All-American Hockey League Explained
The All-American Hockey League (AAHL) was a minor professional hockey league formed in 1986 after the Continental Hockey League (CnHL) ceased operations. The league was created by the CnHL teams Danville, Dayton, and Troy adding the Downriver Stars and the Jackson All-Americans. In 1987, the AAHL absorbed the two remaining teams from Atlantic Coast Hockey League. After a single season in the AAHL, Carolina, Johnstown, and Virginia left the league to form the East Coast Hockey League.[1] The AAHL only lasted one more season and folded after the 1988–89 season.[2]
Teams
AAHL teams
Season standings
1986–87 season
1987–88 season
Team | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | GF | GA |
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Virginia Lancers | 43 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 321 | 129 |
| 49 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 68 | 355 | 182 |
| 37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 217 | 260 |
Jackson All-Americans | 40 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 227 | 318 |
| 35 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 240 | 317 |
| 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 157 | 115 |
| 38 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 212 | 347 |
| 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 130 | |
1988–89 season
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts |
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| 36 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 46 |
| 35 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 43 |
| 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 16 |
| 30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 15 |
| Statistics missing | |
Leaders
Goals
Player | Team | Seasons | Points |
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Troy Nelson | Danville Fighting Saints | 1986–1989 | 126* |
Bernie Chiverelli | Troy/Miami Valley Sabres | 1986–1989 | 88 |
Earl Fitzgerald | Danville; Springfield Capitols | 1986–1989 | 86* |
Brian Hernalsteen | Jackson All-Americans | 1986–1988 | 70 |
Matt Muniz | Virginia Lancers | 1987–88 | 62* | |
Points
Player | Team | Seasons | Points |
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Troy Nelson | Danville Fighting Saints | 1986–1989 | 239* |
Bernie Chiverelli | Troy/Miami Valley Sabres | 1986–1989 | 168 |
Earl Fitzgerald | Danville; Springfield Capitols | 1986–1989 | 167* |
Brian Hernalsteen | Jackson All-Americans | 1986–1988 | 141 |
John Torchetti | Carolina Thunderbirds | 1987–88 | 134 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 1987-88 All American Hockey League Standings . hockeydb.com.
- Web site: All American Hockey League [1986-1989] history and statistics ]. hockeydb.com.