1945-1946 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

Montreal Canadiens

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Max Bentley

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Jacques Plante

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Edgar Laprade

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players firstName lastName

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward firstName lastName

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey firstName lastName

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs firstName lastName

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman firstName lastName

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season firstName lastName

Points

Player	Points
Max Bentley	61
Gaye Stewart	52
Toe Blake	50
Clint Smith	50
Maurice Richard	49

Goals

Player	Goals
Gaye Stewart	37
Max Bentley	31
Toe Blake	29
Maurice Richard	27
Clint Smith	26

Assists

Player	Assists
Elmer Lach	34
Max Bentley	30
Bill Mosienko	30
Ab DeMarco	27
Alex Kaleta	27

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Max Bentley	10
Maurice Richard	6
Clint Smith	6
Doug Bentley	5
Woody Dumart	5

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Murph Chamberlain	1
Jack Hamilton	1
Harold Jackson	1
George Johnston	1
Rollie McLenahan	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Jack Stewart	73
Bep Guidolin	62
John Mariucci	58
Butch Bouchard	52
Maurice Richard	50

Wins

Player	Wins
Bill Durnan	24.0
Mike Karakas	22.0
Harry Lumley	20.0
Frank Brimsek	16.0
Chuck Rayner	12.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Bill Durnan	2.60
Paul Bibeault	2.88
Harry Lumley	3.18
Frank Brimsek	3.26
Mike Karakas	3.46

Shutouts

Player	SO
Bill Durnan	4.0
Paul Bibeault	2.0
Frank Brimsek	2.0
Harry Lumley	2.0
Jim Henry	1.0

Points

Player	Points
Elmer Lach	17
Toe Blake	13
Maurice Richard	11
Milt Schmidt	8
Bep Guidolin	7

Goals

Player	Goals
Toe Blake	7
Maurice Richard	7
Bep Guidolin	5
Elmer Lach	5
Bob Fillion	4

Assists

Player	Assists
Elmer Lach	12
Toe Blake	6
Milt Schmidt	5
Don Gallinger	4
Maurice Richard	4

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Toe Blake	2
Butch Bouchard	1
George Gee	1
Bill Mosienko	1
Clint Smith	1

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Murph Chamberlain	1
Pat Egan	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Murph Chamberlain	18
Butch Bouchard	17
Don Grosso	17
Maurice Richard	15
Joe Cooper	14

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Bill Durnan	8.0
Frank Brimsek	5.0
Harry Lumley	1.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Bill Durnan	2.06
Frank Brimsek	2.67
Harry Lumley	3.10
Mike Karakas	6.50

Save Percentage

No playoff data available

Shutouts

Player	SO
Harry Lumley	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19451946 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs