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1966–67 AHL season

Field	Value
title	1966–67 AHL season
league	American Hockey League
sport	Ice hockey
season	Regular season
season_champ_name	F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
season_champs	Hershey Bears
MVP	Mike Nykoluk
MVP_link	Les Cunningham Award
top_scorer	Gord Labossiere
top_scorer_link	John B. Sollenberger Trophy
finals	Playoffs
finals_link	1967 Calder Cup playoffs
finals_champ	Pittsburgh Hornets
finals_runner-up	Rochester Americans
prevseason_year	[1965–66](1965-66-ahl-season)
nextseason_year	[1967–68](1967-68-ahl-season)
seasonslist	List of AHL seasons
seasonslistnames	AHL

| finals_runner-up = Rochester Americans

The 1966–67 AHL season was the 31st season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Pittsburgh Hornets finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship since being resurrected in 1961–62. It would also be the final season for Pittsburgh in the AHL, replaced by the NHL's Penguins the next season.

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 (BOS)	72	38	24	10	86	273	216
Baltimore Clippers (NYR)	72	35	27	10	80	252	247
Quebec Aces (MTL)	72	35	30	7	77	275	249
Springfield Indians (independent)	72	32	31	9	73	267	261
Providence Reds (independent)	72	13	46	13	39	210	329

West	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Pittsburgh Hornets (DET)	72	41	21	10	92	282	209
Rochester Americans (TOR)	72	38	25	9	85	300	223
Cleveland Barons (independent)	72	36	27	9	81	284	230
Buffalo Bisons (independent)	72	14	51	7	35	207	386

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gord Labossiere	Quebec Aces	72	40	55	95	71
Wayne Hicks	Quebec Aces	72	31	60	91	34
Willie Marshall	Baltimore Clippers	68	33	56	89	22
Roger DeJordy	Hershey Bears	72	52	32	84	10
Mike Nykoluk	Hershey Bears	72	16	68	84	26
Eddie Joyal	Rochester Americans	70	32	51	83	10
Dick Gamble	Rochester Americans	72	46	37	83	22
Jeannot Gilbert	Hershey Bears	72	26	57	83	48
Gene Ubriaco	Hershey Bears	69	38	43	81	50

complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

;First round

Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 1.
Baltimore Clippers defeated Quebec Aces 3 games to 2.
Rochester Americans defeated Cleveland Barons 3 games to 2. ;Second round
Pittsburgh Hornets earned second round bye.
Rochester Americans defeated Baltimore Clippers 3 games to 1. ;Finals
Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Rochester Americans 4 games to 0, to win the Calder Cup.
list of scores

Trophy and award winners

;Team awards

John D. Chick Trophy
Regular Season champions, West Division:	Pittsburgh Hornets

;Individual awards

Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average:	Andre Gill - Hershey Bears

;Other awards

James H. Ellery Memorial Award
Outstanding media coverage:	Roland Sabourin, Quebec

References

before = 1965–66 AHL season | after = 1967–68 AHL season | title = AHL seasons | years = |

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