NHL 1942/43

NHL 1942/43
league	National Hockey League
Period	October 31, 1942 to April 8, 1943
Teams	6th
Games / team	50
Regular season
winner	Detroit Red Wings
MVP	Bill Cowley (Boston)
Top scorer	Doug Bentley (Chicago)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner	Detroit Red Wings
finalist	Boston Bruins
NHL seasons
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The 1942–43 NHL season was the 26th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 50 games each. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup after a 4-0 win in the final series against the Boston Bruins .

After the Brooklyn Americans no longer competed this season due to disputes regarding the use of Madison Square Garden , the " Original Six " began, which lasted until 1967 .

Regular season

Closing table

Abbreviations: W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Detroit Red Wings	25th	14th	11	169	124	61
Boston Bruins	24	17th	9	195	176	57
Toronto Maple Leafs	22nd	19th	9	198	159	53
Montréal Canadiens	19th	19th	12	181	191	50
Chicago Blackhawks	17th	18th	15th	179	180	49
New York Rangers	11	31	8th	161	253	30th

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts
Doug Bentley	Chicago	50	33	40	73
Bill Cowley	Boston	48	27	45	72
Max Bentley	Chicago	49	26th	44	70
Lynn Patrick	NY Rangers	50	22nd	39	61
Lorne Carr	Toronto	50	27	33	60
Billy Taylor	Toronto	50	18th	42	60
Bryan Hextall	NY Rangers	50	27	32	59
Toe Blake	Montreal	48	23	36	59
Elmer Lach	Montreal	45	18th	40	58
Buddy O'Connor	Montreal	50	15th	43	58

Stanley Cup playoffs

→ Main article : Stanley Cup playoffs 1943

	Semifinals					Stanley Cup Final
	1	Detroit Red Wings	4th
	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
						1	Detroit Red Wings	4th
						2	Boston Bruins	0
	2	Boston Bruins	4th
	4th	Canadiens de Montréal	1

NHL awards

Calder Memorial Trophy :	Gaye Stewart , Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy :	Bill Cowley , Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy :	Max Bentley , Chicago Blackhawks
Vezina Trophy :	Johnny Mowers , Detroit Red Wings

Web links

• Hacx.de: All NHL final tables ( Memento from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )