NHL 1961/62

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NHL 1961/62
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 11, 1961 to April 22, 1962
Teams 6th
Games / team 70
Regular season
winner Canadiens de Montréal
MVP Canada 1957Canada Jacques Plante (Montréal)
Top scorer Canada 1957Canada Bobby Hull (Chicago)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Toronto Maple Leafs
finalist Chicago Black Hawks
NHL seasons
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The 1961-62 NHL season was the 45th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 70 games each. The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 in the final series eleven years after their last win. For the first time in NHL history, two players are tied for the Art Ross Trophy. Bobby Hull and Andy Bathgate achieved 84 points. The trophy went to Hull as he had scored more goals. He is the third one to have scored 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 42 14th 14th 259 166 98
Toronto Maple Leafs 37 22nd 11 235 180 85
Chicago Blackhawks 31 26th 13 217 186 75
New York Rangers 26th 32 12 195 207 64
Detroit Red Wings 23 33 14th 184 219 60
Boston Bruins 15th 47 8th 177 306 38

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts
Bobby Hull Chicago 70 50 34 84
Andy Bathgate NY Rangers 70 28 56 84
Gordie Howe Detroit 70 33 44 77
Stan Mikita Chicago 70 25th 52 77
Frank Mahovlich Toronto 70 33 38 71
Alex Delvecchio Detroit 70 26th 43 69
Ralph Backstrom Montreal 66 27 38 65
Norm Ullman Detroit 70 26th 38 64
Bill Hay Chicago 60 11 52 63
Claude Provost Montreal 70 33 29 62

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                 
1 Canadiens de Montréal 2    
3 Chicago Black Hawks 4th  
3 Chicago Black Hawks 2
  2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
4th New York Rangers 2  

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy : Bobby Hull , Chicago Blackhawks
Calder Memorial Trophy : Bobby Rousseau , Montréal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy : Jacques Plante , Montréal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Dave Keon , Toronto Maple Leafs
Vezina Trophy : Jacques Plante , Montréal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy : Doug Harvey , New York Rangers

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