2009–10 AHL season Information & 2009–10 AHL season Links at HealthHaven.com

The 2009–10 AHL season will be the 74th season of the American Hockey League. There are twenty-nine teams slated to play with the addition of one new team, the relocation of two others, and the involuntary suspension of another.

1 League business
- 1.1 European Pre-season openers
2 Team and NHL affiliation changes
- 2.1 Team Changes
- 2.2 Affiliation changes
3 Standings
- 3.1 Eastern Conference
- 3.2 Western Conference
4 Statistical leaders
- 4.1 Scoring leaders
- 4.2 Leading goaltenders
5 Calder Cup Playoffs
6 AHL awards
7 Milestones
8 See also
9 References

[edit] League business

[edit] European Pre-season openers

On June 11th, 2009, both the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Marlies were invited to participate in a four-team preseason tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland, to celebrate Scotland’s contribution to the game of ice hockey.

The Edinburgh Capitals, Scotland’s only Elite Ice Hockey team, hosted the tournament from September 24-27. The Bulldogs and Marlies played the Capitals and the Belfast Giants in order to win the Gardiner Cup. ^[1]

[edit] Team and NHL affiliation changes

[edit] Team Changes

On April 28, 2009, it was announced that two teams would be relocated for the 2009–10 season and one expansion team would join:

Quad City Flames would move to Abbotsford, BC due to poor ticket sales. They became the Abbotsford Heat.
Philadelphia Phantoms would relocate to Glens Falls, NY due to the Wachovia Spectrum being demolished fall of 2009. They became the Adirondack Phantoms.^[2]
Texas Stars joined the league with a limited membership and will be operated by the Dallas Stars. The limited membership is conditioned on the completed purchase of an existing AHL franchise within one year.^[3]^[4]
Iowa Chops were involuntarily suspended on July 7, 2009, by the AHL Board of Governors for the 2009-10 season for being "unable to remedy certain violations of the provisions of the league’s Constitution and By-Laws" .^[5]^[6]

[edit] Affiliation changes

AHL team	new affiliate	old affiliate
Texas Stars	DAL	None

[edit] Standings

Blue indicates team has clinched division.
Green indicates team has clinched a playoff spot.
Yellow indicates team would earn playoff spot in current position.
Red indicates team is eliminated from playoff contention.

As of December 20, 2009

[edit] Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
Manchester Monarchs (LA)	33	21	9	1	2	45	95	70
Lowell Devils (NJ)	32	17	12	3	0	37	105	93
Portland Pirates (BUF)	33	16	12	3	2	37	98	96
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI)	34	17	14	1	2	37	85	88
Worcester Sharks (SJ)	30	16	12	0	2	34	84	92
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)	32	15	13	1	3	34	92	95
Providence Bruins (BOS)	31	16	14	1	0	33	84	86
Springfield Falcons (EDM)	32	10	15	5	2	27	79	113

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
Hershey Bears (WSH)	30	20	8	0	2	42	111	69
Albany River Rats (CAR)	32	18	11	1	2	39	90	79
Binghamton Senators (OTT)	29	14	11	3	1	32	98	83
Norfolk Admirals (TB)	32	15	16	1	0	31	83	83
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)	30	14	14	1	1	30	82	78
Adirondack Phantoms (PHI)	28	13	13	2	0	28	65	87
Syracuse Crunch (CBJ)	31	10	17	2	2	24	75	121

[edit] Western Conference

North Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
Rochester Americans (FLA)	30	20	9	1	0	41	98	81
Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL)	30	18	7	2	3	41	87	60
Manitoba Moose (VAN)	35	17	14	4	0	38	80	94
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET)	30	18	11	0	1	37	99	85
Abbotsford Heat (CGY)	33	15	14	2	2	34	90	96
Toronto Marlies (TOR)	29	13	11	3	2	31	80	96
Lake Erie Monsters (COL)	30	10	17	0	3	23	72	97

West Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
Texas Stars (DAL)	33	20	9	2	2	44	93	71
Peoria Rivermen (STL)	30	17	10	1	2	37	94	91
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH)	29	15	9	1	4	35	76	80
Rockford IceHogs (CHI)	34	16	15	2	1	35	88	89
Houston Aeros (MIN)	31	15	13	2	1	33	74	69
Chicago Wolves (ATL)	30	14	14	0	2	30	85	86
San Antonio Rampage (PHX)	29	11	14	3	1	26	76	90

[edit] Statistical leaders

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; PTS = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; † = Player no longer plays for listed team

Updated December 20, 2009

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
Corey Locke	Hartford Wolf Pack	32	12	26	38	-8	24
Andrew Gordon	Hershey Bears	29	15	17	32	+11	13
Martin St. Pierre	Binghamton Senators	29	12	20	32	+6	26
Alexandre Giroux	Hershey Bears	20	11	21	32	+15	6
Charles Linglet	Springfield Falcons	32	7	25	32	-1	24
Brandon Bochenski	Norfolk Admirals	32	15	16	31	+2	16
Keith Aucoin	Hershey Bears	23	13	18	31	+12	16
Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves	28	6	25	31	+8	18
Dustin Jeffrey	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	28	8	22	30	+7	12
Mark Mancari	Portland Pirates	32	12	16	28	+5	43

[edit] Leading goaltenders

GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; † = Player no longer plays for listed team

As of December 20, 2009

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	SOL	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
Cedrick Desjardins	Hamilton Bulldogs	15	807	9	4	1	346	18	1.34	.948	5
Brent Krahn	Texas Stars	12	722	10	2	0	402	17	1.41	.958	3
Anton Khudobin	Houston Aeros	19	1024	9	8	1	409	32	1.88	.922	4
Jonathan Bernier	Manchester Monarchs	25	1468	15	8	2	831	47	1.92	.943	4
Michal Neuvirth - †	Hershey Bears	15	876	10	5	0	406	29	1.99	.929	1

[edit] Calder Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs

[edit] AHL awards

Calder Cup :
Les Cunningham Award :
John B. Sollenberger Trophy :
Willie Marshall Award :
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award :
Eddie Shore Award :
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award :
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award :
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award :
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award :
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award :
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy :
Richard F. Canning Trophy :
Robert W. Clarke Trophy :
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy:
Frank Mathers Trophy:
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy:
Emile Francis Trophy :
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy:
Sam Pollock Trophy:
John D. Chick Trophy:
James C. Hendy Memorial Award:
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award:
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards:
Ken McKenzie Award:
Michael Condon Memorial Award:

[edit] Milestones

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Bulldogs, Marlies going overseas this preseason". theahl.com. June 11, 2009. http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=10225. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
^ "Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009-10". theahl.com. April 28, 20098. http://www.theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=9993. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
^ Barnes, Dan (April 28, 2009). "Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009-10". Edmonton Journal. http://theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=9993. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
^ Heika, Mike (April 29, 2009). "Texas Stars to play in Cedar Park next season". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/hockey/minors/stories/042909dnspohockeyaustin.3efae69.html.
^ "League suspends Iowa Chops from playing in 2009-10 season" The Des Moines Register, July 7, 2009
^ "Chops franchise in suspension for 2009-10 season" AHL Press Release July 7, 2009

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[0] "Bulldogs, Marlies going overseas this preseason". theahl.com. June 11, 2009. http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=10225. Retrieved 2009-06-13.

[1] "Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009-10". theahl.com. April 28, 20098. http://www.theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=9993. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

[2] Barnes, Dan (April 28, 2009). "Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009-10". Edmonton Journal. http://theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=9993. Retrieved April 29, 2009.

[dmn409-3] Heika, Mike (April 29, 2009). "Texas Stars to play in Cedar Park next season". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/hockey/minors/stories/042909dnspohockeyaustin.3efae69.html.

[4] "League suspends Iowa Chops from playing in 2009-10 season" The Des Moines Register, July 7, 2009

[5] "Chops franchise in suspension for 2009-10 season" AHL Press Release July 7, 2009

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