1950–51 AHL season

The 1950–51 AHL season was the 15th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to played 70 games each, however the New Haven Eagles folded midseason. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their fifth Calder Cup as league champions.
==Team changes==
* The New Haven Ramblers revert to their previous name, the New Haven Eagles.
* The New Haven Eagles cease operations 28 games into the season. 
==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
Buffalo Bisons 	70	40	26	4	84 	309	284
Hershey Bears 	70	38	28	4	80 	256	242
Springfield Indians	70	27	37	6	60 	268	254
Providence Reds 	70	24	41	5	53 	247	303
New Haven Eagles† 	28	5 	23	0	10 	74 	154
West 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Cleveland Barons 	71	44	22	5	93 	281	221
Indianapolis Capitals	70	38	29	3	79 	287	255
Pittsburgh Hornets 	71	31	33	7	69 	212	177
St. Louis Flyers 	70	32	34	4	68 	233	252
Cincinnati Mohawks 	70	28	34	8	64 	203	228
†New Haven Eagles folded midseason.
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Ab DeMarco 	Buffalo Bisons 	64	37	76	113	35
Grant Warwick 	Buffalo Bisons 	65	34	65	99 	43
Jack McGill 	Providence Reds 	69	29	69	98 	58
Fred Thurier 	Cleveland Barons 	64	32	63	95 	19
George Sullivan 	Hershey Bears 	70	28	56	84 	36
Max McNab 	Indianapolis Capitals	70	36	48	84 	8
Fred Glover 	Indianapolis Capitals	69	48	36	84 	106
Wally Hergesheimer	Cleveland Barons 	71	42	41	83 	8
* complete list
==Calder Cup playoffs==
;First round
*Cleveland Barons defeated Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 0.
*Hershey Bears defeated Indianapolis Capitals 3 games to 0.
*Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Springfield Indians 3 games to 0.
;Second round
*Cleveland Barons earned second round bye.
*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, West Division:	Cleveland Barons
;Individual Awards
Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: 	Ab DeMarco - Buffalo Bisons
Carl Liscombe TrophyTop point scorer: 	Ab DeMarco - Buffalo Bisons
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: 	Wally Hergesheimer - Cleveland Barons
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average:	Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets
==Team Photos==
50-51BufBis.jpg|Buffalo Bisons
50-51CleBar.jpg|Cleveland Barons
50-51HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
50-51PitHor.jpg|Pittsburgh Hornets
50-51ProRed.jpg|Providence Reds
50-51SLFly.jpg|St. Louis Flyers
==Game Ads==
50-51NHLExhMontrealGameAd1.jpg|Pre-season @ Montreal
50-51NHLExhMontrealGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Montreal
50-51QSHLExhShawiniganGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Shawinigan
50-51QSHLExhQuebecGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Quebec City
50-51AHLExhMontrealGameAd.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:1951 in hockey