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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1941-1942
After operating the New York Americans since 1936, the NHL made manager Red Dutton the team's owner. He changed the name to the Brooklyn Americans. The Americans practiced in Brooklyn, but still played their home games in Madison Square Garden and they still finished last.
The other MSG occupants, the New York Rangers, rose to the top of the league. They had three of the NHL's top scorers, led by Bryan Hextall's league-leading 56 points. Lynn Patrick led the league in goals and Phil Watson was the assists leader.
But the Rangers lost to the second-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals, while the fourth-place Detroit Red Wings got past Chicago and Montreal to reach the finals. Detroit then won the first two games at Toronto and the third game at home and were on the verge of the Stanley Cup championship.
They couldn't win that fourth game, though. The Red Wings took four in a row to win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1932.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1941-1942
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| New-York Rangers | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 60 | 177 | 143 | 400 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 158 | 136 | 341 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 160 | 118 | 349 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 145 | 155 | 365 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 140 | 147 | 440 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 39 | 134 | 173 | 504 |
| Brooklyn Americans | 48 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 35 | 133 | 175 | 425 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1941-1942
| Award | 1942 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | Detroit Red Wings |
| O'Brien Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
| Georges Vezina | Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins |
| Hart Memorial | Tommy Anderson, Brooklyn Americans |
| Calder Memorial | Grant Warwick, New York Rangers |
| Lady Byng | Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | New York Rangers |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1941-1942
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 |
1941-42 |
Second Team |
|
Frank Brimsek, Boston |
G |
Turk Broda, Toronto |
|
Earl Seibert, Chicago |
D |
Pat Egan, Brooklyn |
|
Tommy Anderson, Brooklyn |
D |
Bucko McDonald, Toronto |
|
Syl Apps, Toronto |
C |
Phil Watson, New York |
|
Bryan Hextall, New York |
RW |
Gord Drillon, Toronto |
|
Lynn Patrick, New York |
LW |
Sid Abel, Detroit |
|
Frank Boucher, New York |
Coach |
Paul Thompson, Chicago |
National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1941-1942
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
|
Bryan Hextall
|
48 | 24 | 32 | 56 |
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Lynn Patrick
|
47 | 32 | 22 | 54 |
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Don Grosso
|
48 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
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Phil Watson
|
48 | 15 | 37 | 52 |
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Sid Abel
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48 | 18 | 31 | 49 |
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Toe Blake
|
48 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
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Bill Thoms
|
47 | 15 | 30 | 45 |
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Gordie Drillon
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48 | 23 | 18 | 41 |
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Syl Apps
|
38 | 18 | 23 | 41 |
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Tom Anderson
|
48 | 12 | 29 | 41 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1941-1942
|
Player
|
GP | A |
|
Phil Watson
|
48 | 37 |
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Bryan Hextall
|
48 | 32 |
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Sid Abel
|
48 | 31 |
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Don Grosso
|
48 | 30 |
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Bill Thoms
|
47 | 30 |
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Tom Anderson
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48 | 29 |
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Eddie Wares
|
43 | 29 |
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Toe Blake
|
48 | 28 |
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Billy Taylor
|
48 | 26 |
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Mush March
|
48 | 26 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1941-1942
|
Player
|
GP | G |
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Lynn Patrick
|
47 | 32 |
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Roy Conacher
|
43 | 24 |
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Bryan Hextall
|
48 | 24 |
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Red Hamill
|
43 | 24 |
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Don Grosso
|
48 | 23 |
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Gordie Drillon
|
48 | 23 |
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Sweeney Schriner
|
47 | 20 |
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Alex Shibicky
|
45 | 20 |
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Joe Benoit
|
46 | 20 |
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Flash Hollett
|
48 | 19 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1941-1942
|
Player
|
GP | PIM |
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Pat Egan
|
48 | 124 |
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Jimmy Orlando
|
48 | 111 |
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Ken Reardon
|
41 | 93 |
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Jack Stewart
|
44 | 93 |
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Des Smith
|
48 | 70 |
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Bingo Kampman
|
38 | 67 |
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Joe Cooper
|
47 | 58 |
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Phil Watson
|
48 | 58 |
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Babe Pratt
|
47 | 55 |
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Tom Anderson
|
48 | 54 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1941-1942
Quarter Finals
Mar. 22 at Detroit Detroit 2 Canadiens
1
Mar. 24 at Montreal Canadiens
5 Detroit 0
Mar. 26 at Detroit Detroit 6 Canadiens
2
Detroit Red Wings defeated
Montreal Canadiens 2 games to 1
Mar. 22 at Chicago Boston 2 Chicago
1 (06:51 OT)
Mar. 24 at Boston Chicago
4 Boston 0
Mar. 26 at Boston Boston 3 Chicago
2
Boston Bruins defeated
Chicago Blackhawks 2 games to 1
Semi Finals
Mar. 21 at Toronto Toronto
3 Rangers 1
Mar. 22 at New
York Toronto 4 Rangers 2
Mar. 24 at New
York Rangers 3 Toronto 0
Mar. 28 at Toronto Toronto
2 Rangers 1
Mar. 29 at New
York Rangers 3 Toronto 1
Mar. 31 at Toronto Toronto
3 Rangers 2
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated
New York Rangers 4 games to 2
Mar. 29 at Boston Detroit
6 Boston 4
Mar. 31 at Detroit Detroit
3 Boston 1
Detroit Red Wings defeated
Boston Bruins 2 games to 0
Stanley Cup Finals
Apr. 4 at
Toronto Detroit 3 Toronto 2
Apr. 7 at
Toronto Detroit 4 Toronto 2
Apr. 9 at
Detroit Detroit 5 Toronto 2
Apr. 12 at Detroit Toronto
4 Detroit 3
Apr. 14 at Toronto Toronto
9 Detroit 3
Apr. 16 at Detroit Toronto
3 Detroit 0
Apr. 18 at Toronto Toronto
3 Detroit 1
Toronto Maple Leafs defeated
Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3
A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.