2003–04 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 2003–04 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Milwaukee Admirals Jason LaBarbera Les Cunningham Award Pavel Rosa John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 2004 Calder Cup playoffs Calder Cup Milwaukee Admirals Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wade Flaherty Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2002–03 2004–05 List of AHL seasons AHL The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduced the Willie Marshall Award in honor of the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer. The AHL switched from a six division alignment to four divisions within two conferences. The Eastern conference consisted of the Atlantic and East divisions, and the Western conference consisted of the North and West divisions. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Milwaukee Admirals finished first overall in the regular season, and won the Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the finals. Team changes The Saint John Flames suspend operations, becoming dormant. The Hamilton Bulldogs and Quebec Citadelles merger dissolves, remaining as a Montreal Canadiens affiliate. The Edmonton Oilers affiliation resumed operations as the Toronto Roadrunners, based in Toronto, Ontario, playing in the North division. All teams playing in the 2002-03 North Division (Lowell Lock Monsters, Manchester Monarchs, Portland Pirates, Providence Bruins and Worcester IceCats) play in the new Atlantic Division. The Hartford Wolf Pack and Springfield Falcons switch from the 2002-03 East Division to the new Atlantic Division. All teams playing in the 2002-03 South Division (Hershey Bears, Norfolk Admirals, Philadelphia Phantoms and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) play in the new East Division. The Albany River Rats, Binghamton Senators and Bridgeport Sound Tigers continue to play in the (new) East Division. The Hamilton Bulldogs, Manitoba Moose and St. John's Maple Leafs switch from the Canadian Division to the new North Division. The Cleveland Barons, Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch switch from the Central Division to the new North Division. All teams playing in the 2002-03 West Division (Chicago Wolves, Houston Aeros, Milwaukee Admirals, San Antonio Rampage and Utah Grizzlies) continue to play in the West Division. The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and Grand Rapids Griffins switch from the Central Division to the new West 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 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 80 44 22 12 2 102 198 153 x–Manchester Monarchs (LAK) 80 40 28 7 5 92 223 181 x–Worcester Ice Cats (STL) 80 37 27 13 3 90 207 186 x–Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 36 29 11 4 87 170 170 x–Portland Pirates (WSH) 80 32 27 13 8 85 156 160 e–Lowell Lock Monsters (CGY/CAR) 80 32 36 6 6 76 208 242 e–Springfield Falcons (PHX) 80 26 43 9 2 63 179 234 East Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 80 46 25 7 2 101 216 168 x–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 80 41 23 12 4 98 178 140 x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) 80 34 28 10 8 86 197 197 x–Binghamton Senators (OTT) 80 34 34 9 3 80 210 216 x–Norfolk Admirals (CHI) 80 35 36 4 5 79 172 187 e–Hershey Bears (COL/TBL) 80 33 34 8 5 79 203 218 e–Albany River Rats (NJD) 80 21 39 11 9 62 182 257 Western Conference North Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) 80 41 25 10 4 96 235 191 x–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) 80 38 25 10 7 93 239 235 x–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 37 28 10 5 89 207 188 x–Cleveland Barons (SJS) 80 37 28 8 7 89 235 220 x–Toronto Roadrunners (EDM) 80 35 34 8 3 81 219 224 e–Manitoba Moose (VAN) 80 32 35 11 2 77 214 232 e–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 32 36 8 4 76 225 265 West Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) 80 46 24 7 3 102 269 191 x–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) 80 44 28 8 0 96 195 166 x–Chicago Wolves (ATL) 80 42 26 9 3 96 246 208 x–Houston Aeros (MIN) 80 28 34 14 4 74 197 220 x–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) 80 29 37 13 1 72 188 211 e–San Antonio Rampage (FLA) 80 30 42 8 0 68 191 231 e–Utah Grizzlies (DAL) 80 27 42 6 5 65 162 230 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMPavel RosaManchester Monarchs7739498832Domenic PittisRochester Americans75205777137Miroslav ZalesakCleveland