# 1989–90 AHL season

The 1989–90 AHL season was the 54th season of the American Hockey League.
Fourteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Canadiens repeated finishing first overall in the regular season. The Springfield Indians won their sixth Calder Cup championship.

## 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–Sherbrooke Canadiens (MTL) | 80 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 102 | 301 | 247 |
| x–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) | 80 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 85 | 317 | 306 |
| x–Springfield Indians (NYI) | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 80 | 317 | 310 |
| x–Halifax Citadels (QUE) | 80 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 80 | 317 | 300 |
| e–Maine Mariners (BOS) | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 73 | 294 | 317 |
| e–Moncton Hawks (WIN) | 80 | 33 | 42 | 5 | 71 | 265 | 303 |
| e–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) | 80 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 71 | 283 | 316 |
| South Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| y–Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 95 | 337 | 286 |
| x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 95 | 330 | 304 |
| x–Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) | 80 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 93 | 302 | 265 |
| x–Utica Devils (NJD) | 80 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 92 | 354 | 315 |
| e–Newmarket Saints (TOR) | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 78 | 305 | 318 |
| e–Hershey Bears (PHI) | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 74 | 298 | 296 |
| e–Binghamton Whalers (HFD) | 80 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 31 | 229 | 366 |

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Paul Ysebaert | Utica Devils | 74 | 53 | 52 | 105 | 61 |
| Ross Fitzpatrick | Hershey Bears | 74 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 26 |
| Mike Donnelly | Rochester Americans | 68 | 43 | 55 | 98 | 71 |
| Mark Pederson | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 72 | 53 | 42 | 95 | 60 |
| Don Biggs | Hershey Bears | 66 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 125 |
| Claude Vilgrain | Utica Devils | 73 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 32 |
| Murray Eaves | Adirondack Red Wings | 78 | 40 | 49 | 89 | 35 |
| Dale Krentz | Adirondack Red Wings | 74 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 36 |
| Donald Audette | Rochester Americans | 70 | 42 | 46 | 88 | 78 |
| John LeBlanc | Cape Breton Oilers | 77 | 54 | 34 | 88 | 50 |
* complete list

## Calder Cup playoffs

The league instituted trophies for division champions in the playoffs; the Richard F. Canning Trophy in the North Division, and the Robert W. Clarke Trophy in the South Division.
| Division semifinals | Division semifinals | Division semifinals | Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Calder Cup final | Calder Cup final | Calder Cup final |
| 1 | Sherbrooke | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Halifax | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Halifax | 2 | 1 | Sherbrooke | 2 | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | 1 | Sherbrooke | 2 | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | 3 | Springfield | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Cape Breton | 2 | 3 | Springfield | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Springfield | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Springfield | 4 | | | | N3 | Springfield | 4 |
| | | | | | | S1 | Rochester | 2 |
| 1 | Rochester | 4 | | | | | | | S1 | Rochester | 2 |
| 4 | Utica | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Utica | 1 | 1 | Rochester | 4 | | | |
| South Division | South Division | South Division | 1 | Rochester | 4 | | | |
| South Division | South Division | South Division | 3 | Baltimore | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Adirondack | 2 | 3 | Baltimore | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 4 | | | | | | |

## Trophy and award winners
### Team awards

| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Springfield Indians |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy North division playoff champions: | Springfield Indians |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy South division playoff champions: | Rochester Americans |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular season champions, North Division: | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular season champions, South Division: | Rochester Americans |

### Individual awards

| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Paul Ysebaert – Utica Devils |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Paul Ysebaert – Utica Devils |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Donald Audette – Rochester Americans |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Eric Weinrich – Utica Devils |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender: | Jean-Claude Bergeron – Sherbrooke Canadiens |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Jean-Claude Bergeron and Andre Racicot – Sherbrooke Canadiens |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Jim Roberts – Springfield Indians |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Murray Eaves – Adirondack Red Wings |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Jeff Hackett – Springfield Indians |

### Other awards

| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | David Andrews |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Mike Kane, Adirondack (newspaper) Ron Rohmer, New Haven (radio) Pyman Productions (television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Don Ostrom, Adirondack Red Wings |