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Line 1: {{short description\|National Hockey League season}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sports season \| title = 1953–54 NHL season Line 8 ⟶ 9: \| 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 ~~Final~~Finals \| finals_champ = [[Detroit Red Wings]] \| finals_runner-up = [[Montreal Canadiens]] Line 29 ⟶ 31: }} 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== Line 34 ⟶ 132: 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 [[Eddie 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}} Line 52 ⟶ 148: ===Playoff bracket=== {{4TeamBracket ~~{{NHLOriginalSixBracket~~ \| RD2=Stanley Cup Finals \| RD1=Semifinals \| RD1-seed1='''1''' Line 292 ⟶ 389: \|5-4-1 =[[Ken Mosdell]] (1) – 05:45 \|5-4-2 =''No scoring'' \|goalie5-1 =[[~~Jacques~~Gerry ~~Plante~~McNeil]] \|goalie5-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]] Line 305 ⟶ 402: \|6-3-1 =10:06 – [[Maurice Richard]] (3) \|6-3-2 =[[Metro Prystai]] (2) – 05:11 \|goalie6-1 =[[~~Jacques~~Gerry ~~Plante~~McNeil]] \|goalie6-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]] Line 321 ⟶ 418: \|7-4-1 =''No scoring'' \|7-4-2 =04:29 – [[Tony Leswick]] (3) \|goalie7-1 =[[~~Jacques~~Gerry ~~Plante~~McNeil]] \|goalie7-2 =[[Terry Sawchuck]] Line 330 ⟶ 427: 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]] Line 357 ⟶ 454: \|- \|[[Red Kelly]], [[Detroit Red Wings]] \| align=center \| [[~~Defenceman (ice hockey)~~defenceman\|D]] \|[[Bill Gadsby]], [[Chicago Blackhawks\|Chicago Black Hawks]] \|- Line 382 ⟶ 479: ===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 416 ⟶ 513: ===Leading goaltenders=== ''Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes ~~Played~~played; GA = Goals ~~Against~~against; GAA = Goals ~~Against~~against ~~Average~~average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts'' {\| ~~border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"~~ class="wikitable" \|- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" \| Player Line 474 ⟶ 571: [[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]] Line 484 ⟶ 585: ==References== {{Citation\|last=Coleman\|first=Charles L.\|year=1976 \| location = Sherbrooke, QCQuebec \|title=Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol III\|publisher=Progressive Publications}} * {{cite book \|title=Years of glory, 1942–1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era \|editor=Diamond, Dan \|year=1994 \|publisher=McClelland and Stewart \|location=Toronto, ON \|isbn=0-7710-2817-2~~\|ref=harv~~}} * {{cite book\|title=Total Hockey \|editor=Diamond, Dan \|publisher=Total Sports \|year=2000 \|isbn=1-892129-85-X \|location=Kingston, NYNew York ~~\|ref=harv~~}} * {{cite book \|editor-last=Dinger \|editor-first=Ralph \|year=2011 \|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 \|publisher=Dan Diamond & Associates \|isbn=978-1-894801-22-5 \|location=Toronto, ON \|url-access=registration \|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5 }} ~~\|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 \|publisher=Dan Diamond & Associates~~ ~~\|isbn=978-1-894801-22-5 \|location=Toronto, ON \|ref={{harvid\|Dinger\|2011}}}}~~ * {{cite book \|editor-last=Dryden \|editor-first=Steve \|title=Century of hockey \|publisher=McClelland & Stewart Ltd. \|location=Toronto, ON \|year=2000 \|isbn=0-7710-4179-9 ~~\|ref={{harvid\|Dryden\|2000}}~~}} {{Citation\|last1=Duplacey \|first1=James\|year=2008 \|location = North Dighton, MAMassachusetts \|title=Hockey's Book of Firsts\|publisher=JG Press\|isbn=978-1-57215-037-9}} {{cite book \|last1=Fischler \|first1=Stan \|last2=Fischler \|first2=Shirley \|last3=Hughes \|first3=Morgan \|last4=Romain \|first4=Joseph \|last5=Duplacey \|first5=James \|year=2003 \|title=The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League \|publisher=Publications International Inc. \|isbn=0-7853-9624-1 \|location=Lincolnwood, ILIllinois \|ref={{harvid\|Fischler\|2003}}}} {{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 }} ~~\|publisher=Pagurian Press \|location=New York, NY \|year=1973 \|isbn=0-684-13424-1 \|ref=harv}}~~ ;Notes Line 520 ⟶ 618: {{1953–54 NHL season by team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:NHL, 1953-54 ~~NHL season~~}} [[Category:1953–54 NHL season\| ]] [[Category:1953–54 in American ice hockey by league]]