1946–47 AHL season

The 1946–47 AHL season was the 11th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their fifth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions. The Hershey Bears won their first Calder Cup.
==Team changes==
* The New Haven Eagles are renamed the New Haven Ramblers.
* The Springfield Indians resume operations, playing in the East Division.
* The Philadelphia Rockets resume operations, playing in the East Division.
* The Buffalo Bisons switch from the East Division to the West Division.
==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 	64	36	16	12	84 	276	174
Springfield Indians 	64	24	29	11	59 	202	220
New Haven Ramblers 	64	23	31	10	56 	199	218
Providence Reds 	64	21	33	10	52 	226	281
Philadelphia Rockets	64	5 	52	7 	17 	188	400
West 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA
Cleveland Barons 	64	38	18	8 	84 	272	215
Buffalo Bisons 	64	36	17	11	83 	257	173
Pittsburgh Hornets 	64	35	19	10	80 	260	188
Indianapolis Capitals	64	33	18	13	79 	285	215
St. Louis Flyers 	64	17	35	12	46 	211	292
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Phil Hergesheimer	Philadelphia Rockets 	64	48	44	92 	20
Bob Carse 	Cleveland Barons 	62	27	61	88 	16
Johnny Holota 	Cleveland Barons 	64	52	35	87 	28
Les Douglas 	Indianapolis Capitals	51	26	57	83 	26
Cliff Simpson 	Indianapolis Capitals	54	42	36	78 	28
John Chad 	Providence Reds 	63	32	43	75 	12
Pete Leswick 	Cleveland Barons 	64	32	41	73 	35
Frank Mario 	Hershey Bears 	64	24	47	71 	65
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
;First round
*Hershey Bears defeated Cleveland Barons 4 games to 0.
*Buffalo Bisons defeated Springfield Indians 2 games to 0.
*Pittsburgh Hornets defeated New Haven Ramblers 2 games to 1.
;Second round
*Hershey Bears earned second round bye.
*Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Buffalo Bisons 2 games to 0.
;Finals
*Hershey Bears defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 4 games to 3, to win the Calder Cup. 
* list of scores
==Team Photos==
46-47CleBar.jpg|Cleveland Barons
46-47HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
46-47ProRed.jpg|Providence Reds
46-47SLFly.jpg|St. Louis Flyers
46-47PiHor.jpg|Pittsburgh Hornets
46-47Sprind.jpg|Springfield Indians
==Game Ads==
46-47AHLProRedShawiniganGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Shawinigan, Quebec
46-47NHLMonCanShawiniganGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Shawinigan
46-47NHLMonCanShawiniganGameAd2.jpg|Pre-season @ Shawinigan
46-47QSHLExhQuebecGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Quebec City
46-47QSHLExhOttawaGameAs.jpg|Pre-season @ Ottawa
46-47NHLExhWpgGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
1946-47AHLExhBarrieGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Barrie, Ontario
46-47USHLExhBarrieGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Barrie
46-47AHLExhMontrealGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Montreal
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:1947 in hockey