The 1949–50 AHL season was the 14th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their seventh F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions. The Indianapolis Capitals and won their second Calder Cup as league champions.
Team changes The Philadelphia Rockets cease operations. The Washington Lions move to Cincinnati, Ohio becoming the Cincinnati Mohawks. The Cincinnati Mohawks then switch divisions with the Buffalo Bisons.
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 (MTL) 70 32 29 973 226 208Providence Reds (independent) 70 34 33 3 71 268 267Springfield Indians (independent) 70 28 34 8 64 245 258New Haven Ramblers (NYR) 70 24 36 10 58 196 250Hershey Bears (BOS) 70 21 39 10 52 229 310
West GP W L T Pts GF GACleveland Barons (independent) 70 45 15 10 100 357 230Indianapolis Capitals (DET) 70 35 24 11 81 267 231St. Louis Flyers (independent) 70 34 28 8 76 258 250Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) 70 29 26 15 73 215 185Cincinnati Mohawks (MTL) 70 19 37 14 52 185 257
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Les Douglas Cleveland Barons 67326810027 Ab DeMarco Buffalo Bisons 704054 9416 John Chad Providence Reds 703654 90 4 Pete Leswick Cleveland Barons 643650 8618 Jack Gordon New Haven Ramblers 702360 83 2 Cliff Simpson St. Louis Flyers 563152 83 8 Fred Thurier Cleveland Barons 573052 8222 Bob Carse Cleveland Barons 693052 8223 Jack McGill Providence Reds 662458 8267 Bill McComb St. Louis Flyers 613249 8143 complete list
Calder Cup playoffs First round Cleveland Barons defeated Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 1. Providence Reds defeated Springfield Indians 2 games to 0. Indianapolis Capitals defeated St. Louis Flyers 2 games to 0. Second round Cleveland Barons earned second round bye. Indianapolis Capitals defeated Providence Reds 2 games to 0. Finals Indianapolis Capitals defeated Cleveland Barons 4 games to 0, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores
Trophy and Award winners Team Awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Indianapolis Capitals F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, West Division: Cleveland Barons Individual Awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Les Douglas - Cleveland Barons Carl Liscombe TrophyTop point scorer: Les Douglas - Cleveland Barons Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Paul Meger - Buffalo Bisons Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Connie Dion - Buffalo Bisons
See also List of AHL seasons
External links AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB