Season LNH 1950-1951

The season LNH 1950 - 51 was the 34e regular season of the National league of hockey. Six teams played each one 70 matches.

Regular season

The largest exchange of the history of the league took place this season with 9 players implied in an exchange between Chicago and Detroit.

Joe Primeau was named trainer of the Maple Leafs of Toronto with by assisting Hap Day. Toronto flew over the beginning of the competition with 11 matches after without defeat. Al Rollins carried out very a good season in the goals with an average of boxed goals of 1,75 into 40 matchs.
Leafs thought that Roolins should divide the Trophée Vézina with Turk Broda but finally Rollins was the only winner.

The results of the Rangers of New York not being with go, the frankness urged a hypnotist in order to proceed to meetings of relieving. Unfortunately, according to the doctor, Chuck Rayner, the goalkeeper of Rangers was stressed too much and that was not used for nothing.

Two new players made, with the great happiness fans of the Canadian , their beginning in the league: Jean Béliveau and Bernie Geoffrion. During the first match, this last marked a goal and made it possible its team to make tie in front of: 14158 supporters.

Chicago was third of the league when the bad luck ends up striking the team: the captain, Jack Stewart, of being made look after back victim of a Slipped disc. Its season was finished and its given career concerned. Chicago then lost almost all the matches in the second part (2 victories only) and finished last.

Maurice Richard lived one agitated March. During a match, it receives a setting in failure which cuts it between the eyes. The referee of the part, Hugh McLean, not telling nothing, Richard continuous to discuss so much and so that the referee gives him a penalty for behavior anti-sportsman. Bubbling Richard moves then towards the bench of the prison where a player of Detroit awaited it. This last starts to make fun of him and Richard answers by a punch. The referee of line, Jim Primeau, trying to interpose receives a blow of Richard. A penalty of match is then called against Richard.

The following day, the Canadians take the train to go to play New York and Richard then crosses in the hall of a hotel the two referees of the day before. Richard makes “only” catch McLean by the tie before Primeau does not intervene and the three protagonists are then separate.

In reaction, the president of the league, Clarence Campbell condemned Richard has to pay a fine of 500 Dollars for the wrong made to hockey.

The Red Wings de Détroit lived one second exceptional part of championship and exceeded the bar of the 100 points. It was the first team to carry out this performance. Terry Sawchuk of which was the first season gained the Trophée Calder and became the first goalkeeper to gain 44 matches in the season.

Final classifications

Foot-note: V = Victoire, D = Demolished, NR = No one, BP= Goals for, BC= Goals against, Pts = Points, Pun =Minutes of penalties
In fatty and colors the franknesses qualified for the eliminatory Series.

Better pointers

Foot-note: PJ = left played, B = goals, has = assistances, Pts= points, Pun= minutes of penalty

Classification of the Guards

Foot-note: PJ = Left Played, Min = played Minutes, BE = boxed Goals, BL = Washing, MBE = Average of goals boxed by matches

eliminatory Series of the Cut Stanley

All the dates are relating to the year 1951

Semi-finales

Finales of the Cut Stanley

With all the matches ending in prolongations, the final of 1951 is single in the history of the league. Bill Barilko registered the goal of the sacring for Toronto at the end of 2 min 53 in prolongation of the 5th match.

Canadian of Montreal vs. Maple Leafs of Toronto

Toronto gains the series and the Coupe Stanley 4 matches with 1.

Better pointers

PJ = Left played, B = Goals, P = Master keys, PTS = Points

Trophies LNH

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