The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their fourth Calder Cup championship.
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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton Canadiens | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 96 | 314 | 254 |
| St. John's Maple Leafs | 80 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 90 | 325 | 285 |
| Cape Breton Oilers | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 82 | 336 | 330 |
| Moncton Hawks | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 74 | 285 | 299 |
| Halifax Citadels | 80 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 67 | 280 | 324 |
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Indians | 80 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 94 | 308 | 277 |
| Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 84 | 335 | 309 |
| New Haven Nighthawks | 80 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 82 | 305 | 309 |
| Capital District Islanders | 80 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 75 | 261 | 289 |
| Maine Mariners | 80 | 23 | 47 | 10 | 56 | 296 | 352 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton Rangers | 80 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 91 | 318 | 277 |
| Rochester Americans | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 86 | 292 | 248 |
| Hershey Bears | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 83 | 313 | 337 |
| Utica Devils | 80 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 74 | 268 | 313 |
| Baltimore Skipjacks | 80 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 66 | 287 | 320 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Van Allen | Cape Breton Oilers | 77 | 29 | 84 | 113 | 80 |
| Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears | 80 | 36 | 69 | 105 | 63 |
| Stan Drulia | New Haven Nighthawks | 77 | 49 | 53 | 102 | 46 |
| Peter Ciavaglia | Rochester Americans | 77 | 37 | 61 | 98 | 16 |
| John Anderson | New Haven Nighthawks | 68 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 24 |
| Andrew McKim | St. John's Maple Leafs | 79 | 43 | 50 | 93 | 79 |
| Greg Parks | Capital District Islanders | 70 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 84 |
| Dan Currie | Cape Breton Oilers | 66 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 39 |
| Simon Wheeldon | Baltimore Skipjacks | 78 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 62 |
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Semifinal | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | Fredericton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Moncton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | St. John's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | St. John's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Cape Breton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | St. John's | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Springfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Capital District | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Springfield | 0 | A2 | St. John's | 3 | |||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Adirondack | 4 | N2 | Adirondack | 4 | |||||||||||||
| N2 | Adirondack | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | New Haven | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Rochester | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Adirondack | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Utica | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Binghamton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Hershey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
For the Semifinal round, the team that earned the most points during the regular season out of the three remaining teams receives a bye directly to the Calder Cup Final.
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: |
Adirondack Red Wings |
| Richard F. Canning
Trophy North division playoff champions: |
Adirondack Red Wings |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy South division playoff champions: |
Rochester Americans |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke
Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: |
Springfield Indians |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: |
Binghamton Rangers |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: |
John Anderson - New Haven Nighthawks |
| John B. Sollenberger
Trophy Top point scorer: |
Shaun Van Allen - Cape Breton Oilers |
| Dudley "Red"
Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: |
Felix Potvin - St. John's Maple Leafs |
| Eddie
Shore Award Defenceman of the year: |
Greg Hawgood - Cape Breton Oilers |
| Aldege "Baz"
Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: |
Felix Potvin - St. John's Maple Leafs |
| Harry "Hap"
Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: |
David Littman - Rochester Americans |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial
Award Coach of the year: |
Doug Carpenter - New Haven Nighthawks |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial
Award Sportsmanship / Persevarence: |
John Anderson - New Haven Nighthawks |
| Jack A.
Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: |
Allan Bester - Adirondack Red Wings |
| James C. Hendy Memorial
Award Most outstanding executive: |
Gordon Anziano & Pat Hickey |
| James H. Ellery Memorial
Awards Outstanding media coverage: |
Jim Hackson, Baltimore,
(newspaper) Dave LeBlanc, Cape Breton, (radio) Ken Harris, Binghamton, (television) |
| Ken
McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: |
Russ Newton, Fredericton Canadiens |
| Preceded by 1990–91 AHL season |
AHL seasons | Succeeded by 1992–93 AHL season |
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