NHL 1945/46
NHL 1945/46 | |
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league | National Hockey League |
Period | October 24, 1945 to April 9, 1946 |
Teams | 6th |
Games / team | 50 |
Regular season | |
winner | Canadiens de Montréal |
MVP | Max Bentley (Chicago) |
Top scorer | Max Bentley (Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Stanley Cup winner | Canadiens de Montréal |
finalist | Boston Bruins |
NHL seasons | |
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The 1945/46 NHL season was the 29th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 50 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Montréal Canadiens after a 4-1 win in the final series against the Boston Bruins .
At the end of World War II , numerous players returned to the league. For example in Boston the Kraut Line consisting of Milt Schmidt , Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer . The Hockey Hall of Fame was established and the New York Rangers experimented for the first time with two goalkeepers who took turns game after game.
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 | |
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Montréal Canadiens | 28 | 17th | 5 | 172 | 134 | 60 |
Boston Bruins | 24 | 18th | 8th | 167 | 156 | 56 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 23 | 20th | 7th | 200 | 178 | 53 |
Detroit Red Wings | 20th | 20th | 10 | 146 | 159 | 50 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 19th | 24 | 7th | 174 | 185 | 45 |
New York Rangers | 13 | 28 | 9 | 144 | 191 | 35 |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts |
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Max Bentley | Chicago | 47 | 31 | 30th | 61 |
Gaye Stewart | Toronto | 50 | 37 | 15th | 52 |
Toe Blake | Montreal | 50 | 29 | 21st | 50 |
Clint Smith | Chicago | 50 | 26th | 24 | 50 |
Maurice Richard | Montreal | 50 | 27 | 21st | 48 |
Bill Mosienko | Chicago | 40 | 18th | 30th | 48 |
From DeMarco | NY Rangers | 50 | 20th | 27 | 47 |
Elmer Lach | Montreal | 49 | 13 | 34 | 47 |
Alex Kaleta | Chicago | 48 | 19th | 27 | 46 |
Billy Taylor | Toronto | 50 | 23 | 18th | 41 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Semifinals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||
1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | ||||||
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | ||||||
1 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | ||||||
2 | Boston Bruins | 1 | ||||||
2 | Boston Bruins | 4th | ||||||
4th | Detroit Red Wings | 1 |
NHL awards
Web links
- Hacx.de: All NHL final tables ( Memento from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )