1969–70 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1969–70 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Montreal Voyageurs Gilles Villemure Les Cunningham Award Jude Drouin John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1970 Calder Cup playoffs Buffalo Bisons Springfield Kings 1968–69 1970–71 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1969–70 AHL season was the 34th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Montreal Voyageurs became the second Canada-based team in the league, and finished first overall in the regular season. This would be the last season for the Buffalo Bisons in the AHL as the National Hockey League added the Buffalo Sabres who would begin play the next season, the Bisons would go out on top by winning their fifth Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Montreal Voyageurs join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Montreal, Quebec, playing in the East Division. The Quebec Aces switch divisions from West to East. The Baltimore Clippers and the Hershey Bears switch divisions from East to West. 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 GAMontreal Voyageurs (MTL) 72431514100327195Springfield Kings (LAK) 723829 5 81287287Quebec Aces (PHI) 722739 6 60221272Providence Reds (OAK) 72233613 59218267 West GP W L T Pts GF GABuffalo Bisons (NYR/STL/TOR) 72401715 95280193Hershey Bears (BOS) 72282816 72247249 Baltimore Clippers (PIT) 72253017 67230252Cleveland Barons (DET) 722333 16 62222255 Rochester Americans (independent) 72183816 52253315 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Jude Drouin Montreal Voyageurs 65 37 69 106 88 Gord Labossiere Springfield Kings 60 30 59 89 94 Guy Trottier Buffalo Bisons 71 55 33 88 8 Doug Robinson Springfield Kings 70 45 41 86 26 Marc Dufour Springfield Kings 71 32 53 85 22 Guy Charron Montreal Voyageurs 65 37 45 82 20 Norm Beaudin Cleveland Barons 70 37 44 81 10 Rene Drolet Quebec Aces 71 32 48 80 42 Bill Inglis Springfield Kings 72 31 44 75 25 Norm Armstrong Rochester Americans 70 30 45 75 117 complete list Calder Cup playoffs First round Montreal Voyageurs defeated Baltimore Clippers 4 games to 1. Buffalo Bisons defeated Quebec Aces 4 games to 2. Springfield Kings defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 3. Second round In double round-robin, Buffalo Bisons and Springfield Kings advanced. Montreal Voyageurs eliminated after third loss. Finals Buffalo Bisons defeated Springfield Kings 4 games to 0, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Buffalo Bisons F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, East Division: Montreal Voyageurs 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: Jude Drouin - Montreal Voyageurs Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Jude Drouin - Montreal Voyageurs Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Noel Price - Springfield Kings Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Gilles Villemure - Buffalo Bisons Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Fred Shero - Buffalo Bisons Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Eddie Shore James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: Les Sterns, Springfield See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1968–69 AHL season 1970–71 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2