Frank Mathers Trophy
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | 2020–21: Canadian Division champions of the American Hockey League |
| History | |
| First award | 1995–96 AHL season |
| Most recent | Hershey Bears |
The Frank Mathers Trophy is to be presented to the American Hockey League (AHL) team that finishes with the best regular season record in the Eastern Conference for the 2020–21 AHL season.
Prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020–21 season, the Frank Mathers Trophy was awarded annually to the AHL team that finished with the best regular season record in the Southern Division (1996), Mid-Atlantic Division (1997–2001), South Division (2002–2003), East Division (2012–2015) and Eastern Conference (2004–2011, 2016–2020, 2022-present).
The award is named after former Hershey Bears player, coach, general manager, and team president Frank Mathers.
Winners
[edit]Winner by season
[edit]- Key
- ‡ = Eventual Calder Cup champions
| Awarded for | Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Division champion | 1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | 1 |
| Mid-Atlantic Division champion | |||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 1 | |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms‡ | 2 | |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 | |
| 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | Rochester Americans | 1 | |
| South Division champion | |||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | 2 | |
| Eastern Conference champion | |||
| 2003–04 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | Portland Pirates | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears‡ | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears‡ | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 1 | |
| East Division champion | |||
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals‡ | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | 4 | |
| Eastern Conference champion | |||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies‡ | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers‡ | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Providence Bruins | 2 | |
| Canadian Division champion[1] | 2020–21 | Laval Rocket[2] | 1 |
| Eastern Conference champion | |||
| 2021-22 | Utica Comets | 1 | |
| 2022-23 | Providence Bruins | 3 | |
| 2023-24 | Hershey Bears | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "AHL announces plans for 2021 playoffs, 21-22 calendar". American Hockey League. April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Rocket vs. Marlies recap & highlights: Laval clinches the division title in an overtime loss". SB Nation. May 5, 2021.