Good morning, hockey fans! Today begins the 84th season of the American Hockey League, the first minor pro hockey league in North America to fire things up and get their year started (in close conjunction with the NHL, of course).
With that said, our re-loaded AHL staff is ready to cover Colorado, Cleveland, Iowa, Toronto, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and Utica for the 2019-20 regular season! But first, our American League correspondents went ahead and gave us their best educated guesses regarding individual awards, playoff-bound teams, the Calder Cup Final, and eventual league champion for this coming year.
Here’s The Sin Bin’s 2019-20 “Way Too Early” AHL Individual Awards and Playoff-Bound Staff Picks!
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
|
Most Valuable Player |
Defenseman of the Year |
Goaltender of the Year |
Rookie of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
| Brent Baldwin |
Andrew Agozzino (WBS) |
Philippe Myers (Lehigh Valley) |
Alex Nedeljkovic (Charlotte) |
Morgan Frost (Lehigh Valley) |
Sheldon Keefe (Toronto) |
| C.C. Hawkley |
Alex Barre-Boulet (Syracuse) |
Calle Rosen (Colorado) |
Shane Starrett (Bakersfield) |
Ryan Poehling (Laval) |
Mike Vellucci (WBS) |
| Zack Power |
Alex Barre-Boulet (Syracuse) |
Zach Redmond (Rochester) |
Anton Forsberg (Charlotte) |
Vitali Kravtsov (Hartford) |
Chris Taylor (Rochester) |
ATLANTIC DIVISION PLAYOFF TEAMS
| Brent Baldwin |
C.C. Hawkley |
Cody Severtson |
Zack Power |
| Charlotte |
Charlotte |
Charlotte |
Bridgeport |
| Hershey |
Hershey |
Hershey |
Charlotte |
| Lehigh Valley |
Providence |
Providence |
Hershey |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
Lehigh Valley |
Providence |
NORTH DIVISION PLAYOFF TEAMS
| Brent Baldwin |
C.C. Hawkley |
Cody Severtson |
Zack Power |
| Cleveland |
Cleveland |
Belleville |
Laval |
| Syracuse |
Rochester |
Rochester |
Rochester |
| Toronto |
Syracuse |
Syracuse |
Syracuse |
| Utica |
Toronto |
Toronto |
Toronto |
CENTRAL DIVISION PLAYOFF TEAMS
| Brent Baldwin |
C.C. Hawkley |
Mac Moore |
Zack Power |
| Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
| Grand Rapids |
Grand Rapids |
Iowa |
Grand Rapids |
| San Antonio |
Iowa |
Milwaukee |
Manitoba |
| Texas |
Texas |
Texas |
Milwaukee |
PACIFIC DIVISION PLAYOFF TEAMS
| Brent Baldwin |
C.C. Hawkley |
Zack Power |
| Bakersfield |
Bakersfield |
Bakersfield |
| Colorado |
Colorado |
Colorado |
| San Diego |
San Diego |
Stockton |
| San Jose |
Tucson |
San Jose |
CALDER CUP FINAL PICKS & WINNERS
|
2019-20 Calder Cup Final |
2019-20 Calder Cup Champion |
How Many Games? |
| Brent Baldwin |
Toronto vs. Colorado |
Toronto Marlies |
Six |
| C.C. Hawkley |
Toronto vs. Bakersfield |
Toronto Marlies |
Five |
| Cody Severtson |
Syracuse vs. Texas |
Syracuse Crunch |
Five |
| Mac Moore |
Hershey vs. Bakersfield |
Bakersfield Condors |
Six |
| Zack Power |
Rochester vs. San Jose |
Rochester Americans |
Six |
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