Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The origins of the Challenge era come from the method of play of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada prior to 1893. From 1887 to 1893, the league did not play a round-robin format, but rather challenges between teams of the association that year, with the winner of the series being the 'interim' champion, with the final challenge winner becoming the league champion for the year.
Most games: Patrick Marleau, 1,779 Most games, including playoffs: Mark Messier, 1,992 Most playoff games: Chris Chelios, 266 Most games played in a single season, not including playoffs: Jimmy Carson (1992–93) and Bob Kudelski (1993–94), 86 (both being traded mid-season, allowing them to play more than the then-team maximum of 84 games in a season)
The following are lists showing the point- and goal-scoring leaders of the National Hockey League before the league issued trophies for such achievements. The point-scoring leader has been awarded the Art Ross Trophy since the 1947–48 NHL season, and the goal-scoring leader has been awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since the 1998–99 NHL season.
The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor [1] Elmer Lach with the original trophy in 1945 The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
Lester Patrick Trophy - presented, in part by the NHL, for contributions to hockey in the United States, but not considered an NHL award; Best NHL Player ESPY Award - presented by the American sports television network ESPN to NHL players; Hockey Hall of Fame; Sports Illustrated NHL All-Decade Team (2009) NHL All-Rookie Team; NHL All-Star team
The following articles contain the following lists of National Hockey League (NHL) records: List of NHL records (individual) List of NHL records (team) List of NHL All-Star Game records; List of NHL statistical leaders; List of NHL statistical leaders by country
List of NHL goal scoring leaders by season; List of NHL goaltenders with 300 wins; List of NHL longest losing streaks; List of NHL longest winning streaks; List of NHL players with 50-goal seasons; List of NHL players with 100-point seasons; List of NHL career assists leaders
The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals.