The 1992–93 AHL season was the 57th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Rangers finished first overall in the regular season with 124 points, a record which holds to this day. The Cape Breton Oilers won their first Calder Cup championship.

Team changes The New Haven Nighthawks become the New Haven Senators. The Maine Mariners move to Providence, Rhode Island, becoming the Providence Bruins. The Hamilton Canucks join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Hamilton, Ontario, playing in the South Division.

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–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 41 26 13 95 351 308 x–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 38 31 11 87 314 278 x–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 36 32 12 84 356 336 x–Moncton Hawks (WIN) 80 31 33 16 78 292 306 e–Halifax Citadels (QUE) 80 33 37 10 76 312 348

North Division y–Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 46 32 2 94 384 348 x–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 36 35 9 81 331 308 x–Capital District Islanders (NYI) 80 34 34 12 80 280 285 x–Springfield Indians (HFD) 80 25 41 14 64 282 336 e–New Haven Senators (OTT) 80 22 47 11 55 262 343

South Division y–Binghamton Rangers (NYR) 80 57 13 10 124 392 246 x–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 40 33 7 87 348 332 x–Utica Devils (NJD) 80 33 36 11 77 325 354 x–Baltimore Skipjacks (WSH) 80 28 40 12 68 318 353 e–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 27 41 12 66 316 339 e–Hamilton Canucks (VAN) 80 29 45 6 64 284 327

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Don Biggs Binghamton Rangers 78 54 84138112 Iain Fraser Capital District Islanders 74 41 69110 16 Tim Tookey Hershey Bears 80 38 70108 63 Chris Tancill Adirondack Red Wings 68 59 43102 62 Peter Ciavaglia Rochester Americans 64 35 67102 32 Brian McReynolds Binghamton Rangers 79 30 70100 88 Dan Currie Cape Breton Oilers 75 57 41 98 73 Tim Sweeney Providence Bruins 60 41 55 96 32 Yanic Perreault St. John's Maple Leafs 79 49 46 95 56 Craig Duncanson Binghamton Rangers 69 35 59 94126 complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

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.

Bill McDougall of the Cape Breton Oilers, recorded 26 goals, and 26 assists for 52 points in 16 games, setting a record for an average of 3.25 points per playoff game in professional hockey.

Trophy and award winners

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

Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Don Biggs - Binghamton Rangers John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Don Biggs - Binghamton Rangers Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Corey Hirsch - Binghamton Rangers Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Bobby Dollas - Adirondack Red Wings Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest Goaltender: Corey Hirsch - Binghamton Rangers Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Corey Hirsch & Boris Rousson - Binghamton Rangers Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Marc Crawford - St. John's Maple Leafs Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Tim Tookey - Hershey Bears Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Bill McDougall - Cape Breton Oilers

Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Robert W. Clarke James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Kevin Oklobzija, Rochester, (newspaper)John Colletto, Providence, (radio)Pyman Productions, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Catherine Galea, Hamilton Canucks & Jason Siegel, Binghamton Rangers

See also List of AHL seasons

References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB