2006–07 AHL season

The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.
==Team changes==
*The Lowell Lock Monsters are purchased by the New Jersey Devils, and renamed the Lowell Devils.
*The Cleveland Barons are relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts and renamed the Worcester Sharks, playing in the Atlantic Division. 
*The Albany River Rats shift from the Atlantic Division to the East Division.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; 
===Eastern Conference===
Atlantic Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA
Manchester Monarchs (LA)	80	51	21	7 	1 	110	242	182
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR)	80	47	29	3 	1 	98 	231	201
Providence Bruins (BOS) 	80	44	30	2 	4 	94 	251	218
Worcester Sharks (SJ) 	80	41	28	3 	8 	93 	247	244
Lowell Devils (NJ) 	80	38	30	6 	6 	88 	212	220
Portland Pirates (ANA) 	80	37	31	3 	9 	86 	225	232
Springfield Falcons (TB)	80	28	49	1 	2 	59 	181	268
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA
Hershey Bears (WAS) 	80	51	17	6 	6 	114	305	219
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT/EDM)	80	51	23	2 	4 	108	276	221
Norfolk Admirals (CHI) 	80	50	22	6 	2 	108	301	257
Albany River Rats (CAR/COL) 	80	37	36	4 	3 	81 	246	258
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 	80	36	37	1 	6 	79 	229	267
Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 	80	31	41	2 	6 	70 	222	271
Binghamton Senators (OTT) 	80	23	48	4 	5 	55 	225	323
===Western Conference===
North Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA
Manitoba Moose (VAN) 	80	45	23	7 	5 	102	232	201
Rochester Americans (BUF/FLA) 	80	48	30	1 	1 	98 	269	250
Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL/EDM) 	80	43	28	3 	6 	95 	243	208
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET/EDM)	80	37	32	6 	5 	85 	226	244
Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) 	80	34	34	4 	8 	80 	250	248
Toronto Marlies (TOR) 	80	34	39	2 	5 	75 	220	270
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	Pts	GF 	GA
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (CGY)	80	49	25	5 	1 	104	214	189
Chicago Wolves (ATL) 	80	46	25	3 	6 	101	331	252
Milwaukee Admirals (NAS/EDM) 	80	41	25	4 	10	96 	227	230
Iowa Stars (DAL/EDM) 	80	42	34	3 	1 	88 	221	231
Peoria Rivermen (STL) 	80	37	33	2 	8 	84 	221	242
San Antonio Rampage (PHX) 	80	32	42	2 	4 	70 	219	256
Houston Aeros (MIN) 	80	27	43	4 	6 	64 	205	269
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Darren Haydar 	Chicago Wolves 	73	41	81	122	55
Keith Aucoin 	Albany River Rats 	65	27	72	99 	108
Martin St. Pierre	Norfolk Admirals 	65	27	72	99 	100
Brett Sterling 	Chicago Wolves 	77	55	42		97	96
Cory Larose 	Chicago Wolves 	63	22	61	83 	75
Jason Jaffray 	Manitoba Moose 	77	35	46	81 	75
Mathieu Darche 		Worcester Sharks 		76	35	45	80 		72
Jason Krog 	Chicago Wolves 	44	26	54	80 	20
Troy Brouwer 	Norfolk Admirals 	66	41	38		79	70
Pierre Parenteau 	Portland Pirates/Norfolk Admirals	68	30	49	79 	47
==Leading goaltenders==
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	Team 	GP	Mins	W 	L 	SL	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
Drew MacIntyre 	Manitoba Moose 	28	1618	16	11	0 	54 	6 	.932	2.00
Curtis McElhinney	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	57	3181	35	17	1 	113	7 	.917	2.13
Jaroslav Halak 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	41	2290	24	12	2 	83 	3 	.922	2.17
Jason LaBarbera 	Manchester Monarchs 	62	3619	39	20	1 	133	7 	.933	2.21
Al Montoya 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	48	2556	27	17	0 	98 	6 	.914	2.30
==Calder Cup Playoffs==
==All Star Classic==
The 20th AHL All-Star Classic was played on January 29, 2007 at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 7-6. In the skills competition held the night before, Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 19-14. 
==Trophy and award winners==
===Team awards===
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Hamilton Bulldogs
Richard F. Canning TrophyEastern Conference playoff champions: 	Hershey Bears
Robert W. Clarke TrophyWestern Conference playoff champions: 	Hamilton Bulldogs
Macgregor Kilpatrick TrophyRegular season champions, League: 	Hershey Bears
Frank Mathers TrophyRegular season champions, Eastern Conference: 	Hershey Bears
Norman R. "Bud" Poile TrophyRegular season champions, Western Conference:	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Emile Francis TrophyRegular season champions, Atlantic Division: 	Manchester Monarchs
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular season champions, East Division: 	Hershey Bears
Sam Pollock TrophyRegular season champions, North Division: 	Manitoba Moose
John D. Chick TrophyRegular season champions, West Division: 	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
===Individual awards===
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Darren Haydar - Chicago Wolves
John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: 	Darren Haydar - Chicago Wolves
Willie Marshall AwardTop goal scorer: 	Brett Sterling - Chicago Wolves
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Brett Sterling - Chicago Wolves
Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: 	Sheldon Brookbank - Milwaukee Admirals
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest goaltender: 	Jason LaBarbera - Manchester Monarchs
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Jason LaBarbera - Manchester Monarchs
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: 	Mike Haviland - Norfolk Admirals
Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: 	Mike Keane - Manitoba Moose
Yanick Dupre Memorial AwardCommunity Service Award: 	Matt Carkner - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: 	Carey Price - Hamilton Bulldogs
===Other awards===
James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: 	Jon Greenberg, Milwaukee Admirals
Thomas Ebright Memorial AwardCareer contributions: 	Frank Miceli
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: 	Bill Ballou, Worcester, (newspaper)John Bartlett, Toronto, (radio)Mark Giangreco, Chicago, (television)
Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: 	Randy Cleves, Grand Rapids Griffins
Michael Condon Memorial AwardOutstanding service, on-ice official:	Leo Boylan
==Team Photos==
06-07ManMoo.jpg
06-07HamBul.jpg|Hamilton Bulldogs
06-07OmaAK.jpg|Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
06-07ChiWol.jpg|Chicago Wolves
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
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