1955–56 NHL season

The 1955–56 NHL season was the 39th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to one in the best-of-seven final series.

Regular season

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 Canadiens70451510100222131977
Detroit Red Wings7030241676183148794
New York Rangers7032281074204203911
Toronto Maple Leafs70243313611531811051
Boston Bruins7023341359147185929
Chicago Black Hawks7019391250155216826

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Jean BeliveauMontreal Canadiens70474188143
Gordie HoweDetroit Red Wings70384179100
Maurice RichardMontreal Canadiens7038337189
Bert OlmsteadMontreal Canadiens7014567094
Tod SloanToronto Maple Leafs70372966100
Andy BathgateNew York Rangers7019476659

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Montreal Canadiens 4
3 New York Rangers 1
1 Montreal Canadiens 4
2 Detroit Red Wings 1
2 Detroit Red Wings 4
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1

NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:Montreal Canadiens
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy:Glenn Hall, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy:Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Earl Reibel, Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy:Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens

All-Star teams
First team  Position  Second team
Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens G Glenn Hall, Detroit Red Wings
Doug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens D Red Kelly, Detroit Red Wings
Bill Gadsby, New York Rangers D Tom Johnson, Montreal Canadiens
Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens C Tod Sloan, Toronto Maple Leafs
Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens RW Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings LW Bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens

References
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