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.
==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==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; 
North 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Maine Mariners 	80	38	32	10	86 	296	266
Fredericton Express 	80	36	36	8 	80 	279	301
Sherbrooke Canadiens 	80	37	38	5 	79 	323	329
Nova Scotia Oilers 	80	36	37	7 	79 	292	295
Adirondack Red Wings 	80	35	37	8 	78 	290	336
Moncton Golden Flames	80	32	40	8 	72 	291	300
South 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Binghamton Whalers 	80	52	20	8 	112	388	265
Baltimore Skipjacks 	80	45	27	8 	98 	326	252
Rochester Americans 	80	40	27	13	93 	333	301
Springfield Indians 	80	36	40	4 	76 	322	326
New Haven Nighthawks 	80	31	41	8 	70 	315	341
Hershey Bears 	80	26	43	11	63 	315	339
St. Catharines Saints	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==
See 1985 Calder Cup Playoffs
==Trophy and award winners==
;Team awards
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Sherbrooke Canadiens
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division:	Maine Mariners
John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: 	Binghamton Whalers
;Individual awards
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: 	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Steve Thomas - St. Catharines Saints
Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: 	Richie Dunn - Binghamton Whalers
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: 	Jon Casey - Baltimore Skipjacks
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Jon Casey - Baltimore Skipjacks
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: 	Bill Dineen - Adirondack Red Wings
Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: 	Paul Gardner - Binghamton Whalers
Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: 	Brian Skrudland - Sherbrooke Canadiens
;Other awards
James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost 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 AwardOutstanding marketing executive: 	Dale Arnold, Maine Mariners
==Team Photos==
84-85MonGF.jpg|Moncton Golden Flames
84-85SheCan.jpg|Sherbrooke Canadiens
84-85SprInd.jpg|Springfield Indians
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:1985 in hockey
Category:American Hockey League seasons