1953–54 AHL season

August 2023 March 2026 1953–54 AHL season American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular season F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Buffalo Bisons Red Sullivan Les Cunningham Award Red Sullivan Carl Liscombe Trophy Playoffs 1954 Calder Cup playoffs Cleveland Barons Hershey Bears 1952–53 1954–55 List of AHL seasons AHL The 1953–54 AHL season was the 18th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their seventh Calder Cup championship. Team changes The St. Louis Flyers cease operations. 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 GABuffalo Bisons (MTL) 703924 7 85283217Hershey Bears (BOS) 703729 4 78274243Cleveland Barons (independent) 703832 0 76269227Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) 703431 5 73250222Providence Reds (independent) 702640 4 56211276Syracuse Warriors (independent) 702442 4 52215317 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM George Sullivan Hershey Bears 69308911954 Jack Gordon Cleveland Barons 70317110220 Don Marshall Buffalo Bisons 703957 96 8 Gaye Stewart Buffalo Bisons 704253 9538 Eddie Olson Cleveland Barons 704054 9450 Lorne Ferguson Hershey Bears 704542 8734 Danny Lewicki Pittsburgh Hornets 603645 8119 Arnie Kullman Hershey Bears 694041 8135 Dunc Fisher Hershey Bears 694139 8024 Ed Slowinski Buffalo Bisons 673841 7916 complete list Calder Cup playoffs First round Cleveland Barons defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 0. Hershey Bears defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 2. Finals Cleveland Barons defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 2, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores Trophy and Award winners Team Awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Cleveland Barons F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions: Buffalo Bisons Individual Awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: George Sullivan - Hershey Bears Carl Liscombe TrophyTop point scorer: George Sullivan - Hershey Bears Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Don Marshall - Buffalo Bisons Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets See also List of AHL seasons References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB 1952–53 AHL season 1954–55 AHL season AHL seasons Category:American Hockey League seasons AHL