AHL 1949/50

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The 1949/50 season was the 14th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's ten teams played 70 games each. The six 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 70 32 29 9 226 208 73
Providence Reds 70 34 33 3 268 267 71
Springfield Indians 70 28 34 8th 245 258 64
New Haven Ramblers 70 24 36 10 196 250 58
Hershey Bears 70 21st 39 10 229 310 52
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Cleveland Barons 70 45 15th 10 357 230 100
Indianapolis Capitals 70 35 24 11 267 231 81
St. Louis Flyers 70 34 28 8th 258 250 76
Pittsburgh Hornets 70 29 26th 15th 215 185 73
Cincinnati Mohawks 70 19th 37 14th 185 257 52

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
Les Douglas Cleveland Barons 67 32 68 100 27
From DeMarco Buffalo bison 70 40 54 94 16
John Chad Providence Reds 70 36 54 90 4th
Pete Leswick Cleveland Barons 64 36 50 86 18th
Jack Gordon New Haven Ramblers 70 23 60 83 2
Cliff Simpson St. Louis Flyers 56 31 52 83 8th
Fred Thurier Cleveland Barons 57 30th 52 82 22nd
Bob Carse Cleveland Barons 69 30th 52 82 23
Jack McGill Providence Reds 66 24 58 82 67
Bill McComb St. Louis Flyers 61 32 49 81 43

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, as well as the two second and third within their 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

  • (W1) BYE to the Cleveland Barons
  • (W2) Indianapolis Capitals - (E2) Providence Reds 2-0

final

  • (W2) Indianapolis Capitals - (W1) Cleveland Barons 4-0

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

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

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Les Douglas Cleveland Barons
Carl Liscombe Trophy
Best Scorer 		Les Douglas Cleveland Barons
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Paul Meger Buffalo bison
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Connie Dion Buffalo bison

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