Barons7235407580Eric PerrinHershey Bears7121547549Kirby LawPhiladelphia Phantoms74324173139Brad BoyesCleveland Barons/Providence Bruins7831417251Steve KellyManchester Monarchs59214970117Craig DarbyAlbany River Rats7721486944Jeff HamiltonBridgeport Sound Tigers6743256826Donald MacLeanSyracuse Crunch7727416845 Calder Cup Playoffs 2004 Calder Cup playoffs Qualification A4 Providence Bruins A5 Portland Pirates 0 2 Qualification E4 Binghamton Senators E5 Norfolk Admirals 0 2Qualification W4 Houston Aeros W5 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0 2 Qualification N4 Cleveland Barons N5 Toronto Roadrunners 2 1 Division Semi-finals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Finals Eastern Western A1 Hartford A5 Portland 4 1 A3 Worcester A2 Manchester 4 2 E1 Philadelphia E5 Norfolk 4 2 E3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton E2 Bridgeport Sound 4 3 N1 Hamilton N4 Cleveland 4 2 N3 Rochester N2 Syracuse Crunch 4 3 W1 Milwaukee W5 Cincinnati 4 3 W3 Chicago W2 Grand Rapids 4 0 A1 Hartford A3 Worcester 4 0 E1 Philadelphia E3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 4 N1 Hamilton N3 Rochester 0 4 W1 Milwaukee W3 Chicago 4 2 A1 Hartford E3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 4 N3 Rochester W1 Milwaukee 1 4 E3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton W1 Milwaukee 0 4 All Star Classic The 17th AHL All-Star Classic was played on February 9, 2004, at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Team Canada defeated team PlanetUSA 9–5. In the skills competition held the night before, team PlanetUSA defeated team Canada 18–9.2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic http://theahl.com/event-history-s11603 theahl.com February 9, 2013 March 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130302130809/http://theahl.com/event-history-s11603 dead Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Milwaukee Admirals Richard F. Canning TrophyEastern Conference playoff champions: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Robert W. Clarke TrophyWestern Conference playoff champions: Milwaukee Admirals Macgregor Kilpatrick TrophyRegular season champions, League: Milwaukee Admirals Frank Mathers TrophyRegular Season champions, Eastern Conference: Hartford Wolf Pack Norman R. "Bud" Poile TrophyRegular Season champions, Western Conference: Milwaukee Admirals Emile Francis TrophyRegular Season champions, Atlantic Division: Hartford Wolf Pack F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, East Division: Philadelphia Phantoms Sam Pollock TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: Hamilton Bulldogs John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, West Division: Milwaukee Admirals Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Jason LaBarbera - Hartford Wolf Pack John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Pavel Rosa - Manchester Monarchs Willie Marshall AwardTop goal scorer: Jeff Hamilton - Bridgeport Sound Tigers Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Wade Dubielewicz - Bridgeport Sound Tigers Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Curtis Murphy - Milwaukee Admirals Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Jason LaBarbera - Hartford Wolf Pack Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest Goals Against Average: Wade Dubielewicz & Dieter Kochan - Bridgeport Sound Tigers Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Claude Noel - Milwaukee Admirals Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Ken Gernander - Hartford Wolf Pack Yanick Dupre Memorial AwardCommunity Service Award: Kurtis Foster - Chicago Wolves Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Wade Flaherty - Milwaukee Admirals Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Jeff Eisenberg, Manchester Monarchs Thomas Ebright Memorial AwardCareer contributions: Roy Boe & Jack Kelley James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Mike Fornabaio, Bridgeport, (newspaper)John Walton, Hershey, (radio)Comcast Cable, Chicago, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Chris Schwartz, St. John's Maple Leafs Michael Condon Memorial AwardOutstanding service, on-ice official: Dan Murphy See also List of AHL seasons References External links AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB Calder Cup Playoffs @ manitobamoose.com 2002–03 AHL season 2004–05 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons Category:2003–04 in American ice hockey by league Category:2003–04 in Canadian ice hockey by league