2005–06 AHL season

The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears 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 Fame [http://www.ahlhalloffame.com ] . 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, becoming the Toronto Marlies.
*The Worcester IceCats moved to Peoria, Illinois, 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

"Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;

;Eastern Conference

coring Leaders

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Individual Awards

Other Awards

ee also

*List of AHL seasons

References

* [http://www.theahl.com/ AHL official site]
* [http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/ AHL Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ HockeyDB]