1967–68 AHL season

The 1967–68 AHL season was the 32nd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The league played a limited interlocking schedule with the Western Hockey League which was a repeat of the experiment two seasons earlier. The Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award is first awarded to the "outstanding coach" in the league's regular season. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their third Calder Cup championship in four years.

Team changes

• The Pittsburgh Hornets cease operations, when the Pittsburgh Penguins join the National Hockey League as an expansion team.
• The Quebec Aces switch divisions from East to West.
• The Springfield Indians are renamed the Springfield Kings.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

East	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Hershey Bears	72	34	30	8	76	276	248
Springfield Kings	72	31	33	8	70	247	276
Providence Reds	72	30	33	9	69	235	272
Baltimore Clippers	72	28	34	10	66	236	255

West	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Rochester Americans	72	38	25	9	85	273	233
Quebec Aces	72	33	28	11	77	277	240
Buffalo Bisons	72	32	28	12	76	239	224
Cleveland Barons	72	28	30	14	70	236	255

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Simon Nolet	Quebec Aces	70	44	52	96	45
Bob Barlow	Rochester Americans	72	43	52	95	72
Jean-Guy Gendron	Quebec Aces	72	29	58	87	72
Andre Lacroix	Quebec Aces	54	41	46	87	18
Mike Nykoluk	Hershey Bears	72	19	66	85	30
Tom McCarthy	Baltimore Clippers	70	34	49	83	52
Roger DeJordy	Hershey Bears	68	25	23	48	4
Jim Paterson	Cleveland Barons	72	27	54	81	31

• complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

First round

• Rochester Americans defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 1.
• Providence Reds defeated Springfield Kings 3 games to 1.
• Quebec Aces defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 2.

Second round

• Rochester Americans earned second round bye.
• Quebec Aces defeated Providence Reds 3 games to 1.

Finals

• Rochester Americans defeated Quebec Aces 4 games to 2, to win the Calder Cup.
• list of scores

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Rochester Americans
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, East Division:	Hershey Bears
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division:	Rochester Americans

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Dave Creighton - Providence Reds
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Simon Nolet - Quebec Aces
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Gerry Desjardins - Cleveland Barons
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Bill Needham - Cleveland Barons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Bobby Perreault - Rochester Americans
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Vic Stasiuk - Quebec Aces

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	John B. Sollenberger (posthumously)
James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage:	Jim West, Baltimore

See also

• List of AHL seasons

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB