The 1964–65 AHL season was the 29th season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding media coverage of the AHL.
| 1964–65 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Quebec Aces |
| Season MVP | Art Stratton |
| Top scorer | Art Stratton |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Rochester Americans |
| Runners-up | Hershey Bears |
Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
Final standings
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Aces (MTL) | 72 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 90 | 280 | 223 |
| Hershey Bears (BOS) | 72 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 76 | 246 | 243 |
| Baltimore Clippers (NYR) | 72 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 75 | 275 | 249 |
| Springfield Indians (independent) | 72 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 62 | 237 | 273 |
| Providence Reds (independent) | 72 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 42 | 193 | 312 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Americans (TOR) | 72 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 99 | 310 | 199 |
| Buffalo Bisons (CHI) | 72 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 86 | 261 | 218 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets (DET) | 72 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 65 | 228 | 256 |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 72 | 24 | 43 | 5 | 53 | 228 | 285 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Stratton | Buffalo Bisons | 71 | 25 | 84 | 109 | 32 |
| Bronco Horvath | Rochester Americans | 72 | 38 | 68 | 106 | 24 |
| Len Lunde | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 50 | 46 | 96 | 40 |
| Pat Hannigan | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 38 | 54 | 92 | 116 |
| Stan Smrke | Rochester Americans | 71 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 28 |
| Gerry Ehman | Rochester Americans | 70 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 20 |
| Ed Litzenberger | Rochester Americans | 72 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 34 |
| Wayne Hicks | Quebec Aces | 72 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 52 |
| Gord Labossiere | Baltimore Clippers | 72 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 72 |
| Ed Hoekstra | Quebec Aces | 71 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 16 |
Calder Cup playoffs
edit- First round
- Rochester Americans defeated Quebec Aces 4 games to 1.
- Hershey Bears defeated Baltimore Clippers 3 games to 2.
- Buffalo Bisons defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 1.
- Second round
- Rochester Americans earned second round bye.
- Hershey Bears defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 2.
- Finals
- Rochester Americans defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 1, to win the Calder Cup.
- list of scores
Trophy and award winners
edit- Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: |
Rochester Americans |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, East Division: |
Quebec Aces |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division: |
Rochester Americans |
- Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: |
Art Stratton - Buffalo Bisons |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: |
Art Stratton - Buffalo Bisons |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: |
Ray Cullen - Buffalo Bisons |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: |
Al Arbour - Rochester Americans |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: |
Gerry Cheevers - Rochester Americans |
- Other awards
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: |
Robert Martineau (posthumously) |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: |
Charley Barton, Buffalo |