1988–89 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 October 2021 1988–89 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Sherbrooke Canadiens Stephan Lebeau Les Cunningham Award Stephan Lebeau John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1989 Calder Cup playoffs Adirondack Red Wings New Haven Nighthawks Sam St. Laurent Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 1987–88 1989–90 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1988–89 AHL season was the 53rd season of the American Hockey League. Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league abandoned awarding points for an overtime loss. The Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their third Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Nova Scotia Oilers move to Sydney, Nova Scotia, becoming the Cape Breton Oilers. The Fredericton Express move to Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming the Halifax Citadels. 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 47 24 9 103 348 261 x–Halifax Citadels (QUE) 80 42 30 8 92 345 300 x–Moncton Hawks (WIN) 80 37 34 9 83 320 313 x–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) 80 35 35 10 80 325 309 e–Maine Mariners (BOS) 80 32 40 8 72 262 317 e–Springfield Indians (NYI) 80 32 44 4 68 287 341 e–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 27 47 6 60 308 388 South Division GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against y–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 47 27 6 100 369 294 x–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 40 30 10 90 361 309 x–Utica Devils (NJD) 80 37 34 9 83 309 295 x–Newmarket Saints (TOR) 80 38 36 6 82 339 334 e–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 38 37 5 81 305 302 e–Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) 80 30 46 4 64 317 347 e–Binghamton Whalers (HFD) 80 28 46 6 62 307 392 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Stephan Lebeau Sherbrooke Canadiens 78 70 64 134 47 Murray Eaves Adirondack Red Wings 80 46 72 118 84 Benoit Brunet Sherbrooke Canadiens 73 41 76 117 95 Mike Richard Baltimore Skipjacks 80 44 63 107 51 Don Biggs Hershey Bears 76 36 67 103158 Terry Yake Binghamton Whalers 75 39 56 95 57 Ken Priestlay Rochester Americans 64 56 37 93 60 Hubie McDonough New Haven Nighthawks 74 37 55 92 41 Ron Wilson Moncton Hawks 80 31 61 92 110 Brian Dobbin Hershey Bears 59 43 48 91 61 complete list Calder Cup playoffs 1989 Calder Cup playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals Calder Cup Final North Division South Division 1 Sherbrooke 2 4 New Haven 4 2 Halifax 0 3 Moncton 4 1 Adirondack 4 4 Newmarket 1 2 Hershey 4 3 Utica 1 4 New Haven 4 3 Moncton 2 1 Adirondack 4 2 Hershey 3 N4 New Haven 1 S1 Adirondack 4 Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Adirondack Red Wings F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: Sherbrooke Canadiens John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: Adirondack Red Wings Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Stephan Lebeau – Sherbrooke Canadiens John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Stephan Lebeau – Sherbrooke Canadiens Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Stephan Lebeau – Sherbrooke Canadiens Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Dave Fenyves – Hershey Bears Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Randy Exelby – Sherbrooke Canadiens Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Randy Exelby & Francois Gravel – Sherbrooke Canadiens Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Tom McVie – Utica Devils Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Murray Eaves – Adirondack Red Wings Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Sam St. Laurent – Adirondack Red Wings Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Bruce Landon James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Paul Abramowitz, Maine, (newspaper)Pat Connolly, Cape Breton, (radio)Brian Lambert, Springfield, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: John Forslund, Springfield Indians See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1987–88 AHL season 1989–90 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2