AHL 1962/63

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The 1962/63 season was the 27th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's nine teams played 72 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
Providence Reds 72 38 29 5 239 203 81
Hershey Bears 72 36 28 8th 262 231 80
Baltimore Clippers 72 35 30th 7th 226 244 77
As de Québec 72 33 28 11 206 210 77
Springfield Indians 72 33 31 8th 282 236 74
West Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Buffalo bison 72 41 24 7th 237 199 89
Cleveland Barons 72 31 34 7th 270 253 69
Rochester Americans 72 24 39 9 241 270 57
Pittsburgh Hornets 72 20th 48 4th 200 317 44

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
Bill Sweeney Springfield Indians 69 38 65 103 16
Hank Ciesla Cleveland Barons 72 42 56 98 41
Willie Marshall Hershey Bears 72 36 56 92 12
Kind of Stratton Buffalo bison 70 20th 70 90 18th
Bruce Cline Springfield Indians 72 39 48 87 26th
Cleland Mortson Hershey Bears 72 32 54 86 97
Bill Masterton Cleveland Barons 72 27 55 82 12
John McKenzie Buffalo bison 71 35 46 81 122
Stan Baluik Providence Reds 72 23 58 81 52
Fred Glover Cleveland Barons 71 26th 54 80 171

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 second of the Eastern and Western Division met the third and the two division winners met. 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 play-off rounds took place in best-of-three mode, with the two division winners playing in best-of-seven mode for participation in the finals. The second play-off round took place in the best-of-five mode. The final itself, however, was played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

First round

Second round

  • (W1) BYE for the Buffalo Bison
  • (E2) Hershey Bears - (W2) Cleveland Barons 3-2

final

  • (W1) Buffalo Bison - (E2) Hershey Bears 4: 3

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Buffalo bison
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the East Division, regular season 		Providence Reds
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the West Division, Regular Season 		Buffalo bison

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Denis DeJordy Buffalo bison
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Bill Sweeney Springfield Indians
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Doug Robinson Buffalo bison
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Marc Réaume Hershey Bears
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Denis DeJordy Buffalo bison

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