1956–57 AHL season

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 	GA
Providence Reds 	64	34	22	8	76 	236	168
Cleveland Barons 	64	35	26	3	73 	249	210
Rochester Americans	64	34	25	5	73 	224	199
Hershey Bears 	64	32	28	4	68 	223	237
Buffalo Bisons 	64	25	37	2	52 	209	270
Springfield Indians	64	19	41	4	42 	217	274
==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 	64	42	57	99 	111
Willie Marshall	Hershey Bears 	64	35	59	94 	18
Jimmy Moore 	Cleveland Barons 	64	23	66	89 	31
Paul Larivee 	Providence Reds 	64	46	43	89 	24
Bronco Horvath 	Rochester Americans	56	37	44	81 	39
Boris Elik 	Cleveland Barons 	61	40	40	80 	82
Dunc Fisher 	Hershey Bears 	64	40	38	78 	59
Ken Wharram 	Buffalo Bisons 	64	28	49	77 	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
==Team Photos==
56-57CleBar.jpg|Cleveland Barons
56-57HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
56-57RocAme.jpg|Rochester Americans
56-57ProRed.jpg|Providence Reds
==Game Ads==
56-57OttCanSe28OttawaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Ottawa
==See Also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:1957 in hockey