1944–45 AHL season

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1944-45 AHL season
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyCleveland Barons
Finals championsCleveland Barons
  Runners-upHershey Bears
AHL seasons
← 1943-44
1945-46 →

The 1944–45 AHL season was the ninth season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 60 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their third F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their third Calder Cup as league champions.

Team changes[]

  • The St. Louis Flyers transfer to the AHL from the defunct American Hockey Association, as an expansion team based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing in the West Division.

Final standings[]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

East GP W L T Pts GF GA
Buffalo Bisons (Independent) 60 31 21 8 70 200 182
Hershey Bears (Independent) 60 28 24 8 64 197 186
Providence Reds (Independent) 60 23 31 6 52 241 249
West GP W L T Pts GF GA
Cleveland Barons (Independent) 60 34 16 10 78 256 199
Indianapolis Capitals (DET) 60 25 24 11 61 169 167
Pittsburgh Hornets (Independent) 60 26 27 7 59 267 247
St. Louis Flyers (Independent) 60 14 38 8 36 157 257

Scoring leaders[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Bob Walton Pittsburgh Hornets 58 37 58 95 17
Bob Gracie Pittsburgh Hornets 58 40 55 95 4
Louis Trudel Cleveland Barons 60 45 48 93 25
Cleveland Barons 56 30 60 90 7
Earl Bartholomew Cleveland Barons 60 38 43 81 26
Les Cunningham Cleveland Barons 56 35 45 80 4
Providence Reds 45 32 40 72 45
Providence Reds 60 28 41 69 6
Billy Gooden Hershey Bears 59 27 41 68 12
Pete Leswick Indianapolis Capitals 53 29 39 68 12

Calder Cup playoffs[]

League Semi-Finals Calder Cup Final
      
E1 Buffalo 2
W1 Cleveland 4
W1 Cleveland 4
E2 Hershey 2
E2 Hershey 4
W2 Indianapolis 1

See also[]

References[]

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