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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 champions as they beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to one in the best-of-seven final series.
This table lists the number of times that NHL/NHA teams had the top record in the regular season (this list does not count Stanley Cup/League Champion wins). The Presidents' Trophy is the current award for the team with the best regular season record, which began being awarded starting with the 1985–86 NHL season.
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1954–55 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Don McKenney, Boston Bruins; Don Cherry*, Boston Bruins (only NHL game of career) Charlie Hodge, Montreal Canadiens; Jean-Guy Talbot, Montreal Canadiens; Lou Fontinato, New York Rangers
The 1955 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1954–55 season, and the culmination of the 1955 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested between the Montreal Canadiens, appearing in their fifth of ten straight Finals, and the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, in the third Detroit-Montreal Finals series of the 1950s and the second consecutively.
l From the 1938–39 season to the 1949–50 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the NHL playoff runner-up, and was retired after the 1949–50 season. [8] m Before the 1967–68 season, the NHL split into East and West Divisions because of the addition of six expansion teams. [97] n The NHL realigned
1955–56 NHL season by team (6 P) Pages in category "1955–56 NHL season" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect ...
Pages in category "1955–56 NHL season by team" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. B. 1955–56 Boston Bruins season; C. 1955–56 Chicago Black Hawks ...
The 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 47th season of play. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season standings (with their 45 wins setting an NHL record) and won the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in the club's history.