The 1942–43 AHL season was the seventh season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 56 games each in the schedule, while an eighth team, the New Haven Eagles ceased operations 32 games into the season, in January 1943. The Buffalo Bisons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, and their first Calder Cup as league champions.
Team changes The Philadelphia Rockets cease operations. The Springfield Indians cease operations. The Hershey Bears switch divisions from West to East. The New Haven Eagles ceased operations midseason.
Final standings Notes: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
East GP W L T Pts GF GAHershey Bears (independent) 56 35 13 878 240 166Providence Reds (TOR) 56 27 27 256 211 216Washington Lions (MTL) 56 14 34 836 184 272New Haven Eagles† (independent) 32 9 18 523 85 116
West GP W L T Pts GF GABuffalo Bisons (independent) 56 28 21 763 189 143Indianapolis Capitals (DET) 56 29 23 462 211 181Pittsburgh Hornets (independent) 56 26 24 658 183 203Cleveland Barons (independent) 56 21 29 648 190 196
† New Haven Eagles ceased operations midseason.
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Wally Kilrea Hershey Bears 56316899 8 Adam Brown Indianapolis Capitals 5534518547 Harry Frost Hershey Bears 56434083 6 Les Cunningham Cleveland Barons 5535478224 Norman Mann Pittsburgh / Cleveland 5531457683 Fred Hergerts Hershey Bears 5630457533 Jim O'Neill Washington / Hershey 5519506952 Bill Summerhill Buffalo Bisons 5641276864 Ab DeMarco Providence Reds 39273966 9 Norm Locking Cleveland Barons 5626406614 complete list
Calder Cup playoffs
See also List of AHL seasons
References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB