Richard F. Canning Trophy

The Richard F. Canning Trophy is presented annually to the team that advances to the American Hockey League's (AHL) Calder Cup Finals as the playoff winner of the Eastern Conference. Prior to 1998, it was given to the playoffs champion of the Northern Division/Conference.

The award is named after former AHL President Richard F. Canning, who served in that role from 1958 to 1961. He would serve the AHL in various roles for over five decades.

The current holders of the Richard F. Canning Trophy are the Hershey Bears.

Winners

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Total awards won
Wins Team
7 Hershey Bears
3 Springfield Indians
2 Hamilton Bulldogs
Portland Pirates
Saint John Flames
Syracuse Crunch
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
1 Adirondack Red Wings
Albany River Rats
Binghamton Senators
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Charlotte Checkers
Hartford Wolf Pack
Manchester Monarchs
Norfolk Admirals
Philadelphia Phantoms
Providence Bruins
Springfield Thunderbirds
St. John's IceCaps
Toronto Marlies

Winner by season

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Key
Awarded for Season Team Win
Northern Division playoffs champion 1990 Springfield Indians 1
1991 Springfield Indians 2
1992 Adirondack Red Wings 1
1993 Springfield Indians 3
1994 Portland Pirates 1
1995 Albany River Rats 1
Northern Conference playoffs champion 1996 Portland Pirates 2
1997 Hamilton Bulldogs 1
Eastern Conference playoffs champion 1998 Saint John Flames 1
1999 Providence Bruins 1
2000 Hartford Wolf Pack 1
2001 Saint John Flames 2
2002 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1
2003 Hamilton Bulldogs 2
2004 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1
2005 Philadelphia Phantoms 1
2006 Hershey Bears 1
2007 Hershey Bears 2
2008 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2
2009 Hershey Bears 3
2010 Hershey Bears 4
2011 Binghamton Senators 1
2012 Norfolk Admirals 1
2013 Syracuse Crunch 1
2014 St. John's IceCaps 1
2015 Manchester Monarchs 1
2016 Hershey Bears 5
2017 Syracuse Crunch 2
2018 Toronto Marlies 1
2019 Charlotte Checkers 1
2020 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Not awarded; playoffs not held[1]
2022 Springfield Thunderbirds 1
2023 Hershey Bears 6
2024 Hershey Bears 7

References

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  1. ^ "American Hockey League Announces Plans for 2021 Playoffs, Sets Calendar for 2021-22". OurSports Central. April 29, 2021.
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