AHL 1958/59
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The 1958/59 season was the 23rd regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the six teams in the league played 70 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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Buffalo bison | 70 | 38 | 28 | 4th | 233 | 201 | 80 |
Cleveland Barons | 70 | 37 | 30th | 3 | 261 | 252 | 77 |
Rochester Americans | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 242 | 209 | 73 |
Hershey Bears | 70 | 32 | 32 | 6th | 200 | 202 | 70 |
Springfield Indians | 70 | 30th | 38 | 2 | 253 | 282 | 62 |
Providence Reds | 70 | 28 | 40 | 2 | 222 | 265 | 58 |
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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Bill Hicke | Rochester Americans | 69 | 41 | 56 | 97 | 41 |
Ken Schinkel | Springfield Indians | 70 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 19th |
Rudy Migay | Rochester Americans | 51 | 24 | 58 | 82 | 100 |
Harry Pidhirny | Springfield Indians | 70 | 21st | 60 | 81 | 26th |
Gary Aldcorn | Rochester Americans | 66 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 52 |
Eddie Mazur | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 54 |
Kind of Stratton | Cleveland Barons | 62 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 40 |
Bill Sweeney | Buffalo bison | 70 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 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 | |||||||
1 | Buffalo bison | 4th | ||||||
3 | Rochester Americans | 1 | ||||||
1 | Buffalo bison | 2 | ||||||
4th | Hershey Bears | 4th | ||||||
2 | Cleveland Barons | 3 | ||||||
4th | Hershey Bears | 4th |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs |
Hershey Bears |
FG “Teddy” Oke Trophy Best team of the regular season |
Buffalo bison |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season |
Bill Hicke | Rochester Americans |
Rudy Migay | ||
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer |
Bill Hicke | Rochester Americans |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie |
Bill Hicke | Rochester Americans |
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender |
Steve Kraftcheck | Rochester Americans |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded |
Bobby Perreault | Hershey Bears |