1981–82 AHL season

The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
==Team changes==
* The Fredericton Express join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, playing in the North Division.
*The Erie Blades, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, transfer to the AHL as an expansion team, from the defunct Eastern Hockey League, and play in the South Division.
==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
New Brunswick Hawks 	80	48	21	11	107	338	227
Maine Mariners 	80	47	26	7 	101	325	272
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	80	35	35	10	80 	330	313
Springfield Indians 	80	32	43	5 	69 	278	319
Fredericton Express 	80	20	55	5 	45 	275	408
South 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Binghamton Whalers 	80	46	28	6	98 	329	266
Rochester Americans 	80	40	31	9	89 	325	286
New Haven Nighthawks	80	39	33	8	86 	292	276
Hershey Bears 	80	36	38	6	78 	316	347
Adirondack Red Wings	80	34	37	9	77 	299	285
Erie Blades 	80	22	52	6	50 	317	425
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Mike Kaszycki 	New Brunswick Hawks 	80	36	82	118	67
Gordie Clark 	Maine Mariners 	80	50	51	101	34
Wayne Schaab 	Maine Mariners 	80	27	69	96 	22
Guy Carbonneau 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	77	27	67	94 	124
Wes Jarvis 	Hershey Bears 	56	31	61	92 	44
Bob Sullivan 	Binghamton Whalers 	74	47	43	90 	44
Paul Evans 	Maine Mariners 	79	33	57	90 	42
Richard David 	Fredericton Express 	74	51	32	83 	18
Mike Krushelnyski	Erie Blades 	62	31	52	83 	44
Steve Larmer 	New Brunswick Hawks 	74	38	44	82 	46
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
See 1982 Calder Cup Playoffs
==Trophy and award winners==
;Team awards
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	New Brunswick Hawks
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division:	New Brunswick Hawks
John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: 	Binghamton Whalers
;Individual awards
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Mike Kaszycki - New Brunswick Hawks
John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: 	Mike Kaszycki - New Brunswick Hawks
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Bob Sullivan - Binghamton Whalers
Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: 	Dave Farrish - New Brunswick Hawks
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Bob Janecyk & Warren Skorodenski - New Brunswick Hawks
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: 	Larry Kish - Binghamton Whalers
Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: 	Mike Kaszycki - New Brunswick Hawks
;Other awards
James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: 	Roy Mlakar
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Barry Meisel, Binghamton, (newspaper)Dave Morrell, Fredericton, (radio)John Logan, Moncton, (television)
Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: 	Rick Peckham, Rochester Americans
==Team Photos==
81-82HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
81-82NSVoy.jpg|Nova Scotia Voyageurs
81-82NBHawks.jpg|New Brunswick Hawks
==Game Ads==
81-82AHLMonctonGameAd.jpg|Moncton (New Brunswick Hawks)
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:1982 in hockey