1954-55 AHL season
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyPittsburgh Hornets
Season MVPRoss Lowe
Top scorerEddie Olson
Calder Cup playoffs
Finals championsPittsburgh Hornets
  Runners-upBuffalo Bisons

The 1954–55 AHL season was the 19th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The "Carl Liscombe Trophy" for the league's top scorer is renamed to the John B. Sollenberger Trophy. The All-Star game is revived, with the AHL All-Stars taking on the defending champions Calder Cup champions from the previous season. The Pittsburgh Hornets finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

Overall GP W L T Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR)643125870187180
Cleveland Barons (independent)643229367254222
Springfield Indians (independent)643229367251233
Buffalo Bisons (CHI)643128567248228
Hershey Bears (BOS)642928765217225
Providence Reds (independent)642137648194263

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Eddie OlsonCleveland Barons6041478848
Ken WharramBuffalo Bisons6333498215
Ross LoweSpringfield Indians6032508291
Fred GloverCleveland Barons58334275108
Walt AtanasSpringfield Indians6229457466
Paul LariveeProvidence Reds6229457419
Zellio ToppazziniProvidence Reds6221537412
Arnie KullmanHershey Bears6223487167
Jim AndersonSpringfield Indians6339327140
Ellard O'BrienHershey Bears6231386928

Calder Cup playoffs

First round
Finals

All Star Classic

The second AHL All-Star game was played on October 27, 1954, after a 12-year hiatus. The defending Calder Cup champions Cleveland Barons lost 7-3 to the AHL All-Stars, in a game played at the Hershey Sports Arena, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Trophy and Award winners

Team Awards
Calder Cup
Playoff champions:
Pittsburgh Hornets
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular Season champions:
Pittsburgh Hornets
Individual Awards
Les Cunningham Award
Most valuable player:
Ross Lowe - Springfield Indians
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Top point scorer:
Eddie Olson - Cleveland Barons
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Rookie of the year:
Jimmy Anderson - Springfield Indians
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average:
Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets

See also

References

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