1939–40 AHL season
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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1939–40 AHL season
| league = American Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration =
| attendance =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
| season_champs = Indianapolis Capitals
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Carl Liscombe Trophy
| playoffs =
| playoffs_link =
| finals = Playoffs
| finals_link = 1940 Calder Cup playoffs
| finals_champ = Providence Reds
| finals_runner-up = Pittsburgh Hornets
|prevseason_year = 1938–39
|nextseason_year = 1940–41
| seasonslist = List of AHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = AHL
}}
The 1939–40 AHL season was the fourth season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the American Hockey League. The league consisted of nine teams total. Four teams in the Eastern Division played a 54 game season, while five teams in the Western Division played a 56 game season. The Indianapolis Capitals won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Providence Reds won the Calder Cup as league champions.
Team changes
- The Indianapolis Capitals joined the IAHL as an expansion team, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the West Division.
Final standings
Notes: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| class="wikitable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | East
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Reds (CHI) | 54 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 62 | 161 | 157 |
| New Haven Eagles (MTL) | 54 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 57 | 177 | 183 |
| Springfield Indians (NYA) | 54 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 54 | 166 | 149 |
| Philadelphia Ramblers (NYR) | 54 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 38 | 133 | 170 |
| class="wikitable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | West
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | T ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Capitals (DET) | 56 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 62 | 174 | 144 |
| Hershey Bears (BOS) | 56 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 59 | 154 | 156 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) | 56 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 59 | 152 | 133 |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 127 | 130 |
| Syracuse Stars (independent) | 56 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 49 | 147 | 169 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Team ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | A ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | PIM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Locking | Syracuse Stars | 55 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 12 |
| Fred Thurier | Springfield Indians | 54 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 27 |
| Tony Hemmerling | New Haven Eagles | 51 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 4 |
| Max Bennett | Syracuse Stars | 56 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 10 |
| Ron Hudson | Indianapolis Capitals | 54 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 19 |
| George Patterson | New Haven Eagles | 54 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 42 |
| Eddie Convey | Syracuse Stars | 53 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 24 |
| Jack Toupin | Syracuse Stars | 49 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 12 |
| Marcel Tremblay | New Haven Eagles | 51 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 13 |
| Norman Schultz | Springfield Indians | 54 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 6 |
Calder Cup playoffs
{{6TeamBracket-Info |style=2
| RD1=Preliminary Round
| RD2=League Semi-Final
| RD3=Calder Cup Final
| RD1-seed1=E2
| RD1-team1=New Haven
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=W2
| RD1-team2=Hershey
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=E3
| RD1-team3=Springfield
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=W3
| RD1-team4=Pittsburgh
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=E1
| RD2-team1=Providence
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=W1
| RD2-team2=Indianapolis
| RD2-score2=2
| RD2-seed3=W2
| RD2-team3=Hershey
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4=W3
| RD2-team4=Pittsburgh
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=E1
| RD3-team1=Providence
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=W3
| RD3-team2=Pittsburgh
| RD3-score2=0
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://www.theahl.com/ AHL official site]
- [http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/ AHL Hall of Fame]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516110244/http://www.hockeydb.com/ HockeyDB]
- [http://hockeyleaguehistory.com/International_American_Hockey_League_1936.htm hockeyleaguehistory.com]
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before = 1938–39 AHL season |
after = 1940–41 AHL season |
title = AHL seasons |
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{{AHL}}
{{Defunct AHL}}
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