View source for 1938–39 AHL season

The '''1938–39 AHL season''' was the [[List of AHL seasons|3rd]] season of the '''International-American Hockey League''', known in the present day as the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 54 games each in the schedule. The [[Hershey Bears]] won the [[F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy]] as the Western Division champions, while the [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] won the [[Calder Cup]] as league champions.

==Team Changes==
*The [[Hershey Bears]], based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, transfer from the Eastern Amateur Hockey League to the I-AHL as an expansion team, playing in the West Division. The Bears have been in the I-AHL/AHL ever since, without relocating or renaming, and are currently the oldest team in the league to do so, as of the 2009–10 season.

==Final Standings==
''Note: 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
|-
| [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] ||54||32||17||5||69||214||161
|-
| [[Providence Reds]] || 54||21||22||11||53||136||153
|-
| [[Springfield Indians]] ||54||16||29||9||41||121||179
|-
| [[New Haven Eagles]] ||54||14||30||10||38||114||174
|}

{| 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
|-
| [[Hershey Bears]] ||54||31||18||5||67||140||110
|-
| [[Syracuse Stars]] ||54||26||19||9||61||152||117
|-
| [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] ||54||23||22||9||55||145||138
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] ||54||22||28||4||46||176||166
|}

==Scoring Leaders==

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" 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
|-
| Don Deacon || [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] ||46||24||41||65||41
|-
| Bill Carse || [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] ||54||24||33||57||22
|-
| James MacDonald || [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] ||49||18||37||55||48
|-
| Murray Armstrong || [[Syracuse Stars]] ||50||27||27||54||10
|-
| Joe Krol || [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] ||54||24||30||54||34
|-
| Phil Hergesheimer || [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] ||54||34||19||53||23
|-
| Lorne Duguid || C/[[Pittsburgh Hornets|Pittsburgh]] ||54||19||32||51||23
|-
| Norm Locking || [[Syracuse Stars]] ||53||20||30||50||28
|-
| Bobby Kirk || [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] ||49||14||36||50||12
|-
| Cliff Barton || [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] ||52||21||28||49||16
|}

==Calder Cup Playoffs==
The [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] defeated the [[Philadelphia Ramblers]] 3 games to 1 to win the [[Calder Cup]].

==See Also==
*[[List of AHL seasons]]
[[Category:Season]]