1932-33 Turk Broda was selected first overall in the draft by the Ottawa Senators with Toe Blake going second to Detroit. On the ice, the Toronto Maple Leafs would win their second straight Cup led by 57 points from Charlie Conacher and blueliner King Clancy who was named the league's top defenseman and playoff MVP. Conacher, playing with linemates Joe Primeau (7-36-43) and Busher Jackson (14-21-35) led the league in points and goals with 30. Veteran Montreal forward Howie Morenz (20-31-51) edged out Conacher for his second straight Hart Trophy as league MVP.
1933-34 A third straight Cup for the Leafs with Conacher (35-23-58) again leading the way. He tied the Rangers Frank Boucher (17-41-58) for the Art Ross Trophy. Clancy won the Norris and the playoff MVP (far too early to call it the Conn Smythe Award) but Montreal's Morenz again claimed the Hart Trophy.
1934-35 The Leafs run of 3 straight Cups would come to an end as Boston claimed the title behind an MVP season from defenseman Dit Clapper (14-26-40) as well as a big year out of Toe Blake (16-32-48). A 21 year old Chicago forward named Max Kaminsky (23-32-55) had a breakout year and won the scoring title, edging Conacher by 1 point and Busher Jackson by 4.
1935-36 Conacher (26-33-59) reclaims the scoring crown and Turk Broda - now with Toronto after playing in 7 games over the previous couple of seasons with defunct Ottawa- St Louis, has a huge season claiming the rookie of the year award along with the Vezina Trophy. Broda runs into trouble in the Cup finals though as the Leafs fall in 5 to the Bruins, who win for the second straight season.
1936-37 Broda has another standout season and leads the Leafs to the Cup, their 4th in 6 years. With Joe Primeau (4-18-22) starting to slow down the Leafs put 25 year old Syd Howe (17-35-52) between Conacher (25-26-51) and Jackson (11-36-47) and only Howie Morenz's 48 points stop the trio from finishing 1-2-3 in NHL scoring.
1937-38 Despite just sneaking into the playoffs the Montreal Maroons surprise everyone by winning the Stanley Cup, knocking off both Boston and Toronto. The Maroons got a 51 point season out of Paul Haynes but really had a non-descript cast of charactors. Both Boston, with goalies Tiny Thompson and Bill Durnan, and Toronto with the firepower from the big line and Broda in the cage, were shocked by the Maroons.....who of course folded their franchise just days after the Stanley Cup parade. It is a historical replay so no way to keep the team around.
1938-39 Down to 7 teams with the Maroons folding. Montreal wins the regular season title with an impressive 30-9-9 record and a 9 point bulge on the second place New York Rangers. Toronto finishes third with Chicago edging out Boston for the final playoff spot. The Rangers would win the Cup (I guess a year earlier than they were supposed) beating Montreal in 6 games.
1939-40 Back to back Cups for the Broadway Blueshirts as after finishing 3rd in the regular season the Rangers claim the title. Montreal finished first in the regular season once again, and once again the Habs made an early exit from the playoffs.
1940-41 The Habs finally win their first Cup during the sim and they are led by 25 year old Syl Apps, who has an amazing 70 points in just 48 games. Apps is named league MVP for his efforts. The Habs also have the league's top goaltender in Tiny Thompson, who at 37 is nearing the end of a long career spent primarily with Boston. This season marks the debut of Maurice Richard, but in a Detroit uniform instead of Montreal. Taken second overall by the Wings in the draft after the Brooklyn Americans selected defenseman Bill Quakenbush, the Rocket had 34 points as a 19 year old rookie.
1941-42 Richard has 43 points and adds another 12 in 14 playoff games as the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup. Richard teams up with another real life Hab in Elmer Lach to pace the Detroit offense. Detroit goaltender Frank Brimsek wins the Vezina. The league scoring leader is Boston's Toe Blake (24-41-65). Blake was actually drafted by Detroit in 1932 and could have teamed with Richard but the Wings sent him to Boston in his rookie season.
1942-43 The Americans fold so the league is down to 6 teams as we enter the Original Six era. Detroit edges Montreal out for first place but the Canadiens triumph in the playoffs to win their second Cup in 3 years. Montreal's Roy Conacher leads the league in points with 72, 1 more than Detroit's Woody Dumart and 4 up on Maurice Richard.
1943-44 The Canadiens win the Cup again thanks to a record 84 point season from Billy Taylor. Winger Roy Conacher benefits from Taylor's 54 assists by leading the NHL with 42 goals. 23 year old goaltender Sugar Jim Henry has a big season between the pipes for the Habs.
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CUP WINS
1931-32 Toronto
1932-33 Toronto
1933-34 Toronto
1934-35 Boston
1935-36 Boston
1936-37 Toronto
1937-38 Montreal Maroons
1938-39 NY Rangers
1939-40 NY Rangers
1940-41 Montreal
1941-42 Detroit
1942-43 Montreal
1943-44 Montreal