The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigned from two 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.

Team changes The Newmarket Saints move to St. John's, Newfoundland, becoming the St. John's Maple Leafs, playing in the Atlantic Division. The Fredericton Canadiens, Cape Breton Oilers, Moncton Hawks and Halifax Citadels all shift from the North Division to the Atlantic Division. The Adirondack Red Wings and Capital District Islanders shift from the South Division to the North.

Final standings

indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot indicates team clinched a playoff spot indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention

Atlantic Division y–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 43 27 10 96 314 254 x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 39 29 12 90 325 285 x–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 36 34 10 82 336 330 x–Moncton Hawks (WIN) 80 32 38 10 74 285 299 e–Halifax Citadels (QUE) 80 25 38 17 67 280 324

North Division y–Springfield Indians (HFD) 80 43 29 8 94 308 277 x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 40 36 4 84 335 309 x–New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) 80 39 37 4 82 305 309 x–Capital District Islanders (NYI) 80 32 37 11 75 261 289 e–Maine Mariners (BOS) 80 23 47 10 56 296 352

South Division y–Binghamton Rangers (NYR) 80 41 30 9 91 318 277 x–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 37 31 12 86 292 248 x–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 36 33 11 83 313 337 x–Utica Devils (NJD) 80 34 40 6 74 268 313 e–Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) 80 28 42 10 66 287 320

Scoring leaders

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 complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

For the Semifinal round, the team (St. John's Maple Leafs) that earned the most points (90) during the regular season out of the three remaining teams receives a bye directly to the Calder Cup Final.

Trophy and award winners

Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Adirondack Red Wings Richard F. Canning TrophyNorth division playoff champions: Adirondack Red Wings Robert W. Clarke TrophySouth division playoff champions: Rochester Americans F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, North Division: Springfield Indians John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, South Division: Binghamton Rangers

Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: John Anderson - New Haven Nighthawks John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Shaun Van Allen - Cape Breton Oilers Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Felix Potvin - St. John's Maple Leafs Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Greg Hawgood - Cape Breton Oilers Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Felix Potvin - St. John's Maple Leafs Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: David Littman - Rochester Americans Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Doug Carpenter - New Haven Nighthawks Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Persevarence: John Anderson - New Haven Nighthawks Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Allan Bester - Adirondack Red Wings

Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost 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 AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Russ Newton, Fredericton Canadiens

See also List of AHL seasons

References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB