National Hockey League All-Star Game

Although the first official All-Star Game did not begin until the 1947-48 NHL season, there have been several occasions in the NHL where benefit games and All-Star teams were created. The first All-Star game in hockey, however, predated the NHL, when the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association had an All-Star Game on January 2, 1908 in memory of Montreal Wanderers player Hod Stuart, who had drowned three months after the Wanderers won the Stanley Cup. The proceeds of that game, which was won by the Wanderers 10-7 over a team of ...

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Bobby Hull set a new record for goals in a season with 54 and a new record for points in a season with 97 earing him the Art Ross Trophy and his second straight Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player. 1965-66 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1965-66 NHL season - Scoring leaders. See also:

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Note: all dates in 1988 Image:Stanley cup.jpg The 1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs started on April 6, and ended on May 26. The Presidents' Trophy winning Calgary Flames had home ice during the playoffs thanks in part to Edmonton's struggles without Gretzky. The Oilers, who had won the cup in three of the previous four seasons were still the favourite to repeat as Gretzky had returned. In spite of Lemieux's prolific offence, the Penguins missed the playoffs. Five of the North Stars' final six games were on the road. Min ...

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1987-88 NHL season, 1987-88 NHL season - Regular Season, 1987-88 NHL season - Final standings, 1987-88 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1987-88 NHL season - Leading goaltenders, 1987-88 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1987-88 NHL season - Adams Division Semi-finals, 1987-88 NHL season - Patrick Division Semi-finals, 1987-88 NHL season - Norris Division Semi-finals, 1987-88 NHL season - Smythe Division Semi-finals, 1987-88 NHL season - Divisional finals, 1987-88 NHL season - Conference Finals, 1987-88 NHL season - Stanley Cup Final, 1987-88 NHL season - Playoff scoring leaders, 1987-88 NHL season - NHL awards

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The Chicago Black Hawks, who had won three Stanley Cups, finished first overall in the standings for the first time in their history a full 17 points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens and 19 ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite these impressive marks, it was the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs who beat them in the first round of the playoffs. The Leafs went on to win the Stanley Cup over the Montreal Canadiens four games to two; it proved to be the most recent time Toronto has won the Cup. < ...

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1966-67 NHL season, 1966-67 NHL season - Regular season, 1966-67 NHL season - Final standings, 1966-67 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1966-67 NHL season - Leading goaltenders, 1966-67 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1966-67 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1966-67 NHL season - NHL awards

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1967-68 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes (*) The Seals were named the "California Seals" for the first month of the 1968 season, after which they were renamed the "Oakland Seals." 1967-68 NHL season - Scoring leaders. Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points See also:

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Prior to this season no player had ever achieved 100 points in a season. This season saw not just one player reach 100, but three. The Boston Bruins' Phil Esposito led the way with 49 goals, 77 assists for an astounding new record of 127 points. Bobby Hull of Chicago set a new record for goals with 58 and came in second in overall scoring with 107. Forty-one year old Gordie Howe came in third with 103 points. 1968-69 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals fo ...

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1964-65 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1964-65 NHL season - Scoring leaders. 1964-65 NHL season - Leading goaltenders. ...

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Note: all dates in 1986 Image:Stanley cup.jpg The Montreal Canadiens decided to go with a rookie goaltender by the name of Patrick Roy. This decision proved to be a good one just like when the Canadiens rode rookie goalie Ken Dryden to a Stanley Cup championship in 1971. Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP and had a sparkling 1.92 goals against average along with 15 wins. 1985-86 NHL season - Adams Division Semi-Finals. Hartford Whalers vs. Quebec Nordiques This was Hartford's lone playoff series victory in their NHL history prior to moving to Ca ...

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The 1989 Stanley Cup finals featured two Canadian hockey teams, the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames. Montreal finished the regular season with 115 points, only two behind the league leader Calgary. On their way to the finals, Montreal lost only three games while eliminating the Hartford Whalers, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers. One of the interesting stories of these playoffs, though, was Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings meeting the defending champion Oilers in the first round. The previous season saw the mighty Edmonton Oi ...

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On the 15th of September, 1960, Rocket Richard announced his retirement from hockey. During his career, he had lead all scorers with a record 544 goals plus 82 for the playoffs. Despite the league expanding the number of games in a season to 70 games from 50 since Richard's famous 50 goals in 50 games, Richard remained the only player to score 50 goals in a season, until this season. It looked like two players, Frank Mahovlich of Toronto and Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion of Montreal, were going to hit 50 but Mahovlich ended up slumping near the end of the season and missed 50 by two goals. Geoffrion did score 50 goals. He ...

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1960-61 NHL season, 1960-61 NHL season - Regular season, 1960-61 NHL season - Final standings, 1960-61 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1960-61 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1960-61 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1960-61 NHL season - NHL awards

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1990-91 NHL season - Final standings. Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points 1990-91 NHL season - Scoring leaders. Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points ...

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1980-81 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1980-81 NHL season - Scoring leaders. Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points ...

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The first 43 seasons saw only one 50 goal scorer, Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Then last season, 1960-61, Bernie Geoffrion scored 50. This season saw another 50 goal scorer in Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks. From this point onwards, far more seasons than not would see at least one player score fifty in a season. 1961-62 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes < ...

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Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins became the first defenceman in NHL history to win the league scoring championship. He did it by setting a new record for assists with 87 and totalling 120 points, only six shy of the point record set the previous season by teammate Phil Esposito. Along the way, he also won the Norris Trophy for the third straight year as the top defenceman, the Hart Trophy for league MVP, and the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP. For the third straight season, the St. Louis Blues easily won the West Division, being th ...

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1969-70 NHL season, 1969-70 NHL season - Regular season, 1969-70 NHL season - Final standings, 1969-70 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1969-70 NHL season - Leading goaltenders, 1969-70 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1969-70 NHL season - Quarterfinals, 1969-70 NHL season - Semifinals, 1969-70 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1969-70 NHL season - NHL awards

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This season saw the closest race in NHL history for the top team in the NHL as only 5 points separated fourth and first. Gordie Howe lead the Red Wings and the NHL as he won his sixth and last Art Ross Trophy and Hart Trophy. 1962-63 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1962-63 NHL season - Scoring leaders. See also:

1962-63 NHL season, 1962-63 NHL season - Regular season, 1962-63 NHL season - Final standings, 1962-63 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1962-63 NHL season - Leading Goaltenders, 1962-63 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1962-63 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1962-63 NHL season - NHL awards

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Image:Stanley cup.jpg This playoff season saw the exact same match-ups as the previous season with the two Canadian teams, Toronto and Montreal, and the two American teams, Detroit and Chicago, matching up. As with last season, the Maple Leafs ousted the Canadiens, but it was the Red Wings over the Black Hawks this time. For the first time since the league began using the best-of-seven playoff format in 1939, all three series went the full seven games.

1963-64 NHL season, 1963-64 NHL season - Regular season, 1963-64 NHL season - Final standings, 1963-64 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1963-64 NHL season - Leading Goaltenders, 1963-64 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1963-64 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1963-64 NHL season - NHL awards

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The Philadelphia Flyers had the best record in the NHL, a mere four points ahead of second place Edmonton Oilers. Oilers' star Wayne Gretzky once again won the Art Ross Trophy by reaching the 200 plateau for the third time in four years. He also set a new record for assists in a season with 135 and won his sixth straight Hart Trophy. Mario Lemieux made his NHL debut by scoring 100 points and winning the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. 1984-85 NHL season - Final standings. Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = P ...

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1984-85 NHL season, 1984-85 NHL season - Regular season, 1984-85 NHL season - Final standings, 1984-85 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1984-85 NHL season - Leading goaltenders, 1984-85 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1984-85 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1984-85 NHL season - NHL awards

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The Montreal Canadiens were easily the best team in the league as they set records in wins with 58 and points with 127. 1975-76 NHL season - Final standings. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1975-76 NHL season - Scoring leaders. Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points See also:

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The Boston Bruins lead the league in overall points with 110. The defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders fell from first overall and finished tied for 6th overall and the high-powered, high offence, Edmonton Oilers tied for second overall. The Oilers set a new record, which they had just set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424 and were lead by Wayne Gretzky's 196 points. The Oilers also set a record for most 100-point players in one season on one team as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kur ...

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1982-83 NHL season, 1982-83 NHL season - Regular season, 1982-83 NHL season - Final standings, 1982-83 NHL season - Scoring leaders, 1982-83 NHL season - Stanley Cup playoffs, 1982-83 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals, 1982-83 NHL season - NHL awards

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes 1976-77 NHL season - Scoring leaders. Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points 1976-77 NHL season - Leading goaltenders. ...

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