The 1938–39 AHL

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was the

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season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the

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. It was also the first season that the I-AHL played as a fully unified league. For the previous two seasons, the International Hockey League and

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had played as a "circuit of mutual convenience" with an interlocking schedule. However, on June 29, 1938, the IHL and C-AHL formally merged into a single circuit under the I-AHL name. Eight teams played 54 games each in the schedule. The

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won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the

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won the

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as league champions.

Team changes

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, based in

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. The Bears transferred from the Eastern Amateur Hockey League to the I-AHL's West Division. The Bears have been in the I-AHL/AHL ever since, without relocating or renaming. As of the end of the 2016–17 season, they are the oldest team in the league, and the seventh oldest team in all of professional hockey (behind only the NHL's

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) still playing in its current city and under its current name.

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''

Calder Cup playoffs

References

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Team changes

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Calder Cup playoffs

See also

References