The 1928–29 AHA season was the third season for the American Hockey Association.

1928–29 AHA season
LeagueAmerican Hockey Association
SportIce hockey
Number of games40
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season championsTulsa Oilers
Top scorerTom Cook (Tulsa)
Postseason
ChampionsTulsa Oilers
  Runners-upMinneapolis Millers
Seasons

Schedule and playoffs

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All six teams played their conference opponents 8 times each.

Expansion and relocation

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Due in large part to their distance from the other league members, W. J. Holmes sold the Winnipeg Maroons to Patrick brothers who then moved the team to St. Louis.[1] Continuing the league's movement southward, the AHA placed its first expansion franchise in Tulsa, Oklahoma, hoping to take advantage of the soon-to-be-completed Tulsa Coliseum.[2]

Regular season

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GP W L T Pts GF GA
Tulsa Oilers 40 23 9 8 54 125 63
Minneapolis Millers 40 18 12 10 46 77 51
St. Paul Saints 40 20 17 3 43 88 98
Kansas City Pla-Mors 40 17 16 7 41 66 75
Duluth Hornets 40 15 21 4 34 66 70
St. Louis Flyers 40 10 28 2 22 73 138

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Cook Tulsa Oilers 39 22 11 33 26
Duke Keats Tulsa Oilers 38 22 11 33 18
Frank Sheppard Tulsa Oilers 40 21 10 31 31
Leo Lafrance Tulsa Oilers 40 19 7 26 33
Vic Desjardins St. Paul Saints 39 16 10 26 48
Teddy Graham Tulsa Oilers 34 10 15 25 38
Fern Headley St. Louis Flyers 40 14 11 25 54
Frank Ingram St. Paul Saints 40 20 4 24 69
Billy Stuart Minneapolis Millers 39 17 6 23 87
Stewart Adams Minneapolis Millers 40 11 8 19 41

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Playoff

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Semifinals
March 20–25
Championship
March 27–April 2
1 Tulsa Oilers 1 1 3 3 8
2 Minneapolis Millers 3 0 0 0 - - 2 Minneapolis Millers 0 1 3 1 5
3 St. Paul Saints 1 2 2 2 - -

Note: the semifinal was a best-of-five series while the final was a four-game total-goal series.

References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Maroons Statistics and History [AHA]". Hockey DB. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma History Center. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ AHA 1928-29 League Leaders
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