1938–39 AHL season
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The 1938–39 AHL season was the third season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 54 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Cleveland Barons won the Calder Cup as league champions.
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Team changes
- The Hershey Bears, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, transfer from the Eastern Amateur Hockey League to the I-AHL as an expansion team, playing in the West Division. The Bears have been in the I-AHL/AHL ever since, without relocating or renaming, and are currently the oldest team in the league to do so, as of the 2015–16 season.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| East | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Ramblers | 54 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 69 | 214 | 161 |
| Providence Reds | 54 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 53 | 136 | 153 |
| Springfield Indians | 54 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 41 | 121 | 179 |
| New Haven Eagles | 54 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 114 | 174 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey Bears | 54 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 140 | 110 |
| Syracuse Stars | 54 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 61 | 152 | 117 |
| Cleveland Barons | 54 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 55 | 145 | 138 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets | 54 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 46 | 176 | 166 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Deacon | Pittsburgh Hornets | 46 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 41 |
| Bill Carse | Philadelphia Ramblers | 54 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 22 |
| James MacDonald | Philadelphia Ramblers | 49 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 48 |
| Murray Armstrong | Syracuse Stars | 50 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 10 |
| Joe Krol | Philadelphia Ramblers | 54 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 34 |
| Phil Hergesheimer | Cleveland Barons | 54 | 34 | 19 | 53 | 23 |
| Lorne Duguid | Cleveland/Pittsburgh | 54 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 23 |
| Norm Locking | Syracuse Stars | 53 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 28 |
| Bobby Kirk | Philadelphia Ramblers | 49 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 12 |
| Cliff Barton | Philadelphia Ramblers | 52 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 16 |
Calder Cup playoffs
| Preliminary Round | League Semi-Final | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Hershey | 2 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Syracuse | 1 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Providence | 0 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Springfield | 1 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||
See also
References
| Preceded by | AHL seasons | Succeeded by 1939–40 AHL season |
