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			==Team Photos==
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			47-48BosBru.jpg\|Boston Bruins
			47-48ChiBH.jpg\|Chicago Black Hawks
			47-48DetRW.jpg\|Detroit Red Wings
			47-48MtlCdn.jpg\|Montreal Canadiens
			47-48NYR.jpg\|New York Rangers
			47-48TorML.jpg\|Toronto Maple Leafs
			</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1947–48 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration = October 15, 1947 – April 14, 1948
| season = Regular season
| no_of_games = 60
| no_of_teams = 6
| season_champ_name= [[Prince of Wales Trophy|Season champion]]
| season_champs = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| top_scorer = Elmer Lach (Montreal Canadiens)
| MVP_link =
| MVP = Bud O'Connor (New York Rangers)
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs =
| playoffs_link =
| finals = Stanley Cup
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link=
| nextseason_link = 1948–49 NHL season
| prevseason_link = 1946–47 NHL season
| nextseason_year = 1948–49
| prevseason_year = 1946–47
| seasonslistnames = [[List of NHL seasons|NHL]]
}}
The '''1947–48 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|31st]] season of the [[National Hockey League]]. Six teams each played 60 games. The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] were the [[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup]] winners. They defeated the [[Detroit Red Wings]] four games to none. This season saw the introduction of a new trophy – Art Ross Trophy – that would be handed out to the player who scored the most points during the regular season.

==Regular season==
The season saw the return of the National Hockey League All-Star Game, an idea that, although proposed in the previous season, came into fruition this year. The all-star game, however, saw a bad ankle injury to Chicago Black Hawks forward Bill Mosienko that nearly ended his career. Other stars would retire, ending both the Montreal Canadiens' Punch line and the Boston Bruins' Kraut Line. However, this season saw the creation of the Detroit Red Wings' Production Line. The policy of having players raise their hockey sticks to signify that a goal was scored was also initiated in this season, at the suggestion of Frank Patrick, with Habs forward Billy Reay being the first to do on November 13, 1947. The season also saw Boston's Don Gallinger suspended indefinitely pending an investigation of gambling activities and the New York Rangers' Billy "The Kid" Taylor being expelled for life for gambling.

Seven games into the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks made, at that time, the biggest trade in NHL history. The Maple Leafs sent five players to the Black Hawks in trade for Max Bentley and rookie winger Cy Thomas. Thomas only played eight games that year but Bentley handed to the Leafs a much-needed offensive boost that helped propel the team to first overall and an eventual Stanley Cup.

The New York Rangers decided to make a trade to improve their fortunes and sent Hal Laycoe, Joe Bell, and George Robertson to Montreal in exchange for Buddy O'Connor and defenceman Frank Eddolls. Montreal missed O'Connor, as their goal-scoring plummeted. Ken Mosdell was out from the start of the season with a broken arm, Rocket Richard had trouble with a bad knee and Murph Chamberlain broke his leg. In an attempt to boost the goal-scoring, Montreal traded Jimmy Peters and Johnny Quilty to Boston in exchange for Joe Carveth, but the rot continued. However, the worst occurred on January 11, 1948, when the Canadiens played the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Habs lost more than a game when Bill Juzda checked captain Toe Blake into the boards, breaking Blake's ankle and ending his career. It was also the end of the famed "Punch Line". (Ironically, that same night, Johnny Quilty's career was ended with a compound fracture of the leg). The Canadiens missed the playoffs for the first time since 1940, and Bill Durnan, for the only time in his career, failed to win the Vezina Trophy. This season was also the last season in which a goaltender was allowed to be named captain of their team. Bill Durnan was the last goaltender in NHL history to be captain. Toronto's Turk Broda won the Vezina this season.

===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="200" | National Hockey League
! width="40" | GP
! width="40" | W
! width="40" | L
! width="40" | T
! width="40" | Pts
! width="40" | GF
! width="40" | GA
! width="40" | PIM
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]''' || 60 || 32 || 15 || 13 ||77 || 182 || 143 || 758
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Detroit Red Wings]]''' || 60 || 30 || 18 || 12 ||72 || 187 || 148 || 593
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[Boston Bruins]]''' || 60 || 23 || 24 || 13 || 59 || 167 || 168 || 515
|- align=right
| align=left | '''[[New York Rangers]]''' || 60 || 21 || 26 || 13 || 55 || 176 || 201 || 480
|- align=right
| align=left | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 60 || 20 || 29 || 11 || 51 || 147 || 169 || 724
|- align=right
| align=left | [[Chicago Black Hawks]] || 60 || 20 || 34 || 6 || 46 || 195 || 225 || 572
|}

==Playoffs==
''All dates in 1948''

The first round of the playoffs saw third place Boston Bruins matched up with first place Toronto Maple Leafs and fourth place New York Rangers against second place Detroit Red Wings.

=== Toronto vs. Boston ===
Toronto defeated Boston four games to one, although Boston kept it closer than the series tally would indicate. Three of the five games were decided by a single goal.

'''Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="60" | Date
! width="150" | Away
! width="5" | Score
! width="150" | Home
! width="5" | Score
! width="60" | Notes
|-
|March 24||Boston Bruins||4||'''Toronto Maple Leafs'''||'''5'''||(OT)
|-
|March 27||Boston Bruins||3||'''Toronto Maple Leafs'''||'''5'''||
|-
|March 30||'''Toronto Maple Leafs'''||'''5'''||Boston Bruins||1||
|-
|April 1||Toronto Maple Leafs||2||'''Boston Bruins'''||3||
|-
|April 3||Boston Bruins||2||'''Toronto Maple Leafs'''||'''3'''||
|}
''Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1''

=== NY Rangers vs. Detroit ===

It looked initially to be a close series as, after the Blueshirts lost the first two games, the Rangers won the next two to tie the series. Detroit then took the next two to win the series in six games to qualify for the Final. It was Detroit's fourth time in six years.
'''New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="60" | Date
! width="150" | Away
! width="5" | Score
! width="150" | Home
! width="5" | Score
! width="60" | Notes
|-
|March 24||New York Rangers||1||'''Detroit Red Wings'''||'''2'''||
|-
|March 26||New York Rangers||2||'''Detroit Red Wings'''||'''5'''||
|-
|March 28||Detroit Red Wings||2||'''New York Rangers'''||'''3'''||
|-
|March 30||Detroit Red Wings||1||'''New York Rangers'''||'''3'''||
|-
|April 1||New York Rangers||1||'''Detroit Red Wings'''||'''3'''||
|-
|April 4||'''Detroit Red Wings'''||'''4'''||New York Rangers||2||
|}
''Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2''
===Finals===

'''Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="60" | Date
! width="150" | Away
! width="5" | Score
! width="150" | Home
! width="5" | Score
! width="60" | Notes
|-
|April 7||Detroit ||align="center"|3||'''Toronto '''||align="center"|'''5'''||
|-
|April 10||Detroit ||align="center"|2||'''Toronto '''||align="center"|'''4'''||
|-
|April 11||'''Toronto '''||align="center"|'''2'''||Detroit ||align="center"|0||
|-
|April 14||'''Toronto '''||align="center"|'''7'''||Detroit ||align="center"|2||
|}
''Toronto wins best-of-seven series four games to none.''

==Awards==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable"
|[[O'Brien Trophy|O'Brien Cup]]: (Stanley Cup runner-up) || [[Detroit Red Wings]]
|-
|[[Prince of Wales Trophy]]: (Top regular season record) || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|-
|Art Ross Trophy: (Top scorer) || Elmer Lach, [[Montreal Canadiens]]
|-
|Calder Memorial Trophy: (Top first-year player) || Jim McFadden, [[Detroit Red Wings]]
|-
|Hart Trophy: (Most valuable player) || Bud O'Connor, [[New York Rangers]]
|-
|Lady Byng Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship) || Bud O'Connor, [[New York Rangers]]
|-
|Vezina Trophy: (Goaltender of team with lowest GAA) || Turk Broda, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|}

==Player statistics==

===Scoring leaders===
''GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15em" | Player
! style="width:20em" | Team
! style="width:4em" | GP
! style="width:3em" | G
! style="width:3em" | A
! style="width:4em" | Pts
|- align=center
| align=left | Elmer Lach
| align=left | Montreal Canadiens || 60 || 30 || 31 || 61
|- align=center
| align=left | Buddy O'Connor
| align=left | New York Rangers || 60 || 24 || 36 || 60
|- align=center
| align=left | Doug Bentley
| align=left | Chicago Black Hawks || 60 || 20 || 37 || 57
|- align=center
| align=left | Gaye Stewart
| align=left | Toronto Maple Leafs / Chicago Black Hawks || 61 || 27 || 29 || 56
|- align=center
| align=left | Max Bentley
| align=left | Black Hawks / Toronto Maple Leafs || 59 || 26 || 28 || 54
|- align=center
| align=left | Bud Poile
| align=left | Toronto Maple Leafs / Chicago Black Hawks || 58 || 25 || 29 || 54
|- align=center
| align=left | Maurice Richard
| align=left | Montreal Canadiens || 53 || 28 || 25 || 53
|- align=center
| align=left | Syl Apps
| align=left | Toronto Maple Leafs || 55 || 26 || 27 || 53
|- align=center
| align=left | Ted Lindsay
| align=left | Detroit Red Wings || 60 || 33 || 19 || 52
|- align=center
| align=left | Roy Conacher
| align=left | Chicago Black Hawks || 52 || 22 || 27 || 49
|}
'''Source:''' NHL{{sfn |Dinger |2011 |p=148}}

===Leading goaltenders===
''GP = Games Played, TOI = Time On Ice (minutes), GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="200" | Player
! width="200" | Team
! width="40" | GP
! width="40" | TOI
! width="40" | GA
! width="40" | SO
! width="40" | GAA
|- align=right
| align=left | Turk Broda
| align=left | Toronto Maple Leafs || 60 || 3600 || 143 || 5 || 2.38
|- align=right
| align=left | Harry Lumley
| align=left | Detroit Red Wings || 60 || 3592 || 147 || 7 || 2.46
|- align=right
| align=left | Bill Durnan
| align=left | Montreal Canadiens || 59 || 3505 || 162 || 5 || 2.77
|- align=right
| align=left | Frank Brimsek
| align=left | Boston Bruins || 60 || 3600 || 168 || 3 || 2.80
|- align=right
| align=left | Jim Henry
| align=left | New York Rangers || 48 || 2800 || 153 || 2 || 3.19
|- align=right
| align=left | Emile Francis
| align=left | Chicago Black Hawks || 54 || 3240 || 183 || 1 || 3.39
|}

== 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 |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
{{reflist}}

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

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