1940–41 NHL season
Boston Bruins swept Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup.
The 1940–41 NHL season was the 24th season of the National Hockey League, with seven teams playing 48 games each. The Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup by sweeping the Detroit Red Wings four games to none in the final series.
Quick Facts
- League
- National Hockey League
- Sport
- Ice hockey
- Duration
- November 2, 1940 – April 12, 1941
- Season
- Regular season
- Finals
- Stanley Cup
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Did You Know?
- In September 1940, International Ice Hockey Association president W. G.
- NHL president Frank Calder signed the new professional-amateur agreement in October 1940.
- The agreement allowed the NHL to sign a limited number of junior age players.
Regular season
The Montreal Canadiens, after a poor 1939–40 season and financial trouble, gained Frank Patrick as an investor and governor. Tommy Gorman became general manager and hired Dick Irvin, recently released by Toronto, as coach. Gorman and Irvin scouted new players, acquiring Johnny Quilty, Joe Benoit, Elmer Lach, and defenceman Ken Reardon. Bert Gardiner replaced Claude Bourque and Wilf Cude in goal, and Murph Chamberlain was bought from Toronto. Quilty and Benoit performed well, along with Toe Blake, but the Canadiens finished sixth. Quilty won the Calder Trophy as top rookie; before the season, Irvin had sealed a prediction naming Quilty as his choice. The Boston Bruins set a record 23 straight unbeaten games and finished first. The Rangers, defending Stanley Cup champions, placed fourth as Dave Kerr struggled in goal.
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