The 1985–86 AHL season was the 50th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season. The Adirondack Red Wings won their second Calder Cup championship.
| 1985–86 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Adirondack Red Wings |
| Season MVP | Paul Gardner |
| Top scorer | Paul Gardner |
| MVP | Tim Tookey |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Adirondack Red Wings |
| Runners-up | Hershey Bears |
Final standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 90 | 339 | 298 |
| Maine Mariners (NJD) | 80 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 89 | 274 | 285 |
| Moncton Golden Flames (BOS/CGY) | 80 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 80 | 294 | 307 |
| Fredericton Express (QUE/VAN) | 80 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 78 | 319 | 311 |
| Sherbrooke Canadiens (MTL/WIN) | 80 | 33 | 38 | 9 | 75 | 340 | 341 |
| Nova Scotia Oilers (CHI/EDM) | 80 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 66 | 314 | 353 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Bears (PHI) | 80 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 99 | 346 | 292 |
| Binghamton Whalers (HFD/WSH) | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 87 | 316 | 290 |
| St. Catharines Saints (TOR) | 80 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 81 | 304 | 308 |
| New Haven Nighthawks (LAK/NYR) | 80 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 79 | 340 | 343 |
| Springfield Indians (MNS/NYI) | 80 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 77 | 301 | 309 |
| Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 75 | 320 | 337 |
| Baltimore Skipjacks (PIT) | 80 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 64 | 271 | 304 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gardner | Rochester Americans | 71 | 61 | 51 | 112 | 16 |
| Jody Gage | Rochester Americans | 73 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 56 |
| Ross Fitzpatrick | Hershey Bears | 77 | 50 | 47 | 97 | 28 |
| Tim Tookey | Hershey Bears | 69 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 66 |
| Wes Jarvis | St. Catharines Saints | 74 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 38 |
| Daryl Evans | Binghamton Whalers | 69 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 50 |
| Geordie Robertson | Adirondack Red Wings | 79 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 99 |
| Paul Fenton | Binghamton Whalers | 75 | 53 | 35 | 88 | 87 |
| Serge Boisvert | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 69 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 18 |
| Larry Floyd | Maine Mariners | 80 | 29 | 58 | 87 | 25 |
| Tom Roulston | Baltimore Skipjacks | 73 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 38 |
Calder Cup playoffs
edit| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adirondack | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fredericton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Adirondack | 4 | ||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Moncton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Adirondack | 4 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Hershey | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | New Haven | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hershey | 4 | ||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Catharines | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Binghamton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Catharines | 4 | ||||||||||||
Trophy and award winners
edit- Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: |
Adirondack Red Wings |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: |
Adirondack Red Wings |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: |
Hershey Bears |
- Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: |
Paul Gardner - Rochester Americans |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: |
Paul Gardner - Rochester Americans |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: |
Ron Hextall - Hershey Bears |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: |
Jim Wiemer - New Haven Nighthawks |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: |
Sam St. Laurent - Maine Mariners |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: |
Sam St. Laurent & Karl Friesen - Maine Mariners |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: |
Bill Dineen - Adirondack Red Wings |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: |
Steve Tsujiura - Maine Mariners |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: |
Tim Tookey - Hershey Bears |
- Other awards
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: |
George Guilbault |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: |
Jerry Crasnick, Maine, (newspaper) Jim Gagliardi, Adirondack, (radio) Rich Funke, Rochester, (television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: |
Randy Scott, Rochester Americans |