2008–09 AHL season

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This article documents a current ice hockey season. Information may change as the event progresses.

The 2008-09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams will each play 80 games in the regular season, which runs from October 8 until March 31.[1]

Contents

Team changes

The Iowa Stars are renamed and are now called the Iowa Chops.[2]

Standings

as of January 7, 2009
Yellow indicates team would receive playoff spot in current position
Red indicates team is eliminated from playoffs

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Providence Bruins (BOS) 39 22 14 2 1 47 118 110
Portland Pirates (BUF) 36 20 13 1 2 42 114 98
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 38 18 15 2 3 41 109 117
Worcester Sharks (SJ) 37 19 17 0 1 39 105 112
Manchester Monarchs (LA) 37 17 16 0 4 38 93 105
Lowell Devils (NJ) 35 16 15 1 3 36 100 104
Springfield Falcons (EDM) 36 12 19 4 1 29 84 117
East Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Hershey Bears (WSH) 37 27 9 0 1 55 148 99
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 36 23 10 1 2 49 120 96
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) 36 22 12 1 1 46 128 101
Binghamton Senators (OTT) 35 18 11 3 3 42 98 105
Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 36 19 16 0 1 39 108 112
Albany River Rats (CAR) 36 14 17 3 2 33 89 109
Norfolk Admirals (TB) 37 14 18 1 4 33 115 135

Western Conference

North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) 37 22 8 4 3 51 126 98
Manitoba Moose (VAN) 36 23 12 0 1 47 114 88
Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) 35 21 12 2 0 44 125 93
Toronto Marlies (TOR) 36 19 14 0 3 41 106 101
Syracuse Crunch (CLB) 36 17 16 1 2 35 91 100
Lake Erie Monsters (COL) 35 13 16 1 5 32 88 103
Rochester Americans (FLA) 35 10 22 0 3 23 69 120
West Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) 34 24 9 0 1 49 115 88
Iowa Chops (ANA) 37 20 14 1 2 43 107 114
Houston Aeros (MIN) 39 17 15 1 6 41 106 108
Chicago Wolves (ATL) 37 19 16 1 1 40 111 103
Peoria Rivermen (STL) 38 19 17 1 1 40 107 111
Rockford IceHogs (CHI) 36 18 14 0 4 40 116 107
Quad City Flames (CGY) 35 12 17 4 2 30 90 105
San Antonio Rampage (PHX) 38 14 23 0 1 29 93 126

Scoring Leaders

as of January 7, 2009 Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Keith Aucoin Hershey Bears 35 14 35 49 42
Chris Minard Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 31 26 15 41 18
Jeff Taffe Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 32 16 25 41 31
Mike Santorelli Milwaukee Admirals 35 13 28 41 14
Alexandre Giroux Hershey Bears 28 24 16 40 43
Mike Iggulden Bridgeport Sound Tigers 36 16 24 40 20
Corey Locke Houston Aeros 37 14 26 40 14
Martins Karsums Providence Bruins 38 16 23 39 20
Kurtis McLean Bridgeport Sound Tigers 35 11 28 39 15
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau Hartford Wolfpack 38 15 23 38 78

Calder Cup Playoffs

All Star Classic

The 22nd AHL All-Star Classic will be played in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 26, 2009.[3] The host club will be the Worcester Sharks. The 2009 event in Worcester will mark the fourth time since 1995 that the AHL All-Star Classic will take place in New England. The AHL All-Star Game was last held in Massachusetts in 1959 at the Eastern States Coliseum in West Springfield.[4]

Planet USA All-Stars Canadian All-Stars
Coach: Don Granato Bob Woods
Assistant Coach: Jason Christie, Wendell Young Mark French
Starters:

Flag of the United States #17 F Chris Bourque (Hershey Bears)
Flag of the United States #19 F Nathan Gerbe (Portland Pirates)
Flag of Russia #90 F Nikita Filatov (Syracuse Crunch)
Flag of the Czech Republic #5 D Jakub Kindl (Grand Rapids Griffins)
Flag of Switzerland #7 D Yannick Weber (Hamilton Bulldogs)
Flag of the United States #35 G Cory Schneider (Manitoba Moose)

