1957–58 AHL season
1957–58 AHL season | |
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League | American Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Regular season | |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Hershey Bears |
Season MVP | Johnny Bower |
Top scorer | Willie Marshall |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Hershey Bears |
Runners-up | Springfield Indians |
The 1957–58 AHL season was the 22nd season of the American Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games in their schedules. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
1957-58 AHL TeamsOverall | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
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Hershey Bears (BOS/DET) | 70 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 85 | 241 | 198 |
Cleveland Barons (independent) |
70 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 81 | 232 | 163 |
Providence Reds (NYR) | 70 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 71 | 237 | 220 |
Springfield Indians (BOS) | 70 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 66 | 231 | 246 |
Rochester Americans (MTL/TOR) | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 64 | 205 | 242 |
CHI ) |
70 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 53 | 224 | 301 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Willie Marshall | Hershey Bears | 68 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 56 |
Dunc Fisher | Hershey Bears | 70 | 41 | 47 | 88 | 56 |
Jimmy Moore | Cleveland Barons |
70 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 44 |
Cal Gardner | Springfield Indians | 69 | 24 | 57 | 81 | 49 |
Gerry Ehman | Springfield Indians | 68 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 32 |
Larry Wilson | Buffalo Bisons | 70 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 48 |
Bill Sweeney |
Providence Reds | 70 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 24 |
Bruce Carmichael | Providence Reds | 70 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 26 |
Fred Glover | Cleveland Barons |
64 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 147 |
Floyd Smith | Springfield Indians | 70 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 60 |
Calder Cup playoffs
- First round
- Hershey Bears defeated Providence Reds 4 games to 1.
- Cleveland Barons4 games to 3.
- Finals
- Hershey Bears defeated Springfield Indians 4 games to 2, to win the Calder Cup.
- list of scores
All Star Classic
The 5th AHL All-Star game was played on October 6, 1957, at the
Cleveland Barons lost 5-2 to the AHL All-Stars.[1]
Trophy and Award winners
- Team Awards
Calder Cup Playoff champions: |
Hershey Bears |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions: |
Hershey Bears |
- Individual Awards
Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: |
Cleveland Barons
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John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: |
Willie Marshall – Hershey Bears |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: |
Bill Sweeney – Providence Reds
|
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: |
Cleveland Barons
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