1952-53 NHL season - Factbites

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	Maurice Richard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Played in NHL All-Star Game 13 times - 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959.
		Given that it was Richard's second assault on an official in that season alone, a formal inquiry took place after which NHL president Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the remainder of the season, a move considered by many in Montreal to be unjust and severe.
		In 1999, the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy was donated by the Montreal Canadiens hockey club to the NHL to be awarded annually to the goal-scoring leader during the regular season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maurice_Richard (1565 words)

	Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association NHL Awards
		Beginning in the 1938-39 season when the NHL consolidated to one division the trophy was presented to the team that won the regular season championship.
		The King Clancy Trophy is given out at the end of each season to the NHL player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
		The trophy, presented to the NHL by the Prince of Wales in 1924, was awarded to the team finishing first in the American Division of the NHL from 1927-28 to 1937-38.
	www.redwingalumni.com /awards_detroit_red_wings_alumni_association.html (2114 words)

	Hockey Western Canada Baseball
		Played one season in the NHL during a career in which he was an outstanding player for Canada in international competitions.
		Five seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers.
		Coach and general manager in the NHL for more than 20 years, until the end of the 1982-83 season.
	www.attheplate.com /wcbl/hockey.htm (351 words)

	NHL History
		At its inception, the NHL boasted five franchises- the Montreal Canadiens, the Montreal Wanderers, the Ottawa Senators, the Quebec Bulldogs, and the Toronto Arenas.
		Maurice "Rocket" Richard is suspended for the remainder of the season and the playoffs after punching a linesman during a fight.
		Partway through the season, these rules were further amended to read, "No attacking player allowed to precede the play when entering the opposing defensive zone." This is similar to modern offside rule.
	www.tmlfever.com /TheGame.html (4343 words)

	Montreal Canadiens (1910-Present)
		As the season was winding down Koivu decided he wanted to make a comeback, while he began working out with the team, the inspired Canadiens got hot and climbed up the standing and into the 8th and Final playoff spot.
		The season was not without its difficult moments as the Habs were forced to return to Jubilee Rink after the Montreal Arena burned down.
		As establishing NHL first was goalie Georges Vezina who recorded the NHL's first shutout over the Toronto Arenas 9-0 on February 18th.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nhl/montreal/canadiens.html (8588 words)

	NHL
		On February 16, 2005, with negotiations still stalled, the 2004-2005 season was cancelled, and the NHL became the first major North American sports league in history to lose an entire season because of labor disputes.
		During the 1916-17 NHA season, six teams comprised the NHA: the Montreal Canadiens, the Montreal Wanderers, the Ottawa Senators, the Quebec Bulldogs, the Toronto Blueshirts, and an army team from the Toronto-based 228th Battalion.
		At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points in their division is crowned the division champions, and the division champions, along with the five teams from each conference with the most points but did not win the division (wild-card teams), qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=NHL (2187 words)

	1953-54 NHL season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1953-54 season was the 37th National Hockey League (NHL) season.
		The James Norris Memorial Trophy made its debut this season and its first winner was Red Kelly of the Detroit Red Wings.
		The Detroit Red Wings were first overall in the National Hockey league for the sixth straight season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1953-54_NHL_season (148 words)

	Ghosts of The Past
		When Abel returned to the NHL from his military duties he was able to skate in 10 games for Detroit, three of them coming during the postseason.
		In Abel’s final season with the Red Wings, which being the 1951-52 campaign, the centerman/winger once again finished among the league leaders in point scoring with 17 goals and 53 points.
		However, the highlight of this season for Abel was surely hoisting the Stanley Cup for the third and final time in his career.
	www.sportznutz.com /nhl/ghostsofthepast (1060 words)

	rangers_history.html
		NHL players were locked out due to their resistance of a salary cap, and the issue remained unresolved long enough to prompt the cancellation of the entire 2004-2005 season.
		As a result, on the eve of the club's first season, the task was handed to one of professional hockey's pioneers, Lester Patrick.
		Amid another disappointing season, the Rangers made multiple transactions, including the acquisitions of a number of prospects, which demonstrated the Rangers’ commitment to a future built around homegrown talent.
	www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/rangers_history.html (3097 words)

	ESPN.com: NHL - Paddock: 'It's the dilution of talent'
		The Norfolk Admirals have started a season ticket drive to see what their future might be in the Tidewater region.
		One of them is Hartford Wolf Pack coach John Paddock, who has played in the NHL and minors, and coached in the NHL and minors, since the 1970s.
		This season's scoring leader will be at about 85 points, and Grand Rapids goalie Martin Prusek should finish at about 1.80.
	espn.go.com /nhl/columns/ballou_bill/1361295.html (913 words)

	New York Rangers (1926-Present)
		Also getting dumped after the season was Theo Fleury who had a bizarre season full of odd penalties, completing his 3 years in New York as one of the biggest free agent busts in NHL history.
		However Mark Messier celebrating his 25th season in the NHL looked reenergized early in the season as he passed Gordie Howe for 2nd in scoring with his 1,851st career point on November 4th.
		However the Rangers would struggle all season and before the season in which the Rangers missed the playoffs with a 29-42-9 record ended Emile Francis was gone being fired in January.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nhl/nyr/nyrangers.html (7665 words)

	NHL Overall Team Records
		Malone led the NHL in goals in the league's first season and finished with 44 goals in 22 games in 1917-18.
		Newsy Lalonde of the Canadiens was the NHL's first career (and single season) assist leader, recording 9 in 1918-19.
		He remained the NHL's career point scoring leader until he was overtaken by Maurice Richard in 1953-54.
	www.rauzulusstreet.com /hockey/nhlrecords/records_12.html (825 words)

	Sharkspage - San Jose Sharks, Hockey, NHL sports blog
		With the prospects of an NHL season dwindling each week, here are a few bonus photos from the Edmonton Roadrunners 2-0 win over Cleveland Barons in San Jose Nov 9th.
		Raffi Torres played 80 NHL games for the Oilers last season, scoring 20 goals and 14 assists.
		Although he was not selected in the 2002 NHL entry draft, Gorges helped the Rockets win a Memorial Cup championship in 2003-04, and helped the Team Canada win a silver in Finland during his first WJC tournament.
	sharkspage.com /2004_11_01_archive_history.html (6540 words)

	New York Rangers Roster
		Bathgate played a year in Pittsburgh, then two seasons with the Vancouver of the Western Hockey League (winning the MVP in 1969-70) before returning to the Penguins for a final NHL season in 1970-71.
		Bathgate was third in the NHL in scoring in 1957-58 and earned a spot as the right winger on the Second All-Star Team.
		Bathgate was a First Team All-Star that year, as he would be again in 1961-62 when he tied Bobby Hull for the NHL scoring title with 84 points.
	mightymunchkin.com /nyr/hhof/rhof01.htm (368 words)

	Bernie 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion @ GetSportsLegends.com
		Boom Boom Geoffrion would later return to the NHL as a player with the New York Rangers for two seasons and then as their coach.
		During the 1960-61 season, Boom Boom Geoffrion became only the second NHLer to net 50 goals in a season.
		During his first full season with Montreal (1951-52) Boom Boom Geoffrion led the Habs with 30 goals and earned honors as the winner of the Calder Trophy for being selected as the top rookie.
	www.getsportslegends.com /berniegeoffrion.html (302 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Bobby Baun
		Bobby's career began with the Toronto Marlboro's of the OHA Jr League in the 1952-53 season where he played 16 games and tallied 1 goal and 1 assist.
		Bob's first NHL season was split between the Leafs and the Rochester American's.
		Bobby stayed with the Leafs until the 1967-68 season, winning 4 Stanley Cups before he was traded to the Oakland Seals in the first expansion draft.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Bobby_Baun.asp (565 words)

	NHL Player Biographies-Tim Horton
		He was sent to the Pittsburgh Hornets for the next two seasons, saw action for 4 games with the Leafs in 1951-52 and was finally called up for good in the 1952-53 season.
		In the middle of his 22nd full NHL season and his 25th year as a pro, Tim was on his way home to Buffalo on the Queen Elizabeth Way after a game in Toronto.
		He's as strong as an ox and hits with terrific force." Horton made the AHL All Star Team in 1952, the NHL Second All Star Team in 1954, 1963 and 1967, and the NHL First All Star Team in 1964, 1968 and 1969.
	couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Horton_Tim.asp (544 words)

	Blackhawk Retired Numbers - Chicago Blackhawks
		Hall was claimed from the Blackhawks by the St. Louis Blues during the NHL Expansion Draft on June 6, 1967.
		Following the 1968-69 season, the Blackhawks claimed the rookie goaltender from the Canadiens on June 15, 1969 for $25,000.
		Hall played one more season in Detroit (compiling an overall 74-45-29 record in 148 games) before he was traded to Chicago with Ted Lindsay in July of 1957 in exchange for John Wilson, Forbes Kennedy, William Preston and Hank Bassen.
	www.chicagoblackhawks.com /history/BlackhawkRetiredNumbers135.asp (738 words)

	Wings can claim dynasty tag - 4/12/04
		If the NHL owners and players incinerate each other in labor talks and melt the ice under a league that’s already on shaky ground — as most doomsayers predict — it might be many seasons before we see anything close to the Red Wings.
		Lions: More than half a century ago, the Lions won NFL championships in 1952, ’53 and ’57, and the ’54 team lost to Cleveland in the championship game.
		Cup victories are only one measure of the Red Wings’ accomplishments, and what they’ve meant to the NHL over the last dozen seasons.
	www.detnews.com /2004/wings/0404/12/d02-119215.htm (846 words)

	St. Louis Blues Online News Releases
		Now in his 21st NHL season and 18th as captain, he is already off to a fast start in 2003-04.
		The NHL Player of the Week and Player of the Month awards will be expanded this season to honor both an offensive and defensive player.
		MARK MESSIER, playing in his 25th season, is one of eight players playing in at least his 20th NHL season during the 2003-04 campaign.
	www.stlouisblues.com /news/0304/NHL_this_Week1015.html (2976 words)

	AllSports' NHL News - Legendary Blackhawk coach Billy Reay dead at 86
		He retired from playing after the 1952-53 season.
		After two seasons in Detroit, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens where he played for eight years.
		Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 21, 1918, Reay broke into the NHL as a player with the Detroit Red Wings in 1943.
	www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=51292 (344 words)

	Statistics and Standings
		Each season has its own page, where you will find the league standings for the season, playoff results, individual player stats, uniform numbers, draft picks, and a listing of award winners and all-stars.
		Some seasons are incomplete, especially in the areas of uniform numbers and playoff statistics.
		This is due to one of two reasons - either I don't have the stats for them, or the player was traded during the season and the "official" stats do not differentiate between the two teams.
	www.seattlehockey.net /stats/stats.htm (377 words)

	New York Rangers Roster
		He was aggressive but clean and did not record a single penalty during his first NHL season, after which he won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.
		Laprade was back for a final season in 1954-55, but retired for good after suffering another injury.
		Laprade also led the Rangers with 22 goals and 44 points that year to win the team MVP award (after sharing it the previous year) and helped New York reach the Stanley Cup finals before losing to the Detroit Red Wings in double overtime in game seven.
	mightymunchkin.com /nyr/hhof/rhof25.htm (268 words)

	WCHA's Top 50 Players In 50 Years
		played four seasons in the NHL for St. Louis and in 1974-75 was named the Blues' most popular player...
		played 11 seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks and was a four-time team captain and two-time NHL All-Star...
		during the UW's 1976-77 championship season, he set the season mark for points with 18-65=83 (currently is fourth) and led that team in scoring...
	wcha.collegesports.com /sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/112801aaa.html (1831 words)

	New York Rangers Team Information
		By the 1928 NHL season, the New York Rangers had already won their first of several Stanley Cup championships.
		The New York Rangers are one of the original six NHL teams and were founded by Lester Patrick in 1926.
		New York Rangers Past Season Performance (End 2005 Season)
	www.rauzulusstreet.com /hockey/nhl/newyorkrangers.html (229 words)

	Danny Lewicki
		He was also the runner-up for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, losing out to another ex-Hornet, Sid Smith.
		Was named an NHL Second Team All-Star with the New York Rangers, and played in the NHL All-Star Game.
	www.hockeyresearch.com /atkinsj/players/L/lewicki.html (64 words)

	John McLellan
		Played his only two NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
		Led the OHA Senior League playoffs in goals (16 in 23 games) and points (31) with the Toronto Marlboros.
	www.hockeyresearch.com /atkinsj/players/M/mclellan.html (122 words)

	Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - Ted Kennedy - Treasure Chest
		This first version of the Hart Trophy was donated to the NHL in 1923 and retired following the 1958-59 season.
		"Teeder" Kennedy's Toronto Maple Leaf captains' jersey from the 1949-50 NHL season.
		In 1955, Ted Kennedy's name was engraved on the original Hart Trophy after being named the NHL's Most Valuable Player.
	www.legendsofhockey.net /html/spot_treasurep196605.htm (180 words)

	Feb. 2, 1954: The night one tall man from one small school went off for...113
		Goals scored by Wayne Gretzky in the 1981-82 NHL season.
		In the fall of 1952, Francis completed the last two credits he needed to receive his high school diploma.
		He achieved just what his coach envisioned, averaging 50.1 points for the season, and 48.3 in games recognized by the sanctioning body of college sports.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04025/265362.stm (1908 words)

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