1935–36 NHL season

The 1935–36 NHL season was the 19th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The St. Louis Eagles dropped out of the league, leaving eight teams. The Detroit Red Wings were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one in the final series.
==League business==
Prior to the season, the St. Louis Eagles franchise owners asked the league for permission to suspend operations for a year and then relocate back to Ottawa, however the league denied the requests. On October 15, 1935, the NHL bought back the franchise and players contracts for $40,000 and suspended operations. Chicago would not participate in the dispersal draft, while St. Louis would not have another NHL team until 1967.
During the season, the New York Americans were reported in financial trouble and were up for sale. Leo Dandurand, who had sold his interest in the Montreal Canadiens, was interested as was Joseph Cattarinich. Cattarinich said he would buy the team if the price was right. Later it was announced there would be no deal.
==Regular season==
Howie Morenz played badly for Chicago and incurred the wrath of Chicago owner Frederic McLaughlin. He was subsequently traded to the New York Rangers.
This was the year of Detroit. They finished first in the American Division. The Montreal Maroons finished first in the Canadian Division, but fans were starting to stay away from games they played, which worried now team president, manager and coach Tommy Gorman. At one point, Lionel Conacher had to run the team when Gorman experienced health and nervous problems. At .500 at mid-season, they traded Toe Blake for Lorne Chabot, owned by the Canadiens after being suspended by Chicago and refusing demotion to the minors, and the team began to win with Chabot in the net.
===Final standings===
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Canadian Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Montreal Maroons 	48	22	16	10	54 	114	106	504
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	23	19	6 	52 	126	106	579
New York Americans 	48	16	25	7 	39 	109	122	392
Montreal Canadiens 	48	11	26	11	33 	82 	123	317
American Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Detroit Red Wings 	48	24	16	8 	56 	124	103	384
Boston Bruins 	48	22	20	6 	50 	92 	83 	397
Chicago Black Hawks	48	21	19	8 	50 	93 	92 	411
New York Rangers 	48	19	17	12	50 	91 	96 	381
==Playoffs==
In one of the most evenly matched series, the first game of the Maroons-Red Wings series set a record for the longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history, as well as the longest ice hockey game ever played. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. The game was scoreless until the sixth overtime, when Mud Bruneteau scored on Maroon goaltender Lorne Chabot to win the game. Normie Smith shut out the Maroons in the next game, and the Red Wings then beat the Maroons to win the series.
This was the last NHL playoff series to feature a "two-game total-goals" series.
=== First round ===
{| class="wikitable" 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date 	Away Team 	Away Team 	Home Team 	Home Team 	Notes 	 	
March 24 	Detroit 	1 	0 	Mtl. Maroons 	6OT 	 	
March 26 	Detroit 	3 	0 	Mtl. Maroons 	 	 	
March 29 	Mtl. Maroons 	1 	2 	Detroit 	 	 	
Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	Detroit won series three-games-to-none and advanced to the final.	
{| class="wikitable" 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date 	Away Team 	Away Team 	Home Team 	Home Team 	 	
March 24 	Toronto 	0 	3 	Boston 	 	
March 26 	Boston 	3 	8 	Toronto 	 	
Toronto won the series 8-6 in total goals.	Toronto won the series 8-6 in total goals.	Toronto won the series 8-6 in total goals.	Toronto won the series 8-6 in total goals.	Toronto won the series 8-6 in total goals.	Toronto won the series 8-6 in total goals.	
=== Second round ===
{| class="wikitable" 	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Americans
Date 	Away Team 	Away Team 	Home Team 	Home Team 	 	
March 28 	NY Americans 	1 	3 	Toronto 	 	
March 31 	Toronto 	0 	1 	NY Americans 	 	
April 2 	NY Americans 	1 	3 	Toronto 	 	
Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one.	Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one. 	Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one. 	Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one. 	Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one. 	Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one. 	Toronto won the series 2-games-to-one.
===Finals===
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 5 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	
April 7 	Toronto Maple Leafs	4 	Detroit Red Wings 	9 	
April 9 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	4 	OT
April 11	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 	
Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–1.
==Awards==
Hart Trophy:(Most valuable player) 	Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Trophy:(Excellence and sportsmanship) 	Doc Romnes, Chicago Black Hawks
O'Brien Cup:(Canadian Division champion) 	Montreal Maroons
Prince of Wales Trophy:(American Division champion)	Detroit Red Wings
Rookie of the Year:(Best first-year player) 	Mike Karakas, Chicago Black Hawks
Vezina Trophy:(Fewest goals allowed) 	Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
==Player statistics==
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	PTS	PIM
Sweeney Schriner	New York Americans 	48	19	26	45 	8
Marty Barry 	Detroit Red Wings 	48	21	19	40 	46
Paul Thompson 	Chicago Black Hawks	45	17	23	40 	19
Charlie Conacher	Toronto Maple Leafs	44	23	15	38 	74
Bill Thoms 	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	23	15	38 	29
Hooley Smith 	Montreal Maroons 	47	19	19	38 	75
Doc Romnes 	Chicago Black Hawks	48	13	25	38 	6
Art Chapman 	New York Americans 	47	10	28	38 	14
Herbie Lewis 	Detroit Red Wings 	45	14	23	37 	25
Baldy Northcott 	Montreal Maroons 	48	15	21	36 	41
Source: NHL.
==Team Photos==
35-36BosBru.jpg|Boston Bruins
35-36ChiBH.jpg|Chicago Black Hawks
35-36DetRW.jpg|Detroit Red Wings
35-36MtlCdn.jpg|Montreal Canadiens
35-36MtlMar.jpg|Montreal Maroons
35-36NYA.jpg|New York Americans
35-36NYR.jpg|New York Rangers
35-36TorML.jpg|Toronto Maple Leafs
==References==
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==External links==
*Hockey Database
*NHL.com
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