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The '''1946-47 NHL season''' was the 30th [[season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Six teams each played 60 games.
  
The '''1946-47 NHL season''' was the 30th [[season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Six teams each played 60 games.
   
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The schedule was increased from 50 to 60 games. New rules allowed goaltenders to play with a broken stick or play with one from a teammate.
  
The schedule was increased from 50 to 60 games. New rules allowed goaltenders to play with a broken stick or play with one from a teammate.
   
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==Regular season==
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==Regular Season==
 
[[Tommy Gorman]], who had been associated with the National Hockey League since its inception
  
[[Tommy Gorman]], who had been associated with the National Hockey League since its inception
 
in [[1917-18 NHL season|1917]], announced his retirement in July of 1946 as general manager of the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. He left behind him seven [[Stanley Cup]] champions and a hall of fame career as a coach and general manager. [[Frank Selke]], released from the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], took over as general manager and would build the greatest dynasty hockey ever knew in the late 1950s. The Canadiens were in financial trouble at this time, despite their winning team and Selke would turn things around by buying up talent and keeping the cream of the crop, selling some players to teams that needed talent.
  
in [[1917-18 NHL season|1917]], announced his retirement in July of 1946 as general manager of the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. He left behind him seven [[Stanley Cup]] champions and a hall of fame career as a coach and general manager. [[Frank Selke]], released from the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], took over as general manager and would build the greatest dynasty hockey ever knew in the late 1950s. The Canadiens were in financial trouble at this time, despite their winning team and Selke would turn things around by buying up talent and keeping the cream of the crop, selling some players to teams that needed talent.
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[[Bill Tobin]] had enough and brought up 20 year old [[Emile Francis]] to replace him. He made his debut on February 9th, 1947 in a 6-4 win over [[Boston Bruins|Boston]].
  
[[Bill Tobin]] had enough and brought up 20 year old [[Emile Francis]] to replace him. He made his debut on February 9th, 1947 in a 6-4 win over [[Boston Bruins|Boston]].
   
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During the February 1, 1947 Rangers-Canadiens game, [[Chuck Rayner]] skated three times into Montreal's zone in an attempt to score in the Rangers 2-1 loss.<ref>The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.94.</ref>
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A donnybrook took place March 16th, 1947 between the [[New York Rangers]] and Montreal Canadiens.
  
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[[Cal Gardner]] lifted [[Kenny Reardon]]'s stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight
  
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broke out between both teams and the fans. On that same night, [[Billy Taylor]] of Detroit
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A donnybrook took place March 16th, 1947 between the [[New York Rangers]] and Montreal Canadiens. [[Cal Gardner]] lifted [[Kenny Reardon]]'s stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight broke out between both teams and the fans. On that same night, [[Billy Taylor]] of Detroit set an NHL record with 7 assists in a 10-6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
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set an NHL record with 7 assists in a 10-6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks.
  
   
 
[[Bill Durnan]] broke [[George Hainsworth]]'s record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he won
  
[[Bill Durnan]] broke [[George Hainsworth]]'s record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he won
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[[Max Bentley]] edged out Rocket Richard by one point and won the scoring championship.
  
[[Max Bentley]] edged out Rocket Richard by one point and won the scoring championship.
   
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===Final standings===
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===Final Standings===
 
''GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
  
''GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
 
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===Scoring leaders===
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===Scoring Leaders===
 
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
  
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
 
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| [[Milt Schmidt]] || Boston Bruins || 59 ||27 ||35 ||62 ||40
  
| [[Milt Schmidt]] || Boston Bruins || 59 ||27 ||35 ||62 ||40
 
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| [[Ted Kennedy (hockey)|Ted Kennedy]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 60 ||28 ||32 ||60 ||27
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| [[Ted Kennedy]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 60 ||28 ||32 ||60 ||27
 
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===Leading Goaltenders===
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==Stanley Cup playoffs==
  
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''Note: GP = Games played; Mins – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = [[Goals Against Average]]; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts''
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GP
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | Mins
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GA
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GAA
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | W
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | L
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | T
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SO
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|[[Bill Durnan]] || Montreal Canadiens || 60 || 3600 || 138 || 2.30 || 34 || 16 || 10 || 4
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|[[Turk Broda]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 60 || 3600 || 172 || 2.87 || 31 || 19 || 10 || 4
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|[[Frank Brimsek]] || Boston Bruins || 60 || 3600 || 175 || 2.92 || 26 || 23 || 11 || 3
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|[[Chuck Rayner]] || New York Rangers || 58 || 3480 || 177 || 3.05 || 22 || 30 || 6 || 5
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|[[Harry Lumley]] || Detroit Red Wings || 52 || 3120 || 159 || 3.06 || 22 || 20 || 10 || 3
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|[[Paul Bibeault]] || Chicago Black Hawks || 41 || 2460 || 170 || 4.15 || 13 || 25 || 3 || 1
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|[[Emile Francis]] || Chicago Black Hawks || 19 || 1140 || 104 || 5.47 || 6 || 12 || 1 || 0
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==Stanley Cup Playoffs==
 
: ''see [[1947 Stanley Cup Finals]]''
  
: ''see [[1947 Stanley Cup Finals]]''
   
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===Playoff bracket===
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===Playoff Bracket===
 
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===Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1===
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==NHL awards==
  
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Having met the year before in the [[1946 Stanley Cup Finals]] where the Habs defeated the Bruins 4 games to 1, the Canadiens would repeat the victory in 5 games, though two games were decided in overtime.
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'''Game 1''' at the [[Montreal Forum]] saw the Bruins jump out to an early lead on a goal by [[Ken Smith]]. [[Bill Durnan]] would not allow another and goals by [[Toe Blake]], [[Jimmy Peters]] and [[Johnny Quilty]] secured a 3-1 win for the Habs.<br /><br />
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'''Game 2''' in Montreal was a tight checking affair with a scoreless first period. [[Bobby Bauer]] scored for the Bruins at 3:02 of the second period which held up until [[Ken Reardon]] tied it with less than a minute left in the game. Montreal's [[Ken Mosdell]] was the OT hero 5:38 in and the Habs took a 2-0 series lead to Boston. Bruins All-Star defenseman [[Jack Crawford]] was lost to injury for the remainder of the series.<br /><br />
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'''Game 3''' at the [[Boston Garden]] was a rough affair with several brawls. [[Maurice Richard]] opened the scoring :38 seconds in which Ken Mosdell extended five minutes later. At the 14:38 minute mark, [[Woody Dumart]] and Richard got into a scrap, resulting in a major penalty to Richard. The second period saw 4 majors handed out and Richard receive a game misconduct. Energized, the Bruins struck for 3 goals by [[Milt Schmidt]], [[Joe Carveth]] and Schmidt again and led 3-2 at the end of the second period. [[Ken Reardon]] was knocked out of the series after receiving a check from [[Bep Guidolin]] and breaking his toe after hitting the boards. Deflated, the Habs didn't counter and Dumart's first of the playoffs 14:48 into the third period led the Bruins to a 4-2 win.<br /><br />
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'''Game 4''' in Boston saw [[Eddie Shore]] honored with entry into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] and his #2 jersey retired. Playing without defensemen Crawford and [[Murray Henderson]], Montreal's [[Billy Reay]] ruined the celebration with a 4 goal performance as the Habs took a 3-1 stranglehold on the series.<br /><br />
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'''Game 5''' in Montreal saw the Bruins [[Pentti Lund]] play his first ever game in place of [[Jack McGill]]. After a scoreless first period, Toe Blake scored 45 seconds into the second but the Bruins Carveth and Schmidt scored within 20 seconds of each other to make it 2-1 Bruins at the end of the period. Richard tied it up at 7:43 of the third but [[Ken Smith]] put the Bruins up 3-2 at 11:40. With time running out, Richard scored again with a little over 3 minutes remaining and the game headed to overtime. The Bruins had a scary moment when [[Fern Flaman]] took a penalty 15:25 into the first OT, but managed to kill it off. Late in the second OT, a shot by [[Murph Chamberlain]] hit the post and dropped for [[Johnny Quilty]] who rapped in the winner. Montreal won the series 4 games to 1.<br /><br />
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Visitor''' || '''Score''' || '''Home''' || '''Record'''
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| 1 || March 25 || Boston Bruins || 1-3 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 0-1
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| 2 || March 27 || Boston Bruins || 1-2 (OT) || Montreal Canadiens || 0-2
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| 3 || March 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 2-4 || Boston Bruins || 1-2
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| 4 || April 1 || Montreal Canadiens || 1-5 || Boston Bruins || 3-1
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| 5 || April 3 || Boston Bruins || 3-4 (2OT) || Montreal Canadiens || 1-4
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==NHL Awards==
 
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" border="1"
  
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" border="1"
 
|[[O'Brien Trophy]]: || [[Montreal Canadiens]]
  
|[[O'Brien Trophy]]: || [[Montreal Canadiens]]
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==All-Star Teams==
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===All-Star teams===
  
 
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! First Team !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! Second Team
  
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==Regular Season Attendance==
  
==Regular Season Attendance==
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:Chicago: 500,081
  
:Chicago: 500,081
 
:New York: 428,822
  
:New York: 428,822
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:Detroit: 337,669
  
:Detroit: 337,669
 
:Montreal: 332,033
  
:Montreal: 332,033
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==Debuts==
  
