The 1953–54 AHL season was the 18th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their seventh Calder Cup championship.
1953–54 AHL season | |
---|---|
League | American Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Regular season | |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Buffalo Bisons |
Season MVP | Red Sullivan |
Top scorer | Red Sullivan |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Cleveland Barons |
Runners-up | Hershey Bears |
Team changes
edit- The St. Louis Flyers cease operations.
Final standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
Overall | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bisons (MTL) | 70 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 85 | 283 | 217 |
Hershey Bears (BOS) | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 78 | 274 | 243 |
Cleveland Barons (independent) | 70 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 76 | 269 | 227 |
Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 73 | 250 | 222 |
Providence Reds (independent) | 70 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 56 | 211 | 276 |
Syracuse Warriors (independent) | 70 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 52 | 215 | 317 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Sullivan | Hershey Bears | 69 | 30 | 89 | 119 | 54 |
Jack Gordon | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 31 | 71 | 102 | 20 |
Don Marshall | Buffalo Bisons | 70 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 8 |
Gaye Stewart | Buffalo Bisons | 70 | 42 | 53 | 95 | 38 |
Eddie Olson | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 40 | 54 | 94 | 50 |
Lorne Ferguson | Hershey Bears | 70 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 34 |
Danny Lewicki | Pittsburgh Hornets | 60 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 19 |
Arnie Kullman | Hershey Bears | 69 | 40 | 41 | 81 | 35 |
Dunc Fisher | Hershey Bears | 69 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 24 |
Ed Slowinski | Buffalo Bisons | 67 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 16 |
Calder Cup playoffs
edit- First round
- Cleveland Barons defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 0.
- Hershey Bears defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 2.
- Finals
- Cleveland Barons defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 2, to win the Calder Cup.
- list of scores
Trophy and Award winners
edit- Team Awards
Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Cleveland Barons |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions: | Buffalo Bisons |
- Individual Awards
Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | George Sullivan - Hershey Bears |
Carl Liscombe Trophy Top point scorer: | George Sullivan - Hershey Bears |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Don Marshall - Buffalo Bisons |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets |
See also
editReferences
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