The National Hockey League, 1917-1967

Award-winning author Marshall D. Wright is a sports statistician and archivist. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts and is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and Society International of Hockey Research.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments     

Introduction     

Prelude: Professional Antecedents     



1917–18 Exclusionary Tactics     

1918–19 Influenza     

1919–20 Joe Malone     

1920–21 Innovative Rival     

1921–22 Broadbent’s Streak     

1922–23 Race to the Top     

1923–24 Trophy     

1924–25 Striking Southward     

1925–26 Georges Vezina     

1926–27 Sole Survivor     

1927–28 The Skipper Steps In     

1928–29 Shutout     

1929–30 Forward Pass     

1930–31 Howie Morenz     

1931–32 Palace     

1932–33 Tiebreaker     

1933–34 Cheap Shot     

1934–35 Penalty Shot     

1935–36 Sudden Death Overtime     

1936–37 Total Goal Series     

1937–38 All-American     

1938–39 Frank Brimsek     

1939–40 New York Rangers     

1940–41 Boston Bruins     

1941–42 The Hard Way     

1942–43 “The Puck Goes Inski”     

1943–44 Disparity     

1944–45 Maurice Richard     

1945–46 Nerves     

1946–47 Bill Durnan     

1947–48 Two Men Out     

1948–49 Individual Accolades     

1949–50 Linemates     

1950–51 A Moment in Time     

1951–52 Detroit Red Wings     

1952–53 Original Seven     

1953–54 Gordie Howe     

1954–55 Riot     

1955–56 Montreal Canadiens     

1956–57 Jacques Plante     

1957–58 Pioneer     

1958–59 Dynamic Duo     

1959–60 The Drive for Five     

1960–61 Banana Blade     

1961–62 Glenn Hall     

1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs     

1963–64 A League of Their Own     

1964–65 Unprotected     

1965–66 Bobby Hull     

1966–67 Chicago Blackhawks     



Epilogue: The Great Expansion     

Appendix: Year-by-Year Totals     

Bibliography     

Index