| 2006–07 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 4, 2006 - April 15, 2007 |
| Regular season | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Hershey Bears |
| Season MVP | Darren Haydar |
| Top scorer | Darren Haydar |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Carey Price |
| Calder Cup | |
| Champions | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Runners-up | Hershey Bears |
| AHL seasons | |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
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.
The league mandated that players wear a hockey helmet with a visor, following research on eye injuries by Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart.[1]
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Manchester Monarchs (LAK) | 80 | 51 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 242 | 182 |
| x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 47 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 231 | 201 |
| x–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 44 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 251 | 218 |
| x–Worcester Sharks (SJS) | 80 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 93 | 247 | 244 |
| e–Lowell Devils (NJD) | 80 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 212 | 220 |
| e–Portland Pirates (ANA) | 80 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 86 | 225 | 232 |
| e–Springfield Falcons (TBL) | 80 | 28 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 181 | 268 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Hershey Bears (WSH) | 80 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 114 | 305 | 219 |
| x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (EDM/PIT) | 80 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 276 | 221 |
| x–Norfolk Admirals (CHI) | 80 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 108 | 301 | 257 |
| x–Albany River Rats (CAR/COL) | 80 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 246 | 258 |
| e–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 80 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 79 | 229 | 267 |
| e–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 222 | 271 |
| e–Binghamton Senators (OTT) | 80 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 225 | 323 |
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Manitoba Moose (VAN) | 80 | 45 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 102 | 232 | 201 |
| x–Rochester Americans (BUF/FLA) | 80 | 48 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 269 | 250 |
| x–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM/MTL) | 80 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 243 | 208 |
| x–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET/EDM) | 80 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 85 | 226 | 244 |
| e–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 250 | 248 |
| e–Toronto Marlies (TOR) | 80 | 34 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 220 | 270 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (CGY) | 80 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 214 | 189 |
| x–Chicago Wolves (ATL) | 80 | 46 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 101 | 331 | 252 |
| x–Milwaukee Admirals (EDM/NSH) | 80 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 96 | 227 | 230 |
| x–Iowa Stars (DAL/EDM) | 80 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 221 | 231 |
| e–Peoria Rivermen (STL) | 80 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 221 | 242 |
| e–San Antonio Rampage (PHX) | 80 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 219 | 256 |
| e–Houston Aeros (MIN) | 80 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 205 | 269 |
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 |
| P. A. Parenteau | Portland Pirates / Norfolk Admirals | 68 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 47 |
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 |
| Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Manchester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Worcester | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Manchester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Hartford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Manchester | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Albany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | WBS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | WBS | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Norfolk | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Grand Rapids | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Rochester | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Iowa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Iowa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
The 20th AHL All-Star Classic was played on January 29, 2007 at the Ricoh ColiseuminToronto, Ontario. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 7-6. In the skills competition held the night before, Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 19-14. [1] [2] Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: |
Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: |
Hershey Bears |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: |
Hamilton Bulldogs |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: |
Hershey Bears |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular season champions, Eastern Conference: |
Hershey Bears |
| Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Regular season champions, Western Conference: |
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights |
| Emile Francis Trophy Regular season champions, Atlantic Division: |
Manchester Monarchs |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular season champions, East Division: |
Hershey Bears |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular season champions, North Division: |
Manitoba Moose |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular season champions, West Division: |
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: |
Darren Haydar – Chicago Wolves |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: |
Darren Haydar – Chicago Wolves |
| Willie Marshall Award Top goal scorer: |
Brett Sterling – Chicago Wolves |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: |
Brett Sterling – Chicago Wolves |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: |
Sheldon Brookbank – Milwaukee Admirals |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender: |
Jason LaBarbera – Manchester Monarchs |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: |
Jason LaBarbera – Manchester Monarchs |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: |
Mike Haviland – Norfolk Admirals |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: |
Mike Keane – Manitoba Moose |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: |
Matt Carkner – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: |
Carey Price – Hamilton Bulldogs |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: |
Jon Greenberg, Milwaukee Admirals |
| Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career 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 Award Outstanding marketing executive: |
Randy Cleves, Grand Rapids Griffins |
| Michael Condon Memorial Award Outstanding service, on-ice official: |
Leo Boylan |
| Preceded by | AHL seasons | Succeeded by |
