title: Frank Mathers Trophy
text: # Frank Mathers Trophy
  
  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 Canadian Division for the 2020–21 AHL season, a division created for that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  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).
  
  The award is named after former Hershey Bears player, coach, general manager, and team president Frank Mathers.
  
  ## Winners
  
  Total awards won :
  
  | Wins | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 4 | Hershey Bears |
  | 3 | Norfolk Admirals |
  | 3 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
  | 2 | Providence Bruins |
  | 2 | Toronto Marlies |
  | 2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
  | 1 | Binghamton Rangers |
  | 1 | Binghamton Senators |
  | 1 | Charlotte Checkers |
  | 1 | Hartford Wolf Pack |
  | 1 | Kentucky Thoroughblades |
  | 1 | Laval Rocket |
  | 1 | Manchester Monarchs |
  | 1 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
  | 1 | Portland Pirates |
  | 1 | Rochester Americans |
  | 1 | Syracuse Crunch |
  
  ### Winner by season
  
  **Key**
  
  * ‡ = Eventual Calder Cup champions
  
  | Awarded for | Season | Team | Win |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Southern Division champion | 1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | 1 |
  | Mid-Atlantic Division champion |
  | Mid-Atlantic Division champion | 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 1 |
  | Mid-Atlantic Division champion | 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms‡ | 2 |
  | Mid-Atlantic Division champion | 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 3 |
  | Mid-Atlantic Division champion | 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 1 |
  | Mid-Atlantic Division champion | 2000–01 | Rochester Americans | 1 |
  | South Division champion |
  | South Division champion | 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | 1 |
  | South Division champion | 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | 2 |
  | Eastern Conference champion |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2003–04 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2005–06 | Portland Pirates | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2008–09 | Hershey Bears‡ | 2 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2009–10 | Hershey Bears‡ | 3 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 1 |
  | East Division champion |
  | East Division champion | 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals‡ | 3 |
  | East Division champion | 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | 1 |
  | East Division champion | 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | 1 |
  | East Division champion | 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | 4 |
  | Eastern Conference champion |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2016–17 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies‡ | 2 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers‡ | 1 |
  | Eastern Conference champion | 2019–20 | Providence Bruins | 2 |
  | Canadian Division champion | 2020–21 | Laval Rocket | 1 |
  