F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
The F.G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy is awarded to the regular season champion of the American Hockey League's North Division. It is the oldest trophy awarded by the AHL, but it passed through two leagues previously. It is one of the oldest trophies in professional hockey. It is named after Teddy Oke, the owner of the Kitchener team in the Canadian Professional Hockey League (CPHL) and former player.
The 1928–29 CPHL champions, the Windsor Bulldogs, took the trophy with them when they defected to the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1929–30. The Oke Trophy remained the championship trophy of the IHL until 1936 when the league joined with the Can-Am to form the International American Hockey League (I-AHL), the precursor of the AHL.
The I-AHL operated as a "circuit of mutual convenience" for its first two years, with the IHL's four surviving teams comprising the I-AHL's West Division. They continued the trophy's tradition in the new league when it was awarded to the West Eivision champions, the Syracuse Stars. The Stars went on to become the I-AHL's first champions by winning the Calder Cup.
The Oke trophy remained the west division championship until the 1952–53 season, when it became the trophy for the AHL team with the best regular-season record, while the Calder Cup remained the playoff trophy. The 1960–61 Oke Trophy champions, the Springfield Indians, took the trophy with them, winning the East Division in 1961–62. The newly christened John D. Chick Trophy replaced the Oke Trophy as the West Division's trophy the same year. The AHL has realigned divisions several times since 1961–62, and until the 2011–12 season, the Oke Trophy had followed the previous winning team to the new division.
Winners
North Division champions (2016–present)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | 1 |
Northeast Division champions (2012–2015)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Springfield Falcons | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 2 |
East Division champions (2002–2011)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 3 |
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears | 7 |
| 2007–08 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 |
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | 6 |
| 2005–06 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 1 |
| 2004–05 | Binghamton Senators | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Binghamton Senators | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 1 |
New England Division champions (1997–2001)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | 2 |
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 |
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | 1 |
North Division champions (1978–1996)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | 1 |
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | 1 |
| 1991–92 | Springfield Indians | 5 |
| 1990–91 | Springfield Indians | 4 |
| 1989–90 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 3 |
| 1988–89 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | 5 |
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | 1 |
| 1985–86 | Adirondack Red Wings | 1 |
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | 4 |
| 1983–84 | Fredericton Express | 2 |
| 1982–83 | Fredericton Express | 1 |
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks | 2 |
| 1980–81 | Maine Mariners | 3 |
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | 1 |
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | 1 |
American Hockey League regular season champions (1977)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 3 |
North Division champions (1974–1976)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 2 |
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | 5 |
| 1973–74 | Rochester Americans | 1 |
East Division champions (1962–1973)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | 1 |
| 1971–72 | Boston Braves | 1 |
| 1970–71 | Providence Reds | 4 |
| 1969–70 | Montreal Voyageurs | 1 |
| 1968–69 | Hershey Bears | 5 |
| 1967–68 | Hershey Bears | 4 |
| 1966–67 | Hershey Bears | 3 |
| 1965–66 | Quebec Aces | 3 |
| 1964–65 | Quebec Aces | 2 |
| 1963–64 | Quebec Aces | 1 |
| 1962–63 | Providence Reds | 3 |
| 1961–62 | Springfield Indians | 3 |
American Hockey League regular season champions (1953–1961)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 | Springfield Indians | 2 |
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | 1 |
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | 2 |
| 1957–58 | Hershey Bears | 2 |
| 1956–57 | Providence Reds | 2 |
| 1955–56 | Providence Reds | 1 |
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 2 |
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | 2 |
| 1952–53 | Cleveland Barons | 8 |
West Division champions (1937–1952)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | 1 |
| 1950–51 | Cleveland Barons | 7 |
| 1949–50 | Cleveland Barons | 6 |
| 1948–49 | St. Louis Flyers | 1 |
| 1947–48 | Cleveland Barons | 5 |
| 1946–47 | Cleveland Barons | 4 |
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | 3 |
| 1944–45 | Cleveland Barons | 3 |
| 1943–44 | Cleveland Barons | 2 |
| 1942–43 | Buffalo Bisons | 1 |
| 1941–42 | Indianapolis Capitals | 2 |
| 1940–41 | Cleveland Barons | 2 |
| 1939–40 | Indianapolis Capitals | 1 |
| 1938–39 | Hershey Bears | 1 |
| 1937–38 | Cleveland Barons | 1 |
| 1936–37 | Syracuse Stars | 1 |
International Hockey League champions (1930–1936)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1935–36 | Detroit Olympics | 2 |
| 1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | 1 |
| 1933–34 | London Tecumsehs | 1 |
| 1932–33 | Buffalo Bisons | 2 |
| 1931–32 | Buffalo Bisons | 1 |
| 1930–31 | Windsor Bulldogs | 2 |
| 1929–30 | Cleveland Indians | 1 |
Canadian Professional League champions (1927–1929)
| Season | Team | Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1928–29 | Windsor Bulldogs | 1 |
| 1927–28 | Stratford Nationals | 1 |
| 1926–27 | London Panthers | 1 |
External links
- Official AHL website
- AHL Hall of Fame Trophies
- Historic standings and statistics - at Internet Hockey Database
- Canadian Professional Hockey League