| Playoff Results | League Leaders | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | ||||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Coach | Playoff Results | ||
| Fredericton Express | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 98 | 348 | 284 | 1352 | Jacques Demers | Lost in round 2 | ||
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 80 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 87 | 378 | 333 | 1318 | John Brophy | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Maine Mariners | 80 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 86 | 342 | 309 | 1936 | Tom McVie | Lost in Finals | ||
| Adirondack Red Wings | 80 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 77 | 329 | 343 | 1758 | Bill Mahoney | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Moncton Alpines | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 75 | 304 | 315 | 1923 | Doug Messier | Out of Playoffs | ||
| Sherbrooke Jets | 80 | 22 | 54 | 4 | 48 | 288 | 390 | 1508 | Rick Bowness | Out of Playoffs | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Rochester Americans | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 101 | 389 | 325 | 1583 | Mike Keenan | Won Championship | ||
| Hershey Bears | 80 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 85 | 313 | 308 | 1601 | Gary Inness | Lost in round 1 | ||
| New Haven Nighthawks | 80 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 84 | 337 | 329 | 1550 | Nick Beverley | Lost in round 2 | ||
| Binghamton Whalers | 80 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 80 | 320 | 333 | 1835 | Multiple coaches | Lost in round 1 | ||
| Baltimore Skipjacks | 80 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 79 | 362 | 366 | 1761 | Lou Angotti | Out of Playoffs | ||
| St. Catharines Saints | 80 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 72 | 335 | 368 | 2031 | Doug Carpenter | Out of Playoffs | ||
| Springfield Indians | 80 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 68 | 282 | 324 | 1270 | Orland Kurtenbach | Out of Playoffs |