1979–80 AHL season

American sports season August 2023 March 2026 1979–80 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy New Brunswick Hawks Norm Dube Les Cunningham Award Norm Dube John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1980 Calder Cup playoffs Hershey Bears New Brunswick Hawks 1978–79 1980–81 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1979–80 AHL season was the 44th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The New Haven Nighthawks finished first overall in the regular season. The Hershey Bears won their sixth Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Adirondack Red Wings join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Glens Falls, New York, playing in the North Division. The Philadelphia Firebirds move to Syracuse, New York becoming the Syracuse Firebirds. 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) 794427 8 96325271 Nova Scotia Voyageurs (MTL) 794329 7 93331271Maine Mariners (PHI) 80412811 93307266Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80323711 75297309Springfield Indians (HFD/LAK) 80313712 74292302 South GP W L T Pts GF GANew Haven Nighthawks (CLR/NYR) 804625 9101350305Hershey Bears (WSH) 803539 6 76289273Syracuse Firebirds (PIT/QUE) 803142 7 69303364Rochester Americans (BUF) 80284210 66260327 Binghamton Dusters (BOS/LAK) 802449 7 55268334 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Norm Dube Nova Scotia Voyageurs 79 40 61101 49 Keith Acton Nova Scotia Voyageurs 75 45 53 98 38 Gordie Clark Maine Mariners 79 47 43 90 64 Bruce Boudreau New Brunswick 75 36 54 90 47 Bill Lochead New Haven Nighthawks 68 46 43 89 90 Rick Shinske Adirondack Red Wings 78 22 58 80 20 Paul Evans Maine Mariners 80 21 56 77 66 Rick Meagher Nova Scotia Voyageurs 64 32 44 76 53 Dan Metivier Nova Scotia Voyageurs 76 35 40 75 29 Gord Brooks Syracuse Firebirds 77 34 41 75 38 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1980 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final North Division South Division 1 New Brunswick 4 4 Adirondack 1 2 Nova Scotia 2 3 Maine 4 1 New Haven 4 4 Rochester 0 2 Hershey 4 3 Syracuse 0 1 New Brunswick 4 3 Maine 2 1 New Haven 2 2 Hershey 4 N1 New Brunswick 2 S2 Hershey 4 Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Hershey Bears F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: New Brunswick Hawks John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: New Haven Nighthawks Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Norm Dube - Nova Scotia Voyageurs John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Norm Dube - Nova Scotia Voyageurs Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Darryl Sutter - New Brunswick Hawks Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Rick Vasko - Adirondack Red Wings Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Rick St. Croix & Robbie Moore - Maine Mariners Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Doug Gibson - Hershey Bears Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Norm Dube - Nova Scotia Voyageurs Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Ned Harkness James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Paul Marslano, New Haven, (newspaper)Bill Brady, Springfield, (radio)Dale Darling, Maine, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Bruce Landon, Springfield Indians See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1978–79 AHL season 1980–81 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2