1938–39 AHL season

The 1938–39 AHL season was the 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 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.

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
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

West	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Hershey Bears	54	31	18	5	67	140	110
Syracuse Stars	54	26	19	9	61	152	117
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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	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	54	34	19	53	23
Lorne Duguid	Cleveland/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

First round

• Providence Reds - Syracuse Stars 2:1 on series (2:0, 1:3, 3:2)
• Cleveland Barons - Springfield Indians 2:1 on series (0:2, 4:0, 3:0)

Semifinals

• Philadelphia Ramblers - Hershey Bears 3:2 on series (6:3, 2:3, 2:1, 3:4, 3:0)
• Cleveland Barons - Providence Reds 2:0 on series (3:2, 7:2)

Final

• Cleveland Barons - Philadelphia Ramblers 3:1 on series (2:1, 4:5, 2:0, 1:0)

Team Photos

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  Providence Reds

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  Cleveland Barons

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  Hershey Bears

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  New Haven Eagles

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB
• hockeyleaguehistory.com

Preceded by 1937-38 AHL season

AHL seasons

Succeeded by 1939–40 AHL season

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