1959–60 AHL season
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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1959–60 AHL season
| league = American Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration =
| attendance =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
| season_champs = Springfield Indians
| MVP = Fred Glover
| MVP_link = Les Cunningham Award
| top_scorer = Fred Glover
| top_scorer_link = John B. Sollenberger Trophy
| playoffs =
| playoffs_link =
| finals = Playoffs
| finals_link = 1960 Calder Cup playoffs
| finals_champ = Springfield Indians
| finals_runner-up = Rochester Americans
|prevseason_year = 1958–59
|nextseason_year = 1960–61
| seasonslist = List of AHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = AHL
}}
The 1959–60 AHL season was the 24th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Aces become the first Canada-based team in the league. The Springfield Indians finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.
Team changes
- The Quebec Aces, based in Quebec City, transfer to the AHL as an expansion team, from the defunct Quebec Hockey League.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Overall
! 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Indians (NYR) | 72 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 92 | 280 | 219 |
| Rochester Americans (MTL/TOR) | 72 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 85 | 285 | 211 |
| Providence Reds (BOS) | 72 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 78 | 251 | 237 |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 72 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 76 | 267 | 229 |
| Buffalo Bisons (CHI) | 72 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 70 | 251 | 271 |
| Hershey Bears (DET) | 72 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 63 | 226 | 238 |
| Quebec Aces (independent) | 72 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 40 | 178 | 333 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Glover | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 38 | 69 | 107 | 143 |
| Bill Sweeney | Springfield Indians | 67 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 14 |
| Floyd Smith | Springfield Indians | 71 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 26 |
| Stan Baluik | Providence Reds | 65 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 60 |
| Willie Marshall | Hershey Bears | 72 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 99 |
| Larry Wilson | Buffalo Bisons | 64 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 18 |
| Dick Gamble | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 22 |
| Stan Smrke | Rochester Americans | 67 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 18 |
| Bruce Cline | Springfield Indians | 70 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 9 |
| Bob Nevin | Rochester Americans | 71 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 10 |
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/leaders/ahl19411960.html complete list]
Calder Cup playoffs
;First round
- Springfield Indians defeated Providence Reds 4 games to 1.
- Rochester Americans defeated Cleveland Barons 4 games to 3.
;Finals
- Springfield Indians defeated Rochester Americans 4 games to 1, to win the Calder Cup.
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php3?league=AHL1941&season=1960&leaguenm=AHL list of scores]
All Star Classic
The 7th AHL All-Star Game was played on December 10, 1959, at the Eastern States Coliseum, in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The Springfield Indians defeated the AHL All-Stars by an 8-3 score.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/]
Trophy and award winners
;Team awards
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| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Springfield Indians |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions: | Springfield Indians |
;Individual awards
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| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Fred Glover - Cleveland Barons |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Fred Glover - Cleveland Barons |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Stan Baluik - Providence Reds |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Larry Hillman - Providence Reds |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Ed Chadwick - Rochester Americans |
See also
References
- [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]
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