Sports season
The 2014–15 AHL season was the 79th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began in October 2014 and ended in April 2015. The 2015 Calder Cup playoffs followed the conclusion of the regular season.
Team and NHL affiliation changes
Relocations
On July 9, 2014, the President of the AHL announced a realignment for the 2014–15 season. Eastern Conference changes include the Lehigh Valley Phantoms relocation and swapping to the East Division from the Northeast Division with the Syracuse Crunch. Western Conference changes include the Lake Erie Monsters moving from the North Division to the Midwest Division, and the Iowa Wild moving from the Midwest to the West Division due to the Adirondack Flames relocation in to the North Division [5]
Rule changes
- Overtime was extended to seven minutes. Following the first whistle beyond the first three minutes, both teams are reduced further from four to three men on the ice.[6]
- Shootouts switched to the NHL format of three skaters a side.[6]
- If a goaltender deliberately knocks the goal out of place during a breakaway, the goaltender shall be ejected from the game, and the backup goaltender will be required to face a penalty shot against any player of the opposing team's choosing. This rule was imposed midseason after Bridgeport Sound Tigers goaltender David Leggio knocked his goal out of place during a 2-on-0 breakaway, determining (correctly) that the penalty shot he would face under then-current rules would have been easier to defend than the 2-on-0 breakaway he was facing.[7]
Final standings
y– indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot
x– indicates team clinched a playoff spot
e– indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Statistical leaders
Leading skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 18, 2015.[8]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 1500 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 19, 2015.[9]
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
Calder Cup playoffs
AHL awards
All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
All-Rookie Team
See also
References
- ^ "Allentown's hockey team will be Lehigh Valley Phantoms". mcall.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "After losing $7.3M hosting the Calgary Flames' AHL team, Abbotsford pays $5.5M to get them to leave". nationalpost.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Flames' AHL franchise heading to Glens Falls". theahl.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "It's official: Glens Falls keeping AHL hockey League approves team move to Adirondack". saratogian.com. May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "AHL announces alignment for 2014-15 | The American Hockey League". Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ a b OT in AHL now 7 minutes. Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Dhiren Mahiban (November 6, 2014). Report: AHL changes rule following Leggio incident. ProHockeyTalk.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ "Top Scorers - 2014-15 Regular Season - All Players". AHL.
- ^ "Top Goalies - 2014-15 Regular Season - Goals Against Average". AHL.
- ^ "AHL Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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