1955–56 Detroit Red Wings season
Appearance
1955–56 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 2nd NHL |
1955–56 record | 30–24–16 |
Goals for | 183 |
Goals against | 148 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jack Adams |
Coach | Jimmy Skinner |
Captain | Ted Lindsay |
Alternate captains | Red Kelly |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gordie Howe (38) |
Assists | Gordie Howe (41) |
Points | Gordie Howe (79) |
Penalty minutes | Ted Lindsay (161) |
Wins | Glenn Hall (30) |
Goals against average | Glenn Hall (2.10) |
The 1955–56 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 30th season.
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 222 | 131 | +91 | 100 |
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 183 | 148 | +35 | 76 |
3 | New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 204 | 203 | +1 | 74 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 153 | 181 | −28 | 61 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 147 | 185 | −38 | 59 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 155 | 216 | −61 | 50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 3–8–3 | 3–8–3 | 5–8–1 | 7–5–2 | 5–5–4 | ||||||
Chicago | 8–3–3 | — | 2–8–4 | 1–12–1 | 3–10–1 | 5–6–3 | ||||||
Detroit | 8–3–3 | 8–2–4 | — | 4–8–2 | 5–6–3 | 5–5–4 | ||||||
Montreal | 8–5–1 | 12–1–1 | 8–4–2 | — | 8–2–4 | 9–3–2 | ||||||
New York | 5–7–2 | 10–3–1 | 6–5–3 | 2–8–4 | — | 9–5 | ||||||
Toronto | 5–5–4 | 6–5–3 | 5–5–4 | 3–9–2 | 5–9 | — |
Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 6, 1955 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 8, 1955 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 0–2–0 |
3 | L | October 9, 1955 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 0–3–0 |
4 | W | October 15, 1955 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 1–3–0 |
5 | W | October 16, 1955 | 6–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 2–3–0 |
6 | T | October 20, 1955 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 2–3–1 |
7 | T | October 22, 1955 | 0–0 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 2–3–2 |
8 | L | October 26, 1955 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 2–4–2 |
9 | L | October 29, 1955 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 2–5–2 |
10 | T | October 30, 1955 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 2–5–3 |
11 | L | November 2, 1955 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 2–6–3 |
12 | T | November 3, 1955 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 2–6–4 |
13 | T | November 5, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 2–6–5 |
14 | W | November 6, 1955 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 3–6–5 |
15 | T | November 10, 1955 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 3–6–6 |
16 | L | November 12, 1955 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 3–7–6 |
17 | T | November 13, 1955 | 0–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 3–7–7 |
18 | T | November 16, 1955 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 3–7–8 |
19 | W | November 19, 1955 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 4–7–8 |
20 | T | November 20, 1955 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 4–7–9 |
21 | W | November 24, 1955 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 5–7–9 |
22 | L | November 27, 1955 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 5–8–9 |
23 | T | November 30, 1955 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 5–8–10 |
24 | W | December 3, 1955 | 5–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 6–8–10 |
25 | L | December 4, 1955 | 3–7 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 6–9–10 |
26 | T | December 8, 1955 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 6–9–11 |
27 | L | December 10, 1955 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 6–10–11 |
28 | W | December 11, 1955 | 2–0 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 7–10–11 |
29 | W | December 15, 1955 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 8–10–11 |
30 | W | December 18, 1955 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 9–10–11 |
31 | W | December 22, 1955 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 10–10–11 |
32 | L | December 24, 1955 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 10–11–11 |
33 | T | December 25, 1955 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 10–11–12 |
34 | W | December 29, 1955 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 11–11–12 |
35 | T | December 31, 1955 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 11–11–13 |
36 | W | January 1, 1956 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 12–11–13 |
37 | L | January 4, 1956 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 12–12–13 |
38 | W | January 5, 1956 | 5–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 13–12–13 |
39 | W | January 8, 1956 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 14–12–13 |
40 | W | January 12, 1956 | 6–0 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 15–12–13 |
41 | W | January 14, 1956 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 16–12–13 |
42 | W | January 15, 1956 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 17–12–13 |
43 | W | January 19, 1956 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 18–12–13 |
44 | L | January 21, 1956 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 18–13–13 |
45 | W | January 22, 1956 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 19–13–13 |
46 | W | January 26, 1956 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 20–13–13 |
47 | W | January 27, 1956 | 7–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 21–13–13 |
48 | T | January 29, 1956 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 21–13–14 |
49 | L | February 2, 1956 | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 21–14–14 |
50 | L | February 4, 1956 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 21–15–14 |
51 | L | February 5, 1956 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 21–16–14 |
52 | W | February 7, 1956 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 22–16–14 |
53 | L | February 11, 1956 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 22–17–14 |
54 | L | February 12, 1956 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 22–18–14 |
55 | W | February 14, 1956 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 23–18–14 |
56 | W | February 18, 1956 | 6–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 24–18–14 |
57 | L | February 19, 1956 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 24–19–14 |
58 | W | February 21, 1956 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 25–19–14 |
59 | L | February 25, 1956 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 25–20–14 |
60 | L | February 26, 1956 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 25–21–14 |
61 | W | February 28, 1956 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1955–56) | 26–21–14 |
62 | W | March 1, 1956 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 27–21–14 |
63 | T | March 3, 1956 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 27–21–15 |
64 | L | March 4, 1956 | 4–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) | 27–22–15 |
65 | W | March 8, 1956 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 28–22–15 |
66 | W | March 10, 1956 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 29–22–15 |
67 | W | March 11, 1956 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) | 30–22–15 |
68 | L | March 13, 1956 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1955–56) | 30–23–15 |
69 | T | March 15, 1956 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1955–56) | 30–23–16 |
70 | L | March 18, 1956 | 0–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) | 30–24–16 |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gordie Howe | RW | 70 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 100 |
Dutch Reibel | C | 68 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 10 |
Alex Delvecchio | C/LW | 70 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 |
Ted Lindsay | LW | 67 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 161 |
Red Kelly | D/C | 70 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 39 |
Metro Prystai | C | 63 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 |
Bill Dineen | RW | 70 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 30 |
Bob Goldham | D | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 32 |
Norm Ullman | C | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
Marty Pavelich | LW | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 68 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 |
Lorne Ferguson | LW | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 |
John Bucyk | LW | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
Warren Godfrey | D | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 86 |
Jerry Toppazzini | RW | 40 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
Real Chevrefils | LW | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
Larry Hillman | D | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 |
Gord Hollingworth | D | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
Cummy Burton | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norm Corcoran | C/RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray Costello | C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Glenn Hall | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Ed Sandford | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Stankiewicz | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Glenn Hall | 4200 | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 147 | 2.10 | 12 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 147 | 2.10 | 12 |
Playoffs
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gordie Howe | RW | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Alex Delvecchio | C/LW | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Ted Lindsay | LW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
Red Kelly | D/C | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Norm Ullman | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Lorne Ferguson | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Metro Prystai | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Bob Goldham | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
John Bucyk | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Dutch Reibel | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bill Dineen | RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Al Arbour | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Larry Hillman | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Marty Pavelich | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Cummy Burton | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray Costello | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glenn Hall | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gord Hollingworth | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gerry Melnyk | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Glenn Hall | 604 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 2.78 | 0 |
Team: | 604 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 2.78 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1955–1956 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- "1955–56 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.