1945–46 AHL season
The season 1945/46, was the tenth regular season of the American Hockey League ( AHL ). During the regular season, eight teams played each 62 games. The top six teams in the AHL then played in a play-off round to the Calder Cup.
- 3.1 mode
- 3.2 Play-off index 3.2.1 First round
- 3.2.2 Second Round
- 3.2.3 final
- 4.1 Team Trophies
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The New Haven Eagles took two and a half years after the game resumes operation
Regular Season
Statements Tables
Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime after defeat, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points Notes: In parentheses is the placement within the Conference; = Playoff Qualification = Division Winner, = Conference Winner
Regular Season
Best Scorer
Note: GP = Games, B = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: Saisonbestwert
Calder Cup Playoffs
Mode
For the play-offs, the six best teams in the American Hockey League qualified. In the first play-off round scored at the first of the Eastern Division to the First Division of the Western, the second in the Eastern Division to the Second Division of the Western, and the third in the Eastern Division to the Third Division of the Western. The two winners of the duels of the teams ranked two and three then met each other in the second round, while the winner of the duel between the two division winners qualified automatically by a bye to the final. The first two play-off rounds took place in the best-of -three mode, with the two division winners in the Best-of -Seven mode played for the finals. The final itself was also played in the best- of-seven mode.
Play-off index
First round
- (E1 ) Buffalo Bisons - (W1 ) Indianapolis Capitals 4-1
- (W2 ) Pittsburgh Hornets - (E2 ) Hershey Bears 2-1
- (W3 ) Cleveland Barons - (E3 ) Providence Reds 2-0
Second Round
- (E1 ) bye for the Buffalo Bisons
- (W3 ) Cleveland Barons - (W2 ) Pittsburgh Hornets 2-1
Final
- (E1 ) Buffalo Bisons - (W3 ) Cleveland Barons 4:3