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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1946–47 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration = October 16, 1946 – April 19, 1947
| season = Regular season
| no_of_games = 60
| no_of_teams = 6
| season_champ_name= [[Prince of Wales Trophy|Season champion]]
| season_champs = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| top_scorer = Max Bentley (Chicago Black Hawks)
| MVP_link =
| MVP = Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadiens)
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs =
| playoffs_link =
| finals = Stanley Cup
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link=
| nextseason_link = 1947–48 NHL season
| prevseason_link = 1945–46 NHL season
| nextseason_year = 1947–48
| prevseason_year = 1945–46
| seasonslistnames = [[List of NHL seasons|NHL]]
}}
The '''1946–47 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|30th]] season of the [[National Hockey League]]. The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] defeated the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the 1947 Stanley Cup Final to win their sixth [[Stanley Cup]] championship.

==League business==
Tommy Gorman, who had been associated with the National Hockey League since its inception in 1917, announced his retirement in July 1946 as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. He left behind him seven Stanley Cup champions and a hall of fame career as a coach and general manager. Frank Selke, released from the Toronto Maple Leafs, took over as general manager and would build the greatest dynasty hockey ever knew in the late 1950s. The Canadiens were in financial trouble at this time, despite their winning team and Selke would turn things around by buying up talent and keeping the cream of the crop, selling some players to teams that needed talent.

Red Dutton finally got to resign as president of the NHL, as Clarence Campbell, whom Frank Calder had been grooming as his successor, had come home from Europe. Campbell's experience in law and in hockey made him an ideal choice as president. Campbell hired Ken McKenzie, who would become the league's first publicity director, in September 1946, as his first hiring. McKenzie would go on to found The Hockey News and other publications, including the annual NHL Guide.

Lorne Chabot, whose outstanding career as goalkeeper brought him two Stanley Cups, a Vezina Trophy and a first all-star selection, died October 10, five days after his 46th birthday. He had been suffering from kidney disease for some time and had been bedridden with severe arthritis.

===Changes===
The league extended the season to 60 games. Linesmen are to be hired for each game from neutral cities. The system of hand gestures to symbolize penalties, devised by Bill Chadwick, is adopted officially by the NHL. The NHL announces that winners of its trophies, and members of the All-Star team will each receive $1,000.{{sfn|Fischler|Fischler|Hughes|Romain|Duplacey|1999|p=172}} Additionally, the league modified the captaincy rule so that captains wore the letter "C" and assistant captains wear the letter "A" on the front of their jerseys.{{sfn|Duplacey|1996|p=24}}

==Regular season==
Detroit lost Syd Howe through retirement, but another Howe started his great career as Gordie Howe was Detroit's new rookie. In one of his first fights, he took care of Montreal's Rocket Richard. Sid Abel then added a taunt that enraged Richard and he broke Abel's nose in three places.

Chicago decided to purchase goaltender Paul Bibeault from Montreal and regretted it. He played badly, one of his losses being an 11–0 whitewashing at the hands of Toronto. Finally, president and general manager Bill Tobin had enough and brought up 20-year-old Emile Francis to replace him. He made his debut on February 9, 1947, in a 6–4 win over Boston. During the season, Maple Leaf Gardens was the first arena in the NHL to have Plexiglas inserted in the end zones of the rink.

A donnybrook took place March 16, 1947, between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. Cal Gardner lifted Kenny Reardon's stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight broke out between both teams and the fans. On that same night, Billy Taylor of Detroit set an NHL record with 7 assists in a 10–6 shootout win over the Chicago Black Hawks.

Bill Durnan broke George Hainsworth's record of consecutive Vezina Trophies as he won his fourth in a row, and Montreal again finished first. Max Bentley edged out Rocket Richard by one point and won the scoring championship. On February 12, 1947, Dit Clapper played his final game with the Boston Bruins. Before the start of the game, Clapper was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was the only active player to be inducted into the Hall. The New York Rangers were the first NHL team to have their home games televised.

