1956–57 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1956–57 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Providence Reds Johnny Bower Les Cunningham Award Fred Glover John B. Sollenberger Trophy Playoffs 1957 Calder Cup playoffs Cleveland Barons Rochester Americans 1955–56 1957–58 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1956–57 AHL season was the 21st season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds repeated their first overall finish in the regular season. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth Calder Cup championship. Team changes The Pittsburgh Hornets move to Rochester, New York, becoming the Rochester Americans. Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Overall GP W L T Pts GF GAProvidence Reds (NYR) 643422 8 76236168Cleveland Barons (independent) 643526 3 73249210Rochester Americans (MTL/TOR) 643425 5 73224199Hershey Bears (BOS) 643228 4 68223237Buffalo Bisons (CHI) 642537 2 52209270Springfield Indians (independent) 641941 4 42217274 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Fred Glover Cleveland Barons 64425799111 Willie Marshall Hershey Bears 64355994 18 Jimmy Moore Cleveland Barons 64236689 31 Paul Larivee Providence Reds 64464389 24 Bronco Horvath Rochester Americans 56374481 39 Boris Elik Cleveland Barons 61404080 82 Dunc Fisher Hershey Bears 64403878 59 Ken Wharram Buffalo Bisons 64284977 18 complete list Calder Cup playoffs First round Rochester Americans defeated Providence Reds 4 games to 1. Cleveland Barons defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 3. Finals Cleveland Barons defeated Rochester Americans 4 games to 1, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores All Star Classic The 4th AHL All-Star game was played on October 23, 1956, at the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. The defending Calder Cup champions Providence Reds won 4–0 versus the AHL All-Stars. Trophy and Award winners Team Awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Cleveland Barons F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions: Providence Reds Individual Awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Johnny Bower - Providence Reds John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Fred Glover - Cleveland Barons Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Boris Elik - Cleveland Barons Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Johnny Bower - Providence Reds See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1955–56 AHL season 1957–58 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons 2