1989–90 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1989–90 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Sherbrooke Canadiens Paul Ysebaert Les Cunningham Award Paul Ysebaert John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1990 Calder Cup playoffs Springfield Indians Rochester Americans Jeff Hackett Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 1988–89 1990–91 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1989–90 AHL season was the 54th season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Canadiens repeated finishing first overall in the regular season. The Springfield Indians won their sixth 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–Sherbrooke Canadiens (MTL) 80 45 23 12 102 301 247 x–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 39 34 7 85 317 306 x–Springfield Indians (NYI) 80 38 38 4 80 317 310 x–Halifax Citadels (QUE) 80 37 37 6 80 317 300 e–Maine Mariners (BOS) 80 31 38 11 73 294 317 e–Moncton Hawks (WIN) 80 33 42 5 71 265 303 e–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) 80 32 41 7 71 283 316 South Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 43 28 9 95 337 286 x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 42 27 11 95 330 304 x–Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) 80 43 30 7 93 302 265 x–Utica Devils (NJD) 80 44 32 4 92 354 315 e–Newmarket Saints (TOR) 80 31 33 16 78 305 318 e–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 32 38 10 74 298 296 e–Binghamton Whalers (HFD) 80 11 60 9 31 229 366 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Paul Ysebaert Utica Devils 74 53 52 105 61 Ross Fitzpatrick Hershey Bears 74 45 58 103 26 Mike Donnelly Rochester Americans 68 43 55 98 71 Mark Pederson Sherbrooke Canadiens 72 53 42 95 60 Don Biggs Hershey Bears 66 39 53 92 125 Claude Vilgrain Utica Devils 73 37 52 89 32 Murray Eaves Adirondack Red Wings 78 40 49 89 35 Dale Krentz Adirondack Red Wings 74 38 50 88 36 Donald Audette Rochester Americans 70 42 46 88 78 John LeBlanc Cape Breton Oilers 77 54 34 88 50 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1990 Calder Cup playoffs The league instituted trophies for division champions in the playoffs; the Richard F. Canning Trophy in the North Division, and the Robert W. Clarke Trophy in the South Division. Division semifinals Division finals Calder Cup final North Division South Division 1 Sherbrooke 4 4 Halifax 2 2 Cape Breton 2 3 Springfield 4 1 Rochester 4 4 Utica 1 2 Adirondack 2 3 Baltimore 4 1 Sherbrooke 2 3 Springfield 4 1 Rochester 4 3 Baltimore 2 N3 Springfield 4 S1 Rochester 2 Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Springfield Indians Richard F. Canning TrophyNorth division playoff champions: Springfield Indians Robert W. Clarke TrophySouth division playoff champions: Rochester Americans F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular season champions, North Division: Sherbrooke Canadiens John D. Chick TrophyRegular season champions, South Division: Rochester Americans Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Paul Ysebaert – Utica Devils John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Paul Ysebaert – Utica Devils Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Donald Audette – Rochester Americans Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Eric Weinrich – Utica Devils Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest goaltender: Jean-Claude Bergeron – Sherbrooke Canadiens Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Jean-Claude Bergeron and Andre Racicot – Sherbrooke Canadiens Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Jim Roberts – Springfield Indians Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Murray Eaves – Adirondack Red Wings Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Jeff Hackett – Springfield Indians Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: David Andrews James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Mike Kane, Adirondack (newspaper)Ron Rohmer, New Haven (radio)Pyman Productions (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Don Ostrom, Adirondack Red Wings See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1988–89 AHL season 1990–91 AHL season AHL seasons AHL AHL Category:American Hockey League seasons