AHL 1944/45

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The 1944/45 season was the ninth regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the seven teams in the league played 60 games each. The four best teams in the AHL 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
Buffalo bison 60 31 8th 21st 200 182 70
Hershey Bears 60 28 24 8th 197 186 64
Providence Reds 60 23 6th 31 241 249 52
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Cleveland Barons 60 34 10 16 256 199 78
Indianapolis Capitals 60 25th 11 24 169 167 61
Pittsburgh Hornets 60 26th 7th 27 267 247 59
St. Louis Flyers 60 14th 38 8th 157 257 36

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
Bob Walton Pittsburgh Hornets 58 37 58 95 17th
Bob Gracie Pittsburgh Hornets 58 40 55 95 4th
Louis Trudel Cleveland Barons 60 45 48 93 25th
Tom Burlington Cleveland Barons 56 30th 60 90 7th
Earl Bartholomew Cleveland Barons 60 38 43 81 26th
Les Cunningham Cleveland Barons 56 35 45 80 4th
Paul Courteau Providence Reds 45 32 70 72 45
Jack Lavoie Providence Reds 60 28 41 69 6th
Billy Gooden Hershey Bears 59 27 41 68 12
Pete Leswick Indianapolis Capitals 53 29 39 68 12

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams in the American Hockey League qualified for the play-offs. In the semifinals and finals, these played the Calder Cup winner. Both the semifinals and the finals were played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

  Semifinals final
                 
E1 Buffalo bison 2    
W1 Cleveland Barons 4th  
W1 Cleveland Barons 4th
  E2 Hershey Bears 2
E2 Hershey Bears 4th
W2 Indianapolis Capitals 1  

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

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

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