Flag of Canada #12 F Alexandre Giroux (Hershey Bears)
Flag of Canada #14 F Chris Minard (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Flag of Canada #19 F Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Phantoms)
Flag of Canada #3 D Johnny Boychuk (Providence Bruins)
Flag of Canada #25 D Derek Joslin (Worcester Sharks)
Flag of Canada #1 G Brian Elliott (Binghamton Senators)
Reserves:

Flag of the United States #4 D Rory Fitzpatrick (Rochester Americans, captain)
Flag of the United States #6 D Ben Lovejoy (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Flag of the United States #10 F Tim Kennedy (Portland Pirates)
Flag of the United States #11 F Keith Aucoin (Hershey Bears)
Flag of Latvia #15 F Martins Karsums (Providence Bruins)
Flag of the United States #17 F Ryan Potulny (Springfield Falcons)
Flag of the United States #17 F Ryan Vesce (Worcester Sharks)
Flag of the United States #18 F Drew Miller (Iowa Chops)
Flag of Sweden #20 D Mattias Karlsson (Binghamton Senators)
Flag of Finland #20 F Petri Kontiola (Rockford Icehogs)
Flag of the United States #21 F Joe Motzko (Chicago Wolves)
Flag of the United States #21 F Michael Ryan (Albany River Rats)
Flag of the United States #21 D Bobby Sanguinetti (Hartford Wolfpack)
Flag of the United States #22 F Jeff Taffe (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
Flag of the United States #26 D Jaime Sifers (Toronto Marlies)
Flag of the United States #31 G Jeff Frazee (Lowell Devils)
Flag of Sweden #31 G Daniel Larsson (Grand Rapids Griffins)
Flag of Sweden #44 D Jonas Junland (Peoria Rivermen)

Flag of Canada #2 D Andrew MacDonald (Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Flag of Canada #6 D Cody Franson (Milwaukee Admirals)
Flag of Canada #7 D Brett Palin (Quad City Flames)
Flag of Canada #10 D Kyle Cumiskey (Lake Erie Monsters}
Flag of Canada #10 F Jason Krog (Manitoba Moose)
Flag of Canada #16 F Cal O'Reilly (Milwaukee Admirals)
Flag of Canada #19 F Brett MacLean (San Antonio Rampage)
Flag of Canada #19 F Mike Santorelli (Milwaukee Admirals)
Flag of Canada #20 D Bryan Helmer (Hershey Bears, captain)
Flag of Canada #24 F Steve Downie (Norfolk Admirals)
Flag of Canada #25 F Mark Mancari (Portland Pirates)
Flag of Canada #25 D Danny Syvret (Philadelphia Phantoms)
Flag of Canada #29 G Mike Brodeur (Rochester Americans)
Flag of Canada #33 G Barry Brust (Houston Aeros)
Flag of Canada #37 F Mike Iggulden (Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Flag of Canada #39 F Martin St. Pierre (Providence Bruins)
Flag of Canada #62 F Teddy Purcell (Manchester Monarchs)
Flag of Canada #84 F Corey Locke (Houston Aeros)

Trophy and Award winners

Team Awards

Calder Cup
Playoff champions:		 TBD
Richard F. Canning Trophy
Eastern Conference playoff champions:		 TBD
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
Western Conference playoff champions:		 TBD
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Regular season champions, League:		 TBD
Frank Mathers Trophy
Regular Season champions, Eastern Conference:		 TBD
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
Regular Season champions, Western Conference:		 TBD
Emile Francis Trophy
Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division:		 TBD
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular Season champions, East Division:		 TBD
Sam Pollock Trophy
Regular Season champions, North Division:		 TBD
John D. Chick Trophy
Regular Season champions, West Division:		 TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "The making of the AHL schedule". theahl.com (July 17, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
  2. ^ "Iowa Chops to hit the ice this fall". theahl.com (July 9, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
  3. ^ "AHL All-Star Classic dates announced". sharksahl.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
  4. ^ "AHL awards 2009 AHL All-Star Classic to Worcester". theahl.com (December 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-07-22.
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