1995–96 AHL season
The 1995/96 season was the 60th regular season of the American Hockey League ( AHL ). During the regular season, 18 teams played 80 matches each. Each of the eight best teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference then played in a play-off round to the Calder Cup.
- 3.1 mode
- 3.2 Playoff Tree
- 3.3 Calder Cup winner
- 4.1 Team Trophies
- 4.2 Individual Trophies
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Baltimore Bandits were added as an expansion team in the league.
- The Carolina Monarchs were added as an expansion team in the league.
Regular Season
Statements Tables
Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime after defeat, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points Notes: In parentheses is the placement within the Conference; = Playoff Qualification = Division Winner, = Conference Winner
Northern Conference
Southern Conference
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Saisonbestwert
Calder Cup Playoffs
Mode
For the playoffs qualified in the Northern Conference and Southern Conference each of the eight best teams. While in the Northern Conference in each case the top four teams in each division qualified, was located in the Southern Conference of the Fifth Central Division, the Syracuse Crunch qualify, because they had more points than the fourth of the South Division, the Carolina Monarchs.
In the first three playoff rounds, the winner of the Eastern or Western Division were played, which then clashed in the final of the Calder Cup. While the first playoff round in the best- of-five - mode has been played, all other playoff rounds and finals for the Best -of -Seven mode were played.
Playoff Tree
Calder Cup winner
Goalkeeper: John Blue, Steve Shields
Defender: David Cooper, Scott Feasby, Terry Hollinger, Doug Houda, Serhiy Klymentjew, Dean Melanson, Rumun Ndur, Shayne Wright
Attacker: Curtis Brown, Craig Charron, Jason Cirone, Rob Conn, Dan Frawley, Brian Holzinger, Dane Jackson, Steve Junker, Jamie Leach, Scott Metcalfe, Barrie Moore, Scott Nichol, Wayne Primeau, Vaclav Varada, Dixon Ward, Bob Westerby
Head Coach: John Tortorella General Manager: Joe Baumann