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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1940-1941
The Boston Bruins had five of the league's top 10 scorers, led by Hart Trophy winner Bill Cowley, whose 62 points was 18 more than anyone else compiled. They also had goalie Frank Brimsek, who posted six shutouts. For the fourth year in a row, the Bruins led the league during the regular season.
The Bruins had a tough semi-final series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but they finally won it in seven games. Then they faced the Detroit Red Wings, who had beaten the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks to reach the Stanley Cup final.
Boston opened the series with two 1-goal victories and followed up with a pair of 2-goal wins to complete the first four-game sweep in finals history.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1940-1941
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 168 | 102 | 246 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 145 | 99 | 306 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 112 | 102 | 337 | |
| New-York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 143 | 125 | 356 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 112 | 139 | 335 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 121 | 147 | 435 | |
| New-York Americans | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 99 | 186 | 231 | |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1940-1941
| Award | 1941 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | Boston Bruins |
| O'Brien Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
| Georges Vezina | Turk Broda, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Hart Memorial | Bill Cowley, Boston Bruins |
| Calder Memorial | Johnny Quilty, Montreal Canadiens |
| Lady Byng | Bobby Bauer, Boston Bruins |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Boston Bruins |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1940-1941
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.
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First Team |
1940-41 |
Second Team |
|
Turk Broda, Toronto |
G |
Frank Brimsek, Boston |
|
Dit Clapper, Boston |
D |
Earl Seibert, Chicago |
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Wally Stanowski, Toronto |
D |
Ott Heller, NY Rangers |
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Bill Cowley, Boston |
C |
Syl Apps, Toronto |
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Bryan Hextall, NY Rangers |
RW |
Bobby Bauer, Boston |
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Dave Schriner, Toronto |
LW |
Woody Dumart, Boston |
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Cooney Weiland, Boston |
Coach |
Dick Irvin, Montreal |
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National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1940-1941
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
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Bill Cowley
|
46 | 17 | 45 | 62 |
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Bryan Hextall
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48 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
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Gordie Drillon
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42 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
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Syd Howe
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48 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
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Syl Apps
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41 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
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Lynn Patrick
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48 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
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Neil Colville
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48 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
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Eddie Wiseman
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48 | 16 | 24 | 40 |
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Bobby Bauer
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48 | 17 | 22 | 39 |
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Sweeney Schriner
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48 | 24 | 14 | 38 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1940-1941
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Player
|
GP | A |
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Bill Cowley
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46 | 45 |
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Neil Colville
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48 | 28 |
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Billy Taylor
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47 | 26 |
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Milt Schmidt
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45 | 25 |
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Phil Watson
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40 | 25 |
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Lynn Patrick
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48 | 24 |
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Syd Howe
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48 | 24 |
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Syl Apps
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41 | 24 |
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Eddie Wiseman
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48 | 24 |
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Bobby Bauer
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48 | 22 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1940-1941
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Player
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GP | G |
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Bryan Hextall
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48 | 26 |
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Sweeney Schriner
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48 | 24 |
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Roy Conacher
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41 | 24 |
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Gordie Drillon
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42 | 23 |
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Syl Apps
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41 | 20 |
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Lynn Patrick
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48 | 20 |
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Syd Howe
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48 | 20 |
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Woody Dumart
|
40 | 18 |
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John Quilty
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48 | 18 |
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Bobby Bauer
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48 | 17 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1940-1941
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Player
|
GP | PIM |
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Jimmy
Orlando
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48 | 99 |
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Red
Goupille
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48 | 81 |
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Murph
Chamberlain
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45 | 75 |
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Joe
Cooper
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45 | 66 |
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Des
Smith
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48 | 61 |
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Reg
Hamilton
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45 | 59 |
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Jack
Stewart
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47 | 56 |
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Peter
Slobodian
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41 | 54 |
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Bingo
Kampman
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39 | 53 |
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Earl
Seibert
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46 | 52 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1940-1941
Quarter Finals
Mar. 20 at Detroit Detroit
2 Rangers 1 (12:01 OT)
Mar. 23 at New
York Rangers 3 Detroit 1
Mar. 25 at Detroit Detroit
3 Rangers 2
Detroit Red Wings defeated
New York Rangers 2 games to 1
Mar. 20 at Chicago Chicago 2 Canadiens
1
Mar. 22 at Montreal Canadiens
4 Chicago 3 (34:04 OT)
Mar. 25 at Chicago Chicago 3 Canadiens
2
hicago Blackhawks defeated
Montreal Canadiens 2 games to 1
Semi Finals
Mar. 20 at Boston Boston 3 Toronto
0
Mar. 22 at Boston Toronto
5 Boston 3
Mar. 25 at Toronto Toronto
7 Boston 2
Mar. 27 at Toronto Boston 2 Toronto
1
Mar. 29 at Boston Toronto
2 Boston 1 (17:31 OT)
Apr. 1 at
Toronto Boston 2 Toronto 1
Apr. 3 at
Boston Boston 2 Toronto 1
Boston Bruins defeated
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 3
Mar. 27 at Detroit Detroit
3 Chicago 1
Mar. 30 at Chicago Detroit
2 Chicago 1 (09:15 OT)
Detroit Red Wings defeated
Chicago Blackhawks 2 games to 0
Stanley Cup Finals
Apr. 6 at
Boston Boston 3 Detroit 2
Apr. 8 at
Boston Boston 2 Detroit 1
Apr. 10 at Detroit Boston
4 Detroit 2
Apr. 12 at Detroit Boston
3 Detroit 1
Boston Bruins defeated
Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 0
A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.