NHL 1944/45

NHL 1944/45
league	National Hockey League
Period	October 28, 1944 to April 22, 1945
Teams	6th
Games / team	50
Regular season
winner	Canadiens de Montréal
MVP	Elmer Lach (Montréal)
Top scorer	Elmer Lach (Montréal)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner	Toronto Maple Leafs
finalist	Detroit Red Wings
NHL seasons
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The 1944/45 NHL season was the 28th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 50 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Toronto Maple Leafs after a 4-3 win in the final series against the Detroit Red Wings . Maurice Richard dominated the season with 50 goals.

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
Montréal Canadiens	38	8th	4th	228	121	80
Detroit Red Wings	31	14th	5	218	161	67
Toronto Maple Leafs	24	22nd	4th	183	161	52
Boston Bruins	16	30th	4th	179	219	36
Chicago Blackhawks	13	30th	7th	141	194	33
New York Rangers	11	29	10	154	247	32

Best scorer

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

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts
Elmer Lach	Montreal	50	26th	54	80
Maurice Richard	Montreal	50	50	23	73
Toe Blake	Montreal	49	29	38	68
Bill Cowley	Boston	49	25th	40	65
Theodore Kennedy	Toronto	49	29	25th	54
Bill Mosienko	Chicago	50	28	26th	54
Joe Carveth	Detroit	50	26th	28	54
From DeMarco	NY Rangers	50	24	30th	54
Clint Smith	Chicago	50	23	31	54
Syd Howe	Detroit	46	17th	36	53

Stanley Cup playoffs

→ Main article : Stanley Cup playoffs 1945

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

NHL awards

Calder Memorial Trophy :	Frank McCool , Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy :	Elmer Lach , Montréal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy :	Bill Mosienko , Chicago Blackhawks
Vezina Trophy :	Bill Durnan , Montreal Canadiens

Web links

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