The 1973–74 AHL season was the 38th season of the American Hockey League. The league renames its divisions. The "East" Division becomes the "North" Division, and the "West" Division becomes the "South" Division. Twelve teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season. The Hershey Bears and won their fifth Calder Cup championship.
This was the final season for the Jacksonville Barons as well as for the Boston Braves.
Final standings[]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rochester Americans | 76 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 97 | 296 | 248 |
Providence Reds | 76 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 88 | 330 | 244 |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 263 | 223 |
New Haven Nighthawks | 76 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 80 | 291 | 275 |
Boston Braves | 76 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 59 | 239 | 297 |
Springfield Kings | 76 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 57 | 251 | 327 |
South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Clippers | 76 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 94 | 310 | 232 |
Hershey Bears | 76 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 92 | 320 | 241 |
Cincinnati Swords | 76 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 91 | 273 | 233 |
Richmond Robins | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 58 | 248 | 320 |
Jacksonville Barons | 76 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 244 | 334 |
Virginia Wings | 76 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 54 | 216 | 307 |
Scoring leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve West | New Haven Nighthawks | 76 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 41 |
Marc Dufour | Baltimore Clippers | 74 | 42 | 62 | 104 | 21 |
Art Stratton | Rochester Americans | 76 | 24 | 71 | 95 | 118 |
Bobby Rivard | Baltimore Clippers | 76 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 48 |
Barry Merrell | Rochester Americans | 75 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 49 |
Rick Middleton | Providence Reds | 63 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 14 |
Larry Fullan | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 76 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 19 |
Murray Kuntz | Rochester Americans | 73 | 51 | 31 | 82 | 33 |
Doug Gibson | Boston Braves | 76 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 16 |
Howie Menard | Baltimore Clippers | 73 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 66 |
Calder Cup playoffs[]
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Rochester | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | New Haven | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | New Haven | 0 | ||||||||||||
Northern Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Providence | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Providence | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Nova Scotia | 2 | ||||||||||||
N2 | Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Baltimore | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Richmond | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Baltimore | 0 | ||||||||||||
Southern Division | ||||||||||||||
2 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cincinnati | 1 |
Trophy and award winners[]
- Team awards
Calder Cup Playoff champions: |
Hershey Bears |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: |
Rochester Americans |
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: |
Baltimore Clippers |
- Individual awards
Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: |
Art Stratton - Rochester Americans |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: |
Steve West - New Haven Nighthawks |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: |
Rick Middleton - Providence Reds |
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: |
Gordie Smith - Springfield Kings |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: |
Jim Shaw and Dave Elenbaas - Nova Scotia Voyageurs |
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: |
Don Cherry - Rochester Americans |
- Other awards
James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: |
Arthur Whiteman |
James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: |
George Taylor, Baltimore |
Team Photos[]
See also[]
References[]
Preceded by 1972–73 AHL season |
AHL seasons | Succeeded by 1974–75 AHL season |
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