1955–56 AHL season

The 1955–56 AHL season was the 20th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.
==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 	GA
Providence Reds 	64	45	17	2	92 	263	193
Pittsburgh Hornets 	64	43	17	4	90 	271	186
Buffalo Bisons 	64	29	30	5	63 	239	250
Cleveland Barons 	64	26	31	7	59 	225	231
Hershey Bears 	64	19	39	6	44 	218	271
Springfield Indians	64	17	45	2	36 	212	297
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Zellio Toppazzini	Providence Reds 	64	42	71	113	44
Willie Marshall 	Pittsburgh Hornets	58	45	52	97 	47
Camille Henry 	Providence Reds 	59	50	41	91 	8
Ken Wharram 	Buffalo Bisons 	59	27	63	90 	27
Dunc Fisher 	Hershey Bears 	60	40	43	83 	73
Paul Larivee 	Providence Reds 	54	27	53	80 	38
Fred Glover 	Cleveland Barons 	64	42	57	79 	187
Larry Wilson 	Buffalo Bisons 	62	39	39	78 	74
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
;First round
*Providence Reds defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 2.
*Cleveland Barons defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 1.
;Finals
*Providence Reds defeated Cleveland Barons 4 games to 0, to win the Calder Cup. 
* list of scores
==All Star Classic==
The 3rd AHL All-Star game was played on January 10, 1956 at the Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The defending Calder Cup champions Pittsburgh Hornets tied 4-4 with the AHL All-Stars.
==Trophy and Award winners==
;Team Awards
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Providence Reds
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: 	Zellio Toppazzini - Providence Reds
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Bruce Cline - Providence Reds
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets
55-56ProRed.jpg|Providence Reds
55-56PitHor.jpg|Pittsburgh Hornets
55-56HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:1956 in hockey