AHL 1950/51

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The 1950/51 season was the 15th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the ten teams in the league were supposed to play 70 games each, but the schedule had to be changed due to the early financial end of the New Haven Eagles . 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 40 26th 4th 309 284 84
Hershey Bears 70 38 28 4th 256 242 80
Springfield Indians 70 27 37 6th 268 254 60
Providence Reds 70 24 41 5 247 303 53
New Haven Eagles 28 5 23 0 74 154 10
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Cleveland Barons 71 44 22nd 5 281 221 93
Indianapolis Capitals 70 38 29 3 287 255 79
Pittsburgh Hornets 71 31 33 7th 212 177 69
St. Louis Flyers 70 32 34 4th 233 252 68
Cincinnati Mohawks 70 28 34 8th 203 228 64

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
From DeMarco Buffalo bison 64 37 76 113 35
Grant Warwick Buffalo bison 65 34 65 99 43
Jack McGill Providence Reds 69 29 69 98 58
Fred Thurier Cleveland Barons 64 32 63 95 19th
George Sullivan Hershey Bears 70 28 56 84 36
Max McNab Indianapolis Capitals 70 36 48 84 8th
Fred Glover Indianapolis Capitals 69 48 36 84 106
Wally Hergesheimer Cleveland Barons 71 42 41 83 8th

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-five 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
  • (W3) Pittsburgh Hornets - (E2) Hershey Bears 3-0

final

  • (W1) Cleveland Barons - (W3) Pittsburgh Hornets 4-3

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

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		From DeMarco Buffalo bison
Carl Liscombe Trophy
Best Scorer 		From DeMarco Buffalo bison
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Wally Hergesheimer Cleveland Barons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Gil Mayer Pittsburgh Hornets

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