National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1933-1934

The 1933-34 season was again played as a 48 game schedule. Although some of the franchises were struggling with attendance and revenues, nine team competed during the season.

On Feb. 14, 1934, the first NHL All-Star game was played, brought on by tragic circumstances. It was a benifit game for Ace Bailey who had suffered a fractured skull after being hit by Boston's Eddie Shore. Bailey survived, but his career hockey was over. Shore was suspended for 16 games because of the incident. The game hosted by Toronto seen Leafs play an all star squad from the leagues other teams. Toronto won 7-3. Ace Bailey's jersey (#6) was the first to be retired in the NHL.

The Chicago Black Hawks back stopped by netminder Charlie Gardiner, who had won the Vezina Trophy for the second time, beat the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals. The 29 year old Gardiner, died of a brain tumor two months later.

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National Hockey League (NHL) History of League
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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1933-1934

Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
American Division

Detroit Red Wings	48	24	14	10	58	113	98	368
Chicago Blackhawks	48	20	17	11	51	88	83	337
New-York Rangers	48	21	19	8	50	120	113	401
Boston Bruins	48	18	25	5	41	111	130	385

Canadian Division

Toronto Maple Leafs	48	26	13	9	61	174	119	529
Montreal Canadiens	48	22	20	6	50	99	101	308
Montreal Maroons	48	19	18	11	49	117	122	414
New-York Americans	48	15	23	10	40	104	132	365
Ottawa Senators	48	13	29	6	32	115	143	344

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National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1933-1934

Award	1934 Winner


Stanley Cup	Chicago Black Hawks
O'Brien Trophy	Toronto Maple Leafs
Georges Vezina	Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
Hart Memorial	Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial	Russ Blinko, Montreal Maroons
Lady Byng	Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
Prince of Wales Trophy	Detroit Red Wings

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National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1933-1934

Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections.

First Team	1933-34	Second Team
Charlie Gardiner, Chicago	G	Roy Worters, NY Americans
King Clancy, Toronto	D	Eddie Shore, Boston
Lionel Conacher, Chicago	D	Ching Johnson, NY Rangers
Frank Boucher, NY Rangers	C	Joe Primeau, Toronto
Charlie Conacher, Toronto	RW	Bill Cook, NY Rangers
Harvey Jackson, Toronto	LW	Aurel Joliat, Mtl Canadiens
Lester Patrick, NY Rangers	Coach	Dick Irvin, Toronto

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National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1933-1934

Player	GP	G	A	PTS

Charlie Conacher	42	32	20	52
Joe Primeau	45	14	32	46
Frank Boucher	48	14	30	44
Marty Barry	48	27	12	39
Nels Stewart	48	22	17	39
Cecil Dillon	48	13	26	39
Harvey Jackson	38	20	18	38
Aurel Joliat	48	22	15	37
Hooley Smith	47	18	19	37
Paul Thompson	48	20	16	36

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National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1933-1934

Player	GP	A

Joe Primeau	45	32
Frank Boucher	48	30
Cecil Dillon	48	26
Doc Romnes	47	21
Charlie Conacher	42	20
Hooley Smith	47	19
Larry Aurie	48	19
Cooney Weiland	48	19
Harvey Jackson	38	18
Bill Thoms	47	18

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National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1933-1934

Player	GP	G

Charlie Conacher	42	32
Marty Barry	48	27
Aurel Joliat	48	22
Nels Stewart	48	22
John Sorrell	47	21
Paul Thompson	48	20
Baldy Northcott	47	20
Harvey Jackson	38	20
Eddie Burke	46	20
Hooley Smith	47	18

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National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minutes Leaders 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1933-1934

Player	GP	PIM

Red Horner	40	146
Lionel Conacher	48	87
Ching Johnson	48	86
Nels Stewart	48	68
Earl Seibert	48	66
Red Dutton	48	65
Ralph Bowman	46	64
King Clancy	46	62
Hooley Smith	47	58
Eddie Shore	30	57

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National Hockey League (NHL) Playoffs 1933-1934

National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1933-1934

Quarter Finals

Mar. 22 at Montreal Chicago 3 Canadiens 2
Mar. 25 at Chicago Chicago 1 Canadiens 1 (11:05 OT)

Chicago Blackhawks defeated Montreal Canadiens 4 goals to 3

Mar. 20 at Montreal Maroons 0 Rangers 0
Mar. 25 at New York Maroons 2 Rangers 1

Montreal Maroons defeated New York Rangers 2 goals to 1

Semi Finals

Mar. 22 at Toronto Detroit 2 Toronto 1 (01:33 OT)
Mar. 24 at Toronto Detroit 6 Toronto 3
Mar. 26 at Detroit Toronto 3 Detroit 1
Mar. 28 at Detroit Toronto 5 Detroit 1
Mar. 30 at Detroit Detroit 1 Toronto 0

Detroit Red Wings defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 3 games to 2

Mar. 28 at Montreal Chicago 3 Maroons 0
Mar. 30 at Chicago Chicago 3 Maroons 2

Chicago Blackhawks defeated Montreal Maroons 6 goals to 2

Stanley Cup Finals

Apr. 3 at Detroit Chic. 2 Det. 1 (21:05 OT)
Apr. 5 at Detroit Chic. 4 Det. 1
Apr. 8 at Chicago Det. 5 Chic. 2
Apr. 10 at Chicago Chic. 1 Det. 0 (30:05 OT)

Chicago Blackhawks defeated Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 1.

A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.