1936–37 NHL season

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The 1936–37 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign notable for introducing the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s top rookie.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf NHL season
sports season
CalderTrophyWinner Syl Apps
CalderTrophyWinnerTeam Toronto Maple Leafs
champion Detroit Red Wings
competitionType professional sports league season
country Canada
United States
endDate 1937-04-15
era Original Six era precursor
featuredEvent 1937 Stanley Cup Finals
finalSeriesFormat best-of-five
finalSeriesResult Detroit Red Wings defeated New York Rangers 3–2
governingBody National Hockey League
hadTeam Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Maroons
New York Americans
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
HartTrophyWinner Babe Siebert
HartTrophyWinnerTeam Montreal Canadiens
introducedTrophy Calder Memorial Trophy NERFINISHED
league National Hockey League
location North America
mostValuablePlayerAward Hart Memorial Trophy NERFINISHED
nextSeason 1937–38 NHL season
notableFor introduction of the Calder Memorial Trophy
numberOfGamesPerTeam 48
numberOfTeams 8
playoffFormat multi-round elimination tournament
presidentOfLeague Frank Calder
previousSeason 1935–36 NHL season
regularSeasonChampion Detroit Red Wings
rookieOfTheYearAward Calder Memorial Trophy NERFINISHED
seasonNumber 20
sport ice hockey
StanleyCupRunnerUp New York Rangers
StanleyCupWinner Detroit Red Wings
startDate 1936-11-05
topScorer Sly Apps
topScorerAward Art Ross Trophy NERFINISHED
topScorerPoints 50
topScorerTeam Toronto Maple Leafs
VezinaTrophyWinner Normie Smith
VezinaTrophyWinnerTeam Detroit Red Wings

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Calder Memorial Trophy
firstAwarded
Calder Memorial Trophy
firstWinnerSeason

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