1952-1953 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 Gordie Howe

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Gump Worsley

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Gump Worsley

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 Gordie Howe

Points

Player	Points
Gordie Howe	95
Ted Lindsay	71
Maurice Richard	61
Alex Delvecchio	59
Wally Hergesheimer	59

Goals

Player	Goals
Gordie Howe	49
Ted Lindsay	32
Wally Hergesheimer	30
Maurice Richard	28
Fleming MacKell	27

Assists

Player	Assists
Gordie Howe	46
Alex Delvecchio	43
Ted Lindsay	39
Paul Ronty	38
Metro Prystai	34

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Gordie Howe	11
Ted Lindsay	9
Elmer Lach	8
Bert Olmstead	8
Wally Hergesheimer	7

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Jim McFadden	3
Gus Bodnar	2
Floyd Curry	2
Tony Leswick	2
Fleming MacKell	2

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Maurice Richard	112
Ted Lindsay	111
Fern Flaman	110
George Gee	99
Al Dewsbury	97

Wins

Player	Wins
Terry Sawchuk	32.0
Jim Henry	28.0
Harry Lumley	27.0
Al Rollins	27.0
Gerry McNeil	25.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Terry Sawchuk	1.89
Gerry McNeil	2.09
Harry Lumley	2.34
Jim Henry	2.43
Al Rollins	2.50

Shutouts

Player	SO
Terry Sawchuk	9.0
Jim Henry	8.0
Al Rollins	6.0
Harry Lumley	10.0
Gerry McNeil	10.0

Points

Player	Points
Ed Sandford	11
Bernie Geoffrion	10
Dave Creighton	9
Fleming MacKell	9
Johnny Peirson	9

Goals

Player	Goals
Ed Sandford	8
Maurice Richard	7
Bernie Geoffrion	6
Milt Schmidt	5
Dave Creighton	4

Assists

Player	Assists
Fleming MacKell	7
Elmer Lach	6
Johnny Peirson	6
Dave Creighton	5
Gordie Howe	5

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Bernie Geoffrion	2
Milt Schmidt	2
Fred Hucul	1
Ken Mosdell	1
Gordie Howe	1

Shorthanded Goals

No playoff data available

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Leo Labine	19
Dickie Moore	13
Bernie Geoffrion	12
Tony Leswick	11
Ed Sandford	11

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Gerry McNeil	5.0
Jim Henry	4.0
Jacques Plante	3.0
Al Rollins	3.0
Terry Sawchuk	2.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Jacques Plante	1.75
Gerry McNeil	1.85
Al Rollins	2.54
Jim Henry	3.06
Terry Sawchuk	3.38

Save Percentage

No playoff data available

Shutouts

Player	SO
Gerry McNeil	2.0
Jacques Plante	1.0
Terry Sawchuk	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19521953 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