1992–93 AHL season
The 1992–93 AHL season was the 57th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Rangers finished first overall in the regular season with 124 points, a record which holds to this day. The Cape Breton Oilers won their first Calder Cup championship.
| 1992-93 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Providence Bruins |
| Season MVP | Don Biggs |
| Top scorer | Don Biggs |
| Calder Cup playoffs | |
| Calder Cup playoffs MVP | Bill McDougall |
| Finals champions | Cape Breton Oilers |
| Runners-up | Rochester Americans |
Team changes
- The New Haven Nighthawks become the New Haven Senators.
- The Maine Mariners move to Providence, Rhode Island, becoming the Providence Bruins.
- The Hamilton Canucks join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Hamilton, Ontario, playing in the South Division.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 95 | 351 | 308 |
| Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 87 | 314 | 278 |
| Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) | 80 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 84 | 356 | 336 |
| Moncton Hawks (WIN) | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 78 | 292 | 306 |
| Halifax Citadels (QUE) | 80 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 76 | 312 | 348 |
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 94 | 384 | 348 |
| Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 81 | 331 | 308 |
| Capital District Islanders (NYI) | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 80 | 280 | 285 |
| Springfield Indians (HFD) | 80 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 64 | 282 | 336 |
| New Haven Senators (OTT) | 80 | 22 | 47 | 11 | 55 | 262 | 343 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton Rangers (NYR) | 80 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 124 | 392 | 246 |
| Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 87 | 348 | 332 |
| Utica Devils (NJD) | 80 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 77 | 325 | 354 |
| Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 68 | 318 | 353 |
| Hershey Bears (PHI) | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 66 | 316 | 339 |
| Hamilton Canucks (VAN) | 80 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 64 | 284 | 327 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Biggs | Binghamton Rangers | 78 | 54 | 84 | 138 | 112 |
| Iain Fraser | Capital District Islanders | 74 | 41 | 69 | 110 | 16 |
| Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears | 80 | 38 | 70 | 108 | 63 |
| Chris Tancill | Adirondack Red Wings | 68 | 59 | 43 | 102 | 62 |
| Peter Ciavaglia | Rochester Americans | 64 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 32 |
| Brian McReynolds | Binghamton Rangers | 79 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 88 |
| Dan Currie | Cape Breton Oilers | 75 | 57 | 41 | 98 | 73 |
| Tim Sweeney | Providence Bruins | 60 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 32 |
| Yanic Perreault | St. John's Maple Leafs | 79 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 56 |
| Craig Duncanson | Binghamton Rangers | 69 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 126 |
Calder Cup playoffs
| Division semifinals | Division finals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | St. John's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Moncton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | St. John's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Cape Breton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Fredericton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Cape Breton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Springfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Springfield | 4 | S2 | Rochester | 1 | |||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Adirondack | 3 | A3 | Cape Breton | 2 | A3 | Cape Breton | 4 | ||||||||||
| N2 | Adirondack | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Springfield | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Capital District | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Baltimore | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Utica | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
For the Semifinal round, the team that earned the most points during the regular season out of the three remaining teams receives a bye directly to the Calder Cup Final.
- Bill McDougall of the Cape Breton Oilers, recorded 26 goals, and 26 assists for 52 points in 16 games, setting a record for an average of 3.25 points per playoff game in professional hockey.
Trophy and award winners
Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Cape Breton Oilers |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy North division playoff champions: | Springfield Indians |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy South division playoff champions: | Rochester Americans |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Providence Bruins |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Binghamton Rangers |
Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Don Biggs - Binghamton Rangers |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Don Biggs - Binghamton Rangers |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Corey Hirsch - Binghamton Rangers |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Bobby Dollas - Adirondack Red Wings |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | Corey Hirsch - Binghamton Rangers |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Corey Hirsch & Boris Rousson - Binghamton Rangers |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Marc Crawford - St. John's Maple Leafs |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Tim Tookey - Hershey Bears |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Bill McDougall - Cape Breton Oilers |
Other awards
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Robert W. Clarke |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Kevin Oklobzija, Rochester, (newspaper) John Colletto, Providence, (radio) Pyman Productions, (television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Catherine Galea, Hamilton Canucks & Jason Siegel, Binghamton Rangers |
See also
References
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