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American Hockey League (AHL) 1996 - 97 Season Review
| Northern Conference | Games |
Wins |
Loses |
Ties |
OTL |
SOL |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
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| Canadian Division | ||||||||||
| St. John's Maple Leafs | 80 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 265 | 264 | |
| Saint John Flames | 80 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 237 | 269 | |
| Hamilton Bulldogs | 80 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 220 | 276 | |
| Fredericton Canadiens | 80 | 26 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 234 | 283 | Northern Conference | Games |
Wins |
Loses |
Ties |
OTL |
SOL |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| Empire State Division | ||||||||||
| Rochester Americans | 80 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 298 | 257 | |
| Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 258 | 249 | |
| Albany River Rats | 80 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 269 | 231 | |
| Syracuse Crunch | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 241 | 265 | |
| Binghamton Rangers | 80 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 245 | 300 | Southern Conference | Games |
Wins |
Loses |
Ties |
OTL |
SOL |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| Mid-Atlantic Division | ||||||||||
| Philadelphia Phantoms | 80 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 325 | 230 | |
| Hershey Bears | 80 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 273 | 220 | |
| Kentucky Thoroughblades | 80 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 278 | 284 | |
| Baltimore Bandits | 80 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 251 | 285 | |
| Carolina Monarchs | 80 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 273 | 303 | |
| Providence Bruins | 80 | 35 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 262 | 289 | Southern Conference | Games |
Wins |
Loses |
Ties |
OTL |
SOL |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| New England Division | ||||||||||
| Worcester IceCats | 80 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 256 | 234 | |
| Springfield Falcons | 80 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 268 | 229 | |
| Portland Pirates | 80 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 279 | 264 |
American Hockey League (AHL) 1996 - 97 Season Award Winners
Playoff Champions - Calder Cup - Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears Playoff Roster - Blair Atcheynum, Cory Banika, Wade Belak, Rich Brennan, Doug Friedman, Hugues Gervais, Mike Hartman, Paul Jerrard, Steve Lingren, Kevin MacDonald, Josef Marha, Christian Matte, Mike McHugh, Eric Messier, Kurt Miller, Rob Shearer, Dan Smith, Pascal Trepanier, Eric Veilleux, Steffon Walby, Bob Woods, Marc Denis (G), Jean-Francois Labbe (G), Sylvain Rodrigue (G), Sinuhe Wallenheimo (G)
Regular Season Champions - Philadelphia Phantoms
Playoffs MVP - Mike McHugh
Most Valuable Player Season - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
Best Goaltender - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
Goaltender Lowest Goals Against - Jean-Francois Labbe, Hershey Bears
Best Defenseman - Darren Rumble, Philadelphia Phantoms
Outstanding Rookie of the Year - Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Portland Pirates
Most Points Regular Season - Peter White, Philadelphia Phantoms
Sportsmanship - Steve Passmore, Hamilton Buldogs
Coach of the Year - Greg Gilbert, Worcester IceCats