| 1956–57 AHL season | |
| League: | American Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Providence Reds |
| Mvp: | Johnny Bower |
| Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
| Top Scorer: | Fred Glover |
| Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Link: | 1957 Calder Cup playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Cleveland Barons |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 1956–57 AHL season was the 21st season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds repeated their first overall finish in the regular season. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth Calder Cup championship.
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 | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Reds (NYR) | 64 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 76 | 236 | 168 | |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 64 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 73 | 249 | 210 | |
| Rochester Americans (MTL/TOR) | 64 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 73 | 224 | 199 | |
| Hershey Bears (BOS) | 64 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 68 | 223 | 237 | |
| Buffalo Bisons (CHI) | 64 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 52 | 209 | 270 | |
| Springfield Indians (independent) | 64 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 42 | 217 | 274 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 111 | |||
| 64 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 18 | |||
| 64 | 23 | 66 | 89 | 31 | |||
| 64 | 46 | 43 | 89 | 24 | |||
| 56 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 39 | |||
| 61 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 82 | |||
| 64 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 59 | |||
| 64 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 18 |
The 4th AHL All-Star game was played on October 23, 1956, at the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. The defending Calder Cup champions Providence Reds won 4-0 versus the AHL All-Stars.https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Cleveland Barons | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions: | Providence Reds |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Johnny Bower - Providence Reds | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Fred Glover - Cleveland Barons | |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | ||
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Johnny Bower - Providence Reds |