2014–15 AHL season

December 2017 March 2026 2014–15 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey October 10, 2014 - April 19, 2015 Regular season Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Manchester Monarchs Brian O'Neill Les Cunningham Award Brian O'Neill John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 2015 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup Manchester Monarchs Utica Comets Jordan Weal 2015–16 2013–14 List of AHL seasons AHL The 2014–15 AHL season was the 79th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began in October 2014 and ended in April 2015. The 2015 Calder Cup playoffs followed the conclusion of the regular season. Team and NHL affiliation changes Relocations The Adirondack Phantoms relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, to play as the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.http://articles.mcall.com/2012-11-14/news/mc-allentown-lehigh-valley-phantoms-20121114_1_neighborhood-improvement-zone-rob-brooks-finance-arena-construction Allentown's hockey team will be Lehigh Valley Phantoms mcall.com April 7, 2018 May 25, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130525003411/http://articles.mcall.com/2012-11-14/news/mc-allentown-lehigh-valley-phantoms-20121114_1_neighborhood-improvement-zone-rob-brooks-finance-arena-construction dead The Abbotsford Heat relocated to Glens Falls, New York, after the City of Abbotsford terminated their lease agreement with the Calgary Flames.https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/after-losing-7-3m-hosting-the-calgary-flames-ahl-team-abbotsford-pays-5-5m-to-get-them-to-leave After losing $7.3M hosting the Calgary Flames' AHL team, Abbotsford pays $5.5M to get them to leave April 15, 2014 nationalpost.com April 7, 2018https://theahl.com/news/flames-ahl-franchise-heading-to-glens-falls Flames' AHL franchise heading to Glens Falls theahl.com April 7, 2018 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035551/http://theahl.com/flames-ahl-franchise-heading-to-glens-falls-p192047 live The team became the Adirondack Flames and played out of the Glens Falls Civic Center.http://www.saratogian.com/sports/20140505/its-official-glens-falls-keeping-ahl-hockey-league-approves-team-move-to-adirondack It's official: Glens Falls keeping AHL hockey League approves team move to Adirondack saratogian.com May 5, 2014 April 7, 2018 On July 9, 2014, the President of the AHL announced a realignment for the 2014–15 season. Eastern Conference changes include the Lehigh Valley Phantoms relocation and swapping to the East Division from the Northeast Division with the Syracuse Crunch. Western Conference changes include the Lake Erie Monsters moving from the North Division to the Midwest Division, and the Iowa Wild moving from the Midwest to the West Division due to the Adirondack Flames relocation in to the North Division https://theahl.com/news/ahl-announces-alignment-for-2014-15 AHL announces alignment for 2014-15 The American Hockey League July 10, 2014 July 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140711233354/http://theahl.com/ahl-announces-alignment-for-2014-15-p192750 live Rule changes Overtime was extended to seven minutes. Following the first whistle beyond the first three minutes, both teams are reduced further from four to three men on the ice.OT in AHL now 7 minutes. Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2014. Shootouts switched to the NHL format of three skaters a side. If a goaltender deliberately knocks the goal out of place during a breakaway, the goaltender shall be ejected from the game, and the backup goaltender will be required to face a penalty shot against any player of the opposing team's choosing. This rule was imposed midseason after Bridgeport Sound Tigers goaltender David Leggio knocked his goal out of place during a 2-on-0 breakaway, determining (correctly) that the penalty shot he would face under then-current rules would have been easier to defend than the 2-on-0 breakaway he was facing.Dhiren Mahiban (November 6, 2014). Report: AHL changes rule following Leggio incident. ProHockeyTalk.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014. Final standings #97DEFF y– indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot #bbffbb x– indicates team clinched a playoff spot #ffcccc e– indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Manchester Monarchs (LAK) 76 50 17 6 3 109 241 176 x–Providence Bruins (BOS) 76 41 26 7 2 91 209 185 x–Worcester Sharks (SJS) 76 41 29 4 2 88 224 198 x–Portland Pirates (ARI) 76 39 28 7 2 87 203 190 e–St. John's IceCaps (WPG) 76 32 33 9 2 75 183 235 Northeast Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 76 43 24 5 4 95 221 214 x–Syracuse Crunch (TBL) 76 41 25 10 0 92 218 219 e–Springfield Falcons (CBJ) 76 38 28 8 2 86 192 209 e–Albany Devils (NJD) 76 37 28 5 6 85 199 201 e–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 76 28 40 7 1 64 213 246 East Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Hershey Bears (WSH) 76 46 22 5 3 100 218 181 x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) 76 45 24 3 4 97 212 163 e–Binghamton Senators (OTT) 76 34 34 7 1 76 242 258 e–Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) 76 33 35 7 1 74 194 237 e–Norfolk Admirals (ANA) 76 27 39 6 4 64 168 219 Western Conference West Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–San Antonio Rampage (FLA) 76 45 23 7 1 98 248 222 x–Texas Stars (DAL) 76 40 22 13 1 94 242 216 x–Oklahoma City Barons (EDM) 76 41 27 5 3 90 224 212 e–Charlotte Checkers (CAR) 76 31 38 6 1 69 172 231 e–Iowa Wild (MIN) 76 23 49 2 2 50 172 245 Midwest Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) 76 46 22 6 2 100 249 185 x–Rockford IceHogs (CHI) 76 46 23 5 2 99 222 180 x–Chicago Wolves (STL) 76 40 29 6 1 87 210 198 e–Lake Erie Monsters (COL) 76 35 29 8 4 82 211 240 e–Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) 76 33 28 8 7 81 206 218 North Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Utica Comets (VAN) 76 47 20 7 2 103 219 182 x–Toronto Marlies (TOR) 76 40 27 9 0 89 207 203 e–Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) 76 34 29 12 1 81 201 208 e–Adirondack Flames (CGY) 76 35 33 6 2 78 233 240 e–Rochester Americans (BUF) 76 29 41 5 1 64 209 251 Statistical leaders Leading skaters The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 18, 2015.Top Scorers - 2014-15 Regular Season - All Players https://theahl.com/stats/player-stats AHL GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMBrian O'NeillManchester Monarchs 71 22 58 80 55Andy MieleGrand Rapids Griffins 71 26 44 70 42Jordan WealManchester Monarchs 73 20 49 69 56Jonathan MarchessaultSyracuse Crunch 68 24 43 67 38Chris BourqueHartford Wolf Pack 73 29 37 66 66Shane PrinceBinghamton Senators 72 28 37 65 31Andrew AgozzinoLake Erie Monsters 74 30 34 64 55Dustin JeffreyBridgeport Sound Tigers 69 25 39 64 22Travis MorinTexas Stars 63 22 41 63 40Teemu PulkkinenGrand Rapids Griffins 46 34 27 61 30 Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 19, 2015.Top Goalies - 2014-15 Regular Season - Goals Against Average http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_goalies&subType=0&season_id=48&league_id=4&division_id=-1&confId=0 https://web.archive.org/web/20141014171529/http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_goalies&subType=0&season_id=48&league_id=4&division_id=-1&confId=0 dead October 14, 2014 AHL GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss Player Team GP TOI SA GA SO GAA SV% W L OT Matt Murray Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 40 2320:49 1029 61 12 1.58 .941 25 10 3 Jacob Markstrom Utica Comets 32 1879:36 895 59 5 1.88 .934 22 7 2 Anton Forsberg Springfield Falcons 30 1763:51 808 59 3 2.01 .927 20 8 1 Jeremy Smith Providence Bruins 39 2277:53 1156 78 3 2.05 .933 22 11 5 Aaron Dell Worcester Sharks 26 1544:08 728 53 4 2.06 .927 15 8 2 Calder Cup playoffs 2015 Calder Cup playoffs Bracket AHL awards Calder Cup : Manchester Monarchs Les Cunningham Award : Brian O'Neill, Manchester John B. Sollenberger Trophy : Brian O'Neill, Manchester Willie Marshall Award : Teemu Pulkkinen, Grand Rapids Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award : Matt Murray, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Eddie Shore Award : Chris Wideman, Binghamton Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award : Matt Murray, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award : Matt Murray & Jeff Zatkoff, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award : Mike Stothers, Manchester Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award : Jeff Hoggan, Grand Rapids Yanick Dupre Memorial Award : Kyle Hagel, Charlotte Jack A. Butterfield Trophy : Jordan Weal, Manchesterhttp://ahlhalloffame.com/jack-a-butterfield-trophy-p139056 AHL Hall of Fame June 26, 2015 https://archive.today/20160605182836/http://ahlhalloffame.com/jack-a-butterfield-trophy-p139056 June 5, 2016 dead mdy-all Richard F. Canning Trophy : Manchester Monarchs Robert W. Clarke Trophy : Utica Comets Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy: Manchester Monarchs Frank Mathers Trophy: Hershey Bears Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy: Grand Rapids Griffins Emile Francis Trophy : Manchester Monarchs F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy: Hartford Wolf Pack Sam Pollock Trophy: Utica Comets John D. Chick Trophy: San Antonio Rampage James C. Hendy Memorial Award: Vance Lederman, Syracuse Thomas Ebright Memorial Award: Michael Andlauer, Hamilton James H. Ellery Memorial Awards: Brendan Burke, Utica Ken McKenzie Award: Brian Coe, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Michael Condon Memorial Award: Mike Emanatian All-Star teams First All-Star Team Matt Murray (G) Brad Hunt (D) Chris Wideman (D) Chris Bourque (LW) Andy Miele (C) Teemu Pulkkinen (RW) Second All-Star Team Jacob Markstrom (G) Colin Miller (D) Bobby Sanguinetti (D) Shane Prince (LW) Jordan Weal (C) Brian O'Neill (RW) All-Rookie Team Matt Murray (G) Ville Pokka (D) Ryan Pulock (D) Viktor Arvidsson (F) Connor Brown (F) Charles Hudon (F) See also List of AHL seasons 2014 in ice hockey 2015 in ice hockey References External links AHL official site 2013–14 2015–16 AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2