Throughout the entire decade, the NHL consisted of six teams -- the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks (as it was spelled back then), Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. The team of the decade was clearly the Canadiens, winning six Stanley Cups -- including five in a row to end the decade. Detroit won three cups (1952, 1954, 1955), while the Leafs won it in 1951.

As for the uniforms, the biggest change came in 1955 when the Black Hawks ditched their barber pole black jerseys in favor of red jerseys with the Indian head crest. That jersey would evolve into the red jerseys the team wears today. The Bruins also made somewhat of a statement that same season, introducing gold jerseys.

During the 1950's, rules were modified dictating which jerseys the teams wear on their home ice. For the 1951-52 season, the league mandated that the home team wear their white sweaters. Four seasons later, the colored jerseys became the home jerseys. That would be the standard for the next 15 seasons, until the league did an about-face and ordered teams to wear white at home in 1970.

To view the uniforms worn by the Original Six during a particular season, click on a button to the left.