The 2005–06 AHL
season
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was the
70th season of the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The
Hershey Bears
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won the
Calder Cup, defeating the
Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.
To celebrate the AHL's 70th anniversary, the league announced on January 6, 2006, the first inductees into the AHL's new Hall of Fam
The first inductees were;
Johnny Bower,
Jack Butterfield,
Jody Gage,
Fred Glover,
Willie Marshall,
Frank Mathers and
Eddie Shore.
Team changes
*The
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks suspend operations, becoming dormant.
*The
Edmonton Road Runners suspend operations, becoming dormant.
*The
Utah Grizzlies suspend operations, becoming dormant.
*The dormant
Saint John Flames resumed operations as the
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, playing in the West division.
*The dormant
Louisville Panthers resumed operations as the
Iowa Stars, playing in the West division.
*The
St. John's Maple Leafs moved to
Toronto, Ontario
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, becoming the
Toronto Marlies.
*The
Worcester IceCats moved to
Peoria, Illinois
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, becoming the
Peoria Rivermen, playing in the West division.
*The
Albany River Rats shift from the East division to the Atlantic division.
*The
Grand Rapids Griffins shift from the West division to the North division.
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: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''
Calder Cup playoffs
All Star Classic
The 19th AHL All-Star Classic was played on February 1, 2006, at the
MTS Centre in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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. Team Canada defeated team PlanetUSA 9–4. In the skills competition held the night before, team Canada defeated team PlanetUSA 21–12 in front of two sellout crowds of 15,115, the largest for an
AHL event
Trophy and award winners
Team awards
Individual awards
Other awards
See also
*
List of AHL seasons
References
AHL official siteAHL Hall of FameHockeyDB
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American Hockey League seasons
2005–06 in American ice hockey by league
2005–06 in Canadian ice hockey by league