The 1937–38 AHL season 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 the second season in which the International Hockey League and

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played an interlocking schedule as a "circuit of mutual convenience" with an interlocking schedule. Teams played a 48 game season, with the IHL serving as the West Division and the C-AHL serving as the East Division. The Cleveland Barons 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. After the season, the IHL and C-AHL formerly merged into a unified league under the I-AHL name.

Team changes

*The

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are renamed the Cleveland Barons.

Final standings

''Notes: 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