As many of you who are reading this may know, I cover the Toronto Marlies and am an avid follower of the American Hockey League.

In two of the last three seasons, Toronto have recorded 100+ points during the regular season and I found myself wondering if this was a rare occurrence in the history of the AHL.

It turned out not to be the case as some time and research proved.

It took until 1969-70 and the 34th AHL season for the hundred point mark to be achieved.
Montreal Voyageurs were an expansion team and achieved the ton in what was only a 72 game season.

The following is a list of teams to achieve the single season, one hundred point feat plus details about various league changes through the years that have impacted upon teams being able to reach the landmark.

1972-73

Twelve teams played 76 regular-season games
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Cincinnati Swords
The expansion of the league to twelve led to two teams hitting the mark for the first time in AHL history.

1975-76 + 1976-77
Nova Scotia Voyageurs put up back-to-back one hundred point seasons as the league dwindled to eight teams in 75-76 (76 game schedule) and six in 76-77 (80 game schedule).

1978-79

Nine teams played 80 regular-season games
Maine Mariners
New Haven Nighthawks

1979-80

Ten teams played 80 regular-season games
New Haven Nighthawks
The Nighthawks became just the second team to record consecutive one hundred point seasons.

1980-81

Nine teams played 80 regular-season games
Hershey Bears

1981-82

Eleven teams played 80 regular-season games
New Brunswick Hawks
Maine Mariners

1982-83 + 1983-84

Thirteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Rochester Americans

1984-85

Thirteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Binghamton Whalers

1986-87

Thirteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Sherbrooke Canadiens
Rochester Americans
Binghamton Whalers
The first ocassion three teams achieved the ton mark.

1987-88

Fourteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Hershey Bears
Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans recorded their fourth one hundred point campaign in five seasons.

1988-89

Fourteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Sherbrooke Canadiens
Adirondack Red Wings

1989-90

Fourteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Sherbrooke Canadiens

1992-93

Sixteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Binghamton Rangers
Not the first Binghamton team to reach the milestone but the Rangers achievement is notable for the fact they recorded a staggering 124 points, an AHL record that still stands.

1993-94

Sixteen teams played 80 regular-season games
St. John’s Maple Leafs

1994-95

Sixteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Albany River Rats
Portland Pirates

1995-96

Eighteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Albany River Rats
Springfield Falcons

1996-97

Eighteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Worcester IceCats
Philadelphia Phantoms
Hershey Bears

1997-98

Eighteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Albany River Rats
Philadelphia Phantoms

1998-99

Nineteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Providence Bruins
Rochester Americans
Albany River Rats
Philadelphia Phantoms
As the league continued to expand, so did the number of teams hitting the 100 point mark, with four being the new high.

1999-00

Nineteen teams played 80 regular-season games
Hartford Wolf Pack
Rochester Americans

2000-01

Twenty teams played 80 regular-season games
Saint John Flames
Worcester IceCats
Rochester Americans

The 2001–02 AHL season saw no team record a hundred points but did bring about the biggest growth in the league’s history. The sad demise of the International Hockey League meant six teams were brought in with the addition of two expansion teams as a total of twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule.

2002-03

Twenty-eight teams played 80 regular-season games
Providence Bruins
Hamilton Bulldogs
Houston Aeros
Grand Rapids Griffins

2003-04

Twenty-eight teams played 80 regular-season games
Hartford Wolf Pack
Philadelphia Phantoms
Milwaukee Admirals

2004-05

Twenty-eight teams played 80 regular-season games
Manchester Monarchs
Hartford Wolf Pack
Binghamton Senators
Philadelphia Phantoms
Rochester Americans
Chicago Wolves
Milwaukee Admirals
The 2000’s brought a huge jump in the amount of teams achieving the hundred milestone, with expansion not resulting in greater competition at this point.

2005-06

Twenty-seven teams played 80 regular-season games
Portland Pirates
Hartford Wolf Pack
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Hershey Bears
Grand Rapids Griffins
Syracuse Crunch
Manitoba Moose
Milwaukee Admirals
Houston Aeros
Peoria Rivermen
A staggering ten teams achieved 100+ points and three of those would go on to repeat the feat next season.

2006-07

Twenty-seven teams played 80 regular-season games
Manchester Monarchs
Hershey Bears
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Norfolk Admirals
Manitoba Moose
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
Chicago Wolves

2007-08

Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games
Providence Bruins
Hartford Wolf Pack
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Toronto Marlies
Syracuse Crunch
Chicago Wolves

2008-09

Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games
Hershey Bears
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Manitoba Moose
Hamilton Bulldogs
Milwaukee Admirals

2009-10

Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games
Worcester Sharks
Portland Pirates
Hershey Bears
Hamilton Bulldogs
Chicago Wolves

2010-11

Thirty teams played 80 games regular-season games
Portland Pirates
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Hershey Bears
Milwaukee Admirals

An expansion to thirty teams as the AHL mirrored the NHL in that respect for the first time in modern history.

2011-12

Thirty teams played 76 regular-season games
Norfolk Admirals

The schedule was reduced by four games and the season extended by a week, leading to just a single team in 11-12 and 12-13 achieving the hundred mark.

2012-13

Thirty teams played 76 regular-season games
Providence Bruins

2013-14

Thirty teams played 76 regular-season games
Manchester Monarchs
Springfield Falcons
Texas Stars
Chicago Wolves

2014-15

Thirty teams played 76 regular-season games
Manchester Monarchs
Hershey Bears
Utica Comets
Grand Rapids Griffins

2015-16

Twenty-five teams played 76 games and Five teams played 68 games
Toronto Marlies
Albany Devils
Milwaukee Admirals
As a result of the newly created Pacific Division, five expansion teams would only have to compete in 68 games and points percentage would be brought in to determine league positioning.

2016-17

Twenty-five teams played 76 games and Five teams played 68 games
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Chicago Wolves
Grand Rapids Griffins

2017-18

Twenty-five teams played 76 games and Five teams played 68 games
Toronto Marlies
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Syracuse Crunch