1933-34 NHL season

The 1933-34 NHL season was the 17th season of the National Hockey League. Nine teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one.
==Training Camps==
*Boston Bruins: Quebec City, Quebec
*Chicago Black Hawks: Champaign, Illinois
*Detroit Red Wings: Detroit, Michigan
*Montreal Canadiens: Kingston, Ontario
*Montreal Maroons: Montreal, Quebec
*New York Americans: Oshawa, Ontario
*New York Rangers: Montreal, Quebec
*Ottawa Senators: Ottawa, Ontario
*Toronto Maple Leafs: Kitchener, Ontario
==Regular Season==
The Ottawa Senators, having enough problems, now had to deal with holdout Cooney Weiland. He was sold to Detroit, strengthening the Red Wings. The Senators continued to lose, but won a few games when they signed an amateur named Max Kaminsky to centre the Roche brothers Desse and Earl. A defenceman, Ralph "Scotty" Bowman, gave Ottawa fans a little to cheer about. But the handwriting was on the wall, and in the last game to be played in Ottawa for many years, the Senators let the New York Americans use goaltender Alex Connell when Roy Worters was hurt. He helped the Americans beat his club.
A major goaltender swap occurred as Lorne Chabot was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for George Hainsworth. The Canadiens also loaned Wilf Cude to Detroit and he led the Red Wings to first place. Chabot didn't do badly either, leading the Canadian Division in goaltending, helping the goal-strapped Canadiens to second place. Aurel Joliat of the Canadiens won the Hart Memorial Trophy.
===Shore-Bailey Incident - December 12, 1933===
The December 12, 1933 game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs was filled with violence. Just before the 13:00 mark of the second period, Eddie Shore was rushing the puck into the Leafs zone when he was checked by Red Horner into the boards, hitting his head. Horner retrieved the puck and rushed up the ice so Ace Bailey hung back to cover for Horner. Dazed and angry, Shore mistook Bailey for Horner and hit Bailey low from behind. Bailey fell backwards and his head hit the ice, fracturing it and sending him into convulsions. Red Horner then punched Shore who fell backwards, hitting his head on the ice, knocking him out. Both received game misconducts and Shore had to be carried off the ice by his teammates where 18 stitches were required to Shore's head. Bailey's life hung in the balance but he survived after two surgeries. The first all-star game was held on February 14, 1934 to benefit Bailey which Shore participated in. He apologized and Bailey forgave Shore. Shore was suspended for 16 games and wore a helmet for the rest of his career.
===Ace Bailey Benefit All-Star Game===
On February 14, 1934, the first NHL All-Star Game, albeit an unofficial one, was held to benefit Ace Bailey. The game itself was proposed by Walter Gilhooley, the sports editor of the Journal in Montreal. This proposal would become a reality on January 24, 1934, in a meeting of the NHL's Board of Governors in 1934.
The NHL's first All-Star Game was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on February 14, 1934, during which Bailey's #6 uniform was retired by the Leafs. It was the first number to be retired in the NHL. The game saw the Leafs battle against an All-Star team made of players from the other seven teams, which the Leafs won 7-3. One of the more memorable moments before the game was when Bailey presented Shore with his All-Star jersey, showing to the public that Bailey had clearly forgiven him for his actions. Bailey also presented a trophy to NHL President Frank Calder before a game in the hope that the trophy would go to the winner of an annual All-Star Game for the benefit of injured players.
Toronto Maple Leafs (7)	All-Stars (3)
* George Hainsworth, goal,
* Red Horner, defense,
* Alex Levinsky, defense,
* Hap Day, defense,
* Andy Blair, centre,
* King Clancy, defense,
* Baldy Cotton, left wing,
* Charlie Conacher, right wing,
* Joe Primeau, centre,
* Harvey Jackson, left wing,
* Hec Kilrea, left wing,
* Bill Thoms, centre,
* Ken Doraty, right wing,
* Charlie Sands, right wing,
* Buzz Boll, left wing	
* Charlie Gardiner, goal, (Chicago)
* Eddie Shore, defense, (Boston)
* Frank Finnigan, right wing, (Ottawa)
* Aurel Joliat, left wing (Canadiens)
* Herbie Lewis, left wing, (Detroit)
* Ching Johnson, defense, (Rangers)
* Lionel Conacher, defense, (Chicago)
* Nels Stewart, centre, (Boston)
* Hooley Smith, centre, (Maroons)
* Normie Himes, centre, (Americans)
* Red Dutton, defense, (Americans)
* Larry Aurie, right wing, (Detroit)
* Bill Cook, right wing, (Rangers)
* Howie Morenz, centre, (Canadiens)
* Al Shields, defense, (Ottawa)
* Jimmy Ward, right wing, (Maroons)
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In a little-known postscript to this game, Herbie Lewis and Larry Aurie of the Red Wings and Normie Himes and Red Dutton of the Americans had a game in New York City the next day. They took a flight from Buffalo that left at 7:30 AM and arrived at Newark airport around noon. This marked the first time that NHL players flew to an NHL game.
===Final Standings===
===Scoring Leaders===
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	PTS	PIM
Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	42	32	20	52 	38
Joe Primeau 	Toronto Maple Leafs	45	14	32	46 	8
Frank Boucher 	New York Rangers 	48	14	30	44 	4
Marty Barry 	Boston Bruins 	48	27	12	39 	12
Cecil Dillon 	New York Rangers 	48	13	26	39 	10
===Leading Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	Team 	GP	Mins	GA 	SO	GAA
Wilf Cude 	Montreal, Detroit 	30	1920	47 	5 	1.47
Charlie Gardiner	Chicago Black Hawks	48	3050	83 	10	1.63
Roy Worters 	New York Americans 	36	2240	75 	4 	2.01
Lorne Chabot 	Montreal Canadiens 	47	2928	101	8 	2.07
Andy Aitkenhead 	New York Rangers 	48	2990	76 	7 	2.27
==Stanley Cup Playoffs==
===Playoff Bracket===
===Finals===
:see 1934 Stanley Cup Finals
The Chicago Black Hawks beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one with the fourth game going into double overtime. After regulation time in the fourth game, Black Hawks star goaltender and two-time Vezina Trophy winner, Charlie Gardiner, left the game because he wasn't feeling well. He died two months later of a brain hemorrhage.
==NHL Awards==
1933-34 NHL Awards 	1933-34 NHL Awards
O'Brien Trophy: 	Toronto Maple Leafs
Prince of Wales Trophy: 	Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy: 	Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons
Hart Memorial Trophy: 	Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy: 	Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
==All-Star Teams==
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks	G 	Roy Worters, New York Americans
King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs 	D 	Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lionel Conacher, Chicago Black Hawks 	D 	Ching Johnson, New York Rangers
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers 	C 	Joe Primeau, Toronto Maple Leafs
Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs	RW 	Bill Cook, New York Rangers
Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs 	LW 	Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers 	Coach 	Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs
==Debuts==
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1933-34 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
*Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons
*Herb Cain, Montreal Maroons
*Lorne Carr, New York Rangers
*Flash Hollett, Toronto Maple Leafs
==Last Games==
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1933-34 (listed with their last team):
*Lionel Hitchman, Boston Bruins
*Percy Galbraith, Boston Bruins
*Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
*Clarence Abel, Chicago Black Hawks
*George Hay, Detroit Red Wings
*Ace Bailey, Toronto Maple Leafs
==Gallery==
5_Rangers_Fall_1933.jpg|Earl Seibert, Doug Brennan, Ching Johnson, Jean Pusie, Ott Heller in 1933.
28Jan1934-Bun_Cook-Tiny-Stewart-Shore.jpg|On January 28, 1934, Eddie Shore plays in his first game after the Bailey suspension. The Rangers Bun Cook scores on Tiny Thompson while Nels Stewart sprawls in the crease.
6Feb1934-Aitkenhead_Morenz_Dutkowski.jpg|Andy Aitkenhead, Howie Morenz, Duke Dukowski, February 6, 1934.
1934-Feb14-Primeau-Bailey-Morenz.jpg|Joe Primeau, Ace Bailey and Howie Morenz, opening face-off of the Ace Bailey Benefit All-Star Game, February 14, 1934.
HNIC1933Ad.jpg|Hockey Night in Canada Ad 1933
33NHLReginaRadioAd.jpg|Ad for Dominion-wide broadcast of NHL game
==Video==
Highlights of the February 22, 1934 game between the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings, won by the Rangers 3-1. Rangers second goal by #8 Cecil Dillon, assisted by #4 Vic Ripley on Detroit's Wilf Cude is shown. Rangers goalie Andy Aitkenhead plays with a hat.
An Ice Hockey Battle (1934)
==See Also==
*National Hockey League All-Star Game
*List of Stanley Cup champions
==References==
*Hockeydb.com 1933-34 season
*NHL.com
*HickokSports.com