Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
The Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy is presented annually to the AHL team that finishes the regular season with the most points or highest points percentage. The award is named after late former AHL board member Macgregor Kilpatrick.
The award was first presented for the 1997–98 season, the season after Kilpatrick died. Prior to the current trophy, the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy was awarded from 1952–53 to 1960–61 and in 1976–77 to the team which finished first overall in the AHL, though at the time the league only had a single division.
Winners
Team won the Calder Cup
Team lost the Calder Cup finals
| Season | Team | Points/Pts% | Playoff Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16* | Toronto Marlies | .750% (114 points) | |
| 2014–15 | Manchester Monarchs | 109 | Won Calder Cup |
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | 106 | Won Calder Cup |
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | 105 | Lost Conference Semifinal (WBS) |
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | 113 | Won Calder Cup |
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 117 | Lost Division Final (CHA) |
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | 123 | Won Calder Cup |
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | 107 | Lost Calder Cup Final (HER) |
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | 117 | Lost Division Final (POR) |
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | 114 | Lost Calder Cup Final (HAM) |
| 2005–06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 115 | Lost Conference Final (MIL) |
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | 112 | Lost Division Final (MTB) |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | 102 | Won Calder Cup |
| 2002–03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | 110 | Lost Calder Cup Final (HOU) |
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 98 | Lost Calder Cup Final (CHI) |
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | 108 | Lost Division Final (PRO) |
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 107 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | 120 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 106 | Won Calder Cup |
* – Trophy winner based on points percentage due to uneven game schedules within league.
Before the trophy
The following is a list of teams finishing first overall in the American Hockey League standings by season, prior to the institution of the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy. From the 1952-53 season until the 1960-61 season, as well as the 1976-77 season, the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy was awarded to the team with the league leading record.
| Season | Team | Points | Playoff Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 111 | Lost Division Final (HER) |
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | 115 | Lost Division Semi-Final (COR) |
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | 109 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | 102 | Lost Division Final (MON) |
| 1992–93 | Binghamton Rangers | 124 | Lost Division Final (RCH) |
| 1991–92 | Fredericton Canadiens | 96 | Lost Division Semi-Final (MON) |
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | 99 | Lost Calder Cup Final (SPR) |
| 1989–90 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 102 | Lost Division Final (SPR) |
| 1988–89 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 103 | Lost Division Semi-Final (NHN) |
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears | 105 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 102 | Lost Calder Cup Final (RCH) |
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | 99 | Lost Calder Cup Final (ARW) |
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | 112 | Lost Division Final (BAL) |
| 1983–84 | Baltimore Skipjacks | 102 | Lost Division Final (RCH) |
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | 101 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks | 107 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | 103 | Lost Division Final (ARW) |
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | 101 | Lost Division Final (HER) |
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | 103 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | 95 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 110 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 104 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | 98 | Lost Division Semi-Final (SPR) |
| 1973–74 | Rochester Americans | 97 | Lost Division Semi-Final (NHN) |
| 1972–73 | Cincinnati Swords | 113 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1971–72 | Boston Braves | 96 | Lost Division Final (NSV) |
| 1970–71 | Baltimore Clippers | 89 | Lost Division Semi-Final (PRO) |
| 1969–70 | Montreal Voyageurs | 100 | Lost Division Final[A] |
| 1968–69 | Buffalo Bisons | 97 | Lost Division Semi-Final (HER) |
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans | 85 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1966–67 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 92 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1965–66 | Quebec Aces | 98 | Lost Division Semi-Final (RCH) |
| 1964–65 | Rochester Americans | 99 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1963–64 | Quebec Aces | 83 | Lost Calder Cup Final (CLE) |
| 1962–63 | Buffalo Bisons | 89 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | 93 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1960–61 | Springfield Indians | 99 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | 92 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | 80 | Lost Calder Final (HER) |
| 1957–58 | Hershey Bears | 85 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1956–57 | Providence Reds | 76 | Lost League Semi-Final (RCH) |
| 1955–56 | Providence Reds | 92 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 70 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | 85 | Lost League Semi-Final (CLE) |
| 1952–53 | Cleveland Barons | 86 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 95 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1950–51 | Cleveland Barons | 93 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1949–50 | Cleveland Barons | 100 | Lost Calder Cup Final (IND) |
| 1948–49 | Providence Reds | 94 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1947–48 | Cleveland Barons | 98 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1946–47 | Cleveland Barons | 84 | Lost Division Semi-Final (HER) |
| 1945–46 | Buffalo Bisons | 84 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1944–45 | Cleveland Barons | 78 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1943–44 | Cleveland Barons | 73 | Lost Calder Cup Final (BUF) |
| 1942–43 | Hershey Bears | 78 | Lost Division Semi-Final (BUF) |
| 1941–42 | Indianapolis Capitals | 75 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1940–41 | Providence Reds | 66 | Lost Division Semi-Final (CLE) |
| 1939–40 | Providence Reds | 62 | Won Calder Cup |
| 1938–39 | Philadelphia Ramblers | 69 | Lost Calder Cup Final (CLE) |
| 1937–38 | Cleveland Barons | 61 | Lost Division Final (SYR) |
| 1936–37 | Philadelphia Ramblers | 60 | Lost Calder Cup Final (SYR) |
^ A. Division Final was determined by a double round-robin that also involved the Buffalo Bisons and Springfield Kings.