AHL 1937/38

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The 1937/38 season was the second regular season of the International-American Hockey League (from 1940 American Hockey League - AHL). During the regular season, the seven teams played 48 games each. The six best teams in the league then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Regular season

East Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Providence Reds 48 25th 16 7th 114 86 57
Philadelphia Ramblers 48 26th 18th 4th 134 108 56
New Haven Eagles 48 13 28 7th 93 131 33
Springfield Indians 48 10 30th 8th 96 140 28
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Cleveland Barons 48 25th 12 11 126 114 61
Pittsburgh Hornets 48 22nd 18th 8th 100 104 52
Syracuse Stars 48 21st 20th 7th 142 122 49

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Jack Markle Syracuse Stars 48 22nd 32 54 8th
Eddie Convey Syracuse Stars 48 19th 33 52 42
Lorne Duguid Cleveland Barons 47 22nd 27 49 22nd
Les Cunningham Cleveland Barons 48 19th 28 47 55
Phil Hergesheimer Cleveland Barons 47 25th 20th 45 13
Charlie Mason Philadelphia Ramblers 45 24 20th 44 11
Bill Carse Philadelphia Ramblers 48 15th 25th 40 46
Alex Cook Cleveland Barons 43 13 27 40 46
Oscar Asmundson New Haven Eagles 44 13 26th 39 57
Murray Armstrong Syracuse Stars 35 7th 31 38 10

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The six best teams in the American Hockey League qualified for the play-offs. While the two division winners received a bye in the first play-off round , the other four qualified teams competed from the first play-off round. The first two play-off rounds took place in the best-of-three mode. The final itself, however, was played in the best-of-five mode.

Play-off overview

First round

Second round

  • (E1) Providence Reds - (E2) Philadelphia Ramblers 2-1
  • (W3) Syracuse Stars - (W1) Cleveland Barons 2-0

final

  • (E1) Providence Reds - (W3) Syracuse Stars 3-1

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Providence Reds
FG “Teddy” Oke Trophy
Best team in the West Division, regular season 		Cleveland Barons

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