1971–72 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1971–72 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Boston Braves Garry Peters Les Cunningham Award Don Blackburn John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1972 Calder Cup playoffs Nova Scotia Voyageurs Baltimore Clippers 1970–71 1972–73 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1971–72 AHL season was the 36th season of the American Hockey League. Major changes occurred in the off-season. The league welcomed four expansion teams, and lost both Quebec-based teams. Eleven teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Boston Braves finished first overall in the regular season. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs won their first Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Quebec Aces move to Richmond, Virginia becoming the Richmond Robins, playing in the West Division. The Montreal Voyageurs move to Halifax, Nova Scotia becoming the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. The Rochester Americans switch divisions from West to East. The Boston Braves join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the East Division. The Cincinnati Swords join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, playing in the West Division. The Tidewater Wings join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Norfolk, Virginia, playing in the West Division. Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; East GP W L T Pts GF GABoston Braves† (BOS) 76412114 96260191Nova Scotia Voyageurs (MTL) 76412114 96274202Springfield Kings (LAK) 76313015 77273266Providence Reds (NYR) 76283711 67250274Rochester Americans (VAN) 76283810 66242311 West GP W L T Pts GF GABaltimore Clippers (CGS) 76343111 79240249Hershey Bears (PIT) 76333013 79266253 Cincinnati Swords (BUF) 76302818 78252258 Cleveland Barons (independent) 763234 10 74269263Richmond Robins (PHI) 76293413 71237218 Tidewater Wings (DET) 762245 9 53197275 † First place tiebreaker determined by head-to-head competition during regular season. Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Don Blackburn Providence Reds 76 34 65 99 12 Fred Harvey Cleveland Barons 73 41 54 95 72 Terry Caffery Cleveland Barons 65 29 59 88 18 Gord Labossiere Cleveland Barons 66 40 45 85 71 Ed Hoekstra Springfield Kings 74 16 69 85 32 Pete Laframboise Baltimore Clippers 72 37 44 81 95 Wayne Rivers Springfield Kings 68 48 33 81 67 Germain Gagnon Nova Scotia Voyageurs 70 25 56 81 34 Joe Szura Baltimore Clippers 72 38 38 76 20 Doug Roberts Boston Braves 74 35 40 75 107 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1972 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final Eastern Division Western Division 1 Boston 4 4 Providence 1 2 Nova Scotia 4 3 Springfield 1 1 Baltimore 4 4 Cleveland 2 2 Hershey 0 3 Cincinnati 4 1 Boston 0 2 Nova Scotia 4 1 Baltimore 4 3 Cincinnati 2 E2 Nova Scotia 4 W1 Baltimore 2 Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Nova Scotia Voyageurs F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, East Division: Boston Braves John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, West Division: Baltimore Clippers Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Garry Peters - Boston Braves John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Don Blackburn - Providence Reds Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Terry Caffery - Cleveland Barons Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Noel Price - Springfield Kings / Nova Scotia Voyageurs Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Dan Bouchard & Ross Brooks - Boston Braves Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Al MacNeil - Nova Scotia Voyageurs Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Robert W. Clarke James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: Al Fischer, Baltimore See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1970–71 AHL season 1972–73 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2