1941-42 NHL season
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The 1941-42 NHL season was the 25th season of the National Hockey League. Seven teams played 48 games each. This season was the last season for the storied franchise of the Quebec Bulldogs/Hamilton Tigers/New York Americans/Brooklyn Americans whose roots began in 1888 in the Amateur Hockey Association (AHA). The Bulldogs won two Stanley Cups while playing in the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1912 and 1913. This season also marks the last season of the pre-modern NHL. The next season, 1942-43, is the first season of the Original six and the start of the modern era of NHL hockey.
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[edit] Regular season
The New York Americans changed their name to the Brooklyn Americans in an attempt to build a civic relationship with those from Flatbush, but they finished last again. Harvey "Busher" Jackson became one of the longest holdouts on record when he refused to sign. He was then sold to Boston. But the Amerks had two positive notes: two defencemen, Tommy Anderson and Pat Egan, were now All-Star calibre. That didn't prevent them from finishing last, though.
Frank Patrick suffered a heart attack and had to sell his interest in the Montreal Canadiens, and the Habs almost had to move to Cleveland. But, Tommy Gorman kept the team alive. They added Emile "Butch" Bouchard to start his great career on defence and another very good player, Buddy O'Connor, at centre. Montreal had goaltending problems as Bert Gardiner slumped, and rookie Paul Bibeault replaced him. He showed flashes of brilliance, but his inexperience showed. Joe Benoit starred with 20 goals, the first Canadien to do that since 1938-39, when Toe Blake did it.
The New York Rangers had a new goaltender as Sugar Jim Henry replaced the retired Dave Kerr. Henry was one of the reasons the Rangers finished first, something they would not again do for the next 50 years.
[edit] Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
| National Hockey League | 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 Black Hawks | 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 |
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hextall | New York Rangers | 48 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 30 |
| Lynn Patrick | New York Rangers | 47 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 18 |
| Don Grosso | Detroit Red Wings | 45 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 13 |
| Phil Watson | New York Rangers | 48 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 58 |
| Sid Abel | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 45 |
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
Note: all dates in 1942
[edit] Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | New York Rangers | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Boston Bruins | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | |||||||||||
[edit] Quarter-finals
Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22 | Boston Bruins | 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | OT |
| March 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | Boston Bruins | 0 | |
| March 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | Boston Bruins | 3 |
Boston wins best-of-three series 2-1
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |
| March 24 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | |
| March 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 6 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2-1
[edit] Semi-finals
New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | New York Rangers | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | |
| March 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | New York Rangers | 2 | |
| March 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | New York Rangers | 3 | |
| March 28 | New York Rangers | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
| March 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | New York Rangers | 3 | |
| March 31 | New York Rangers | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-2
Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 6 | Boston Bruins | 4 | |
| March 31 | Boston Bruins | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2-0
[edit] Stanley Cup finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Leafs' comeback from a 3-0 series deficit to win the Stanley Cup was the first time such a rally had been achieved in North American professional sports, and has only been equalled twice since, by the New York Islanders in the 1975 NHL quarter-finals and by Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox in the 2004 American League Championship Series
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
| April 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
| April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | |
| April 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |
| April 14 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | |
| April 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | |
| April 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-3
[edit] NHL awards
[edit] See also
[edit] References
| NHL seasons |
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1937-38 | 1938-39 | 1939-40 | 1940-41 | 1941-42 | 1942-43 | 1943-44 | 1944-45 | 1945-46 |
