1941–42 AHL season
The 1941–42 AHL season was the sixth season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 56 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, and the Calder Cup as league champions.
| 1941–42 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Indianapolis Capitals |
| Calder Cup playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Indianapolis Capitals |
| Runners-up | Hershey Bears |
Team changes
- The Philadelphia Ramblers are renamed the Philadelphia Rockets.
- The Washington Lions join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Washington, D.C., playing in the East Division.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Indians (BRK) | 56 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 67 | 213 | 167 |
| New Haven Eagles (NYR) | 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 56 | 182 | 219 |
| Washington Lions (MTL) | 56 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 46 | 160 | 172 |
| Providence Reds (independent) | 56 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 205 | 237 |
| Philadelphia Rockets (independent) | 56 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 26 | 157 | 254 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Capitals (DET) | 56 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 75 | 204 | 144 |
| Hershey Bears (BOS) | 56 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 207 | 169 |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 174 | 152 |
| Buffalo Bisons (independent) | 56 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 56 | 182 | 157 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets (independent) | 56 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 51 | 210 | 223 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Kelly | Springfield Indians | 46 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 11 |
| Louis Trudel | Washington Lions | 54 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 11 |
| John O'Flaherty | Springfield Indians | 42 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 24 |
| Ab DeMarco | Providence Reds | 39 | 27 | 39 | 61 | 9 |
| Norman Schultz | Pittsburgh Hornets | 56 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 16 |
| Les Cunningham | Cleveland Barons | 56 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 23 |
| Norm Burns | New Haven Eagles | 35 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 13 |
| James MacDonald | Hershey / Buffalo | 58 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 18 |
| John Sherf | Pittsburgh Hornets | 56 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 10 |
| Norm Calladine | Providence Reds | 56 | 32 | 33 | 54 | 6 |
Calder Cup playoffs
| Preliminary Round | League Semi-Final | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Springfield | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Indianapolis | 3 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Indianapolis | 3 | |||||||||||
| E2 | New Haven | 0 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Hershey | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Hershey | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Hershey | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Washington | 0 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||
All Star Classic
The first AHL All-Star game was played on February 3, 1942, at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The East division All-Stars defeated the West division All-Stars 5–4.
See also
References
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