1986–87 AHL season
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The 1986–87 AHL season was the 51st season of the American Hockey League. 13 teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league institutes awarding one point in the standings, for an overtime loss. The league experimented with a shootout to settle games tied after a scoreless overtime period; the format would not be used again until the 2004–05 season.
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1986–87 AHL season | |
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League | American Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Regular season | |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
Season MVP | Tim Tookey |
Top scorer | Tim Tookey |
MVP | David Fenyves |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Rochester Americans |
Runners-up | Sherbrooke Canadiens |
AHL seasons | |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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The Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season. The Rochester Americans won their fifth Calder Cup championship.