==Debuts==
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*[[Sid Smith]], Toronto Maple Leafs
  
*[[Sid Smith]], Toronto Maple Leafs
   
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==Last games==
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==Last Games==
 
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1946-47 (listed with their last team):
  
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1946-47 (listed with their last team):
 
*[[Don Grosso]], Boston Bruins
  
*[[Don Grosso]], Boston Bruins
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*[[Joe Benoit]], Montreal Canadiens
  
*[[Joe Benoit]], Montreal Canadiens
   
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==See also==
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==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center">
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*[[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
  
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1947Apr-Carveth_Schmidt_Durnan.jpg|#9 [[Joe Carveth]], #15 [[Milt Schmidt]] are stopped by Canadiens [[Bill Durnan]] and [[Hubert Macey]] during a 1947 playoff game.
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</gallery>
   
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==Video==
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Over 11 minutes of silent clips of the March 15, 1947 Bruins-Leafs game which ended in a 5-5 tie. Goals by [[Joe Klukay]] and [[Harry Watson (b. 1923)|Harry Watson]] are shown.
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<gallery>
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1947 Leafs vs Bruins Silent cut up film
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</gallery>
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==See Also==
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*[[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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{{reflist}}
 
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/nhl1927.html Hockey Database]
  
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/nhl1927.html Hockey Database]
 
*[http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]
  
*[http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]

Revision as of 01:24, 5 April 2020

The 1946-47 NHL season was the 30th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 60 games.

League Business

The schedule was increased from 50 to 60 games. New rules allowed goaltenders to play with a broken stick or play with one from a teammate.

Regular Season

Tommy Gorman, who had been associated with the National Hockey League since its inception in 1917, announced his retirement in July of 1946 as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. He left behind him seven Stanley Cup champions and a hall of fame career as a coach and general manager. Frank Selke, released from the Toronto Maple Leafs, took over as general manager and would build the greatest dynasty hockey ever knew in the late 1950s. The Canadiens were in financial trouble at this time, despite their winning team and Selke would turn things around by buying up talent and keeping the cream of the crop, selling some players to teams that needed talent.

Red Dutton finally got to resign as president of the NHL, as Clarence Campbell, whom Frank Calder had been grooming as his successor, had come home from Europe. Campbell's experience in law and in hockey made him the perfect choice as president.

Lorne Chabot, whose outstanding career as goalkeeper brought him two Stanley Cups, a Vezina Trophy and a first all-star selection, died October 10th, five days after his 46th birthday. He had been suffering from kidney disease for some time and had been bedridden with severe arthritis.

Detroit lost Syd Howe through retirement, but another Howe started his great career as Gordie Howe was Detroit's new rookie. In one of his first fights, he took care of Montreal's Rocket Richard. Sid Abel then added a taunt that enraged Richard and he broke Abel's nose in three places.

Chicago decided to purchase goaltender Paul Bibeault from Montreal and regretted it. He played badly, one of his losses being an 11-0 whitewashing at the hands of Toronto. Finally, president and general manager Bill Tobin had enough and brought up 20 year old Emile Francis to replace him. He made his debut on February 9th, 1947 in a 6-4 win over Boston.

During the February 1, 1947 Rangers-Canadiens game, Chuck Rayner skated three times into Montreal's zone in an attempt to score in the Rangers 2-1 loss.[1]

A donnybrook took place March 16th, 1947 between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. Cal Gardner lifted Kenny Reardon's stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight broke out between both teams and the fans. On that same night, Billy Taylor of Detroit set an NHL record with 7 assists in a 10-6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks.

Bill Durnan broke George Hainsworth's record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he won his fourth in a row, and Montreal again finished first.

Max Bentley edged out Rocket Richard by one point and won the scoring championship.

Final Standings

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 60 34 16 10 78 189 138 561
Toronto Maple Leafs 60 31 19 10 72 209 172 669
Boston Bruins 60 26 23 11 63 190 175 463
Detroit Red Wings 60 22 27 11 55 190 193 535
New York Rangers 60 22 32 6 50 167 186 426
Chicago Black Hawks 60 19 37 4 42 193 274 467

Scoring Leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
Max Bentley Chicago Black Hawks 60 29 43 72 12
Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens 60 45 26 71 69
Billy Taylor Detroit Red Wings 60 17 46 63 35
Milt Schmidt Boston Bruins 59 27 35 62 40
Ted Kennedy Toronto Maple Leafs 60 28 32 60 27

