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The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.

[edit] Team changes

The Lowell Lock Monsters are purchased by the New Jersey Devils, and renamed the Lowell Devils.
The Cleveland Barons are relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts and renamed the Worcester Sharks, playing in the Atlantic Division.
The Albany River Rats shift from the Atlantic Division to the East Division.

[edit] Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

[edit] Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Manchester Monarchs (LA)	80	51	21	7	1	110	242	182
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)	80	47	29	3	1	98	231	201
Providence Bruins (BOS)	80	44	30	2	4	94	251	218
Worcester Sharks (SJ)	80	41	28	3	8	93	247	244
Lowell Devils (NJ)	80	38	30	6	6	88	212	220
Portland Pirates (ANA)	80	37	31	3	9	86	225	232
Springfield Falcons (TB)	80	28	49	1	2	59	181	268

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Hershey Bears (WAS)	80	51	17	6	6	114	305	219
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT/EDM)	80	51	23	2	4	108	276	221
Norfolk Admirals (CHI)	80	50	22	6	2	108	301	257
Albany River Rats (CAR/COL)	80	37	36	4	3	81	246	258
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI)	80	36	37	1	6	79	229	267
Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI)	80	31	41	2	6	70	222	271
Binghamton Senators (OTT)	80	23	48	4	5	55	225	323

[edit] Western Conference

North Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Manitoba Moose (VAN)	80	45	23	7	5	102	232	201
Rochester Americans (BUF/FLA)	80	48	30	1	1	98	269	250
Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL/EDM)	80	43	28	3	6	95	243	208
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET/EDM)	80	37	32	6	5	85	226	244
Syracuse Crunch (CBJ)	80	34	34	4	8	80	250	248
Toronto Marlies (TOR)	80	34	39	2	5	75	220	270

West Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (CGY)	80	49	25	5	1	104	214	189
Chicago Wolves (ATL)	80	46	25	3	6	101	331	252
Milwaukee Admirals (NAS/EDM)	80	41	25	4	10	96	227	230
Iowa Stars (DAL/EDM)	80	42	34	3	1	88	221	231
Peoria Rivermen (STL)	80	37	33	2	8	84	221	242
San Antonio Rampage (PHX)	80	32	42	2	4	70	219	256
Houston Aeros (MIN)	80	27	43	4	6	64	205	269

[edit] Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Darren Haydar	Chicago Wolves	73	41	81	122	55
Keith Aucoin	Albany River Rats	65	27	72	99	108
Martin St. Pierre	Norfolk Admirals	65	27	72	99	100
Brett Sterling	Chicago Wolves	77	55	42	97	96
Cory Larose	Chicago Wolves	63	22	61	83	75
Jason Jaffray	Manitoba Moose	77	35	46	81	75
Mathieu Darche	Worcester Sharks	76	35	45	80	72
Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves	44	26	54	80	20
Troy Brouwer	Norfolk Admirals	66	41	38	79	70
Pierre Parenteau	Portland Pirates/Norfolk Admirals	68	30	49	79	47

[edit] Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	SL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Drew MacIntyre	Manitoba Moose	28	1618	16	11	0	54	6	.932	2.00
Curtis McElhinney	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	57	3181	35	17	1	113	7	.917	2.13
Jaroslav Halak	Hamilton Bulldogs	41	2290	24	12	2	83	3	.922	2.17
Jason LaBarbera	Manchester Monarchs	62	3619	39	20	1	133	7	.933	2.21
Al Montoya	Hartford Wolf Pack	48	2556	27	17	0	98	6	.914	2.30

[edit] Calder Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs

Division Semi-finals

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Calder Cup Finals

A1

Manchester

4

A4

Worcester

2

A1

Manchester

4

A3

Providence

2

A2

Hartford

3

A3

Providence

4

A1

Manchester

0

Eastern

E1

Hershey

4

E1

Hershey

4

E4

Albany

1

E1

Hershey

4

E2

WBS

1

E2

WBS

4

E3

Norfolk

2

E1

Hershey

1

N3

Hamilton

4

N1

Manitoba

4

N4

Grand Rapids

3

N1

Manitoba

2

N3

Hamilton

4

N2

Rochester

2

N3

Hamilton

4

N3

Hamilton

4

Western

W2

Chicago

1

W1

Omaha

2

W4

Iowa

4

W4

Iowa

2

W2

Chicago

4

W2

Chicago

4

W3

Milwaukee

0

[edit] All Star Classic

The 20th AHL All-Star Classic was played on January 29, 2007 at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 7-6. In the skills competition held the night before, Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 19-14. [1] [2]

[edit] Trophy and award winners

[edit] Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Hamilton Bulldogs
Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions:	Hershey Bears
Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions:	Hamilton Bulldogs
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League:	Hershey Bears
Frank Mathers Trophy Regular season champions, Eastern Conference:	Hershey Bears
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Regular season champions, Western Conference:	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Emile Francis Trophy Regular season champions, Atlantic Division:	Manchester Monarchs
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular season champions, East Division:	Hershey Bears
Sam Pollock Trophy Regular season champions, North Division:	Manitoba Moose
John D. Chick Trophy Regular season champions, West Division:	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

[edit] Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Darren Haydar - Chicago Wolves
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Darren Haydar - Chicago Wolves
Willie Marshall Award Top goal scorer:	Brett Sterling - Chicago Wolves
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Brett Sterling - Chicago Wolves
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Sheldon Brookbank - Milwaukee Admirals
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender:	Jason LaBarbera - Manchester Monarchs
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Jason LaBarbera - Manchester Monarchs
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Mike Haviland - Norfolk Admirals
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance:	Mike Keane - Manitoba Moose
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award:	Matt Carkner - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs:	Carey Price - Hamilton Bulldogs

[edit] Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	Jon Greenberg, Milwaukee Admirals
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions:	Frank Miceli
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Bill Ballou, Worcester, (newspaper) John Bartlett, Toronto, (radio) Mark Giangreco, Chicago, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	Randy Cleves, Grand Rapids Griffins
Michael Condon Memorial Award Outstanding service, on-ice official:	Leo Boylan

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Preceded by 2005–06 AHL season	AHL seasons	Succeeded by 2007–08 AHL season

Contents

[edit] Team changes

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] Scoring leaders

[edit] Leading goaltenders

[edit] Calder Cup Playoffs

[edit] All Star Classic

[edit] Trophy and award winners

[edit] Team awards

[edit] Individual awards

[edit] Other awards

[edit] See also

[edit] References