October 26, 2021
The American Hockey League today announced the four people selected for induction into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame as the Class of 2022. Former Hershey forward Keith Aucoin, along with Nolan Baumgartner, Dave Creighton, and Bill Torrey have been selected as the 17th group of enshrinees.
Aucoin, one of the most decorated players ever to skate in the American Hockey League, played four seasons with the Bears from 2008-12, helping the club to back-to-back Calder Cup titles in 2009 and 2010. He was the AHL’s MVP and scoring champion for the 2009-10 season after tallying 106 points (35g, 71a) in 70 games with the Bears. In 238 career games with Hershey, Aucoin posted 344 points (89g, 255a). He ranks ninth in franchise history in assists and is one of just 11 Bears all-time to win the AHL's scoring title. He served as an alternate captain for all four of his seasons with the Chocolate and White.
Aucoin was undrafted out of NCAA Division III Norwich University in Vermont, and broke into the AHL with his hometown Lowell Lock Monsters in 2001-02. He went on to record 857 points in 769 games over parts of 13 AHL seasons with Lowell, the Providence Bruins, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Albany River Rats, Hershey, the Toronto Marlies and Chicago Wolves, retiring as the seventh-leading scorer in league history. He played in a record-tying six AHL All-Star Classics, and was voted a First Team (2009, 2010, 2012) and Second Team (2006, 2007, 2011) AHL All-Star three times each.
In addition to the Class of 2022, this season’s induction ceremony will include long-time AHL President and CEO David Andrews, who was previously selected as the lone member of the Class of 2021. The ceremony will take place as part of the festivities at the 2022 AHL All-Star Classic, hosted by the Laval Rocket. The American Hockey League Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony is scheduled for February 7.
Formed in 2006 to recognize, honor and celebrate individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions in the American Hockey League, the AHL Hall of Fame is housed online at
www.AHLHallofFame.com and is accessible to fans worldwide as part of the AHL Internet Network.
