1952–53 AHL season

The 1952–53 AHL season was the 17th season of the American Hockey League. The league loses two teams, bringing an end to East & West Divisions. The F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy is now awarded to the regular season champions. Seven teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their ninth Oke Trophy, and their sixth Calder Cup.
==Team changes==
* The Indianapolis Capitals cease operations. The team says that frequent call-ups to their parent team, the Detroit Red Wings, cut down on fan interest.
* The Cincinnati Mohawks transfer to the International Hockey League.
==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
Cleveland Barons 	64	42	20	2	86 	248	164
Pittsburgh Hornets	64	37	21	6	80 	223	149
Syracuse Warriors 	64	31	31	2	64 	213	201
Hershey Bears 	64	31	32	1	63 	208	217
Providence Reds 	64	27	36	1	55 	215	254
St. Louis Flyers 	64	26	37	1	53 	212	258
Buffalo Bisons 	64	22	39	3	47 	160	236
==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 	61	32	54	86 	33
Guyle Fielder 	St. Louis Flyers 	62	22	61	83 	12
Jack Gordon 	Cleveland Barons 	64	20	58	78 	6
Kelly Burnett 	Syracuse Warriors 	56	23	53	76 	16
Ike Hildebrand 	Cleveland Barons 	64	38	34	72 	40
Calum MacKay 	Buffalo Bisons 	64	28	42	70 	65
Steve Wochy 	Cleveland Barons 	64	37	31	68 	16
Zellio Toppazzini	Providence Reds 	64	35	32	67 	23
Lorne Davis 	Buffalo Bisons 	64	33	34	67 	49
Willie Marshall 	Pittsburgh Hornets	62	27	39	66 	58
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
;First round
*Cleveland Barons defeated Syracuse Warriors 3 games to 1.
*Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Hershey Bears 3 games to 0.
;Finals
*Cleveland Barons defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 4 games to 3, to win the Calder Cup. 
* list of scores
==Trophy and Award winners==
;Team Awards
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Cleveland Barons
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions:	Cleveland Barons
;Individual Awards
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Eddie Olson - Cleveland Barons
Carl Liscombe TrophyTop point scorer: 	Eddie Olson - Cleveland Barons
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Guyle Fielder - St. Louis Flyers
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets
==Team Photos==
52-53CleBar.jpg|Cleveland Barons
52-53PitHor.jpg|Pittsburgh Hornets
52-53HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
==Game Ads==
52-53OHAJrExhWindsorGameAd.jpg|Pre-season - St. Louis Flyers @ Windsor
52-53AHLExhSyracuseOttawaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season Syracuse @ Ottawa
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
Category:American Hockey League seasons
Category:1953 in hockey