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The '''1950–51 AHL season''' was the [[List of AHL seasons|15th]] season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to played 70 games each, however the [[New Haven Eagles]] folded midseason. The [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] won their eighth [[F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy]] as West Division champions, and their fifth [[Calder Cup]] as league champions.

==Team Changes==
* The New Haven Ramblers revert to their previous name, the [[New Haven Eagles]].
* The [[New Haven Eagles]] cease operations 28 games into the 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
|-
|[[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]||70||40||26||4||84||309||284
|-
|[[Hershey Bears]]       ||70||38||28|| 4|| 80||256||242
|-
|[[Springfield Indians]] ||70||27||37|| 6|| 60||268||254
|-
|[[Providence Reds]]     ||70||24||41|| 5|| 53||247||303
|-
|[[New Haven Eagles]]†    ||28||5||23||0||10||74||154
|}

{| 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
|-
|[[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] ||71||44||22|| 5|| 93||281||221
|-
|[[Indianapolis Capitals]] ||70||38||29|| 3|| 79||287||255
|-
|[[Pittsburgh Hornets]]   ||71||31||33|| 7|| 69||212||177
|-
|[[St. Louis Flyers]]      ||70||32||34|| 4|| 68||233||252
|-
|[[Cincinnati Mohawks]]    ||70||28||34|| 8|| 64||203||228
|}
<sup>†</sup>''New Haven Eagles folded midseason.''

==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
|-
| Ab DeMarco || [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]           ||64||37||76||113|| 35
|-
| Grant Warwick || [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]        ||65||34||65|| 99|| 43
|-
| Jack McGill || [[Providence Reds]]       ||69||29||69|| 98|| 58
|-
| Fred Thurier || [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]]       ||64||32||63|| 95|| 19
|-
| George Sullivan || [[Hershey Bears]]      ||70||28||56|| 84|| 36
|-
| Max McNab || [[Indianapolis Capitals]]       ||70||36||48|| 84||  8
|-
| Fred Glover || [[Indianapolis Capitals]]     ||69||48||36|| 84||106
|-
| Wally Hergesheimer || [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] ||71||42||41|| 83||  8
|}

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/leaders/ahl19411951.html Complete List of Player Statistics]

==Calder Cup Playoffs==
;First Round
*[[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] defeated [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]] 4 games to 0.
*[[Hershey Bears]] defeated [[Indianapolis Capitals]] 3 games to 0.
*[[Pittsburgh Hornets]] defeated [[Springfield Indians]] 3 games to 0.
;Second Round
*[[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] earned second round bye.
*[[Pittsburgh Hornets]] defeated [[Hershey Bears]] 3 games to 0.
;Finals
*[[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]] defeated [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] 4 games to 3, to win the Calder Cup.

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/playoffdisplay.php3?league=AHL1941&season=1951&leaguenm=AHL Complete List of Playoffs Scores]

==Trophy and Award Winners==
;Team Awards
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"
| [[Calder Cup]]<br />''Playoff champions'': || [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]]
|-
| [[F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy]]<br />''Regular Season champions, West Division'': || [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]]
|}
;Individual Awards
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"
| [[Les Cunningham Award]]<br />''Most valuable player'': || Ab DeMarco - [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
|-
| [[John B. Sollenberger Trophy|Carl Liscombe Trophy]]<br />''Top point scorer'': || Ab DeMarco - [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
|-
| [[Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award]]<br />''Rookie of the year'': || Wally Hergesheimer - [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]]
|-
| [[Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award]]<br />''Lowest goals against average'': || Gil Mayer - [[Pittsburgh Hornets]]
|}

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