NHL 1956/57

NHL 1956/57
league	National Hockey League
Period	October 11, 1956 to April 16, 1957
Teams	6th
Games / team	70
Regular season
winner	Detroit Red Wings
MVP	Canada 1957 Gordie Howe (Detroit)
Top scorer	Canada 1957 Gordie Howe (Detroit)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner	Canadiens de Montréal
finalist	Boston Bruins
NHL seasons
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The 1956/57 NHL season was the 40th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 70 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Montréal Canadiens after a 4-1 win in the final series against the Boston Bruins . Several players, led by Ted Lindsay , Doug Harvey , Jimmy Thomson, and Tod Sloan formed the NHL Players' Association. The league bosses around Conn Smythe and Jack Adams were not thrilled. The oppressive superiority of the Montréal Canadiens in power play led to a rule change. After a power play goal, the penalized player may return to play. Furthermore, it was only allowed to play with single-skate skates.

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	38	20th	12	198	157	88
Montréal Canadiens	35	23	12	210	155	82
Boston Bruins	34	24	12	195	174	80
New York Rangers	26th	30th	14th	184	227	66
Toronto Maple Leafs	21st	34	15th	174	192	57
Chicago Blackhawks	16	39	15th	169	225	47

Best scorer

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

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts
Gordie Howe	Detroit	70	44	45	89
Ted Lindsay	Detroit	70	30th	55	85
Jean Béliveau	Montreal	69	33	51	84
Andy Bathgate	NY Rangers	70	27	50	77
Ed Litzenberger	Chicago	70	32	32	64
Maurice Richard	Montreal	63	33	29	62
Don McKenney	Boston	69	21st	39	60
Dickie Moore	Montreal	70	29	29	58
Henri Richard	Montreal	63	18th	36	54
Norm Ullman	Detroit	64	16	36	52

Stanley Cup playoffs

Semifinals			Stanley Cup Final

1	Detroit Red Wings	1
3	Boston Bruins	4th
			3	Boston Bruins	1

			2	Canadiens de Montréal	4th
2	Canadiens de Montréal	4th

4th	New York Rangers	1

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy :	Gordie Howe , Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy :	Larry Regan , Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy :	Gordie Howe , Detroit Red Wings
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy :	Andy Hebenton , New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy :	Jacques Plante , Montréal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy :	Doug Harvey , Montréal Canadiens

Web links

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