NHL 1953/54
NHL 1953/54 | |
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league | National Hockey League |
Period | October 8, 1953 to April 16, 1954 |
Teams | 6th |
Games / team | 70 |
Regular season | |
winner | Detroit Red Wings |
MVP | Al Rollins (Chicago) |
Top scorer | Gordie Howe (Detroit) |
Playoffs | |
Stanley Cup winner | Detroit Red Wings |
finalist | Canadiens de Montréal |
NHL seasons | |
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The 1953/54 NHL season was the 37th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 70 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Detroit Red Wings after a 4-3 victory in the final series against the Montréal Canadiens . Montreal signed Jean Béliveau from Quebec . He received a record $ 100,000 for a five-year contract. Due to injury, he was only able to play 44 games. He was only able to prove his worth in the years to come.
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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Detroit Red Wings | 37 | 19th | 14th | 191 | 132 | 88 |
Montréal Canadiens | 34 | 25th | 11 | 195 | 141 | 81 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 24 | 14th | 152 | 131 | 78 |
Boston Bruins | 32 | 28 | 10 | 177 | 181 | 74 |
New York Rangers | 29 | 31 | 10 | 161 | 182 | 68 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 12 | 51 | 7th | 133 | 242 | 31 |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points
player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts |
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Gordie Howe | Detroit | 70 | 33 | 48 | 81 |
Maurice Richard | Montreal | 70 | 37 | 30th | 67 |
Ted Lindsay | Detroit | 70 | 26th | 36 | 62 |
Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal | 54 | 29 | 25th | 54 |
Bert Olmstead | Montreal | 70 | 15th | 37 | 52 |
Red Kelly | Detroit | 62 | 16 | 33 | 49 |
Earl Reibel | Detroit | 69 | 15th | 33 | 48 |
Ed Sandford | Boston | 70 | 16 | 31 | 47 |
Fleming Mackell | Boston | 67 | 15th | 32 | 47 |
Ken Mosdell | Montreal | 67 | 22nd | 24 | 46 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Semifinals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | ||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||
2 | Canadiens de Montréal | 3 | ||||||
2 | Canadiens de Montréal | 4th | ||||||
4th | Boston Bruins | 0 |
NHL awards
Web links
- Hacx.de: All NHL final tables ( Memento from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )