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1943–44 AHL Season
The 1943–44 AHL Season (sports), season was the List of AHL seasons, eighth season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played in a 54 game schedule. The Cleveland Barons (1937-1973), Cleveland Barons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Buffalo Bisons (AHL), Buffalo Bisons won their second consecutive Calder Cup. Team changes * The Washington Lions cease operations. * The Buffalo Bisons (AHL), Buffalo Bisons switch divisions from West to East. Final standings ''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;'' †The final two regular season games between Providence and Pittsburgh had no effect in the standings, and were cancelled. 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 ReferencesAHL official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 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 (goaltenders are exempt from this rule and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Hornets
The Pittsburgh Hornets were a minor-league professional men's ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Contrary to popular belief, the Pittsburgh Hornets did not evolve from the International Hockey League's Pittsburgh Shamrocks. The franchise started play in 1927, playing their first nine seasons as the Detroit Olympics. Then on October 4, 1936, after winning the IHL championship, the Olympics moved to Pittsburgh to become the Hornets. Bill Anderson and Bill Hudson were the only two players from the Shamrocks to be on the Hornets roster at the start of the 1936–37 season. The Hornets, still a minor-league team for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, made their debut in the International-American Hockey League in 1936–37. The league transformed into the American Hockey League in 1940. The Hornets disbanded after the 1955–56 season. The franchise was suspended because the archaic Duquesne Gardens was torn down. The Hornets reappeared in the new Civic Arena in 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)
The Cleveland Barons were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cleveland Arena. The most successful team in AHL history, the original incarnation of the Barons played in the AHL from 1937 to 1973. In that time, they won ten division titles and nine Calder Cups, which, although the team had been defunct for over three decades, remained a record until 2009, when the Hershey Bears won their 10th Calder Cup. In 1973, they relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where they were known as the Jacksonville Barons; they lasted only through the 1973–1974 season before folding. History The team traces its roots back to the 1929–30 season of the International Hockey League, as the "Cleveland Indians." The Indians played for five seasons, until being renamed the Cleveland Falcons for the 1934–35 season. The Falcons played for three more years, when they became the Barons in 1937–38. From 1934 to 1949, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim O'Neill (ice Hockey)
James Beaton "Peggy" O'Neil (April 3, 1913 – October 17, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 165 National Hockey League games between 1933 and 1942, including nine in the playoffs. Early life O'Neil was born in Semans, Saskatchewan. Career He played for the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1946, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. O'Neil scored six NHL goals, all for Boston. The first one occurred at Boston Garden on January 9, 1934. It was the only Boston goal in the team's 2-1 home loss to the New York Americans. He played 447 regular season AHL games and another 43 in the post-season. His best offensive season in the AHL was 1942–1943, when he scored 19 goals and had 50 assists for 69 points in 55 games for 1.25 points per game. The next season, he scored 20 goals for the only time in his career. After he retired from playing in 1946, he coached the Fenn College Foxes hockey team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thomson (ice Hockey)
William Ferguson Thomson (March 23, 1914 – August 6, 1993) was a British-born Canadian ice hockey player. He played nine games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1938–39 and 1943–44 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1931 to 1947, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Thomson played for Canada at the 1936 Winter Olympics, winning the silver medal. Early life Thomson was born in Troon, Scotland, United Kingdom, and grew up in Port Arthur, Ontario. He played in Port Arthur for several years before turning professional in 1937. Career Thomson played nine games professionally in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings. Thomson played with the Port Arthur Bearcats who won the 1935 Allan Cup as senior champions in Canada, and served as the Canadian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Thibeault
Lorrain Lawrence "Larry Half-n-Half" Thibeault (October 2, 1915 – April 2, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 6 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings during the 1944–45 and 1945–46 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1956, was spent in various minor and senior leagues. Playing career Born near Charleston Lake, Ontario, Thibeault first played senior ice hockey for the Cornwall Flyers of the Ottawa City League in 1936–37, before moving to the Hull Volants of the Ottawa District senior league for 1937–38 and 1938–39. He left the Volants in the 1938–39 season to turn professional, joining the Springfield Indians of the International-American Hockey League. In 1941, he returned to the Cornwall Flyers, now playing in the Quebec Senior League, for one season. He joined the Canadian Army and played for the Cornwall Army team in the Quebec league for a season. In 1943, Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Horeck
Peter "Pistol Pete" Horeck (June 15, 1923 — August 29, 2009) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins between 1944 and 1952. Early life Horeck was born and raised in Massey, Ontario, a small town located about 100 km southwest from Sudbury, Ontario. He was one of eight boys in his family. He took up the sport of hockey in the town. Career Pre NHL Horeck left his hometown to play for the Parry Sound Pilots along with Doug Orr, the father of Bobby Orr. After his tenure in Parry Sound, He played one year in the Eastern Hockey League and four years in the American Hockey League. NHL Horeck started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1944. In his second season, he recorded a career high 20 goals and 21 assists for 41 points in all 50 games to make him one of the leagues top scorers that year. Horeck was traded midway through the 1946–47 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Bartholomew
Earl Franklin Bartholome (June 21, 1914 – January 27, 2002), born as Earl Bartholomew, was an American ice hockey player. Bartholome was born in Valley City, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl. Bill was the head timer at local, state, and national speed skating events for about 35 years and a member of the timing committees at the US Olympic speed skating trials in the 1950s.The Bartholome(w) Family . ''St. Louis Park Historical Society''. Retrieved on 2007-08-27. In 1932, Bartholome married Lauretta Rice. They had three children together: Judy Earlette, Diane, and Terry Earl. Bartholome played in the |
Fred Thurier
Alfred Michel Thurier (January 11, 1916 in Ste-Anne-de-Stukely near Granby, Quebec – November 20, 1999 in Vero Beach, Florida) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played 80 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans/Brooklyn Americans and New York Rangers between 1940 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1952, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League. Playing career Thurier played parts of three seasons with the New York Americans and Rangers during the 1940s. He was best known for his offensive output in the AHL. He led the AHL in scoring with the Springfield Indians during the 1940–41 season. For the 1942–43 and 1943–44 seasons Thurier was with the Canadian Army as part of the Second World War, and played on military teams in Montreal. He returned to the AHL after the war ended, and helped the Cleveland Barons to Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Trudel
Armand Louis Napoleon Trudel (July 21, 1912 – March 19, 1971) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. Early life Trudel was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Canadian parents who had moved there from Montreal. When he was a small child, his family migrated to Edmonton, Alberta where he started to play junior hockey. Professional career Lou Trudel played 305 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks. Trudel won two Stanley Cups with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ... and 1938. Post playing career Trudel coached the Milwaukee Chiefs during the 1953–54 season. References External links * 1912 births 1971 deaths American emigrants to Canada Canadian ice hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Cunningham
Leslie Roy Cunningham (October 4, 1913 – April 9, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 60 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Americans and Chicago Black Hawks between 1936 and 1940. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1933 to 1949, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. The American Hockey League presents the Les Cunningham Award annually to its league MVP. Cunningham was born in Calgary, Alberta Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * AHL Hall of Fame Bio 1913 births 1993 deaths Buffalo Bisons (IHL) players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Cleveland Falcons players Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players New York Americans pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Hunt (ice Hockey)
Frederick Tennyson Hunt (January 17, 1917 in Brantford, Ontario — October 4, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 59 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and New York Americans between 1940 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1937 to 1949, was mainly spent in the 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 developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1917 births 1977 deaths Baltimore Orioles (ice hockey) players Brantford Lions players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Hershey Bears players New York Rangers players New York Americans players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Brantford Springfield Indians pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
