AHL 1955/56
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The 1955/56 season was the 20th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the six teams in the league played 64 games each. The four 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
GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Providence Reds | 64 | 45 | 17th | 2 | 263 | 193 | 92 |
Pittsburgh Hornets | 64 | 43 | 17th | 4th | 271 | 186 | 90 |
Buffalo bison | 64 | 29 | 30th | 5 | 239 | 250 | 63 |
Cleveland Barons | 64 | 26th | 31 | 7th | 225 | 231 | 59 |
Hershey Bears | 64 | 19th | 39 | 6th | 218 | 271 | 44 |
Springfield Indians | 64 | 17th | 45 | 2 | 212 | 297 | 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 |
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Zellio Toppazzini | Providence Reds | 64 | 42 | 71 | 113 | 44 |
Willie Marshall | Pittsburgh Hornets | 58 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 47 |
Camille Henry | Providence Reds | 59 | 50 | 41 | 91 | 8th |
Ken Wharram | Buffalo bison | 59 | 27 | 63 | 90 | 27 |
Dunc Fisher | Hershey Bears | 60 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 73 |
Paul Larivée | Providence Reds | 54 | 27 | 53 | 80 | 38 |
Fred Glover | Cleveland Barons | 64 | 42 | 57 | 79 | 187 |
Larry Wilson | Buffalo bison | 62 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 74 |
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. The semi-finals were held in best-of-five mode, while the final was held in best-of-seven mode.
Play-off overview
Semifinals | final | |||||||
1 | Providence Reds | 3 | ||||||
3 | Buffalo bison | 2 | ||||||
1 | Providence Reds | 4th | ||||||
4th | Cleveland Barons | 0 | ||||||
2 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1 | ||||||
4th | Cleveland Barons | 3 |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Providence Reds |
FG “Teddy” Oke Trophy Best team of the regular season |
Providence Reds |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
Johnny Bower | Providence Reds |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Zellio Toppazzini | Providence Reds |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Bruce Cline | Providence Reds |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
Gil Mayer | Pittsburgh Hornets |