2 3 A2 Saint John A3 St. John's 3 1 N1 Springfield N4 Providence 3 1 N2 Worcester N3 Portland 1 3 C1 Albany C4 Cornwall 1 3 C2 Adirondack C3 Rochester 0 3 S1 Binghamton C5 Syracuse 1 3 S2 Hershey S3 Baltimore 2 3 A4 Fredericton A2 Saint John 1 4 N1 Springfield N3 Portland 2 4 C4 Cornwall C3 Rochester 0 4 C5 Syracuse S3 Baltimore 4 3 A2 Saint John N3 Portland 3 4 C3 Rochester C5 Syracuse 4 1 N3 Portland C3 Rochester 3 4 All Star Classic The 9th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 16, 1996, at the Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Team USA defeated Team Canada 6–5. In the inaugural AHL skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team USA won 14–12 over Team Canada.http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/ Theahl.com - the Official Web Site of the American Hockey League: Previous Events www.theahl.com 11 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/ 19 August 2009 dead Trophy and award winners Team Awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Rochester Americans Richard F. Canning TrophyNorthern Conference playoff champions: Portland Pirates Robert W. Clarke TrophySouthern Conference playoff champions: Rochester Americans Frank Mathers TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: Binghamton Rangers F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: Springfield Falcons Sam Pollock TrophyRegular Season champions, Atlantic Division: Prince Edward Island Senators John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, Central Division: Albany River Rats Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Brad Smyth - Carolina Monarchs John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Brad Smyth - Carolina Monarchs Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Darcy Tucker - Fredericton Canadiens Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Barry Richter - Binghamton Rangers Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Manny Legace - Springfield Falcons Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Manny Legace & Scott Langkow - Springfield Falcons Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Robbie Ftorek - Albany River Rats Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Ken Gernander - Binghamton Rangers Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Dixon Ward - Rochester Americans Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Steve Donner, Rochester Americans James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Kevin Oklobzija, Rochester, (newspaper)Seth Everett, Syracuse, (radio)Tom Caron, New England Sports Network, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Tim Kuhl, Syracuse Crunch See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1994–95 AHL season 1996–97 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2