1968–69 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1968–69 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Hershey Bears Gilles Villemure Les Cunningham Award Jeannot Gilbert John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1969 Calder Cup playoffs Hershey Bears Quebec Aces 1967–68 1969–70 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1968–69 AHL season was the 33rd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 74 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season, and the Hershey Bears won their fourth Calder Cup championship. 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 GAHershey Bears (BOS) 744127 6 88307234Baltimore Clippers (DET/PHI/PIT) 743334 7 73266257Providence Reds (STL) 743236 6 70242284Springfield Kings (LAK) 74273611 65257274 West GP W L T Pts GF GABuffalo Bisons (NYR) 74411815 97282192Cleveland Barons (MTL/OAK) 743032 12 72213245Quebec Aces (PHI) 74263414 66235258 Rochester Americans (TOR) 74253811 61237295 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jeannot Gilbert Hershey Bears 71 35 65100 13 Michel Harvey Hershey Bears 74 41 52 93 29 Guy Trottier Buffalo Bisons 72 45 37 82 21 Ron Ward Rochester Americans 73 35 43 78 18 Willie Marshall Baltimore Clippers 74 26 52 78 18 Jean-Marie Cossette Baltimore Clippers 64 27 48 75 48 Chuck Hamilton Hershey Bears 74 28 46 74 46 Don McKenney Providence Reds 74 26 48 74 12 Rene Drolet Quebec Aces 61 30 42 72 14 Norm Beaudin Buffalo Bisons 74 32 39 71 10 complete list Calder Cup playoffs First round Hershey Bears defeated Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 2. Providence Reds defeated Baltimore Clippers 3 games to 1. Quebec Aces defeated Cleveland Barons 3 games to 2. Second round Hershey Bears earned second round bye. Quebec Aces defeated Providence Reds 3 games to 2. Finals Hershey Bears defeated Quebec Aces 4 games to 1, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Hershey Bears F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, East Division: Hershey Bears John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, West Division: Buffalo Bisons Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Gilles Villemure - Buffalo Bisons John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Jeannot Gilbert - Hershey Bears Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Ron Ward - Rochester Americans Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Bob Blackburn - Buffalo Bisons Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Gilles Villemure - Buffalo Bisons Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Frank Mathers - Hershey Bears Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Lloyd S. Blinco James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: John Travers, Hershey See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1967–68 AHL season 1969–70 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2