1984–85 AHL season

The 1984–85 AHL season was the 49th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Whalers finished first overall in the regular season. The Sherbrooke Canadiens won their first Calder Cup championship.

1984–85 AHL season
League	American Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Regular season
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy	Maine Mariners
Season MVP	Paul Gardner
Top scorer	Paul Gardner
MVP	Brian Skrudland
Playoffs
Champions	Sherbrooke Canadiens
Runners-up	Baltimore Skipjacks

Team changes

• The Sherbrooke Jets cease operations.
• The Nova Scotia Voyageurs move to Sherbrooke, Quebec, becoming the Sherbrooke Canadiens.
• The Nova Scotia Oilers join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, playing in the North Division.
• The Moncton Alpines become the Moncton Golden Flames.

Final standings

•  y–  indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot
•  x–  indicates team clinched a playoff spot
•  e–  indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention

North Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
y–Maine Mariners (NJD)	80	38	32	10	86	296	266
x–Fredericton Express (QUE/VAN)	80	36	36	8	80	279	301
x–Sherbrooke Canadiens (MTL/WIN)	80	37	38	5	79	323	329
x–Nova Scotia Oilers (EDM)	80	36	37	7	79	292	295
e–Adirondack Red Wings (DET)	80	35	37	8	78	290	336
e–Moncton Golden Flames (CGY)	80	32	40	8	72	291	300

South Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
y–Binghamton Whalers (HFD/WSH)	80	52	20	8	112	388	265
x–Baltimore Skipjacks (PIT)	80	45	27	8	98	326	252
x–Rochester Americans (BUF)	80	40	27	13	93	333	301
x–Springfield Indians (MNS/NYI)	80	36	40	4	76	322	326
e–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK/NYR)	80	31	41	8	70	315	341
e–Hershey Bears (BOS/PHI)	80	26	43	11	63	315	339
e–St. Catharines Saints (TOR)	80	24	50	6	54	272	391

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Gardner	Binghamton Whalers	64	51	79	130	10
Claude Verret	Rochester Americans	76	40	53	93	12
Pierre Rioux	Moncton Golden Flames	69	25	66	91	14
Steve Thomas	St. Catharines Saints	64	42	48	90	56
Bruce Eakin	Moncton Golden Flames	78	35	48	83	60
Larry Floyd	Maine Mariners	72	30	51	81	24
Claude Larose	Sherbrooke Canadiens	77	36	43	79	4
Serge Boisvert	Sherbrooke Canadiens	63	38	41	79	8
Ray Cote	Nova Scotia Oilers	79	36	43	79	63
Grant Martin	Fredericton Express	65	31	47	78	78
Mike Siltala	Binghamton Whalers	75	42	36	78	53

• complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

Main article: 1985 Calder Cup playoffs

	Division Semifinals					Division Finals					Calder Cup Final
	1	Maine	4
	4	Nova Scotia	2
						1	Maine	1
	North Division
						3	Sherbrooke	4
	2	Fredericton	2
	3	Sherbrooke	4
											N3	Sherbrooke	4
											S2	Baltimore	2
	1	Binghamton	4
	4	Springfield	0
						1	Binghamton	0
	South Division
						2	Baltimore	4
	2	Baltimore	4
	3	Rochester	1

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Sherbrooke Canadiens
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division:	Maine Mariners
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division:	Binghamton Whalers

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Steve Thomas - St. Catharines Saints
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Richie Dunn - Binghamton Whalers
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender:	Jon Casey - Baltimore Skipjacks
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Jon Casey - Baltimore Skipjacks
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Bill Dineen - Adirondack Red Wings
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance:	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs:	Brian Skrudland - Sherbrooke Canadiens

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	John Haas
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Jerry Crasnick, Maine, (newspaper) Roger Neel, Binghamton, (radio) Phil Smith, Rochester, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	Dale Arnold, Maine Mariners

See also

• List of AHL seasons

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB

Preceded by 1983–84 AHL season

AHL seasons

Succeeded by 1985–86 AHL season