1954–55 AHL season

The 1954–55 AHL season was the 19th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The "Carl Liscombe Trophy" for the league's top scorer is renamed to the John B. Sollenberger Trophy. The All-Star game is revived, with the AHL All-Stars taking on the defending champions Calder Cup champions from the previous season. The Pittsburgh Hornets finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.
==Team changes==
* The Syracuse Warriors move back to West Springfield, Massachusetts, reverting to their old name, the Springfield Indians.
==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
Pittsburgh Hornets 	64	31	25	8	70 	187	180
Cleveland Barons 	64	32	29	3	67 	254	222
Springfield Indians	64	32	29	3	67 	251	233
Buffalo Bisons 	64	31	28	5	67 	248	228
Hershey Bears 	64	29	28	7	65 	217	225
Providence Reds 	64	21	37	6	48 	194	263
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Eddie Olson 	Cleveland Barons 	60	41	47	88 	48
Ken Wharram 	Buffalo Bisons 	63	33	49	82 	15
Ross Lowe 	Springfield Indians	60	32	50	82 	91
Fred Glover 	Cleveland Barons 	58	33	42	75 	108
Walt Atanas 	Springfield Indians	62	29	45	74 	66
Paul Larivee 	Providence Reds 	62	29	45	74 	19
Zellio Toppazzini	Providence Reds 	62	21	53	74 	12
Arnie Kullman 	Hershey Bears 	62	23	48	71 	67
Jim Anderson 	Springfield Indians	63	39	32	71 	40
Ellard O'Brien 	Hershey Bears 	62	31	38	69 	28
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
;First round
*Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Springfield Indians 3 games to 1.
*Buffalo Bisons defeated Cleveland Barons 3 games to 1.
;Finals
*Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 2, to win the Calder Cup. 
* list of scores
==All Star Classic==
The second AHL All-Star game was played on October 27, 1954, after a 12 year hiatus. The defending Calder Cup champions Cleveland Barons lost 7-3 to the AHL All-Stars, in a game played at the Hershey Sports Arena, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
==Trophy and Award winners==
;Team Awards
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Pittsburgh Hornets
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions:	Pittsburgh Hornets
;Individual Awards
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Ross Lowe - Springfield Indians
John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: 	Eddie Olson - Cleveland Barons
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Jimmy Anderson - Springfield Indians
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets
==Game Ads==
54-55AHLPittGameAd.jpg|Pittsburgh
54-55QHLExhOtawaGameAd.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:1955 in hockey