# 1951–52 AHL season

The 1951–52 AHL season was the 16th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 68 games each in the schedule. The Pittsburgh Hornets won their first F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their first Calder Cup as league champions.

## Team changes

* The Springfield Indians move to Syracuse, New York, becoming the Syracuse Warriors.

## 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 | GA |
| Hershey Bears (BOS) | 68 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 75 | 256 | 215 |
| Providence Reds (independent) | 68 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 67 | 263 | 270 |
| Buffalo Bisons (MTL) | 68 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 60 | 230 | 298 |
| Syracuse Warriors (independent) | 68 | 25 | 42 | 1 | 51 | 211 | 272 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) | 68 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 95 | 267 | 179 |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 68 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 93 | 265 | 166 |
| Cincinnati Mohawks (NYR) | 68 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 64 | 183 | 228 |
| St. Louis Flyers (CHI) | 68 | 28 | 39 | 1 | 57 | 256 | 262 |
| Indianapolis Capitals (DET) | 68 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 50 | 232 | 273 |

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ray Powell | Providence Reds | 67 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 6 |
| Steve Wochy | Cleveland Barons | 68 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 42 |
| Jackie Hamilton | St. Louis Flyers | 67 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 34 |
| Ab DeMarco | Buffalo Bisons | 67 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 34 |
| Barry Sullivan | Providence Reds | 61 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 12 |
| Kelly Burnett | Syracuse Warriors | 68 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 10 |
| Earl Reibel | Indianapolis Capitals | 68 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 8 |
| Grant Warwick | Buffalo Bisons | 55 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 35 |
| Paul Gladu | Providence Reds | 66 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 64 |
| Bob Hassard | Pittsburgh Hornets | 67 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 36 |
* complete list

## Calder Cup playoffs

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hershey Bears | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hershey Bears | 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh Hornets | | | | |
| | | | | Bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Providence Reds | 2 |
| 4 | Providence Reds | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Providence Reds | 2 |
| 2 | Cleveland Barons | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cleveland Barons | 2 | 4 | Providence Reds | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 3 | 5 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | | | | | | |

### Round 1

Pittsburgh Hornets 4, Hershey Bears 1
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
| 1 | March 18 | Hershey Bears | 1-2 OT | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1–0 | Duquesne Gardens | N/A |
| 2 | March 20 | Hershey Bears | 1-3 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 2-0 | Duquesne Gardens | N/A |
| 3 | March 22 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4-1 | Hershey Bears | 3-0 | Hersheypark Arena | N/A |
| 4 | March 25 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1-3 | Hershey Bears | 3–1 | Hersheypark Arena | N/A |
| 5 | March 27 | Hershey Bears | 3-4 OT | Pittsburgh Hornets | 4–1 | Duquesne Gardens | N/A |
Providence Reds 3, Cleveland Barons 2
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
| 1 | March 20 | Providence Reds | 2-3 | Cleveland Barons | 1–0 | Cleveland Arena | N/A |
| 2 | March 22 | Providence Reds | 2-7 | Cleveland Barons | 2-0 | Cleveland Arena | N/A |
| 3 | March 23 | Cleveland Barons | 1-5 | Providence Reds | 2-1 | Rhode Island Auditorium | N/A |
| 4 | March 25 | Cleveland Barons | 0-4 | Providence Reds | 2-2 | Rhode Island Auditorium | N/A |
| 5 | March 27 | Providence Reds | 4-2 | Cleveland Barons | 3-2 | Cleveland Arena | N/A |
Cincinnati Mohawks 3, Buffalo Bisons 0
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
| 1 | March 18 | Buffalo Bisons | 1-2 OT | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens | 3,532 |
| 2 | March 20 | Buffalo Bison | 1-2 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 2-0 | Cincinnati Gardens | 4,672 |
| 3 | March 22 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 6-4 OT | Buffalo Bisons | 3-0 | Memorial Auditorium | 5,009 |

### Round 2

Providence Reds 3, Cincinnati Mohawks 1
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
| 1 | March 30 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 1-3 | Providence Reds | 1–0 | Rhode Island Auditorium | 5,859 |
| 2 | April 1 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 2-3 | Providence Reds | 2-0 | Rhode Island Auditorium | N/A |
| 3 | April 3 | Providence Reds | 1-3 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 2-1 | Cincinnati Gardens | 4,910 |
| 4 | April 5 | Providence Reds | 6-2 | Cincinnati Mohawks | 3–1 | Cincinnati Gardens | 7,103 |

### Calder Cup Finals

Pittsburgh Hornets 4, Providence Reds 2
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Series | Arena | Attendance |
| 1 | April 8 | Providence Reds | 1-4 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1–0 | Duquesne Gardens | N/A |
| 2 | April 10 | Providence Reds | 0-5 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 2-0 | Duquesne Gardens | N/A |
| 3 | April 13 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1-5 | Providence Reds | 2-1 | Rhode Island Auditorium | N/A |
| 4 | April 15 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 3-2OT | Providence Reds | 2-2 | Rhode Island Auditorium | N/A |
| 5 | April 17 | Providence Reds | 5-1 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 3-2 | Duquesne Gardens | N/A |
| 6 | April 20 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 3-2OT | Providence Reds | 4-2 | Rhode Island Auditorium | N/A |

## Trophy and Award winners
### Team Awards

| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Pittsburgh Hornets |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division: | Pittsburgh Hornets |

### Individual Awards

| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Ray Powell - Providence Reds |
| Carl Liscombe Trophy Top point scorer: | Ray Powell - Providence Reds |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Earl Reibel - Indianapolis Capitals |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Johnny Bower - Cleveland Barons |