===Final standings===
''GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes''
 
''Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in '''bold'''''
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! width="40%" | National Hockey League
! width="5%" | GP
! width="5%" | W
! width="5%" | L
! width="5%" | T
! width="7.5%" | Pts
! width="7.5%" | GF
! width="7.5%" | GA
! width="7.5%" | PIM
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Montreal Canadiens]]''' || 60 || 34 || 16 || 10 || 78 || 189 || 138 || 561
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]''' || 60 || 31 || 19 || 10 || 72 || 209 || 172 || 669
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Boston Bruins]]''' || 60 || 26 || 23 || 11 || 63 || 190 || 175 || 463
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Detroit Red Wings]]''' || 60 || 22 || 27 || 11 || 55 || 190 || 193 || 535
|- align=right
| align=left | [[New York Rangers]] || 60 || 22 || 32 || 6 || 50 || 167 || 186 || 426
|- align=right
| align=left | [[Chicago Black Hawks]] || 60 || 19 || 37 || 4 || 42 || 193 || 274 || 467
|}

==Playoffs==
===Semifinals===
{|
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="7" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] vs. [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
! width="60" | Date
! colspan="2" width="120" | Away Team
! colspan="2" width="120" | Home Team
! width="40" | Notes
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| March 25 || Boston || 1 || '''3''' || '''Montreal'''
|- align="center"
| March 27 || Boston || 1 || '''2''' || '''Montreal''' || OT
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| March 29 || Montreal || 2 || '''4''' || '''Boston'''
|- align="center"
| April 1 || '''Montreal''' || '''5''' || 1 || Boston
|- align="center"
| April 3 || Boston || 3 || '''4''' || '''Montreal''' || 2OT
|-
| align="center" colspan="7" | '''Montreal won the series 4:1.'''
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="7" | [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] vs. [[Detroit Red Wings]]
|-
! width="60" | Date
! colspan="2" width="120" | Away Team
! colspan="2" width="120" | Home Team
! width="40" | Notes
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| March 26 || Detroit || 2 || '''3''' || '''Toronto''' || OT
|- align="center"
| March 29 || '''Detroit''' || '''9''' || 1 || Toronto
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| April 1 || '''Toronto''' || '''4''' || 1 || Detroit
|- align="center"
| April 3 || '''Toronto''' || '''4''' || 1 || Detroit
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| April 5 || Detroit || 1 || '''6 || Toronto'''
|-
| align="center" colspan="7" | '''Toronto won the series 4:1.'''
|}
|}

=== Stanley Cup Final ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" | [[Montreal Canadiens]] vs. [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|-
! width="60" | Date
! width="120" | Away Team
! width="40" | Score
! width="120" | Home Team
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| April 8 || Toronto || 0:'''6''' || '''Montreal'''
|- align="center"
| April 10 || '''Toronto''' || '''4''':0 || Montreal
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| April 12 || Montreal || 2:'''4''' || '''Toronto'''
|- align="center"
| April 15 || Montreal || 1:'''2''' OT || '''Toronto'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| April 17 || Toronto || 1:'''3''' || '''Montreal'''
|- align="center"
| April 19 || Montreal || 1:'''2''' || '''Toronto'''
|}

==Awards==

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable"
|+ Award winners
|[[O'Brien Trophy|O'Brien Cup]]: (Playoff runner-up) || [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|-
|[[Prince of Wales Trophy]]: (Best regular season record) || [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|-
|Calder Memorial Trophy: (Best first-year player) || Howie Meeker, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|-
|Hart Trophy: (Most valuable player) || Maurice Richard, [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|-
|Lady Byng Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship) || Bobby Bauer]], [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|Vezina Trophy: (Goaltender of team with lowest GAA) || Bill Durnan, [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|}

==Player statistics==

===Scoring leaders===
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | Pts
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | PIM
|-
| Max Bentley || Chicago Black Hawks || 60 ||29 ||43 ||72 ||12
|-
| Maurice Richard || Montreal Canadiens || 60 ||45 ||26 ||71 ||69
|-
| Billy Taylor || Detroit Red Wings || 60 ||17 ||46 ||63 ||35
|-
| Milt Schmidt || Boston Bruins || 59 ||27 ||35 ||62 ||40
|-
| Ted Kennedy || Toronto Maple Leafs || 60 ||28 ||32 ||60 ||27
|-
| Doug Bentley || Chicago Black Hawks || 52 ||21 ||34 ||55 ||18
|-
| Bobby Bauer || Boston Bruins || 58 ||30 ||24 ||54 ||4
|-
| Roy Conacher || Detroit Red Wings || 60 ||30 ||24 ||54 ||6
|-
| Bill Mosienko || Chicago Black Hawks || 59 ||25 ||27 ||52 ||2
|-
| Woody Dumart || Boston Bruins || 60 ||24 ||28 ||52 ||12
|}
'''Source:''' NHL{{sfn |Dinger |2011 |p=148}}

===Leading goaltenders===

''Note: GP = Games played; Mins – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | Mins
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GAA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | T
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SO
|-
|Bill Durnan || Montreal Canadiens || 60 || 3600 || 138 || 2.30 || 34 || 16 || 10 || 4
|-
|Turk Broda || Toronto Maple Leafs || 60 || 3600 || 172 || 2.87 || 31 || 19 || 10 || 4
|-
|Frank Brimsek || Boston Bruins || 60 || 3600 || 175 || 2.92 || 26 || 23 || 11 || 3
|-
|Chuck Rayner || New York Rangers || 58 || 3480 || 177 || 3.05 || 22 || 30 || 6 || 5
|-
|Harry Lumley || Detroit Red Wings || 52 || 3120 || 159 || 3.06 || 22 || 20 || 10 || 3
|-
|Paul Bibeault|| Chicago Black Hawks || 41 || 2460 || 170 || 4.15 || 13 || 25 || 3 || 1
|-
|Emile Francis || Chicago Black Hawks || 19 || 1140 || 104 || 5.47 || 6 || 12 || 1 || 0
|-
|}

== References ==
* {{cite book |title=Years of glory, 1942–1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era |editor=Diamond, Dan |year=1994 |publisher=McClelland and Stewart |location=Toronto, ON |isbn=0-7710-2817-2|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=Total Hockey |editor=Diamond, Dan |publisher=Total Sports |year=2000 |isbn=1-892129-85-X |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Dinger |editor-first=Ralph |year=2011 |title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 |publisher=Dan Diamond & Associates |isbn=978-1-894801-22-5 |location=Toronto, ON |ref={{harvid|Dinger|2011}}}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Dryden |editor-first=Steve |title=Century of hockey |publisher=McClelland & Stewart Ltd. |location=Toronto, ON |year=2000 |isbn=0-7710-4179-9 |ref={{harvid|Dryden|2000}}}}
* {{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |editor-last=Diamond |editor-first=Dan |title=The annotated rules of hockey |year=1996 |publisher=Lyons & Burford |isbn=1-55821-466-6 |ref={{harvid|Duplacey|1996}}}}
* {{cite book |last1=Fischler |first1=Stan |last2=Fischler |first2=Shirley
|last3=Hughes |first3=Morgan |last4=Romain |first4=Joseph |last5=Duplacey |first5=James
|year=2003 |title=The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League |publisher=Publications International Inc. |isbn=0-7853-9624-1 |location=Lincolnwood, IL |ref={{harvid|Fischler|2003}}}}
* {{cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |title=The Story of the National Hockey League
|publisher=Pagurian Press |location=New York, NY |year=1973 |isbn=0-684-13424-1 |ref=harv}}

;Notes
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==External links==
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/nhl1927.html Hockey Database]
* [http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]

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