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1964–65 AHL season

Field	Value
title	1964–65 AHL season
league	American Hockey League
sport	Ice hockey
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
finals	Playoffs
finals_link	1965 Calder Cup playoffs
finals_champ	Rochester Americans
finals_runner-up	Hershey Bears
prevseason_year	[1963–64](1963-64-ahl-season)
nextseason_year	[1965–66](1965-66-ahl-season)
seasonslist	List of AHL seasons
seasonslistnames	AHL

| finals_runner-up = Hershey Bears

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 standings

Note: 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 (MTL)	72	44	26	2	90	280	223
Hershey Bears (BOS)	72	36	32	4	76	246	243
Baltimore Clippers (NYR)	72	35	32	5	75	275	249
Springfield Indians (independent)	72	29	39	4	62	237	273
Providence Reds (independent)	72	20	50	2	42	193	312

West	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Rochester Americans (TOR)	72	48	21	3	99	310	199
Buffalo Bisons (CHI)	72	40	26	6	86	261	218
Pittsburgh Hornets (DET)	72	29	36	7	65	228	256
Cleveland Barons (independent)	72	24	43	5	53	228	285

Scoring leaders

Note: 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

complete list

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

John D. Chick Trophy
Regular Season champions, West Division:	Rochester Americans

;Individual awards

Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest goals against average:	Gerry Cheevers - Rochester Americans

;Other awards

James H. Ellery Memorial Award
Outstanding media coverage:	Charley Barton, Buffalo

References

before = 1963–64 AHL season | after = 1965–66 AHL season | title = AHL seasons | years = |

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