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 ContentsAcknowledgments      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