Historical Replay
 

Inspired by TigerFan and scootermojo (check both of their threads out), I am going to be attempting an NHL historical replay in the near future, beginning in 1931-32. Hope this goes well!

Will be following

Here's the update up to the end of the 1966-67 NHL season. The big stories were the back to back New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings dynasties in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Toronto won 4 times in 5 years in the mid 1930s, and Montreal won 3 in a row in the early 1940s.

Another story was the Brooklyn Americans, who were a force to be reckoned with, losing in, and then winning the Stanley Cup Finals in their final two seasons before being disbanded.

The Toronto Maple Leafs went from 1938 until 1965 without a Stanley Cup while every other team won at least 3 times in that span! It wasn't until 1966 when the Leafs won a Stanley Cup on the shoulders of Bobby Hull.

Here are some influential players from each team:
Brooklyn Americans (formerly New York Americans)
Turk Broda, Goalie (1937-1942)
Toe Blake, Left Wing (1934-1942)
Neil Colville, Center (1938-1942)
Milt Schmidt, Center (1938-1942)
Howie Morenz, Center (1935-1937)
Wally Stanowski, Defense (1938-1942)

Montreal Canadiens
Syl Apps, Center (1935-1951)
Roy Conacher, Left Wings (1938-1949)
Bronco Horvath, Center (1951-1963)
Leo Boivin, Defense (1951-1966)
Norm Ullman, Center (1956-present)
Ed Litzenberger, Left Wing (1953-1962)
Gordie Drillon, Right Wing (1934-1943)
Jean Ratelle, Center (1959-present)
Jack Stewart, Defense (1942-1956)
Marcel Pronovost, Defense (1952-1964)
Glenn Hall, Goalie (1958-present)
Tiny Thompson, Goalie (1934-1943)
Bill Durnan, Goalie (1943-1949)

Toronto Maple Leafs
Jacques Plante, Goalie (1947-present)
Mike Karakas, Goalie (1932-38)
Andy Bathgate, Left Wing (1952-present)
Bobby Hull, Left Wing (1960-present)
Bill Gadsby, Defense (1948-1961)
Tod Sloan, Center (1952-1963)
Milt Schmidt, Center (1942-1953)
Syd Howe, Center (1931-1944)
Bernie Geoffrion, Right Wing (1952-1963)
Jim Thomson, Defense (1945-1958)
Herb Cain, Left Wing (1932-1949)
Charlie Conacher, Right Wing (1929-1946)
Claude Provost, Right Wing (1952-1967)
Red Horner, Defense (1928-1942)

Chicago Black Hawks
Pierre Pilote, Defense (1950-present)
Fernie Flaman, Defense (1945-1962)
Bill Quackenbush, Defense (1940-1957)
Doug Bentley, Left Wing (1935-1948)
Dickie Moore, Left Wing (1952-1962)
Henri Richard, Center (1959-present)
Babe Pratt, Defense (1934-1948)
Harry Howell, Defense (1953-present)
George Armstrong, Right Wing (1959-present)
Harry Lumley, Goalie (1949-1965)
Turk Broda, Goalie (1942-1950)
Charlie Gardner, Goalie (1927-1943)

Boston Bruins
Terry Sawchuk, Goalie (1950-present)
Jim Henry, Goalie (1940-1960)
Gordie Howe, Right Wing (1950-present)
Sid Abel, Center (1938-1954)
Stan Mikita, Center (1959-present)
Sweeny Schriner, Left Wing (1932-1944)
Bobby Bauer, Right Wing (1936-1949)
Butch Bouchard, Defense (1939-1956)
Moose Vasko, Defense (1956-present)
Bob Baun, Defense (1956-present)
Leo Reise, Defense (1940-1955)

New York Rangers
Doug Harvey, Defense (1943-1966)
Jean Beliveau, Center (1951-present)
Bill Barilko, Defense (1948-1961)
Woody Dumart, Left Wing (1941-1955)
Frank Boucher, Center (1926-1939)
Bun Cook, Left Wing (1926-1940)
Red Sullivan, Center (1948-present)
Red Kelly, Defense (1951-1962)
Chuck Rayner, Goalie (1942-1960)
John Ross Roach, Goalie (1928-1939)

Detroit Red Wings
Frank Brimsek, Goalie (1934-1955)
Don Simmons, Goalie (1955-present)
Maurice Richard, Right Wing (1940-1957)
Alex Delvecchio, Center (1954-present)
Ted Lindsay, Left Wing (1944-1960)
Buddy O'Connor, Center (1935-1952)
Toe Blake, Left Wing (1943-1954)
Frank Mahovlich, Left Wing (1959-present)
Bill Cowley, Center (1932-1942)
Tim Horton, Defense (1948-present)
Phil Esposito, Center (1962-present)
Allan Stanley, Defense (1956-1964)

Year by Year Cup Winners

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Overall Cup Standings
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About halfway through the 1970s, and the Stanley Cup table has taken an interesting turn, as one of the NHL's more tortured franchises throughout the Original Six era has taken over in the past 8 seasons of radical expansion!