Leading Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player Team GP Mins GA GAA W L T SO
Bill Durnan Montreal Canadiens 60 3600 138 2.30 34 16 10 4
Turk Broda Toronto Maple Leafs 60 3600 172 2.87 31 19 10 4
Frank Brimsek Boston Bruins 60 3600 175 2.92 26 23 11 3
Chuck Rayner New York Rangers 58 3480 177 3.05 22 30 6 5
Harry Lumley Detroit Red Wings 52 3120 159 3.06 22 20 10 3
Paul Bibeault Chicago Black Hawks 41 2460 170 4.15 13 25 3 1
Emile Francis Chicago Black Hawks 19 1140 104 5.47 6 12 1 0

Stanley Cup Playoffs

see 1947 Stanley Cup Finals

Playoff Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Montreal Canadiens 4
3 Boston Bruins 1
1 Montreal Canadiens 2
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4
4 Detroit Red Wings 1

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1

Having met the year before in the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals where the Habs defeated the Bruins 4 games to 1, the Canadiens would repeat the victory in 5 games, though two games were decided in overtime.

Game 1 at the Montreal Forum saw the Bruins jump out to an early lead on a goal by Ken Smith. Bill Durnan would not allow another and goals by Toe Blake, Jimmy Peters and Johnny Quilty secured a 3-1 win for the Habs.

Game 2 in Montreal was a tight checking affair with a scoreless first period. Bobby Bauer scored for the Bruins at 3:02 of the second period which held up until Ken Reardon tied it with less than a minute left in the game. Montreal's Ken Mosdell was the OT hero 5:38 in and the Habs took a 2-0 series lead to Boston. Bruins All-Star defenseman Jack Crawford was lost to injury for the remainder of the series.

Game 3 at the Boston Garden was a rough affair with several brawls. Maurice Richard opened the scoring :38 seconds in which Ken Mosdell extended five minutes later. At the 14:38 minute mark, Woody Dumart and Richard got into a scrap, resulting in a major penalty to Richard. The second period saw 4 majors handed out and Richard receive a game misconduct. Energized, the Bruins struck for 3 goals by Milt Schmidt, Joe Carveth and Schmidt again and led 3-2 at the end of the second period. Ken Reardon was knocked out of the series after receiving a check from Bep Guidolin and breaking his toe after hitting the boards. Deflated, the Habs didn't counter and Dumart's first of the playoffs 14:48 into the third period led the Bruins to a 4-2 win.

Game 4 in Boston saw Eddie Shore honored with entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame and his #2 jersey retired. Playing without defensemen Crawford and Murray Henderson, Montreal's Billy Reay ruined the celebration with a 4 goal performance as the Habs took a 3-1 stranglehold on the series.

Game 5 in Montreal saw the Bruins Pentti Lund play his first ever game in place of Jack McGill. After a scoreless first period, Toe Blake scored 45 seconds into the second but the Bruins Carveth and Schmidt scored within 20 seconds of each other to make it 2-1 Bruins at the end of the period. Richard tied it up at 7:43 of the third but Ken Smith put the Bruins up 3-2 at 11:40. With time running out, Richard scored again with a little over 3 minutes remaining and the game headed to overtime. The Bruins had a scary moment when Fern Flaman took a penalty 15:25 into the first OT, but managed to kill it off. Late in the second OT, a shot by Murph Chamberlain hit the post and dropped for Johnny Quilty who rapped in the winner. Montreal won the series 4 games to 1.

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 25 Boston Bruins 1-3 Montreal Canadiens 0-1
2 March 27 Boston Bruins 1-2 (OT) Montreal Canadiens 0-2
3 March 29 Montreal Canadiens 2-4 Boston Bruins 1-2
4 April 1 Montreal Canadiens 1-5 Boston Bruins 3-1
5 April 3 Boston Bruins 3-4 (2OT) Montreal Canadiens 1-4

NHL Awards

O'Brien Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy: Howie Meeker, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy: Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Bobby Bauer, Boston Bruins
Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens

All-Star Teams

46-47NHLAS
First Team   Position   Second Team
Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens G Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins
Ken Reardon, Montreal Canadiens D Jack Stewart, Detroit Red Wings
Butch Bouchard, Montreal Canadiens D Bill Quackenbush, Detroit Red Wings
Milt Schmidt, Boston Bruins C Max Bentley, Chicago Black Hawks
Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens RW Bobby Bauer, Boston Bruins
Doug Bentley, Chicago Black Hawks LW Woody Dumart, Boston Bruins

Regular Season Attendance

Chicago: 500,081
New York: 428,822
Toronto: 410,107
Boston: 392,798
Detroit: 337,669
Montreal: 332,033

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1946-47 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last Games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1946-47 (listed with their last team):

Gallery

Video

Over 11 minutes of silent clips of the March 15, 1947 Bruins-Leafs game which ended in a 5-5 tie. Goals by Joe Klukay and Harry Watson are shown.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.94.


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