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2006–07 AHL season
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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.
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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.
Rules changes
The league mandated that players wear a hockey helmet with a visor, following research on eye injuries by Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart.[1]
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
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
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Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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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
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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. Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
Trophy and award winners
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 |
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 |
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 |
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See also
References
External links
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