- Final standings
- Scoring leaders
- Calder Cup playoffs
- Trophy and award winners
- See also
- References
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1964-65 AHL season
| league = American Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| duration =
| attendance =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
| season_champs = Quebec Aces
| MVP = Art Stratton
| MVP_link = Les Cunningham Award
| top_scorer = Art Stratton
| top_scorer_link = John B. Sollenberger Trophy
| playoffs = Calder Cup playoffs
| playoffs_link = 1965 Calder Cup playoffs
| conf1 =
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner-up =
| conf2 =
| conf2_link =
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| finals =
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = Rochester Americans
| finals_runner-up = Hershey Bears
|prevseason_year = 1963-64
|nextseason_year = 1965-66
| seasonslistnames = AHL
}}The 1964–65 AHL season was the 29th season of the American Hockey League. The league inaugurates the James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding media coverage of the AHL. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship. Final standingsNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;| East | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| Quebec Aces | 72 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 90 | 280 | 223 | | Hershey Bears | 72 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 76 | 246 | 243 | | Baltimore Clippers | 72 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 75 | 275 | 249 | | Springfield Indians | 72 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 62 | 237 | 273 | | Providence Reds | 72 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 42 | 193 | 312 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|
| Rochester Americans | 72 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 99 | 310 | 199 | | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 86 | 261 | 218 | | Pittsburgh Hornets | 72 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 65 | 228 | 256 | | Cleveland Barons | 72 | 24 | 43 | 5 | 53 | 228 | 285 |
Scoring leadersNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|
| Art Stratton | Buffalo Bisons | 71 | 25 | 84 | 109 | 32 | | Bronco Horvath | Rochester Americans | 72 | 38 | 68 | 106 | 24 | | Len Lunde | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 50 | 46 | 96 | 40 | | Pat Hannigan | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 38 | 54 | 92 | 116 | | Stan Smrke | Rochester Americans | 71 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 28 | | Gerry Ehman | Rochester Americans | 70 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 20 | | Ed Litzenberger | Rochester Americans | 72 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 34 | | Wayne Hicks | Quebec Aces | 72 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 52 | | Gord Labossiere | Baltimore Clippers | 72 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 72 | | Ed Hoekstra | Quebec Aces | 71 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 16 |
Calder Cup playoffs- First round
- Rochester Americans defeated Quebec Aces 4 games to 1.
- Hershey Bears defeated Baltimore Clippers 3 games to 2.
- Buffalo Bisons defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 1.
- Second round
- Rochester Americans earned second round bye.
- Hershey Bears defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 2.
- Finals
- Rochester Americans defeated Hershey Bears 4 games to 1, to win the Calder Cup.
- list of scores
Trophy and award winners- Team awards
Calder Cup
Playoff champions: | Rochester Americans | F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular Season champions, East Division: | Quebec Aces | John D. Chick Trophy
Regular Season champions, West Division: | Rochester Americans |
- Individual awards
Les Cunningham Award
Most valuable player: | Art Stratton - Buffalo Bisons | John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Top point scorer: | Art Stratton - Buffalo Bisons | Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Rookie of the year: | Ray Cullen - Buffalo Bisons | Eddie Shore Award
Defenceman of the year: | Al Arbour - Rochester Americans | Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average: | Gerry Cheevers - Rochester Americans |
- Other awards
James C. Hendy Memorial Award
Most outstanding executive: | Robert Martineau (posthumously) | James H. Ellery Memorial Award
Outstanding media coverage: | Charley Barton, Buffalo |
See alsoReferences- AHL official site
- AHL Hall of Fame
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516110244/http://www.hockeydb.com/ HockeyDB]
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