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{{short description|National Hockey League season}}
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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1953–54 NHL season
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| no_of_games = 70
| no_of_teams = 6
| TV = [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]], [[La Soirée du hockey|SRC]] (Canada)<br>None (United States)
| season_champ_name= [[Prince of Wales Trophy|Season champion]]
| season_champs = [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| MVP = [[Al Rollins]] <small>([[Chicago Blackhawks|Black Hawks]])</small>
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer = [[Gordie Howe]] <small>(Red Wings)</small>
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs =
| playoffs_link =
| finals = Stanley Cup
| finals_link = 1954 Stanley Cup FinalFinals
| finals_champ = [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
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}}
The '''1953–54 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|37th]] [[Season (sport)|season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Six teams each played 70 games. The [[Detroit Red Wings]] defeated the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the final to win the team's sixth championship.
 
==League business==
{{Location map+ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| width = 400
| caption = [[Image:Black pog.svg|10px]] 1953-54 NHL teams
| places =
 
{{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| lat_deg = 42.36
| lon_deg = -71.06
| mark = Black pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = right
| label = '''[[Boston Bruins|Bruins]]'''}}
 
{{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| lat_deg = 41.86
| lon_deg = -87.63
| mark = Black pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = left
| label = '''[[Chicago Black Hawks|Black Hawks]]'''}}
 
{{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| lat_deg = 42.35
| lon_deg = -83.11
| mark = Black pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = left
| label = '''[[Detroit Red Wings|Red Wings]]'''}}
 
{{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| lat_deg = 45.52
| lon_deg = -73.59
| mark = Black pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = left
| label = '''[[Montreal Canadiens|Canadiens]]'''}}
 
{{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| lat_deg = 40.76
| lon_deg = -73.99
| mark = Black pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = right
| label = '''[[New York Rangers|Rangers]]'''}}
 
{{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast
| lat_deg = 43.66
| lon_deg = -79.38
| mark = Black pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = top
| label = '''[[Toronto Maple Leafs|Maple Leafs]]'''}}
 
}}
 
[[National Hockey League]] (NHL) team owners gave notice to terminate the professional-amateur agreement with the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey Association]] (CAHA). [[The Canadian Press]] reported that the decision was to protect investments into amateur teams and to improve the financial return. The NHL proposed a new national [[junior ice hockey]] playoff format solely for teams sponsored by the NHL, instead of the existing [[Memorial Cup]] championship.<ref name="jun-11-1953">{{cite news|title=NHL, CAHA To Sever Relations|last=Wheatley|first=W. R.|date=June 11, 1953|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=22|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jun-11-1953-2166856/}}{{free access}}; {{cite news|title=National Loop Terminates Agreement|last=Wheatley|first=W. R.|date=June 11, 1953|newspaper=Lethbridge Herald|location=Lethbridge, Alberta|page=6|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jun-11-1953-2164096/}}{{free access}}</ref> CAHA president [[W. B. George]] predicted that the NHL would not last three years without the CAHA, and stated that it would end the current system which allowed a three-game tryout for an amateur with a professional team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Predicts Short Life For N.H.L.|date=June 11, 1953|newspaper=Medicine Hat News|location=Medicine Hat, Alberta|page=5|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jun-11-1953-2164070/}}{{free access}}</ref> In August 1953, the CAHA and NHL agreed in principle to a proposal that resumed east–west transfers of junior players, and increased the amount of profits to junior teams sponsored by the NHL.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL, CAHA To Redraft Agreement|last=Lougheed|first=G. W.|date=August 8, 1953|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=24|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-aug-08-1953-2170615/}}{{free access}}</ref> At the semi-annual meeting, the CAHA agreed to distribute playoffs funds proportional to the profit on a series-by-series basis,<ref>{{cite news|title=New Amateur Financial Set-up Now Arranged|date=January 11, 1954|newspaper=Winnipeg Tribune|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=14|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jan-11-1954-2184484/}}{{free access}}</ref> but rejected the request to resume transfers from west to east.<ref>{{cite news|title=West-East Transfers Banned|date=January 11, 1954|newspaper=Winnipeg Tribune|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=14 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-jan-11-1954-2170712/}}{{free access}}</ref>
 
==Teams==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto"
|-
| bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="5"|'''<span style="color:orange;">1953-54 National Hockey League</span>'''
|-
|| Team || City || Arena || Capacity
|-
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]
| [[Boston Garden]]
| 13,909
|-
| [[Chicago Black Hawks]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| [[Chicago Stadium]]
| 16,666
|-
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
| [[Detroit Olympia]]
| 15,000
|-
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| [[Montreal Forum]]
| 15,551
|-
| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[New York, New York|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
| 15,925
|-
| [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| [[Maple Leaf Gardens]]
| 12,586
|}
 
==Regular season==
The New York Rangers decided to drop [[Gump Worsley]] and went with [[Johnny Bower]] in goal this season. Bower did well, but not well enough to get the Rangers into the playoffs. However, the Rangers managed to come up with a fine rookie in [[Camille Henry]] who won the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]].
 
On December 9, the [[Montreal Canadiens]] played the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]] and the teams set a record of most penalties in a game. The trouble started when Montreal's [[EdEddie Mazur]] got into a fight with Toronto's [[George Armstrong (ice hockey)|George Armstrong]] in the first period. Both received game misconduct penalties. Early in the second period, [[Bud MacPherson]] broke his stick on the ribs of Toronto's [[Ron Stewart]]. He chose not to retaliate until a more opportune time. It came at 18:12 of the third period when Stewart and MacPherson collided again. This time they pushed and shoved and the gloves came off and they began to pummel each other. [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]] came to MacPherson's aid by putting a headlock on Stewart and Stewart threw a punch that landed on Johnson's jaw. Stewart pursued MacPherson again, now that he was in combat with [[Eric Nesterenko]] of Toronto and soon the benches emptied and everyone was fighting except [[Maurice Richard]] and [[Tim Horton]] who merely grabbed each other's sweaters. Referee Frank Udvari handed out 36 penalties, including 15 misconducts for a record 204 minutes in penalties. With almost 2 minutes left in the game, only 8 players from each team excluding the goaltenders [[Gerry McNeil]] and [[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]], who did battle in the brawl, were permitted to finish the game. Almost forgotten was that Toronto won the game 3–0.
 
The Rangers gained some publicity by using a so-called elixir prepared by restaurateur Gene Leone, but no conclusive results were reported.
 
There were persistent rumours that the Chicago Black Hawks would fold due to the poor performance of the team and fans staying away in droves. NHL president [[Clarence Campbell]] discussed the problems with [[Arthur M. Wirtz]] and it was announced that the rumours were without foundation.
 
President Campbell was busy this year imposing fines and suspensions. As a result of pushing referee Frank Udvari into the boards during a November 12 game, [[Bernie Geoffrion]] was fined $250. Later, in a December 20 game, he and Ron Murphy engaged in stick swinging which left Murphy with a broken jaw. Both players were suspended.
 
There was trouble brewing for [[Maurice Richard]] when he ghosted an article in the Samedi Dimanche newspaper, calling NHL president Clarence Campbell a dictator and took exception to Campbell's suspension of [[Bernie Geoffrion|Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion]] for the stick swinging incident. Richard was required to post a $1000 bond and refrain from any more articles.{{sfn |Dryden |2000 |p=56}}
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===Playoff bracket===
{{4TeamBracket
{{NHLOriginalSixBracket
| RD2=Stanley Cup Finals
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''[[Detroit Red Wings]]'''
| RD1-score1='''4'''
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2=[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3='''2'''
| RD1-team3='''[[Montreal Canadiens]]'''
| RD1-score3='''4'''
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=[[Boston Bruins]]
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1='''1'''
| RD2-team1='''[[Detroit Red Wings]]'''
| RD2-score1='''4'''
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=[[Montreal Canadiens]]
| RD2-score2=3
}}
 
====Detroit vs. Toronto=Semifinals===
 
====(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs====
 
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Toronto Maple Leafs
|team2=Detroit Red Wings
|stadium1=[[Olympia Stadium]]
|stadium2=[[Maple Leaf Gardens]]
|stadium1=[[Olympia Stadium]]
 
|date1 =March 23
|home1 score1 =10–5
|score1 =0-5
|won1 =2
|recap1 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1954/03/23/1953030111#game=1953030111,game_state=final
|1-1-1 =''No scoring''
|1-1-2 =808:21 -– ''sh'' -– [[Marty Pavelich]] (1)<br>15:48 -– ''pp'' -– [[Ted Lindsay]] (1)
|1-2-1 =''No scoring''
|1-2-2 =606:01 -– [[Tony Leswick]] (1)<br>17:39 -– [[Gordie Howe]] (1)
|1-3-1 =''No scoring''
|1-3-2 =14:01 -– Marty Pavelich (2)
|goalie1-1 =[[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]]
|goalie1-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date2 =March 25
|home2 score2 =13–1
|score2 =3-1
|won2 =1
|recap2 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1954/03/25/1953030112#game=1953030112,game_state=final
|2-1-1 =[[Sid Smith (ice hockey)|Sid Smith]] (1) -– 909:16
|2-1-2 =''No scoring''
|2-2-1 =[[Gord Hannigan]] (1) -– 17:41
|2-2-2 =''No scoring''
|2-3-1 =Gord Hannigan (2) -– ''pp'' -– 202:16
|2-3-2 =404:52 -– ''pp'' -– [[Marcel Pronovost]] (1)
|goalie2-1 =[[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]]
|goalie2-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date3 =March 27
|home3 score3 =23–1
|score3 =3-1
|won3 =2
|recap3 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1954/03/27/1953030113#game=1953030113,game_state=final
|3-1-1 =19:11 -– [[George Armstrong (ice hockey)|George Armstrong]] (1)
|3-1-2 =[[Red Kelly]] (1) -– 10:09
|3-2-1 =''No scoring''
|3-2-2 =''No scoring''
|3-3-1 =''No scoring''
|3-3-2 =[[Tony Leswick]] (2) -– 00:28<br>[[Marcel Pronovost]] (2) -– 18:38
|goalie3-1 =[[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]]
|goalie3-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date4 =March 30
|home4 score4 =22–1
|score4 =2-1
|won4 =2
|recap4 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1954/03/30/1953030114#game=1953030114,game_state=final
|4-1-1 =''No scoring''
|4-1-2 =''No scoring''
|4-2-1 =505:09 -– [[Tim Horton]] (1)
|4-2-2 =[[Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)|Johnny Wilson]] (1) -– 11:26
|4-3-1 =''No scoring''
|4-3-2 =[[Red Kelly]] (2) -– 16:36
|goalie4-1 =[[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]]
|goalie4-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date5 =April 1
|home5 score5 =13–4
|score5 =3-4
|ot5 =2
|won5 =2
|recap5 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1954/04/01/1953030115#game=1953030115,game_state=final
|5-1-1 =[[Tod Sloan (ice hockey)|Tod Sloan]] (1) -– 16:16
|5-1-2 =00:09 -– [[Gordie Howe]] (2)<br>12:54 -– Gordie Howe (3)<br>16:35 -– [[Glen Skov]] (1)
|5-2-1 =[[Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)|Ted Kennedy]] (1) -– 101:33<br>[[Rudy Migay]] (1) -– 909:11
|5-2-2 =''No scoring''
|5-3-1 =''No scoring''
|5-3-2 =''No scoring''
|5-4-1 =''No scoring''
|5-4-2 =101:01 -– [[Ted Lindsay]] (2)
|goalie5-1 =[[Harry Lumley (ice hockey)|Harry Lumley]]
|goalie5-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|series = =Detroit won series 4–1
}}
 
====(2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) Boston Bruins====
 
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Boston Bruins
|team2=Montreal Canadiens
|stadium1=[[Montreal Forum]]
|stadium2=[[Boston Garden]]
|stadium1=[[Montreal Forum]]
 
|date1 =March 23
|home1 score1 =10–2
|score1 =0-2
|won1 =2
|recap1 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1954/03/23/1953030121#game=1953030121,game_state=final
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|1-1-2 =''No scoring''
|1-2-1 =''No scoring''
|1-2-2 =404:25 -– [[Lorne Davis]] (1)
|1-3-1 =''No scoring''
|1-3-2 =13:48 -– [[Bernie Geoffrion]] (1)
|goalie1-1 =[[Jim Henry (ice hockey)|Jim Henry]]
|goalie1-2 =[[Jacques Plante]]
 
|date2 =March 25
|home2 score2 =11–8
|score2 =1-8
|won2 =2
|recap2 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1954/03/25/1953030122#game=1953030122,game_state=final
|2-1-1 =''No scoring''
|2-1-2 =00:10 -– [[Dickie Moore (ice hockey)|Dickie Moore]] (1)<br>505:57 -– [[Bernie Geoffrion]] (2)<br>606:28 -– Bernie Geoffrion (3)<br>16:41 -– [[Lorne Davis]] (2)<br>18:10 -– Dickie Moore (2)
|2-2-1 =[[Fleming MacKell]] (1) -– 13:02
|2-2-2 =101:19 -– [[Jean Beliveau]] (1)
|2-3-1 =''No scoring''
|2-3-2 =505:03 -– [[Paul Meger]] (1)<br>13:38 -– ''pp'' -– Jean Beliveau (2)
|goalie2-1 =[[Jim Henry (ice hockey)|Jim Henry]]
|goalie2-2 =[[Jacques Plante]]
 
|date3 =March 28
|home3 score3 =24–3
|score3 =4-3
|won3 =2
|recap3 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1954/03/28/1953030123#game=1953030123,game_state=final
|3-1-1 =''No scoring''
|3-1-2 =''No scoring''
|3-2-1 =00:40 -– [[Cal Gardner]] (1)
|3-2-2 =[[Butch Bouchard]] (1) -– 00:16<br>[[Bernie Geoffrion]] (4) -– 202:15<br>Butch Bouchard (2) -– 606:53
|3-3-1 =10:18 -– [[Doug Mohns]] (1)<br>16:09 -– [[Milt Schmidt]] (1)
|3-3-2 =[[Dickie Moore (ice hockey)|Dickie Moore]] (3) -– 18:30
|goalie3-1 =[[Jim Henry (ice hockey)|Jim Henry]]
|goalie3-2 =[[Jacques Plante]]
 
|date4 =March 30
|home4 score4 =22–0
|score4 =2-0
|won4 =2
|recap4 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1954/03/30/1953030124#game=1953030124,game_state=final
|4-1-1 =''No scoring''
|4-1-2 =[[Floyd Curry]] (1) -– 11:36
|4-2-1 =''No scoring''
|4-2-2 =[[Dickie Moore (ice hockey)|Dickie Moore]] (4) -– ''pp'' -– 202:06
|4-3-1 =''No scoring''
|4-3-2 =''No scoring''
|goalie4-1 =[[Jim Henry (ice hockey)|Jim Henry]]
|goalie4-2 =[[Jacques Plante]]
 
|series = =Montreal won series 4–0
}}
 
===Stanley Cup Finals===
{{main|1954 Stanley Cup Finals}}
 
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=Montreal Canadiens
|team2=Detroit Red Wings
|stadium1=[[Olympia Stadium]]
|stadium2=[[Montreal Forum]]
|stadium1=[[Olympia Stadium]]
 
|date1 =April 4
|home1 score1 =11–3
|score1 =1-3
|won1 =2
|recap1 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-det/1954/04/04/1953030211#game=1953030211,game_state=final
|1-1-1 =''No scoring''
|1-1-2 =13:44 -– ''pp'' -– [[Ted Lindsay]] (3)
|1-2-1 =[[Bernie Geoffrion]] (5) -– ''pp'' -– 12:16
|1-2-2 =''No scoring''
|1-3-1 =''No scoring''
|1-3-2 =101:52 -– ''pp'' -– [[Dutch Reibel]] (1)<br>707:13 -– ''sh'' -– [[Red Kelly]] (3)
|goalie1-1 =[[Jacques Plante]]
|goalie1-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date2 =April 6
|home2 score2 =13–1
|score2 =3-1
|won2 =1
|recap2 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-det/1954/04/06/1953030212#game=1953030212,game_state=final
|2-1-1 =[[Dickie Moore (ice hockey)|Dickie Moore]] (5) -– ''pp'' -– 15:03<br>[[Maurice Richard]] (1) -– ''pp'' -– 15:28<br>Maurice Richard (2) -– ''pp'' -– 15:59
|2-1-2 =''No scoring''
|2-2-1 =''No scoring''
|2-2-2 =606:37 -– ''pp'' -– [[Alex Delvecchio]] (1)
|2-3-1 =''No scoring''
|2-3-2 =''No scoring''
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|date3 =April 8
|home3 score3 =25–2
|score3 =5-2
|won3 =2
|recap3 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/1954/04/08/1953030213#game=1953030213,game_state=final
|3-1-1 =''No scoring''
|3-1-2 =[[Alex Delvecchio]] (2) -– 00:42<br>[[Ted Lindsay]] (4) -– 17:06
|3-2-1 =''No scoring''
|3-2-2 =[[Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)|Johnny Wilson]] (2) -– 404:57
|3-3-1 =707:19 -– ''sh'' -– [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]] (1)<br>15:02 -– [[Dollard St. Laurent]] (1)
|3-3-2 =[[Metro Prystai]] (1) -– ''pp'' -– 707:59<br>[[Gordie Howe]] (4) -– 11:32
|goalie3-1 =[[Jacques Plante]]
|goalie3-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date4 =April 10
|home4 score4 =22–0
|score4 =2-0
|won4 =2
|recap4 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/1954/04/10/1953030214#game=1953030214,game_state=final
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|4-1-2 =''No scoring''
|4-2-1 =''No scoring''
|4-2-2 =[[Johnny Wilson (ice hockey)|Johnny Wilson]] (3) -– 202:09
|4-3-1 =''No scoring''
|4-3-2 =[[Red Kelly]] (4) -– 19:53
|goalie4-1 =[[Jacques Plante]]
|goalie4-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date5 =April 11
|home5 score5 =11–0
|score5 =1-0
|ot5 =1
|won5 =1
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|5-3-1 =''No scoring''
|5-3-2 =''No scoring''
|5-4-1 =[[Ken Mosdell]] (1) -– 505:45
|5-4-2 =''No scoring''
|goalie5-1 =[[JacquesGerry PlanteMcNeil]]
|goalie5-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date6 =April 13
|home6 score6 =21–4
|score6 =1-4
|won6 =1
|recap6 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/1954/04/13/1953030216#game=1953030216,game_state=final
|6-1-1 =''No scoring''
|6-1-2 =''No scoring''
|6-2-1 =12:07 -– [[Bernie Geoffrion]] (6)<br>13:07 -– [[Floyd Curry]] (2)<br>14:25 -– Floyd Curry (3)
|6-2-2 =''No scoring''
|6-3-1 =10:06 -– [[Maurice Richard]] (3)
|6-3-2 =[[Metro Prystai]] (2) -– 505:11
|goalie6-1 =[[JacquesGerry PlanteMcNeil]]
|goalie6-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|date7 =April 16
|home7 score7 =11–2
|score7 =1-2
|ot7 =1
|won7 =2
|recap7 =www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-det/1954/04/16/1953030217#game=1953030217,game_state=final
|7-1-1 =[[Floyd Curry]] (4) -– 909:17
|7-1-2 =''No scoring''
|7-2-1 =''No scoring''
|7-2-2 =101:17 -– ''pp'' -– [[Red Kelly]] (5)
|7-3-1 =''No scoring''
|7-3-2 =''No scoring''
|7-4-1 =''No scoring''
|7-4-2 =404:29 -– [[Tony Leswick]] (3)
|goalie7-1 =[[JacquesGerry PlanteMcNeil]]
|goalie7-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]]
 
|series = =Detroit won series 4–3
}}
 
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The [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] made its debut this season and its first winner was [[Red Kelly]] of the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. The Norris Trophy goes to the top defenceman each year and was named in honour of [[James E. Norris]],{{sfn |Dryden |2000 |p=56}} owner of the Detroit Red Wings franchise from 1932 until his death in 1952.
 
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable"
|+ Award winners
|[[Prince of Wales Trophy]]:<br><small>(Regular season champion)</small> || [[Detroit Red Wings]]
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|-
|[[Red Kelly]], [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| align=center | [[Defenceman (ice hockey)defenceman|D]]
|[[Bill Gadsby]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]
|-
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===Scoring leaders===
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Player
Line 419 ⟶ 505:
| [[Ed Sandford]] || Boston Bruins || 70 ||16 ||31 ||47 ||42
|-
| [[Fleming Mackell]] || Boston Bruins || 7067 ||15 ||32 ||47 ||60
|-
| [[Ken Mosdell]] || Montreal Canadiens || 67 ||22 ||24 ||46 ||64
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===Leading goaltenders===
 
''Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Playedplayed; GA = Goals Againstagainst; GAA = Goals Againstagainst Averageaverage; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
Line 456 ⟶ 542:
|-
|}
 
==Coaches==
*Boston Bruins: [[Lynn Patrick]]
*Chicago Black Hawks: [[Sid Abel]]
*Detroit Red Wings: [[Tommy Ivan]]
*Montreal Canadiens: [[Dick Irvin]]
*New York Rangers: [[Frank Boucher]]
*Toronto Maple Leafs: [[King Clancy]]
 
==Debuts==
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*[[Leo Reise]], New York Rangers
*[[Howie Meeker]], Toronto Maple Leafs
 
==Broadcasting==
This was the second season of ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' on [[CBC Television]]. Coverage this season began to include selected Stanley Cup playoff games. Both regular season and playoff games were not broadcast in their entirety until the [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69 season]], and were typically joined in progress, while the radio version of ''HNIC'' aired games in their entirety.
 
==See also==
*[[1953–54 NHL transactions]]
*[[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
*[[7th National Hockey League All-Star Game]]
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*{{Citation|last=McFarlane|first=Brian|year=1969|title=50 Years Of Hockey
|location = Winnipeg, MAN
|publisher=Greywood Publishing|asin=B000GW45S0}}
* {{cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |title=The Story of the National Hockey League |publisher=Pagurian Press |location=New York |year=1973 |isbn=0-684-13424-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/storyofnationalh0000mcfa }}
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