2006–07 AHL season

The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.

• The Lowell Lock Monsters are purchased by the New Jersey Devils, and renamed the Lowell Devils.
• The Cleveland Barons are relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts and renamed the Worcester Sharks, playing in the Atlantic Division.
• The Albany River Rats shift from the Atlantic Division to the East Division.

The league mandated that players wear a hockey helmet with a visor, following research on eye injuries by Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart.^[1]

•  y–  indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot
•  x–  indicates team clinched a playoff spot
•  e–  indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention

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

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

The 20th AHL All-Star Classic was played on January 29, 2007 at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 7-6. In the skills competition held the night before, Team PlanetUSA defeated Team Canada 19-14. [1] [2] Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine

• List of AHL seasons
• 2006 in ice hockey
• 2007 in ice hockey

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB