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.

Rules changes

The league mandated that players wear a hockey helmet with a visor, following research on eye injuries by Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart.

Final standings

• indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot
• indicates team clinched a playoff spot
• indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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

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. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190337/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/ http://theahl.com/news/league/

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Individual awards

Other awards

See also

• List of AHL seasons
• 2006 in ice hockey
• 2007 in ice hockey

References

External links

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB