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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1943-1944
The NHL's so-called "modern era" began with the addition of the red line, which was meant to increase offense by cutting down on offsides violations. Previously, a player couldn't enter the neutral zone ahead of the puck. Now it was permissible to make a pass to a teammate in the neutral zone, provided he was behind the red line.
The Montreal Canadiens were unmistakably the class of the league. They finished in first place by 25 points, leading the league in both scoring and defense, and they had no problem in the playoffs, losing just one game in the semi-finals and then sweeping the Chicago Black Hawks in the Stanley Cup finals. Rocket Richard scored 12 goals and Toe Blake had 18 points in their nine playoff games.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1943-1944
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 234 | 109 | 557 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 50 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 58 | 214 | 177 | 374 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 50 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 50 | 214 | 174 | 303 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 50 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 49 | 178 | 187 | 240 | |
| Boston Bruins | 50 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 43 | 223 | 268 | 207 | |
| New-York Rangers | 50 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 17 | 162 | 310 | 253 | |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1943-1944
| Award | 1944 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | Montreal Canadiens |
| O'Brien Trophy | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Georges Vezina | Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial | Babe Pratt, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Calder Memorial | August 'Gus' Bodnar, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Lady Byng | Clint Smith, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Montreal Canadiens |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1943-1944
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 |
1943-44 |
Second Team |
|
Bill Durnan, Montreal |
G |
Babe Bibeault, Toronto |
|
Earl Seibert, Chicago |
D |
Emile Bouchard, Montreal |
|
Babe Pratt, Toronto |
D |
Dit Clapper, Boston |
|
Bill Cowley, Boston |
C |
Elmer Lach, Montreal |
|
Lorne Carr, Toronto |
RW |
Maurice Richard, Montreal |
|
Doug Bentley, Chicago |
LW |
Herb Cain, Boston |
|
Dick Irvin, Montreal |
Coach |
C.H. Hap Day, Toronto |
National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1943-1944
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
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Herb Cain
|
48 | 36 | 46 | 82 |
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Doug Bentley
|
50 | 38 | 39 | 77 |
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Lorne Carr
|
50 | 36 | 38 | 74 |
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Carl Liscombe
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50 | 36 | 37 | 73 |
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Elmer Lach
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48 | 24 | 48 | 72 |
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Clint Smith
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50 | 23 | 49 | 72 |
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Bill Cowley
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36 | 30 | 41 | 71 |
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Bill Mosienko
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50 | 32 | 38 | 70 |
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Art Jackson
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49 | 28 | 41 | 69 |
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Gus Bodnar
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50 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1943-1944
|
Player
|
GP | A |
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Clint Smith
|
50 | 49 |
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Elmer Lach
|
48 | 48 |
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Herb Cain
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48 | 46 |
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Buddy O'Connor
|
44 | 42 |
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Bill Cowley
|
36 | 41 |
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Art Jackson
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49 | 41 |
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Gus Bodnar
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50 | 40 |
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Babe Pratt
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50 | 40 |
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Doug Bentley
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50 | 39 |
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Lorne Carr
|
50 | 38 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1943-1944
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Player
|
GP | G |
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Doug Bentley
|
50 | 38 |
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Carl Liscombe
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50 | 36 |
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Herb Cain
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48 | 36 |
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Lorne Carr
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50 | 36 |
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Mud Bruneteau
|
39 | 35 |
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Maurice Richard
|
46 | 32 |
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Bill Mosienko
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50 | 32 |
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Syd Howe
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46 | 32 |
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Bill Cowley
|
36 | 30 |
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Ray Getliffe
|
44 | 28 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1943-1944
|
Player
|
GP | PIM |
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Mike McMahon
|
42 | 98 |
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Pat Egan
|
48 | 95 |
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Murph Chamberlain
|
47 | 85 |
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Hal Jackson
|
50 | 76 |
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Bob Dill
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28 | 66 |
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Phil Watson
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44 | 61 |
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Bep Guidolin
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47 | 58 |
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Adam Brown
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50 | 56 |
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Butch Bouchard
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39 | 52 |
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Cully Simon
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46 | 52 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1943-1944
Semi
Finals
Mar. 21 at
Montreal Toronto 3 Canadiens 1
Mar. 23 at
Montreal Canadiens 5 Toronto 1
Mar. 25 at
Toronto Canadiens 2 Toronto 1
Mar. 28 at
Toronto Canadiens 4 Toronto 1
Mar. 30 at
Montreal Canadiens 11 Toronto 0
Montreal Canadiens defeated
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1
Mar. 21 at
Detroit Chicago 2 Detroit 1
Mar. 23 at
Detroit Detroit 4 Chicago 1
Mar. 26 at
Chicago Chicago 2 Detroit 0
Mar. 28 at
Chicago Chicago 7 Detroit 1
Mar. 30 at
Detroit Chicago 5 Detroit 2
Chicago Blackhawks defeated
Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 1
Stanley
Cup Finals
Apr. 4 at
Montreal Canadiens 5 Chicago 1
Apr. 6 at
Chicago Canadiens 3 Chicago 1
Apr. 9 at
Chicago Canadiens 3 Chicago 2
Apr. 13 at
Montreal Canadiens 5 Chicago 4 (09:12 OT)
Montreal Canadiens defeated
Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 0
A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.