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

National Hockey League

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	50	25	14	11	169	124	+45	61
2	Boston Bruins	50	24	17	9	195	176	+19	57
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	50	22	19	9	198	159	+39	53
4	Montreal Canadiens	50	19	19	12	181	191	−10	50
5	Chicago Black Hawks	50	17	18	15	179	180	−1	49
6	New York Rangers	50	11	31	8	161	253	−92	30

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	SO
Johnny Mowers	Detroit Red Wings	50	3010	124	2.47	25	14	11	6
Turk Broda	Toronto Maple Leafs	50	3000	159	3.18	22	19	9	1
Frank Brimsek	Boston Bruins	50	3000	176	3.53	24	17	9	1
Bert Gardiner	Chicago Black Hawks	50	3020	180	3.58	17	18	15	1
Paul Bibeault	Montreal Canadiens	50	3010	191	3.81	19	19	12	1
Jimmy Franks	New York Rangers	23	1380	103	4.48	5	14	4	0
Bill Beveridge	New York Rangers	17	1020	89	5.24	4	10	3	1

Playoffs

see 1943 Stanley Cup Finals

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Stanley Cup Finals
	1	Detroit Red Wings	4
	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
						1	Detroit Red Wings	4
						2	Boston Bruins	0
	2	Boston Bruins	4
	4	Montreal Canadiens	1

NHL awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:	Gaye Stewart, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Bill Cowley, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Trophy:	Max Bentley, Chicago Black Hawks
O'Brien Cup:	Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy:	Johnny Mowers, Detroit Red Wings

All-Star teams

First team	Position	Second team
Johnny Mowers, Detroit Red Wings	G	Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins
Earl Seibert, Chicago Black Hawks	D	Jack Crawford, Boston Bruins
Jack Stewart, Detroit Red Wings	D	Flash Hollett, Boston Bruins
Bill Cowley, Boston Bruins	C	Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lorne Carr, Toronto Maple Leafs	RW	Bryan Hextall, New York Rangers
Doug Bentley, Chicago Black Hawks	LW	Lynn Patrick, New York Rangers
Jack Adams, Detroit Red Wings	Coach	Art Ross, Boston Bruins

References

• Diamond, Dan, ed. (1994). Years of glory, 1942-1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era. Toronto, ON: McClelland and Steward. ISBN 0-7710-2817-2.
• Hockey Database
• NHL.com