1985–86 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1985–86 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Adirondack Red Wings Paul Gardner Les Cunningham Award Paul Gardner John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1986 Calder Cup playoffs Adirondack Red Wings Hershey Bears Tim Tookey Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 1984–85 1986–87 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1985–86 AHL season was the 50th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their second Calder Cup championship. 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 North Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 41 31 8 90 339 298 x–Maine Mariners (NJD) 80 40 31 9 89 274 285 x–Moncton Golden Flames (BOS/CGY) 80 34 34 12 80 294 307 x–Fredericton Express (QUE/VAN) 80 35 37 8 78 319 311 e–Sherbrooke Canadiens (MTL/WIN) 80 33 38 9 75 340 341 e–Nova Scotia Oilers (CHI/EDM) 80 29 43 8 66 314 353 South Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 48 29 3 99 346 292 x–Binghamton Whalers (HFD/WSH) 80 41 34 5 87 316 290 x–St. Catharines Saints (TOR) 80 38 37 5 81 304 308 x–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK/NYR) 80 36 37 7 79 340 343 e–Springfield Indians (MNS/NYI) 80 36 39 5 77 301 309 e–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 34 39 7 75 320 337 e–Baltimore Skipjacks (PIT) 80 28 44 8 64 271 304 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Paul Gardner Rochester Americans 71 61 51 112 16 Jody Gage Rochester Americans 73 42 57 99 56 Ross Fitzpatrick Hershey Bears 77 50 47 97 28 Tim Tookey Hershey Bears 69 35 62 97 66 Wes Jarvis St. Catharines Saints 74 36 60 96 38 Daryl Evans Binghamton Whalers 69 40 52 92 50 Geordie Robertson Adirondack Red Wings 79 36 56 92 99 Paul Fenton Binghamton Whalers 75 53 35 88 87 Serge Boisvert Sherbrooke Canadiens 69 40 48 88 18 Larry Floyd Maine Mariners 80 29 58 87 25 Tom Roulston Baltimore Skipjacks 73 38 49 87 38 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1986 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final North Division South Division 1 Adirondack 4 4 Fredericton 2 2 Maine 1 3 Moncton 4 1 Hershey 4 4 New Haven 1 2 Binghamton 2 3 St. Catharines 4 1 Adirondack 4 3 Moncton 1 1 Hershey 4 3 St. Catharines 3 N1 Adirondack 4 S1 Hershey 2 Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Adirondack Red Wings F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: Adirondack Red Wings John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: Hershey Bears Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Paul Gardner - Rochester Americans John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Paul Gardner - Rochester Americans Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Ron Hextall - Hershey Bears Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Jim Wiemer - New Haven Nighthawks Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Sam St. Laurent - Maine Mariners Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Sam St. Laurent & Karl Friesen - Maine Mariners Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Bill Dineen - Adirondack Red Wings Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Steve Tsujiura - Maine Mariners Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Tim Tookey - Hershey Bears Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: George Guilbault James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Jerry Crasnick, Maine, (newspaper)Jim Gagliardi, Adirondack, (radio)Rich Funke, Rochester, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Randy Scott, Rochester Americans See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1984–85 AHL season 1986–87 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2