2018–19 AHL season
2018–19 AHL season | |
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League | American Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Regular season | |
Playoffs | |
Calder Cup |
The 2018–19 AHL season is the 83rd season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began October 5, 2018 and ends April 15, 2019.
Contents
1 League changes
1.1 Team and NHL affiliation changes
1.1.1 Affiliation changes
2 Standings
2.1 Eastern Conference
2.2 Western Conference
3 Statistical leaders
3.1 Leading skaters
3.2 Leading goaltenders
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
League changes
The league expanded by adding the Colorado Eagles to the Pacific Division and moved the two Texas-based teams to the Central Division from the Pacific. The Cleveland Monsters were moved from the Central to the North Division.[1]
Similar to the California and Arizona teams in the Pacific Division, Colorado plays 68 games in the regular season. This gave the Pacific Division a balanced schedule for the first time since its creation in 2015 and removed the necessity for playoff qualification based on points percentage. Continuing from previous seasons, the teams in the Atlantic, North, and Central Divisions all play 76 games. The Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for the regular season champion is still awarded based on points percentage.[2]
Team and NHL affiliation changes
After the National Hockey League (NHL) added the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2017–18 season, the NHL had 31 teams while the AHL still had 30. After exploring other AHL expansion options,[3][4] the NHL Vegas expansion team eventually affiliated with the Chicago Wolves on a multi-year agreement.[5] The affiliation with the Wolves left their former affiliate, the St. Louis Blues, without an affiliate and the Blues would send players to the Wolves and the San Antonio Rampage, the affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.
After the 2017 Board of Governors meeting, the league confirmed that it had made a commitment to an expansion applicant for a 31st team for the 2018–19 season[6] later revealed to be the Colorado Eagles.[7][8] The Eagles organization had been a member of the ECHL prior to the promotion and was the affiliate of the Avalanche. The Eagles join other recently added ECHL markets in the AHL such as Bakersfield, Charlotte, Ontario, and Stockton. The Blues then became the primary affiliate of the Rampage.
Affiliation changes
AHL team | New affiliate | Old affiliate |
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Colorado Eagles | Colorado Avalanche | Expansion team |
San Antonio Rampage | St. Louis Blues[a] | Colorado Avalanche |
^ Although the Blues sent players to the Rampage the previous season, they were not the Rampage's primary NHL affiliate and only had a working agreement.
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
As of February 13, 2019[9]
Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
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Charlotte Checkers (CAR) | 52 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 71 | .683 | 165 | 146 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 52 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 62 | .596 | 160 | 161 |
Providence Bruins (BOS) | 50 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 59 | .590 | 158 | 137 |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) | 50 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 57 | .570 | 166 | 156 |
Hershey Bears (WSH) | 50 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 57 | .570 | 134 | 149 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 51 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 54 | .529 | 163 | 152 |
Springfield Thunderbirds (FLA) | 51 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 52 | .510 | 170 | 171 |
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 52 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 48 | .462 | 147 | 182 |
North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
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Rochester Americans (BUF) | 49 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 63 | .643 | 162 | 145 |
Syracuse Crunch (TB) | 47 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 61 | .649 | 172 | 124 |
Utica Comets (VAN) | 52 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 60 | .577 | 169 | 177 |
Toronto Marlies (TOR) | 50 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 58 | .580 | 176 | 173 |
Belleville Senators (OTT) | 53 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 55 | .519 | 169 | 173 |
Cleveland Monsters (CBJ) | 50 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 52 | .520 | 150 | 171 |
Binghamton Devils (NJ) | 52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 51 | .490 | 144 | 175 |
Laval Rocket (MTL) | 50 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 46 | .460 | 128 | 149 |
Western Conference
As of February 13, 2019[10]
Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) | 51 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 63 | .618 | 149 | 144 |
Iowa Wild (MIN) | 50 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 61 | .610 | 167 | 144 |
Chicago Wolves (VGK) | 49 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 60 | .612 | 172 | 143 |
Rockford IceHogs (CHI) | 52 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 54 | .519 | 123 | 144 |
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 52 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 54 | .519 | 135 | 143 |
Texas Stars (DAL) | 49 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 53 | .541 | 158 | 149 |
San Antonio Rampage (STL) | 49 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 52 | .531 | 130 | 139 |
Manitoba Moose (WPG) | 49 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 51 | .520 | 125 | 148 |
Pacific Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | Pts% | GF | GA |
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Bakersfield Condors (EDM) | 47 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 61 | .649 | 164 | 126 |
San Jose Barracuda (SJ) | 44 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 60 | .682 | 145 | 114 |
San Diego Gulls (ANA) | 47 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 58 | .617 | 167 | 156 |
Tucson Roadrunners (ARZ) | 45 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 54 | .600 | 146 | 138 |
Colorado Eagles (COL) | 47 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 52 | .553 | 139 | 149 |
Stockton Heat (CGY) | 48 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 43 | .448 | 165 | 193 |
Ontario Reign (LA) | 44 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 36 | .409 | 136 | 183 |
Statistical leaders
Leading skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of February 13, 2019.[11]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Daniel Carr | Chicago Wolves | 43 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 8 |
Carter Verhaeghe | Syracuse Crunch | 47 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 26 |
Chris Mueller | Toronto Marlies | 47 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 24 |
Andrew Agozzino | Colorado Eagles | 47 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 59 |
Jeremy Bracco | Toronto Marlies | 49 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 8 |
Reid Boucher | Utica Comets | 40 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 14 |
Andrew Poturalski | Charlotte Checkers | 52 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 24 |
Brooks Macek | Chicago Wolves | 49 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 10 |
Peter Holland | Hartford Wolf Pack | 50 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 50 |
Cory Conacher | Syracuse Crunch | 43 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 52 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 960 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of February 13, 2019.[12]
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 |
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Shane Starrett | Bakersfield Condors | 26 | 1483:59 | 692 | 55 | 2 | 2.22 | .921 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
Josef Korenar | San Jose Barracuda | 22 | 1317:58 | 623 | 50 | 3 | 2.28 | .920 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
Patrik Rybar | Grand Rapids Griffins | 23 | 1395:50 | 625 | 54 | 1 | 2.32 | .914 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Collin Delia | Rockford IceHogs | 17 | 998:21 | 579 | 39 | 0 | 2.34 | .933 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Connor Ingram | Syracuse Crunch | 19 | 1137:37 | 552 | 45 | 5 | 2.37 | .918 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
See also
- List of AHL seasons
- 2018 in ice hockey
- 2019 in ice hockey
References
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External links
- AHL official site
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