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Español1946-47 NHL SEASON
The '1946-47 NHL season' was the 30th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 60 games.
Tommy Gorman, who had been associated with the National Hockey League since its inception
in 1917, announced his retirement in July of 1946 as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
He left behind him seven Stanley Cup champions and a hall of fame career as a
coach and general manager. Frank Selke, released from the Toronto Maple Leafs, took over as general manager
and would build the greatest dynasty hockey ever knew in the late 1950s. The Canadiens
were in financial trouble at this time, despite their winning team and Selke would
turn things around by buying up talent and keeping the cream of the crop, selling some
players to teams that needed talent.
Red Dutton finally got to resign as president of the NHL, as Clarence Campbell,
whom Frank Calder had been grooming as his successor, had come home from Europe. Campbell's experience
in law and in hockey made him the perfect choice as president.
Lorne Chabot, whose outstanding career as goalkeeper brought him two Stanley Cups,
a Vezina Trophy and a first all-star selection, died October 10th, five days after his 46th birthday.
He had been suffering from kidney disease for some time and had been bedridden with
severe arthritis.
Detroit lost Syd Howe through retirement, but another Howe started his great career as
Gordie Howe was Detroit's new rookie. In one of his first fights, he took care of Montreal's
Rocket Richard. Sid Abel then added a taunt that enraged Richard and he broke Abel's nose in three places.
Chicago decided to purchase goaltender Paul Bibeault from Montreal and regretted it. He played badly, one of his losses being an 11-0 whitewashing at the hands of Toronto. Finally, president and general manager
Bill Tobin had enough and brought up 20 year old Emile Francis to replace him. He made his debut on February 9th, 1947 in a 6-4 win over Boston.
A donnybrook took place March 16th, 1947 between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.
Cal Gardner lifted Kenny Reardon's stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight
broke out between both teams and the fans. On that same night, Billy Taylor of Detroit
set an NHL record with 7 assists in a 10-6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
Bill Durnan broke George Hainsworth's record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he won
his fourth in a row, and Montreal again finished first.
Max Bentley edged out Rocket Richard by one point and won the scoring championship.
''GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
''Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in 'bold'''
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1946-47 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):
★ Johnny Peirson, Boston Bruins
★ Pentti Lund
★ , Boston Bruins
★ Bill Gadsby, Chicago Black Hawks
★ Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
★ Jim McFadden
★ , Detroit Red Wings
★ Bill Barilko, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Garth Boesch, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Gus Mortson, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Howie Meeker, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Sid Smith, Toronto Maple Leafs
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1946-47 (listed with their last team):
★ Don Grosso, Boston Bruins
★ Bill Cowley, Boston Bruins
★ Dit Clapper, Boston Bruins
★ Babe Pratt, Boston Bruins
★ Clint Smith, Chicago Black Hawks
★ Johnny Mowers, Chicago Black Hawks
★ Joe Benoit, Montreal Canadiens
★ List of Stanley Cup champions
★ 1946 in sports
★ 1947 in sports
★ Hockey Database
★ NHL.com
| Contents |
| Regular season |
| Final standings |
| Scoring leaders |
| Stanley Cup playoffs |
| Playoff bracket |
| NHL awards |
| All-Star teams |
| Debuts |
| Last games |
| See also |
| References |
Regular season
Tommy Gorman, who had been associated with the National Hockey League since its inception
in 1917, announced his retirement in July of 1946 as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
He left behind him seven Stanley Cup champions and a hall of fame career as a
coach and general manager. Frank Selke, released from the Toronto Maple Leafs, took over as general manager
and would build the greatest dynasty hockey ever knew in the late 1950s. The Canadiens
were in financial trouble at this time, despite their winning team and Selke would
turn things around by buying up talent and keeping the cream of the crop, selling some
players to teams that needed talent.
Red Dutton finally got to resign as president of the NHL, as Clarence Campbell,
whom Frank Calder had been grooming as his successor, had come home from Europe. Campbell's experience
in law and in hockey made him the perfect choice as president.
Lorne Chabot, whose outstanding career as goalkeeper brought him two Stanley Cups,
a Vezina Trophy and a first all-star selection, died October 10th, five days after his 46th birthday.
He had been suffering from kidney disease for some time and had been bedridden with
severe arthritis.
Detroit lost Syd Howe through retirement, but another Howe started his great career as
Gordie Howe was Detroit's new rookie. In one of his first fights, he took care of Montreal's
Rocket Richard. Sid Abel then added a taunt that enraged Richard and he broke Abel's nose in three places.
Chicago decided to purchase goaltender Paul Bibeault from Montreal and regretted it. He played badly, one of his losses being an 11-0 whitewashing at the hands of Toronto. Finally, president and general manager
Bill Tobin had enough and brought up 20 year old Emile Francis to replace him. He made his debut on February 9th, 1947 in a 6-4 win over Boston.
A donnybrook took place March 16th, 1947 between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.
Cal Gardner lifted Kenny Reardon's stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight
broke out between both teams and the fans. On that same night, Billy Taylor of Detroit
set an NHL record with 7 assists in a 10-6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
Bill Durnan broke George Hainsworth's record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he won
his fourth in a row, and Montreal again finished first.
Max Bentley edged out Rocket Richard by one point and won the scoring championship.
Final standings
''GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
''Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in 'bold'''
| National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Montreal Canadiens' | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 189 | 138 | 561 |
| 'Toronto Maple Leafs' | 60 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 72 | 209 | 172 | 669 |
| 'Boston Bruins' | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 63 | 190 | 175 | 463 |
| 'Detroit Red Wings' | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 55 | 190 | 193 | 535 |
| New York Rangers | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 50 | 167 | 186 | 426 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 42 | 193 | 274 | 467 |
Scoring leaders
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 12 |
| Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 45 | 26 | 71 | 69 |
| Billy Taylor | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 35 |
| Milt Schmidt | Boston Bruins | 59 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 40 |
| Ted Kennedy | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 27 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
NHL awards
All-Star teams
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1946-47 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):
★ Johnny Peirson, Boston Bruins
★ Pentti Lund
★ , Boston Bruins
★ Bill Gadsby, Chicago Black Hawks
★ Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
★ Jim McFadden
★ , Detroit Red Wings
★ Bill Barilko, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Garth Boesch, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Gus Mortson, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Howie Meeker, Toronto Maple Leafs
★ Sid Smith, Toronto Maple Leafs
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1946-47 (listed with their last team):
★ Don Grosso, Boston Bruins
★ Bill Cowley, Boston Bruins
★ Dit Clapper, Boston Bruins
★ Babe Pratt, Boston Bruins
★ Clint Smith, Chicago Black Hawks
★ Johnny Mowers, Chicago Black Hawks
★ Joe Benoit, Montreal Canadiens
See also
★ List of Stanley Cup champions
★ 1946 in sports
★ 1947 in sports
References
★ Hockey Database
★ NHL.com
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