1941–42 AHL season

The 1941–42 AHL season was the 6th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 56 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, and the Calder Cup as league champions.

Team changes

• The Philadelphia Ramblers are renamed the Philadelphia Rockets.
• The Washington Lions join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Washington, D.C., playing in the East Division.

Pre-Season Training Camps

• Hershey Bears - Hershey, Pennsylvania
• New Haven Eagles - Shawinigan, Quebec
• Providence Reds - Cornwall, Ontario
• Springfield Indians - Port Arthur, Ontario
• Washington Lions - Lake Placid, New York

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
Springfield Indians	56	31	20	5	67	213	167
New Haven Eagles	56	26	26	4	56	182	219
Washington Lions	56	20	30	6	46	160	172
Providence Reds	56	17	32	7	41	205	237
Philadelphia Rockets	56	11	41	4	26	157	254

West	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Indianapolis Capitals	56	34	15	7	75	204	144
Hershey Bears	56	33	17	6	72	207	169
Cleveland Barons	56	33	19	4	70	174	152
Buffalo Bisons	56	25	25	6	56	182	157
Pittsburgh Hornets	56	23	28	5	51	210	223

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Pete Kelly	Springfield Indians	46	33	44	77	11
Louis Trudel	Washington Lions	54	37	29	66	11
John O'Flaherty	Springfield Indians	42	18	44	62	24
Ab DeMarco	Providence Reds	39	27	39	61	9
Norman Schultz	Pittsburgh Hornets	56	27	34	61	16
Les Cunningham	Cleveland Barons	56	25	35	60	23
Norm Burns	New Haven Eagles	35	27	32	59	13
James MacDonald	Hershey / Buffalo	58	28	30	58	18
John Sherf	Pittsburgh Hornets	56	19	37	56	10
Norm Calladine	Providence Reds	56	32	33	54	6

Calder Cup playoffs

First round

• Indianapolis Capitals defeated Springfield Indians 3 games to 2 (2:4, 10:3, 3:6, 4:3, 3:2 OT).
• Hershey Bears defeated New Haven Eagles 2 games to 0 (3:1, 1:0).
• Cleveland Barons defeated Washington Lions 2 games to 0 (4:1, 3:2).

Second round

• Indianapolis Capitals earned second round bye.
• Hershey Bears defeated Cleveland Barons 2 games to 1 (2:3, 4:1, 3:1 OT).

Finals

• Indianapolis Capitals defeated Hershey Bears 3 games to 2 (5:4, 4:5 OT, 2:1, 2:3, 8:3), to win the Calder Cup.

All Star Classic

The first AHL All-Star game was played on February 3, 1942 at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The East division All-Stars defeated the West division All-Stars 5-4.

Team Photos

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  Providence Reds

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  New Haven Eagles

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  Springfield Indians

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  Pittsburgh Hornets

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB

Preceded by 1940–41 AHL season

AHL seasons

Succeeded by 1942–43 AHL season

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