1994–95 AHL season

The 1994–95 AHL season was the 59th season of the American Hockey League. The All-Star Game is revived, with All-Stars grouped into "Team Canada" and "Team USA." Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Albany River Rats finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
==Team changes==
* The Moncton Hawks cease operations.
* The Hamilton Canucks move to Syracuse, New York, becoming the Syracuse Crunch.
* The Springfield Indians move to Worcester, Massachusetts, becoming the Worcester Ice Cats.
* The Springfield Falcons join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Springfield, Massachusetts, playing in the North Division.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
Atlantic 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Prince Edward Island Senators	80	41	31	8 	90 	305	271
St. John's Maple Leafs 	80	33	37	10	76 	263	263
Fredericton Canadiens 	80	35	40	5 	75 	274	288
Saint John Flames 	80	27	40	13	67 	250	286
Cape Breton Oilers 	80	27	44	9 	63 	298	342
North 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Albany River Rats 	80	46	17	17	109	293	219
Portland Pirates 	80	46	22	12	104	333	233
Providence Bruins 	80	39	30	11	89 	300	268
Adirondack Red Wings	80	32	38	10	74 	271	294
Springfield Falcons 	80	31	37	12	74 	269	289
Worcester IceCats 	80	24	45	11	59 	234	300
South 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Binghamton Rangers 	80	43	30	7 	93 	302	261
Cornwall Aces 	80	38	33	9 	85 	236	248
Hershey Bears 	80	34	36	10	78 	275	300
Rochester Americans	80	35	38	7 	77 	300	304
Syracuse Crunch 	80	29	42	9 	67 	288	325
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Peter White 	Cape Breton Oilers 	65	36	69	105	30
Steve Larouche 	Prince Edward Island Senators	70	53	48	101	54
Andrew McKim 	Adirondack Red Wings 	77	39	55	94 	22
Ralph Intranuovo	Cape Breton Oilers 	70	46	47	93 	62
Brett Harkins 	Providence Bruins 	80	23	69	92 	32
Todd Simon 	Rochester Americans 	69	25	65	90 	78
Michel Picard 	Prince Edward Island Senators	57	32	57	89 	58
Mitch Lamoureux 	Hershey Bears 	76	39	46	85 	112
Shawn McCosh 	Binghamton Rangers 	67	23	60	83 	73
Jeff Nelson 	Portland Pirates 	64	33	50	83 	57
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
==All Star Classic==
The AHL revived the All-Star Classic, having last held the event during the 1959–60 season. The 8th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 17, 1995 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Team Canada defeated Team USA 6-4.
==Trophy and award winners==
===Team awards===
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Albany River Rats
Richard F. Canning TrophyNorth division playoff champions: 	Albany River Rats
Robert W. Clarke TrophySouth division playoff champions: 	Cornwall Aces
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division:	Albany River Rats
John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: 	Binghamton Rangers
===Individual awards===
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Steve Larouche - Prince Edward Island Senators
John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: 	Peter White - Cape Breton Oilers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Jim Carey - Portland Pirates
Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: 	Jeff Serowik - Providence Bruins
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: 	Jim Carey - Portland Pirates
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Mike Dunham & Corey Schwab - Albany River Rats
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: 	Robbie Ftorek - Albany River Rats
Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: 	Steve Larouche - Prince Edward Island Senators
Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: 	Corey Schwab & Mike Dunham - Albany River Rats
===Other awards===
James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: 	Doug Burch, Albany River Rats
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Bill Hunt, Fredericton, (newspaper)John Colletto, Providence, (radio)Adam Benigni, Syracuse, (television)
Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: 	Tim Kuhl, Syracuse Crunch
==Team Photos==
94-95AlbRiv.jpg|Albany River Rats
94-95RocAme.jpg|Rochester Americans
94-95SprFal.jpg|Springfield Falcons 
==Game Ads==
94-95AHLAlbanyGameAd.jpg|Albany River Rats
94-95AHLAdirondackGameAd.jpg|Adirondack Red Wings
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:1995 in hockey