1955-1956 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 Jean Beliveau

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Denis DeJordy

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Glenn Hall

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 Doug Harvey

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Jean Beliveau

Points

Player	Points
Jean Beliveau	88
Gordie Howe	79
Maurice Richard	71
Bert Olmstead	70
Tod Sloan	66

Goals

Player	Goals
Jean Beliveau	47
Gordie Howe	38
Maurice Richard	38
Tod Sloan	37
Bernie Geoffrion	29

Assists

Player	Assists
Bert Olmstead	56
Andy Bathgate	47
Bill Gadsby	42
Jean Beliveau	41
Gordie Howe	41

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Jean Beliveau	19
Ted Lindsay	14
Gordie Howe	14
Maurice Richard	13
Bernie Geoffrion	12

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Ron Stewart	3
Bob Goldham	2
Fleming MacKell	2
Marcel Pronovost	2
Jerry Toppazzini	2

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Lou Fontinato	206
Ted Lindsay	161
Jean Beliveau	143
Bob Armstrong	122
Vic Stasiuk	118

Wins

Player	Wins
Jacques Plante	42.0
Gump Worsley	32.0
Glenn Hall	30.0
Terry Sawchuk	22.0
Harry Lumley	21.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Jacques Plante	1.86
Glenn Hall	2.10
Terry Sawchuk	2.60
Harry Lumley	2.67
Gump Worsley	2.83

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Jacques Plante	0.930
Glenn Hall	0.925
Gump Worsley	0.923
Al Rollins	0.917
Terry Sawchuk	0.916

Shutouts

Player	SO
Terry Sawchuk	9.0
Jacques Plante	7.0
Gump Worsley	4.0
Al Rollins	3.0
Glenn Hall	12.0

Points

Player	Points
Jean Beliveau	19
Bernie Geoffrion	14
Bert Olmstead	14
Maurice Richard	14
Gordie Howe	12

Goals

Player	Goals
Jean Beliveau	12
Alex Delvecchio	7
Ted Lindsay	6
Bernie Geoffrion	5
Maurice Richard	5

Assists

Player	Assists
Bert Olmstead	10
Bernie Geoffrion	9
Gordie Howe	9
Maurice Richard	9
Jean Beliveau	7

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Jean Beliveau	3
Alex Delvecchio	3
George Armstrong	2
Doug Harvey	2
Maurice Richard	2

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Gerry James	1
Donnie Marshall	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Maurice Richard	24
Jean Beliveau	22
Ted Lindsay	22
Henri Richard	21
Jack Evans	18

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Jacques Plante	8.0
Glenn Hall	5.0
Gordie Bell	1.0
Harry Lumley	1.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Jacques Plante	1.80
Harry Lumley	2.57
Glenn Hall	2.78
Gordie Bell	4.50
Gump Worsley	4.68

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Harry Lumley	0.926
Jacques Plante	0.923
Glenn Hall	0.909
Gordie Bell	0.871
Gump Worsley	0.860

Shutouts

Player	SO
Jacques Plante	2.0
Harry Lumley	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19551956 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