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1950–51 AHL season

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1950–51 AHL season
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyCleveland Barons
Season MVPAb DeMarco
Top scorerAb DeMarco
Playoffs
ChampionsCleveland Barons
  Runners-upPittsburgh Hornets
AHL seasons

The 1950–51 AHL season was the 15th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 70 games each, however the New Haven Eagles folded midseason. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their fifth Calder Cup as league champions.

Team changes

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Final standings

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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
Buffalo Bisons (MTL) 70 40 26 4 84 309 284
Hershey Bears (BOS) 70 38 28 4 80 256 242
Springfield Indians (independent) 70 27 37 6 60 268 254
Providence Reds (independent) 70 24 41 5 53 247 303
New Haven Eagles (independent) 28 5 23 0 10 74 154
West GP W L T Pts GF GA
Cleveland Barons (independent) 71 44 22 5 93 281 221
Indianapolis Capitals (DET) 70 38 29 3 79 287 255
Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) 71 31 33 7 69 212 177
St. Louis Flyers (independent) 70 32 34 4 68 233 252
Cincinnati Mohawks (MTL/NYR) 70 28 34 8 64 203 228

New Haven Eagles folded midseason.

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ab DeMarco Buffalo Bisons 64 37 76 113 35
Grant Warwick Buffalo Bisons 65 34 65 99 43
Jack McGill Providence Reds 69 29 69 98 58
Fred Thurier Cleveland Barons 64 32 63 95 19
George Sullivan Hershey Bears 70 28 56 84 36
Max McNab Indianapolis Capitals 70 36 48 84 8
Fred Glover Indianapolis Capitals 69 48 36 84 106
Wally Hergesheimer Cleveland Barons 71 42 41 83 8

Calder Cup playoffs

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First round
Second round
Finals

Trophy and award winners

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Team Awards
Calder Cup
Playoff champions:
Cleveland Barons
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular Season champions, West Division:
Cleveland Barons
Individual Awards
Les Cunningham Award
Most valuable player:
Ab DeMarco - Buffalo Bisons
Carl Liscombe Trophy
Top point scorer:
Ab DeMarco - Buffalo Bisons
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Rookie of the year:
Wally Hergesheimer - Cleveland Barons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average:
Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets

See also

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References

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