The 2010–11 AHL season is the 75th season of the American Hockey League. An all-time high of thirty teams will play 80 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on October 8, 2010 and will end on April 10, 2011. This season features the addition of one new team, the relocation of two others, and the renaming of another.
Schedule[]
The 2010-11 AHL schedule, announced on August 25, 2010, consists of 1,200 games to be held between October 8, 2010 and April 10, 2011. An outdoor game between Connecticut Whale and Providence Bruins was played at Rentschler Field on February 19, 2011. Providence won the game 5-4 in a shootout in front of 21,673 spectators.
Team and NHL Affiliation Changes[]
Team Changes[]
- The Albany River Rats would move to Charlotte, NC due to major financial losses. They became the Charlotte Checkers.
- The Lowell Devils would relocate to Albany, NY due to changes in the lease with UMass Lowell making it "financially impossible" to stay. They became the Albany Devils.
- The dormant Edmonton Road Runners become reactivated and move to Oklahoma City, OK as the sixth incarnation of the Edmonton Oilers affiliate. The team will play as the Oklahoma City Barons, thus making it the first time the franchise has set up operations in the United States.
- The Hartford Wolf Pack rebranded as the Connecticut Whale on November 27, 2010.
Affiliation Changes[]
| AHL team | new affiliate | old affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Barons | EDM | None |
| Springfield Falcons | CBJ | EDM |
| Syracuse Crunch | ANA | CBJ |
Standings[]
y– indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
x– indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
e– indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention
Eastern Conference[]
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Portland Pirates (BUF) | 80 | 47 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 280 | 238 |
| x–Manchester Monarchs (LA) | 80 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 98 | 255 | 209 |
| x–Connecticut Whale (NYR) | 80 | 40 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 221 | 223 |
| e–Worcester Sharks (SJ) | 80 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 210 | 245 |
| e–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 209 | 252 |
| e–Springfield Falcons (CBJ) | 80 | 35 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 233 | 253 |
| e–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 80 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 218 | 266 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 261 | 183 |
| x–Hershey Bears (WSH) | 80 | 46 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 255 | 214 |
| x–Charlotte Checkers (CAR) | 80 | 44 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 97 | 265 | 243 |
| x–Norfolk Admirals (TB) | 80 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 265 | 230 |
| x–Binghamton Senators (OTT) | 80 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 92 | 255 | 221 |
| e–Syracuse Crunch (ANA) | 80 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 217 | 249 |
| e–Adirondack Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 197 | 248 |
| e–Albany Devils (NJ) | 80 | 32 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 217 | 283 |
Western Conference[]
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) | 80 | 44 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 97 | 226 | 193 |
| x–Lake Erie Monsters (COL) | 80 | 44 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 223 | 206 |
| x–Manitoba Moose (VAN) | 80 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 220 | 210 |
| e–Abbotsford Heat (CGY) | 80 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 186 | 212 |
| e–Toronto Marlies (TOR) | 80 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 85 | 228 | 219 |
| e–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) | 80 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 227 | 254 |
| e–Rochester Americans (FLA) | 80 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 218 | 266 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 80 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 102 | 226 | 194 |
| x–Houston Aeros (MIN) | 80 | 46 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 240 | 212 |
| x–Peoria Rivermen (STL) | 80 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 92 | 223 | 218 |
| x–Texas Stars (DAL) | 80 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 92 | 213 | 210 |
| x–Oklahoma City Barons (EDM) | 80 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 91 | 245 | 234 |
| e–Chicago Wolves (ATL) | 80 | 39 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 260 | 262 |
| e–San Antonio Rampage (PHX) | 80 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 228 | 245 |
| e–Rockford IceHogs (CHI) | 80 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 216 | 245 |
Statistical Leaders[]
Leading Skaters[]
The following players are sorted by points, then goals.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Locke | Binghamton Senators | 69 | 21 | 65 | 86 | 42 |
| Alexandre Giroux | Oklahoma City Barons | 70 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 63 |
| Jason Krog | Chicago Wolves | 80 | 19 | 56 | 75 | 22 |
| Darren Haydar | Chicago Wolves | 77 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 60 |
| Nigel Dawes | Hamilton Bulldogs | 66 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 24 |
| Marc-Antoine Pouliot | Norfolk Admirals | 69 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 53 |
| Brad Moran | Oklahoma City Barons | 79 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 40 |
| Keith Aucoin | Hershey Bears | 53 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 49 |
| Ben Walter | Lake Erie Monsters | 77 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 24 |
| T. J. Hensick | Peoria Rivermen | 59 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 27 |
Leading Goaltenders[]
The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average.
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Sanford | Hamilton Bulldogs | 40 | 2273 | 1036 | 73 | 5 | 1.93 | 0.930 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| Brad Thiessen | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 46 | 2567 | 1065 | 83 | 7 | 1.94 | 0.922 | 35 | 8 | 1 |
| Mark Dekanich | Milwaukee Admirals | 43 | 2500 | 1212 | 84 | 4 | 2.02 | 0.931 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| Richard Bachman | Texas Stars | 55 | 3191 | 1595 | 117 | 6 | 2.20 | 0.927 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| Michael Leighton | Adirondack Phantoms | 30 | 1783 | 889 | 66 | 5 | 2.22 | 0.926 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
Calder Cup Playoffs[]
- Main article: 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs
Bracket[]
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | Portland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Portland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Manchester | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Norfolk | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charlotte | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Hershey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Charlotte | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hamilton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Oklahoma City | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hamilton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Manitoba | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Lake Erie | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Manitoba | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Hamilton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Milwaukee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Milwaukee | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Peoria | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
AHL Awards[]
| Les Cunningham Award : Corey Locke, Binghamton |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy : Corey Locke, Binghamton |
| Willie Marshall Award : Colin McDonald, Oklahoma City |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award : Luke Adam, Portland |
| Eddie Shore Award : Marc-Andre Gragnani, Portland |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award : Brad Thiessen, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award : Brad Thiessen & John Curry, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award : John Hynes, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award : Bryan Helmer, Oklahoma City |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award : Cody Bass, Binghamton |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Frank Mathers Trophy: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |