1957-58 NHL season
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The 1957-58 NHL season was the 41st season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Boston Bruins four games to two in the best-of-seven final series.
It was announced in September that Senator Hartland Molson had purchased 60% stock from the Canadian Arena Company and the Montreal Canadiens from Senator Donat Raymond.
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[edit] Regular season
This season saw the Montreal Canadiens regain first place overall, while the previous season's leader, the Detroit Red Wings, slipped to third. Montreal's Maurice "Rocket" Richard became the first NHL player to score 500 career goals, Jacques Plante won his third straight Vezina Trophy, and Doug Harvey his fourth straight Norris Trophy.
Glenn Hall, after two playoff years in which the Wings were eliminated, was traded with "Terrible Ted" Lindsay to the sad-sack Chicago Black Hawks and Terry Sawchuk was brought back to Detroit in a very bad deal that saw Larry Hillman and Johnny Bucyk go to Boston. Chicago almost made the playoffs, and Hall's great goaltending, including 7 shutouts, one of which was in his debut with the Hawks, made him a contender for the Hart Memorial Trophy.
Harvey and Lindsay tried to get a players association going, and sued the NHL over the issue of player pensions.
On October 19th, 1957, Rocket Richard did what no other player had ever done before as yet. In a 3-1 win over Chicago, he scored his 500th career goal on Glenn Hall. He immediately dedicated it to his old coach Dick Irvin. Irvin had died on May 15, 1957 after a long bout with bone cancer.
When Marcel Paille was brought up to the Rangers from Providence of the AHL for the ailing Gump Worsley, he sparkled, and Worsley was sent down to Providence. Then Paille went sour and the Gumper was recalled. Worsley got hot and the Rangers started winning. Worsley had his finest campaign up to this point with a 2.32 goals-against average and 4 shutouts and the Rangers finished second — their highest finish since 1941-42.
Two contenders for the Calder Memorial Trophy, Chicago's Bobby Hull and the Toronto Maple Leafs' Frank Mahovlich, battled all season for rookie honours. Mahovlich prevailed and won the trophy, although the Maple Leafs finished last in the NHL.
[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
| National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 96 | 250 | 158 | 945 |
| New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 195 | 188 | 781 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 70 | 176 | 207 | 758 |
| Boston Bruins | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 69 | 199 | 194 | 849 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 55 | 163 | 202 | 906 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 53 | 192 | 226 | 861 |
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 65 |
| Henri Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 67 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 56 |
| Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers | 65 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 42 |
| Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 64 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 40 |
| Bronco Horvath | Boston Bruins | 67 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 71 |
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
[edit] Playoff bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | New York Rangers | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||
[edit] NHL awards
[edit] See also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 11th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 1957 in sports
- 1958 in sports
[edit] References
| NHL seasons |
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1953-54 | 1954-55 | 1955-56 | 1956-57 | 1957-58 | 1958-59 | 1959-60 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 |
Current teams: Anaheim • Atlanta • Boston • Buffalo • Calgary • Carolina • Chicago • Colorado • Columbus • Dallas • Detroit • Edmonton • Florida • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Montreal • Nashville • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Ottawa • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Pittsburgh • San Jose • St. Louis • Tampa Bay • Toronto • Vancouver • Washington
Trophies and awards: Stanley Cup • Prince of Wales • Clarence S. Campbell • Presidents' Trophy • Adams • Art Ross • Calder • Conn Smythe • Crozier • Hart • Jennings • King Clancy • Lady Byng • Masterton • Norris • Patrick • Pearson • Plus/Minus • Rocket Richard • Selke • Vezina
Defunct and relocated teams: Atlanta Flames • California/Oakland Golden Seals • Cleveland Barons • Colorado Rockies • Hamilton Tigers • Hartford Whalers • Kansas City Scouts • Minnesota North Stars • Montreal Maroons • Montreal Wanderers • New York/Brooklyn Americans • Ottawa Senators (orginal) • Philadelphia Quakers • Pittsburgh Pirates • Quebec Bulldogs • Quebec Nordiques • St. Louis Eagles • Winnipeg Jets
