1936-37

• Tragedy struck the Montreal Canadiens in March. In January, Howie Morenz suffered a badly fractured leg when his left skate got caught in the dasher boards following as he was being checked by Earl Seibert of the Chicago Black Hawks. Two months later, X-rays revealed Morenz had blood clots in his healing leg. The night before a scheduled operation to take care of the problem, a clot stopped his heart, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. Morenz was dead.

• With his team hopelessly out of playoff contention, owner Frederic McLaughlin experimented by fielding a team of all American-born players. McLaughlin had always dreamed of having an all-American team compete at the NHL level.

• The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup, beating the New York Rangers, three games to two.



Boston Bruins


Chicago Black Hawks


Detroit Red Wings


Montreal Canadiens


Montreal Maroons


New York Americans


New York Rangers


Toronto Maple Leafs