The 1936–37 AHL season was the
first season of the International-American Hockey League, known in the present day as the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
. The IAHL was formed when the
International Hockey League and the
Canadian-American Hockey League
Canadian Americans () are American citizens or in some uses residents whose ancestry is wholly or partly Canadian, or citizens of either country who hold dual citizenship. Today, many Canadian Americans hold both US and Canadian citizenship.
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agreed to play an interlocking schedule after being cut down to only four teams each.
The IAHL was structured as a "circuit of mutual convenience" with eight teams in two divisions, scheduled to play a 48 game season. The IHL formed the West Division, and the CAHL served as the East Division. The
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...
, whose
home arena collapsed with nine days left in the 1935—36 season, were forced to suspend operations on December 6, 1936, due to financial woes.
The
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy was carried over by the West Division from the International Hockey League, and was awarded to the
Syracuse Stars as West Division champions. The Syracuse Stars also won the inaugural
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League (AHL). It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars.
The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In it ...
by defeating the
Philadelphia Ramblers
The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.
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for the championship.
Final standings
''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L=Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;''
†Suspended operations.
Scoring Leaders
''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
Calder Cup Playoffs
See also
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List of AHL seasons
References
AHL official siteAHL Hall of FameHockeyDB
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