1981–82 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1981–82 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy New Brunswick Hawks Mike Kaszycki Les Cunningham Award Mike Kaszycki John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1982 Calder Cup playoffs New Brunswick Hawks Binghamton Whalers 1980–81 1982–83 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Fredericton Express join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, playing in the North Division. The Erie Blades, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, transfer to the AHL as an expansion team, from the defunct Eastern Hockey League, and play in the South Division. Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; North GP W L T Pts GF GANew Brunswick Hawks (CHI/TOR) 80482111107338227 Maine Mariners (PHI) 804726 7101325272 Nova Scotia Voyageurs (MTL) 80353510 80330313Springfield Indians (NYR) 803243 5 69278319Fredericton Express (QUE) 802055 5 45275408 South GP W L T Pts GF GABinghamton Whalers (HFD) 804628 6 98329266Rochester Americans (BUF) 804031 9 89325286New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) 803933 8 86292276Hershey Bears (WSH) 803638 6 78316347Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 803437 9 77299285Erie Blades (BOS/PIT) 802252 6 50317425 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Mike Kaszycki New Brunswick Hawks 80 36 82 118 67 Gordie Clark Maine Mariners 80 50 51 101 34 Wayne Schaab Maine Mariners 80 27 69 96 22 Guy Carbonneau Nova Scotia Voyageurs 77 27 67 94 124 Wes Jarvis Hershey Bears 56 31 61 92 44 Bob Sullivan Binghamton Whalers 74 47 43 90 44 Paul Evans Maine Mariners 79 33 57 90 42 Richard David Fredericton Express 74 51 32 83 18 Mike Krushelnyski Erie Blades 62 31 52 83 44 Steve Larmer New Brunswick Hawks 74 38 44 82 46 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1982 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final North Division South Division N1 New Brunswick 3 S5 Adirondack 2 N2 Maine 1 N3 Nova Scotia 3 S1 Binghamton 3 S4 Hershey 2 S2 Rochester 3 S3 New Haven 1 N1 New Brunswick 4 N3 Nova Scotia 1 S1 Binghamton 4 S2 Rochester 1 N1 New Brunswick 4 S1 Binghamton 1 Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: New Brunswick Hawks F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: New Brunswick Hawks John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: Binghamton Whalers Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Mike Kaszycki - New Brunswick Hawks John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Mike Kaszycki - New Brunswick Hawks Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Bob Sullivan - Binghamton Whalers Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Dave Farrish - New Brunswick Hawks Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Bob Janecyk & Warren Skorodenski - New Brunswick Hawks Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Larry Kish - Binghamton Whalers Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Mike Kaszycki - New Brunswick Hawks Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Roy Mlakar James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Barry Meisel, Binghamton, (newspaper)Dave Morrell, Fredericton, (radio)John Logan, Moncton, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Rick Peckham, Rochester Americans See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1980–81 AHL season 1982–83 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2