1999–00 AHL season

The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
==Team changes==
* The Adirondack Red Wings cease operations.
* The Beast of New Haven cease operations.
* The Fredericton Canadiens move to Quebec City, Quebec, becoming the Quebec Citadelles, playing in the Atlantic division.
* The Louisville Panthers join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Louisville, Kentucky, playing in the Mid-Atlantic division.
* The dormant Cornwall Aces resume operations as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, based in the greater Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area in Pennsylvania, playing in the Empire State division.
* The Portland Pirates switch divisions from Atlantic to New England
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
===Eastern Conference===
Atlantic 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Quebec Citadelles 	80	37	34	5 	4 	83 	227	238
Saint John Flames 	80	32	32	11	5 	80 	267	283
Lowell Lock Monsters 	80	33	36	7 	4 	77 	228	240
St. John's Maple Leafs	80	23	45	8 	4 	58 	202	277
New England 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Hartford Wolf Pack 	80	49	22	7 	2 	107	249	198
Portland Pirates 	80	46	23	10	1 	103	256	202
Worcester IceCats 	80	34	31	11	4 	83 	249	250
Springfield Falcons	80	33	35	11	1 	78 	272	252
Providence Bruins 	80	33	38	6 	3 	75 	231	269
===Western Conference===
Empire State 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Rochester Americans 	80	46	22	9 	3 	104	247	201
Syracuse Crunch 	80	35	35	9 	1 	80 	290	294
Hamilton Bulldogs 	80	27	34	13	6 	73 	225	262
Albany River Rats 	80	30	40	7 	3 	70 	225	250
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	80	23	43	9 	5 	60 	236	306
Mid-Atlantic 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Kentucky Thoroughblades	80	42	25	9	4 	97 	250	211
Hershey Bears 	80	43	29	5	3 	94 	297	267
Philadelphia Phantoms 	80	44	31	3	2 	93 	281	239
Louisville Panthers 	80	42	30	7	1 	92 	278	254
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	80	30	37	9	4 	73 	227	244
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Christian Matte	Hershey Bears 	73	43	61	104	85
Mike Maneluk 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	73	47	40	87 	158
Derek Armstrong	Hartford Wolf Pack 	77	28	54	82 	101
Mark Greig 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	68	34	48	82 	116
Serge Aubin 	Hershey Bears 	58	42	38	80 	56
Mike Craig 	Kentucky Thoroughblades	76	39	39	78 	116
Brad Smyth 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	80	39	37	76 	62
Steve Brule 	Albany River Rats 	75	30	46	76 	18
Eric Boguniecki	Louisville Panthers 	57	33	42	75 	148
Daniel Cleary 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	58	22	52	74 	108
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
==All Star Classic==
The 13th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 17, 2000, at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. Team Canada defeated Team PlanetUSA 8-3. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team PlanetUSA won 17-12 over Team Canada. 
==Trophy and award winners==
===Team awards===
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Hartford Wolf Pack
Richard F. Canning TrophyEastern Conference playoff champions: 	Hartford Wolf Pack
Robert W. Clarke TrophyWestern Conference playoff champions: 	Rochester Americans
Macgregor Kilpatrick TrophyRegular season champions, League: 	Hartford Wolf Pack
Frank Mathers TrophyRegular season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: 	Kentucky Thoroughblades
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular season champions, New England Division:	Hartford Wolf Pack
Sam Pollock TrophyRegular season champions, Atlantic Division: 	Quebec Citadelles
John D. Chick TrophyRegular season champions, Empire State Division: 	Rochester Americans
===Individual awards===
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Martin Brochu - Portland Pirates
John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: 	Christian Matte - Hershey Bears
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Mika Noronen - Rochester Americans
Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: 	Brad Tiley - Springfield Indians
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest goaltender: 	Martin Brochu - Portland Pirates
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Milan Hnilicka & Jean-Francois Labbe - Hartford Wolf Pack
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: 	Glen Hanlon - Portland Pirates
Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: 	Randy Cunneyworth - Rochester Americans
Yanick Dupre Memorial AwardCommunity Service Award: 	Mike Minard - Hamilton Bulldogs
Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: 	Derek Armstrong - Hartford Wolfpack
===Other awards===
James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: 	Doug Yingst, Hershey Bears
Thomas Ebright Memorial AwardCareer contributions: 	Bryan Lewis
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Dave Sottile, Hershey, (newspaper)Greg Waddell, Cincinnati, (radio)WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, (television)
Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: 	Brian Magness & Rich Hixon, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
99-00CleLum.jpg|Cleveland Lumberjacks
99-00RocAme.jpg|Rochester Americans
99-00LouPan.jpg|Louisville Panthers
99-00WBSPen.jpg|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:2000 in hockey