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The '''1942–43 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|26th]] [[Season (sport)|season]] of the [[National Hockey League]] NHL). Six teams played 50 games each. This is the first season of the "Original Six" era of the NHL. The league's long-time president [[Frank Calder]] died due to [[heart disease]]. The [[Detroit Red Wings]] defeated the [[Boston Bruins]] to win the [[Stanley Cup]].

==Final standings==
{{1942–43 NHL standings|team=NHL}}

==Scoring leaders==
''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | A
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | PTS
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | PIM
|-
| [[Doug Bentley]] || Chicago Black Hawks || 50 ||33 ||40 ||73 ||18
|-
| [[Bill Cowley]] || Boston Bruins || 48 ||27 ||45 ||72 ||10
|-
| [[Max Bentley]] || Chicago Black Hawks || 47 ||26 ||44 ||70 ||2
|-
| [[Lynn Patrick]] || New York Rangers || 50 ||22 ||39 ||61 ||28
|-
| [[Lorne Carr]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 50 ||27 ||33 ||60 ||15
|-
| [[Billy Taylor (ice hockey b. 1919)|Billy Taylor]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 50 ||18 ||42 ||60 ||2
|-
| [[Bryan Hextall]] || New York Rangers || 50 ||27 ||32 ||59 ||28
|-
| [[Toe Blake]] || Montreal Canadiens || 48 ||23 ||36 ||59 ||26
|-
| [[Elmer Lach]] || Montreal Canadiens || 45 ||18 ||40 ||58 ||14
|-
| [[Buddy O'Connor]] || Montreal Canadiens || 50 ||15 ||43 ||58 ||2
|}
==Leading goaltenders==

''Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | MIN
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | GAA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | T
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%" | SO
|-
|[[Johnny Mowers]] || Detroit Red Wings || 50 || 3010 || 124 || 2.47 || 25 || 14 || 11 || 6
|-
|[[Turk Broda]] || Toronto Maple Leafs || 50 || 3000 || 159 || 3.18 || 22 || 19 || 9 || 1
|-
|[[Frank Brimsek]] || Boston Bruins || 50 || 3000 || 176 || 3.53 || 24 || 17 || 9 || 1
|-
|[[Bert Gardiner]] || Chicago Black Hawks || 50 || 3020 || 180 || 3.58 || 17 || 18 || 15 || 1
|-
|[[Paul Bibeault]] || Montreal Canadiens || 50 || 3010 || 191 || 3.81 || 19 || 19 || 12 || 1
|-
|[[Jimmy Franks (ice hockey)|Jimmy Franks]] || New York Rangers || 23 || 1380 || 103 || 4.48 || 5 || 14 || 4 || 0
|-
|[[Bill Beveridge]] || New York Rangers || 17 || 1020 || 89 || 5.24 || 4 || 10 || 3 || 1
|-
|}

==Playoffs==
: ''see [[1943 Stanley Cup Finals]]''

===Playoff bracket===
{{NHLOriginalSixBracket
| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''[[Detroit Red Wings]]'''
| RD1-score1='''4'''
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2=[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3='''2'''
| RD1-team3='''[[Boston Bruins]]'''
| RD1-score3='''4'''
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=[[Montreal Canadiens]]
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1='''1'''
| RD2-team1='''[[Detroit Red Wings]]'''
| RD2-score1='''4'''
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=[[Boston Bruins]]
| RD2-score2=0
}}

==NHL awards==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
|[[Calder Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Gaye Stewart]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|-
|[[Hart Memorial Trophy]]: || [[Bill Cowley]], [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|[[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy|Lady Byng Trophy]]: || [[Max Bentley]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]
|-
|[[O'Brien Trophy|O'Brien Cup]]: || [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|[[Prince of Wales Trophy]]: || [[Detroit Red Wings]]
|-
|[[Vezina Trophy]]: || [[Johnny Mowers]], [[Detroit Red Wings]]
|}

===All-Star teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! First team !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! Second team
|-
|[[Johnny Mowers]], [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| align=center | [[Goaltender|G]]
|[[Frank Brimsek]], [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|[[Earl Seibert]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]
| align=center | [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|D]]
|[[Jack Crawford (ice hockey)|Jack Crawford]], [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|[[Jack Stewart (ice hockey)|Jack Stewart]], [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| align=center | D
|[[Flash Hollett]], [[Boston Bruins]]
|-
|[[Bill Cowley]], [[Boston Bruins]]
| align=center | [[Centre (ice hockey)|C]]
|[[Syl Apps]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
|-
|[[Lorne Carr]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| align=center | [[Winger (ice hockey)|RW]]
|[[Bryan Hextall]], [[New York Rangers]]
|-
|[[Doug Bentley]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]
| align=center | [[Winger (ice hockey)|LW]]
|[[Lynn Patrick]], [[New York Rangers]]
|-
|[[Jack Adams (coach)|Jack Adams]], [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| align=center | [[Coach (ice hockey)|Coach]]
|[[Art Ross]], [[Boston Bruins]]
|}

==References==
* {{cite book |title=Years of glory, 1942-1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era |editor=Diamond, Dan |year=1994 |publisher=McClelland and Steward |location=Toronto, ON |isbn=0-7710-2817-2}}
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/nhl1927.html Hockey Database]
*[http://nhl.com/ NHL.com]
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{{NHL seasons|1942}}

[[Category:1942 in North America]]