1974–75 AHL season Information & 1974–75 AHL season Links at HealthHaven.com

The 1974–75 AHL season was the 39th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 76 games each in the schedule, but the Baltimore Clippers were unable to complete the season. The Providence Reds finished first overall in the regular season. The Springfield Indians won their fourth Calder Cup championship.

[edit] Team changes

The Boston Braves cease operations.
The Jacksonville Barons cease operations.
The Cincinnati Swords cease operations, replaced by the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association.
The Syracuse Eagles join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Syracuse, New York, playing in the South Division.
The Springfield Kings revert to their previous name, the Springfield Indians.

[edit] 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	GA
Providence Reds	76	43	21	12	98	317	263
Rochester Americans	76	42	25	9	93	317	243
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	75	40	26	9	89	270	227
Springfield Indians	75	33	30	12	78	299	256
New Haven Nighthawks	76	30	35	11	71	282	302

South	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Virginia Wings	75	31	31	13	75	254	250
Richmond Robins	75	29	39	7	65	261	293
Hershey Bears	75	27	38	10	64	259	303
Syracuse Eagles	75	21	43	11	53	254	332
Baltimore Clippers^†	46	14	22	10	38	136	180

^†Suspended operations.

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Doug Gibson	Rochester Americans	75	44	72	116	31
Peter Sullivan	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	75	44	60	104	48
Tom Cassidy	Springfield Indians	72	32	59	91	201
Pierre Laganiere	Providence Reds	75	25	61	86	44
Barry Merrell	Rochester Americans	74	44	41	85	32
Jerry Holland	Providence Reds	67	44	35	79	44
Rene Drolet	Virginia Wings	72	26	52	78	36
Dave Hynes	Rochester Americans	63	37	30	67	20
Tom Colley	New Haven Nighthawks	76	29	47	76	51

complete list

[edit] Calder Cup playoffs

Main article: 1975 Calder Cup Playoffs

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Calder Cup Final

N1

Providence

2

N4

Springfield

4

N4

Springfield

4

North Division

N2

Rochester

2

N2

Rochester

4

N3

Nova Scotia

2

N4

Springfield

4

N5

New Haven

1

S1

Virginia

1

N5

New Haven

4

N5

New Haven

4

South Division

S3

Hershey

1

S2

Richmond

3

S3

Hershey

4

[edit] Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Springfield Indians
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division:	Providence Reds
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division:	Virginia Wings

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Doug Gibson - Rochester Americans
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Doug Gibson - Rochester Americans
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Jerry Holland - Providence Reds
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Joe Zanussi - Providence Reds
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Ed Walsh & Dave Elenbaas - Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	John Muckler - Providence Reds

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	Fred T. Hunt
James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage:	Ron Rohmer, New Haven

[edit] See also

List of AHL seasons

[edit] References

Preceded by 1973–74 AHL season	AHL seasons	Succeeded by 1975–76 AHL season

Contents

[edit] Team changes

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Scoring leaders

[edit] Calder Cup playoffs

[edit] Trophy and award winners

[edit] See also

[edit] References