1964–65 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1964–65 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Quebec Aces Art Stratton Les Cunningham Award Art Stratton John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1965 Calder Cup playoffs Rochester Americans Hershey Bears 1963–64 1965–66 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1964–65 AHL season was the 29th season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding media coverage of the AHL. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship. 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 GAQuebec Aces (MTL) 724426 2 90280223Hershey Bears (BOS) 723632 4 76246243 Baltimore Clippers (NYR) 723532 5 75275249Springfield Indians (independent) 722939 4 62237273Providence Reds (independent) 722050 2 42193312 West GP W L T Pts GF GARochester Americans (TOR) 724821 3 99310199 Buffalo Bisons (CHI) 724026 6 86261218Pittsburgh Hornets (DET) 722936 7 65228256Cleveland Barons (independent) 722443 5 53228285 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Art Stratton Buffalo Bisons 712584109 32 Bronco Horvath Rochester Americans 723868106 24 Len Lunde Buffalo Bisons 725046 96 40 Pat Hannigan Buffalo Bisons 723854 92116 Stan Smrke Rochester Americans 713359 92 28 Gerry Ehman Rochester Americans 703849 87 20 Ed Litzenberger Rochester Americans 722561 86 34 Wayne Hicks Quebec Aces 723847 85 52 Gord Labossiere Baltimore Clippers 723841 79 72 Ed Hoekstra Quebec Aces 712851 79 16 complete list Calder Cup playoffs First round Rochester Americans defeated Quebec Aces 4 games to 1. Hershey Bears defeated Baltimore Clippers 3 games to 2. Buffalo Bisons defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 1. Second round Rochester Americans earned second round bye. Hershey Bears defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 2. Finals Rochester Americans defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 1, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores Trophy and award winners Team awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Rochester Americans F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions, East Division: Quebec Aces John D. Chick TrophyRegular Season champions, West Division: Rochester Americans Individual awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Art Stratton - Buffalo Bisons John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Art Stratton - Buffalo Bisons Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Ray Cullen - Buffalo Bisons Eddie Shore AwardDefenceman of the year: Al Arbour - Rochester Americans Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Gerry Cheevers - Rochester Americans Other awards James C. Hendy Memorial AwardMost outstanding executive: Robert Martineau (posthumously) James H. Ellery Memorial Award Outstanding media coverage: Charley Barton, Buffalo See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1963–64 AHL season 1965–66 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2 2