The 1943–44 AHL season was the eighth season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played in a 54-game schedule. The Cleveland Barons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Buffalo Bisons won their second consecutive Calder Cup.
Team changes The Washington Lions cease operations. The Buffalo Bisons switch divisions from West to East.
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 GAHershey Bears (independent) 543016868181133Buffalo Bisons (independent) 5425161363201168Providence Reds† (independent) 521136527126214
West GP W L T Pts GF GACleveland Barons (independent) 54 33 14 773 224 176Indianapolis Capitals (DET) 54 20 18 1656 156 156Pittsburgh Hornets† (independent) 52 12 31 933 140 181
†The final two regular season games between Providence and Pittsburgh had no effect in the standings, and were cancelled.
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Tom Burlington Cleveland Barons 5233498217 Fred Hunt Buffalo Bisons 5227538029 Les Cunningham Cleveland Barons 5226527813 Louis Trudel Cleveland Barons 5229477613 Fred Thurier Buffalo Bisons 3933407343 Earl Bartholomew Cleveland Barons 5220476719 Pete Horeck Cleveland Barons 5434296329 Larry Thibeault Buffalo Bisons 5118456346 Bill Thomson Indianapolis Capitals 45203858 6 Jim O'Neill Hershey Bears 5420335318 complete list
Calder Cup playoffs
See also List of AHL seasons
References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB