National Hockey League (NHL) 1939 - 40 Season Review

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National Hockey League (NHL) 1939 - 40 Regular Season Standings

(NHL) National Hockey League 1939 - 40 Standings

	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Boston Bruins	48	31	12	5	0	67	170	98
New York Rangers	48	27	11	10	0	64	136	77
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	25	17	6	0	56	134	110
Chicago Black Hawks	48	23	19	6	0	52	112	120
Detroit Red Wings	48	16	26	6	0	38	90	126
New York Americans	48	15	29	4	0	34	106	140
Montreal Canadiens	48	10	33	5	0	25	90	167

National Hockey League (NHL) 1939 - 40 Stanley Cup Playoff Results

(NHL) National Hockey League 1939 - 40 Stanley Cup Playoffs

New York Rangers defeated Boston Bruins in the Semi Final 4 - 2 - 0
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Chicago Black Hawks in the Quarter Final 2 - 0 - 0
Detroit Red Wings defeated New York Americans in the Quarter Final 2 - 1 - 0
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Detroit Red Wings in the Semi Final 2 - 0 - 0
New York Rangers defeated Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Final 4 - 2 - 0

1939 - 40 New York Rangers Stanley Cup Rooster

Players: Dave Kerr, Art Coulter, Ott Heller, Alex Shibicky, Mac Colville, Neil Colville, Phil Watson, Lynn Patrick, Clint Smith, Muzz Patrick, Babe Pratt, Bryan Hextall, Kilby Macdonald, Dutch Hiller, Alf Pike, Sanford Smith Staff: Lester Patrick (Manager), Frank Boucher (Coach), Harry Westerby (Trainer)

National Hockey League (NHL) 1939 - 40 Stanley Cup Playoff Standings

Team	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	GF	GA	PIM
New York Rangers	12	8	4	0	29	20	137
New York Rangers	12	8	4	0	29	20	137
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	6	4	0	21	19	123
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	6	4	0	21	19	123
Detroit Red Wings	5	2	3	0	11	12	51
Boston Bruins	6	2	4	0	9	15	22
Detroit Red Wings	5	2	3	0	11	12	51
Boston Bruins	6	2	4	0	9	15	22
New York Americans	3	1	2	0	7	9	18
New York Americans	3	1	2	0	7	9	18
Chicago Black Hawks	2	0	2	0	3	5	14
Chicago Black Hawks	2	0	2	0	3	5	14

Most Goals 1939 - 40 Season - Individual

Player	Team	Goals
Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	24
Milt Schmidt	Boston Bruins	22
Woody Dumart	Boston Bruins	22
Herb Cain	Boston Bruins	21
Gordie Drillon	Toronto Maple Leafs	21

Most Goals 1939 - 40 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals
Syl Apps	Toronto Maple Leafs	5
Hank Goldup	Toronto Maple Leafs	5
Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	4
Mud Bruneteau	Detroit Red Wings	3
Muzz Patrick	New York Rangers	3

Most Assists 1939 - 40 Season - Individual

Player	Team	Assists
Milt Schmidt	Boston Bruins	30
Phil Watson	New York Rangers	28
Bill Cowley	Boston Bruins	27
Bobby Bauer	Boston Bruins	26
Syd Howe	Detroit Red Wings	23

Most Assists 1939 - 40 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Assists
Neil Colville	New York Rangers	7
Phil Watson	New York Rangers	6
Alex Shibicky	New York Rangers	5
Dutch Hiller	New York Rangers	4
Gus Marker	Toronto Maple Leafs	3

Most Points 1939 - 40 Season - Individual

Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Milt Schmidt	Boston Bruins	22	30	52
Bobby Bauer	Boston Bruins	17	26	43
Woody Dumart	Boston Bruins	22	21	43
Bill Cowley	Boston Bruins	13	27	40
Gordie Drillon	Toronto Maple Leafs	21	19	40

Most Points 1939 - 40 Season - Individual

Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Neil Colville	New York Rangers	2	7	9
Phil Watson	New York Rangers	3	6	9
Syl Apps	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	2	7
Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	4	3	7
Alex Shibicky	New York Rangers	2	5	7

Most Penalty Minutes 1939 - 40 Season - Individual

Player	Team	Penalty Min
Red Horner	Toronto Maple Leafs	87
Art Coulter	New York Rangers	68
Murph Chamberlain	Toronto Maple Leafs	63
Jack Church	Toronto Maple Leafs	62
Babe Pratt	New York Rangers	61

Plus/Minus Rating 1939 - 40 Season - Individual

Player	Team	Plus/Minus
Busher Jackson	New York Americans	0
Pat McReavy	Boston Bruins	0
Bill Meronek	Montreal Canadiens	0
Don Metz	Toronto Maple Leafs	0
Nick Metz	Toronto Maple Leafs	0

1939 - 40 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner

Selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, the NHL's Regular Season MVP (Most Valuable Player) is awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy. The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10-7-5-3-1 points system. Originally known as the Hart Trophy, it was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1923–24 NHL season. The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL. The original "Hart Trophy" was retired in Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960, and the NHL began presenting a new trophy, which was named the "Hart Memorial Trophy" in its place. Full List of Previous Winners

Hart Memorial Trophy - Ebbie Goodfellow - Detroit Red Wings

1939 - 40 Art Ross Trophy Winner

	The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season. The Art Ross Trophy was presented to the National Hockey League in 1947 by Arthur Howie "Art" Ross, former general manager and head coach of the Boston Bruins. Full List of Previous Winners
	Art Ross Trophy - Milt Schmidt - Boston Bruins

1939 - 40 Calder Memorial Trophy Winner

The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League. The trophy is named in honor of Frank Calder, the former President of the National Hockey League from its inception in 1917 to his death in 1943. Although Rookie of the Year honors were handed out beginning in 1932–33, the Calder Trophy was first presented at the conclusion of the 1936–37 NHL season. After Calder's death in 1942 the trophy was re-named the Calder Memorial Trophy. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the conclusion of each regular season to determine the winner. To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played any more than 25 games previously in any single season, nor have played in more than six games in each of two separate preceding seasons in any major professional league. Full List of Previous Winners

Calder Memorial Trophy - Kilby MacDonald - New York Rangers

1939 - 40 Vezina Trophy Winner

The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is judged to be the best at this position. The Vezina Trophy was named in honor of Georges Vézina, an exceptional goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens. At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team during the regular season. Before 1981, it was awarded to the goaltender(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season; now, the William M. Jennings Trophy is awarded under that definition. Full List of Previous Winners

Vezina Trophy - Dave Kerr - New York Rangers

1939 - 40 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winner

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League player judged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability. The voting is conducted at the end of the season by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The trophy is named in honour of Marie Evelyn Moreton (Lady Byng), wife of Viscount Byng of Vimy, a Vimy Ridge war hero who was Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926. Lady Byng, who was an avid hockey fan, decided to donate the trophy to the NHL in 1925. Full List of Previous Winners

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - Bobby Bauer - Boston Bruins

1939 - 40 NHL All-Star Team Winners

	"The NHL All-Star Teams were first named at the end of the 1930–31 NHL season, to honor the best performers over the season at each position. Representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association vote for the All-Star Team at the end of the regular season. " Full List of Previous Winners
	NHL All-Star Team - Toe Blake - L - Montreal Canadiens NHL All-Star Team - Dit Clapper - D - Boston Bruins NHL All-Star Team - Ebbie Goodfellow - D - Detroit Red Wings NHL All-Star Team - Bryan Hextall - R - New York Rangers NHL All-Star Team - Dave Kerr - G - New York Rangers NHL All-Star Team - Milt Schmidt - C - Boston Bruins

	Full List of Previous Winners
	NHL All-Star Second Team - Bobby Bauer - R - Boston Bruins NHL All-Star Second Team - Frank Brimsek - G - Boston Bruins NHL All-Star Second Team - Neil Colville - C - New York Rangers NHL All-Star Second Team - Art Coulter - D - New York Rangers NHL All-Star Second Team - Woody Dumart - L - Boston Bruins NHL All-Star Second Team - Earl Seibert - D - Chicago Black Hawks