1946–47 AHL Season
The 1946–47 AHL season was the 11th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their fifth F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions. The Hershey Bears won their first Calder Cup. Team changes * The New Haven Eagles are renamed the New Haven Ramblers. * The Springfield Indians resume operations, playing in the East Division. * A new Philadelphia Rockets joined as an expansion team, playing in the East Division. * The Buffalo Bisons switch from the East Division to the West Division. Final standings ''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;'' Scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes'' complete list Calder Cup playoffs See also *List of AHL seasons The American Hockey League is a minor professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada. It serves as the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL season, 2010–11 season, every team in the league has an affiliation agreement with one NHL team. When NHL teams do not have an AHL affiliate, players are assigned to AHL teams affiliated with other NHL teams. Twenty-six AHL teams are located in the United States and the remaining six are in Canada. The league offices are located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and its current president is Scott Howson. In general, a player must be at least 18 years of age to play in the AHL or not currently be beholden to a junior ice hockey team. The league limits the number of experienced professional players on a team's active roster during any given game; only five skaters can have accumulated four full seasons of play or more at the professional level ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philadelphia Rockets
The Philadelphia Rockets were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rockets played for three seasons in American Hockey League from 1946 to 1949. Previously another Rockets team existed for the 1941–42 AHL season, formerly known as the Philadelphia Ramblers. When the original Rockets folded in 1942, they were replaced by the Philadelphia Falcons of the Eastern Hockey League. In 1946, the Falcons were replaced by the second Rockets team in the AHL. Four members of the Falcons ( Vic Lofvendahl, Harvey Jacklin, Clayton Lavell, George DeFilice), made the jump to the higher league. Season-by-season results * Philadelphia Falcons 1942–1946 (Eastern Hockey League) * Philadelphia Rockets 1946–1949 (American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Mario
Frank George Mario (February 25, 1921 — June 18, 1995) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1941 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1954, was mainly spent with the Hershey Bears in the minor American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se .... Mario scored nine NHL goals, the first of which came on January 25, 1942 in Boston's 7-3 home win over the Montreal Canadiens. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References * 1921 births 1995 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey centres Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan People from Esterhazy, Saskatchewan Canadian expatriates in the United States ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pete Leswick
Peter John Leswick (July 12, 1916 – June 20, 2005) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. In the 1936–37 season, he played one game for the New York Americans, and scored one goal. In the 1944–45 season, he played two games for the Boston Bruins. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1952, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak .... Pete is the brother of Jack Leswick and Tony Leswick. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * Obituary at LostHockey.com 1916 births 2005 deaths Boston Bruins players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Fort Worth Rangers players Indianapolis Capit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Chad
John Chad (September 16, 1919 – October 11, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 80 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ... between 1940 and 1946. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1953, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1919 births 1970 deaths Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicago Blackhawks players Ice hockey people from Alberta Providence Reds players Saskatoon Quakers players Wembley Lions players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cliff Simpson
Clifford Wilson Simpson (April 4, 1923 – May 30, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played six regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1946–47 season and two playoff games with Detroit: one in 1947 and one in 1948. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1952, was spent in the minor leagues. Simpson was born in Toronto, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1923 births 1987 deaths Brantford Lions players Canadian ice hockey centres Detroit Red Wings players Indianapolis Capitals players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players St. Louis Flyers players Ice hockey people from Toronto Tor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Les Douglas
Leslie Gordon Douglas (December 5, 1918 – October 20, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 52 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1940 and 1946. He won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1943. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1937 to 1956, was spent in various minor leagues. Douglas was born in Perth, Ontario Perth is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Tay River, southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County. History The town was established as a military settlement in 1816, shortly after the War of 1812. The settleme .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References * Obituary at LostHockey.com 1918 births 2002 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Indianapolis Capitals players Montrea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Johnny Holota
John Paul Holota (February 25, 1921 – March 10, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1942 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1951, was spent in various minor leagues. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 .... He died in a car accident in 1951. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1921 births 1951 deaths Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Denver Falcons players Detroit Red Wings players Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters players Guelph Indians players New Haven Eagles players Omaha Knights ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bob Carse
Robert Allison Carse (July 19, 1919 – July 27, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played 166 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens between 1940 and 1947. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1950, was spent in the minor leagues. His career was interrupted by World War II military service. In 1944, Carse was shot in the shoulder and captured by German forces. After 6 months of marching from camp to camp, Carse had lost 60 pounds from malnutrition. After returning from Europe, his rights were traded from the Black Hawks to the Canadiens. Carse was inducted into the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 for his on-ice career with the Cleveland Barons, service as an AHL Linesman and the organization of the Parma Hockey Program. He was also inducted into the Cleveland Barons Hall of Fame (1971). His brother Bill Carse William Alexander Carse (May 29, 1914 – October 31, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phil Hergesheimer
Philip "Nip" Hergesheimer (July 9, 1914 — March 6, 2004) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins between 1939 and 1942. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Hergesheimer was the brother of fellow NHL player Wally Hergesheimer. The rest of Phil's career, which lasted between 1934 and 1955, was spent in various minor leagues. Playing career Among the minor league teams he played for were the Winnipeg Falcons, Boston Cubs, London Tecumsehs, Minneapolis Millers, Cleveland Barons, Ottawa Commandos, St. John's Navy, Philadelphia Rockets, (also Head Coach), Cincinnati Mohawks, Kelowna Packers, and Kamloop Elks. He played four seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL. Hergesheimer was a five-star American Hockey League All-Star Game Champion, and the winner of the Calder Cup Trophy in 1946. By 1951 his career had totaled 288 goals and 265 assists for 553 points in 548 games. He r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indianapolis Capitals
The Indianapolis Capitals were an American Hockey League professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1939 to 1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950. They played in the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum. There was also a Central Hockey League team with a similar name, the Indianapolis Capitals, that in 1963 played in the same arena. They played nine games before being relocated to Cincinnati to play as the Cincinnati Wings due to an explosion that rendered the Coliseum unusable. The team was again relocated this time to Memphis, Tennessee, for the 1964–65 season, where they were renamed the Memphis Wings. Their last season was the 1966–67 season. Season-by-season results * Indianapolis Capitals 1939–1940 ( International-American Hockey League) * Indianapolis Capitals 1940–1952 (American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Providence Reds
The Providence Reds were a ice hockey, hockey team that played in the Canadian-American Hockey League (CAHL) between 1926 and 1936 and the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the Calder Cup in 1938, 1940, 1949, and 1956. The Reds played at the Rhode Island Auditorium, located on North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1926 through 1972, when the team affiliated with the New York Rangers and moved into the newly built Providence Civic Center. The team name came from the breed of chicken known as the Rhode Island Red. When the North American Hockey League (1973–77), North American Hockey League folded in 1977, the Broome Dusters acquired the Reds franchise and moved them to Binghamton, New York, where they were known as the Binghamton Dusters, Binghamton Whalers, and Binghamton Rangers. In 1997 the franchise was sold to Madison Square Garden and then moved to become the Hartford ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |