The 1993–94 AHL season was the 58th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The St. John's Maple Leafs finished first overall in the regular season. The Portland Pirates won their first Calder Cup championship.

It was the final season for founding member Springfield Indians, which would move to Worcester the following year after 52 years in Springfield.

Team changes The Utica Devils move to Saint John, New Brunswick, becoming the Saint John Flames, playing in the Atlantic Division. The Baltimore Skipjacks move to Portland, Maine, becoming the Portland Pirates, playing in the North Division. The Halifax Citadels move to Cornwall, Ontario, becoming the Cornwall Aces, playing in the South Division. The Capital District Islanders move to Albany, New York, becoming the Albany River Rats. The New Haven Senators move to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, becoming the Prince Edward Island Senators, playing in the Atlantic 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 45 23 12 102 360 287 x–Saint John Flames (CGY) 80 37 33 10 84 304 305 x–Moncton Hawks (WIN) 80 37 36 7 81 310 303 x–Cape Breton Oilers (EDM) 80 32 35 13 77 316 339 e–Fredericton Canadiens (MTL) 80 31 42 7 69 294 296 e–Prince Edward Island Senators (OTT) 80 23 49 8 54 269 356

North Division y–Adirondack Red Wings (DET) 80 45 27 8 98 333 273 x–Portland Pirates (WSH) 80 43 27 10 96 328 269 x–Albany River Rats (NJD) 80 38 34 8 84 312 315 x–Springfield Indians (HFD) 80 29 38 13 71 309 327 e–Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 28 39 13 69 283 319

South Division y–Hershey Bears (PHI) 80 38 31 11 87 306 298 x–Hamilton Canucks (VAN) 80 36 37 7 79 302 305 x–Cornwall Aces (QUE) 80 33 36 11 77 294 295 x–Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 31 34 15 77 277 300 e–Binghamton Rangers (NYR) 80 33 38 9 75 312 322

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Tim Taylor Adirondack Red Wings 79 36 81117 86 Rich Chernomaz St. John's Maple Leafs 78 45 65110199 Stephane Morin Hamilton Canucks 69 38 71109 48 Jeff Nelson Portland Pirates 80 34 73107 92 Yanic Perreault St. John's Maple Leafs 62 45 60105 38 Mitch Lamoureux Hershey Bears 80 45 60105 92 Mike Tomlak Springfield Indians 79 44 56100 53 Mark Pederson Adirondack Red Wings 62 52 45 97 37 Chris Snell St. John's Maple Leafs 75 22 74 96 92 Patrik Augusta St. John's Maple Leafs 77 53 43 96105 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.

Trophy and award winners

Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Portland Pirates Richard F. Canning TrophyNorth division playoff champions: Portland Pirates Robert W. Clarke TrophySouth division playoff champions: Cornwall Aces F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular season champions, North Division: Adirondack Red Wings John D. Chick TrophyRegular season champions, South Division: Hershey Bears

Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Rich Chernomaz - St. John's Maple Leafs John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Tim Taylor - Adirondack Red Wings Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Rene Corbet - Cornwall Aces Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Chris Snell - St. John's Maple Leafs Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial AwardBest goaltender: Frederic Chabot - Hershey Bears Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Olaf Kolzig & Byron Dafoe - Portland Pirates Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial AwardCoach of the year: Barry Trotz - Portland Pirates Fred T. Hunt Memorial AwardSportsmanship / Perseverance: Jim Nesich - Cape Breton Oilers Jack A. Butterfield TrophyMVP of the playoffs: Olaf Kolzig - Portland Pirates

Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Tom Ebright, Portland Pirates James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: Dan Sernoffsky, Hershey, (newspaper)Don Stevens, Rochester, (radio)Cable Atlantic, St. John's, (television) Ken McKenzie AwardOutstanding marketing executive: Jeremy Duncan, Albany River Rats

See also List of AHL seasons

References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB