The 1955–56 AHL season was the 20th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth 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 GAProvidence Reds (NYR) 644517 2 92263193Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) 644317 4 90271186Buffalo Bisons (CHI) 642930 5 63239250Cleveland Barons (independent) 642631 7 59225231Hershey Bears (BOS) 641939 6 44218271Springfield Indians (independent) 641745 2 36212297

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Zellio Toppazzini Providence Reds644271113 44 Willie Marshall Pittsburgh Hornets 584552 97 47 Camille Henry Providence Reds 595041 91 8 Ken Wharram Buffalo Bisons 592763 90 27 Dunc Fisher Hershey Bears 604043 83 73 Paul Larivee Providence Reds 542753 80 38 Fred Glover Cleveland Barons 643148 79187 Larry Wilson Buffalo Bisons 623939 78 74 complete list

Calder Cup playoffs First round Providence Reds defeated Buffalo Bisons 3 games to 2. Cleveland Barons defeated Pittsburgh Hornets 3 games to 1. Finals Providence Reds defeated Cleveland Barons 4 games to 0, to win the Calder Cup. list of scores

All Star Classic The 3rd AHL All-Star game was played on January 10, 1956, at the Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The defending Calder Cup champions Pittsburgh Hornets tied 4–4 with the AHL All-Stars.

Trophy and Award winners Team Awards Calder CupPlayoff champions: Providence Reds F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular Season champions: Providence Reds Individual Awards Les Cunningham AwardMost valuable player: Johnny Bower - Providence Reds John B. Sollenberger TrophyTop point scorer: Zellio Toppazzini - Providence Reds Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial AwardRookie of the year: Bruce Cline - Providence Reds Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial AwardLowest goals against average: Gil Mayer - Pittsburgh Hornets

See also List of AHL seasons

References AHL official site AHL Hall of Fame HockeyDB