The 1944–45 AHL season was the ninth season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 60 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their third F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their third Calder Cup as league champions.
Team changes The St. Louis Flyers transfer to the AHL from the defunct American Hockey Association, as an expansion team based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing in the West Division.
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 GABuffalo Bisons (independent) 603121870200182Hershey Bears (independent) 602824864197186Providence Reds (independent) 602331652241249
West GP W L T Pts GF GACleveland Barons (independent) 60 34 161078 256 199Indianapolis Capitals (DET) 60 25 24 1161 169 167Pittsburgh Hornets (independent) 60 26 27 759 267 247St. Louis Flyers (independent) 60 14 38 836 157 257
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bob Walton Pittsburgh Hornets 5837589517 Bob Gracie Pittsburgh Hornets 58405595 4 Louis Trudel Cleveland Barons 6045489325 Tom Burlington Cleveland Barons 56306090 7 Earl Bartholomew Cleveland Barons 6038438126 Les Cunningham Cleveland Barons 56354580 4 Paul Courteau Providence Reds 4532407245 Jack Lavoie Providence Reds 60284169 6 Billy Gooden Hershey Bears 5927416812 Pete Leswick Indianapolis Capitals 5329396812 complete list
Calder Cup playoffs
See also List of AHL seasons
References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB