1942–43 NHL season

The 1942–43 NHL season was the 26th season of the National Hockey League NHL). Six teams played 50 games each. This is the first season of the "Original Six" era of the NHL. The league's long-time president Frank Calder died due to heart disease. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.

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 Doug Bentley  Chicago Black Hawks  50 33 40 73 18 Bill Cowley  Boston Bruins  48 27 45 72 10 Max Bentley  Chicago Black Hawks  47 26 44 70 2 Lynn Patrick  New York Rangers  50 22 39 61 28 Lorne Carr  Toronto Maple Leafs  50 27 33 60 15 Billy Taylor  Toronto Maple Leafs  50 18 42 60 2 Bryan Hextall  New York Rangers  50 27 32 59 28 Toe Blake  Montreal Canadiens  48 23 36 59 26 Elmer Lach  Montreal Canadiens  45 18 40 58 14 Buddy O'Connor  Montreal Canadiens  50 15 43 58 2
Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
 Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SOJohnny Mowers  Detroit Red Wings  50  3010  124  2.47  25  14  11  6Turk Broda  Toronto Maple Leafs  50  3000  159  3.18  22  19  9  1Frank Brimsek  Boston Bruins  50  3000  176  3.53  24  17  9  1Bert Gardiner  Chicago Black Hawks  50  3020  180  3.58  17  18  15  1Paul Bibeault  Montreal Canadiens  50  3010  191  3.81  19  19  12  1Jimmy Franks  New York Rangers  23  1380  103  4.48  5  14  4  0Bill Beveridge  New York Rangers  17  1020  89  5.24  4  10  3  1

Playoffs
 see 1943 Stanley Cup Finals

Playoff bracket

NHL awards
Calder Memorial Trophy:  Gaye Stewart, Toronto Maple LeafsHart Memorial Trophy:  Bill Cowley, Boston BruinsLady Byng Trophy:  Max Bentley, Chicago Black HawksO'Brien Cup:  Boston BruinsPrince of Wales Trophy:  Detroit Red WingsVezina Trophy:  Johnny Mowers, Detroit Red Wings

All-Star teams
 First team    Position    Second teamJohnny Mowers, Detroit Red Wings GFrank Brimsek, Boston BruinsEarl Seibert, Chicago Black Hawks DJack Crawford, Boston BruinsJack Stewart, Detroit Red Wings DFlash Hollett, Boston BruinsBill Cowley, Boston Bruins CSyl Apps, Toronto Maple LeafsLorne Carr, Toronto Maple Leafs RWBryan Hextall, New York RangersDoug Bentley, Chicago Black Hawks LWLynn Patrick, New York RangersJack Adams, Detroit Red Wings CoachArt Ross, Boston Bruins

References

Hockey Database
NHL.com

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