1947–48 AHL season
The 1947–48 AHL season was the 12th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their sixth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and won their fourth Calder Cup as league champions.
It was the first season, the AHL awarded individual trophies for players. The awards would be, the Les Cunningham Award for the league's "most valuable player," the Wally Kilrea Trophy for the league's "top point scorer," the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award" for the league's rookie of the year," and the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for the goaltender with the "lowest Goals against average" in the league.
Team changes
- The Washington Lions resume operations, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Reds | 68 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 86 | 342 | 277 |
| New Haven Ramblers | 68 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 69 | 254 | 242 |
| Hershey Bears | 68 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 63 | 240 | 273 |
| Philadelphia Rockets | 68 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 49 | 260 | 331 |
| Springfield Indians | 68 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 45 | 237 | 308 |
| Washington Lions | 68 | 17 | 45 | 6 | 40 | 241 | 369 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Barons | 68 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 98 | 332 | 197 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets | 68 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 88 | 238 | 170 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 68 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 86 | 277 | 238 |
| Indianapolis Capitals | 68 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 70 | 293 | 260 |
| St. Louis Flyers | 68 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 54 | 242 | 291 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Liscombe | Providence Reds | 68 | 50 | 68 | 118 | 10 |
| Cliff Simpson | Indianapolis Capitals | 68 | 48 | 62 | 110 | 31 |
| Harvey Fraser | Providence Reds | 64 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 12 |
| John Chad | Providence Reds | 67 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 8 |
| Paul Courteau | Springfield Indians | 68 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 36 |
| Wally Stefaniw | Philadelphia Rockets | 67 | 15 | 72 | 87 | 22 |
| Johnny Holota | Cleveland Barons | 68 | 48 | 38 | 86 | 11 |
| Johnny Mahaffey | Philadelphia Rockets | 60 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 6 |
| Chuck Scherza | Providence Reds | 68 | 18 | 65 | 83 | 72 |
| Eldred Kobussen | Springfield Indians | 67 | 40 | 42 | 82 | 24 |
Calder Cup playoffs
| Preliminary Round | League Semi-Final | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Cleveland | 4 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Cleveland | 4 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Buffalo | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | New Haven | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Pittsburgh | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | New Haven | 0 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Buffalo | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Hershey | 0 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Buffalo | 2 | |||||||||||
Trophy and Award winners
- 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: | Carl Liscombe - Providence Reds |
| Wally Kilrea Trophy Top point scorer: | Carl Liscombe - Providence Reds |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Bob Solinger - Cleveland Barons |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Baz Bastien - Pittsburgh Hornets |
See also
References
| Preceded by 1946–47 AHL season |
AHL seasons | Succeeded by 1948–49 AHL season |