The 1957–58 AHL season was the 22nd season of the American Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games in their schedules. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season, and won their second Calder Cup championship.
Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
Overall GP W L T Pts GF GAHershey Bears (BOS/DET) 703924 7 85241198Cleveland Barons (independent) 703928 3 81232163Providence Reds (NYR) 703332 5 71237220Springfield Indians (BOS) 702933 8 66231246Rochester Americans (MTL/TOR) 702935 6 64205242Buffalo Bisons (CHI) 702542 3 53224301
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Willie Marshall Hershey Bears 684064104 56 Dunc Fisher Hershey Bears 704147 88 56 Jimmy Moore Cleveland Barons 702558 83 44 Cal Gardner Springfield Indians 692457 81 49 Gerry Ehman Springfield Indians 684039 79 32 Larry Wilson Buffalo Bisons 702653 79 48 Bill Sweeney Providence Reds 703146 77 24 Bruce Carmichael Providence Reds 702255 77 26 Fred Glover Cleveland Barons 642848 76147 Floyd Smith Springfield Indians 702550 75 60 complete list
Calder Cup playoffs First round Hershey Bears defeated Providence Reds 4 games to 1. Springfield Indians defeated Cleveland Barons 4 games to 3. Finals Hershey Bears defeated Springfield Indians 4 games to 2, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores
All Star Classic The 5th AHL All-Star game was played on October 6, 1957, at the Rochester Community War Memorial in Rochester, New York. The defending Calder Cup champions Cleveland Barons lost 5–2 to the AHL All-Stars.
Trophy and Award winners Team Awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Hershey Bears F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions: Hershey Bears Individual Awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Johnny Bower – Cleveland Barons John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Willie Marshall – Hershey Bears Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Bill Sweeney – Providence Reds Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Johnny Bower – Cleveland Barons
See also List of AHL seasons
References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB