The 1937–38 AHL season was the second season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the American Hockey League. It was the second season in which the International Hockey League and Canadian-American Hockey League played an interlocking schedule as a "circuit of mutual convenience" with an interlocking schedule. Teams played a 48 game season, with the IHL serving as the West Division and the C-AHL serving as the East Division. The Cleveland Barons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Providence Reds won the Calder Cup as league champions.
| 1937–38 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Cleveland Barons |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Providence Reds |
| Runners-up | Syracuse Stars |
After the season, the IHL and C-AHL formerly merged into a unified league under the I-AHL name.
Team changes
edit- The Cleveland Falcons are renamed the Cleveland Barons.
Final standings
editNotes: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Reds (BOS) | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 114 | 86 |
| Philadelphia Ramblers (NYR) | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 134 | 108 |
| New Haven Eagles (MTL) | 48 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 33 | 93 | 131 |
| Springfield Indians (independent) | 48 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 96 | 140 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 48 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 126 | 114 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets (DET) | 48 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 100 | 104 |
| Syracuse Stars (TOR) | 48 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 49 | 142 | 122 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Markle | Syracuse Stars | 48 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 8 |
| Eddie Convey | Syracuse Stars | 48 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 42 |
| Lorne Duguid | Cleveland Barons | 47 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 22 |
| Les Cunningham | Cleveland Barons | 48 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 55 |
| Phil Hergesheimer | Cleveland Barons | 47 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 13 |
| Charlie Mason | Philadelphia Ramblers | 45 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 11 |
| Bill Carse | Philadelphia Ramblers | 48 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 46 |
| Alex Cook | Cleveland Barons | 43 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 46 |
| Oscar Asmundson | New Haven Eagles | 44 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 57 |
| Murray Armstrong | Syracuse Stars | 35 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 10 |
Calder Cup playoffs
edit| Preliminary Round | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New Haven | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Providence | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Syracuse | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cleveland | 0 | ||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 0 | ||||||||||||