AHL 1948/49

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The 1948/49 season was the 13th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's eleven teams played 68 games each. The six best teams in the AHL then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

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 68 44 18th 6th 347 219 94
Hershey Bears 68 28 35 5 256 261 61
Springfield Indians 68 22nd 37 9 240 276 53
New Haven Ramblers 68 20th 40 8th 223 286 48
Philadelphia Rockets 68 15th 48 5 230 407 35
Washington Lions 68 11 53 4th 179 401 26th
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Flyers 68 41 18th 9 294 192 91
Indianapolis Capitals 68 39 17th 12 288 209 90
Cleveland Barons 68 41 21st 6th 286 451 88
Pittsburgh Hornets 68 39 19th 10 301 175 88
Buffalo bison 68 33 27 8th 246 213 74

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
Sid Smith Pittsburgh Hornets 68 55 57 112 4th
Carl Liscombe Providence Reds 68 55 47 102 2
Roger Bedard Providence Reds 67 29 61 90 45
Harvey Fraser Providence Reds 68 34 55 89 16
Paul Gladu St. Louis Flyers 67 51 34 85 28
Murdo MacKay Buffalo bison 68 32 52 84 20th
Fred Glover Indianapolis Capitals 68 35 48 83 59
Jackie Hamilton Providence Reds 59 26th 54 80 32
Phil Maloney Hershey Bears 64 29 50 79 21st
Pete Leswick Cleveland Barons 68 44 35 79 10

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The six best teams in the American Hockey League qualified for the play-offs. In the first play-off round, the first of the Eastern Division met the first of the Western Division, the second of the Eastern Division met the second of the Western Division, and the third of the Easer Division met the third of the Western Division. The two winners from the duels between the teams in places two and three then met in the second round, while the winner from the duel between the two division winners was automatically qualified for the final by a bye . The first two play-off rounds took place in the best-of-three mode, with the two division winners playing for the finals in the best-of-seven mode. The final itself was also played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

First round

Second round

  • (E1) BYE to Providence Reds
  • (E2) Hershey Bears - (W3) Cleveland Barons 2-0

final

  • (E1) Providence Reds - (E2) Hershey Bears 4: 3

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 		St. Louis Flyers

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Carl Liscombe Providence Reds
Carl Liscombe Trophy
Best Scorer 		Sid Smith Pittsburgh Hornets
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Terry Sawchuk Indianapolis Capitals
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Baz Bastien Pittsburgh Hornets

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