1952–53 NHL season
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The 1952–53 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in the early 1950s featuring the Original Six teams competing for the Stanley Cup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1952–53 NHL season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10415779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1952–53 NHL season Context triple: [1953–54 NHL season, precededBy, 1952–53 NHL season]
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A.
1953–54 NHL season
The 1953–54 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign notable for milestones such as the introduction of major individual awards like the James Norris Memorial Trophy.
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B.
1952–53 NBA season
The 1952–53 NBA season was a pivotal early campaign in league history, notable for introducing the Rookie of the Year honor and featuring stars like George Mikan during the NBA’s formative years.
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C.
1963–64 NHL season
The 1963–64 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in which the Toronto Maple Leafs secured their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.
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D.
1936–37 NHL season
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.
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E.
1935–36 NHL season
The 1935–36 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in the mid-1930s notable for its small number of teams and the continued evolution of professional ice hockey in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1952–53 NHL season Target entity description: The 1952–53 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in the early 1950s featuring the Original Six teams competing for the Stanley Cup.
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A.
1953–54 NHL season
The 1953–54 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign notable for milestones such as the introduction of major individual awards like the James Norris Memorial Trophy.
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B.
1952–53 NBA season
The 1952–53 NBA season was a pivotal early campaign in league history, notable for introducing the Rookie of the Year honor and featuring stars like George Mikan during the NBA’s formative years.
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C.
1963–64 NHL season
The 1963–64 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in which the Toronto Maple Leafs secured their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.
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D.
1936–37 NHL season
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.
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E.
1935–36 NHL season
The 1935–36 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in the mid-1930s notable for its small number of teams and the continued evolution of professional ice hockey in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL season
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sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | Stanley Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1953-04-16 ⓘ |
| era | Original Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins 4–1 ⓘ |
| format | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| mostPointsTeam | Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | Gordie Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPaward | Hart Memorial Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1953–54 NHL season ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Jean Béliveau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 70 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 6 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| president | Clarence S. Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1951–52 NHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Gigi (Jean) Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearAward | Calder Memorial Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 36 ⓘ |
| semifinalMatchup |
Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
ⓘ
Montreal Canadiens vs Chicago Black Hawks ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| StanleyCupRunnerUp | Boston Bruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinner | Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningCaptain | Emile Bouchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningCoach | Dick Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningGoaltender | Gerry McNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1952-10-09 ⓘ |
| team |
Boston Bruins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Black Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Maple Leafs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topGoaltender | Al Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topGoaltenderAward | Vezina Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topGoaltenderTeam | Chicago Black Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Gordie Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerAssists | 46 ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 49 ⓘ |
| topScorerPoints | 95 ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1952–53 NHL season Description of subject: The 1952–53 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign in the early 1950s featuring the Original Six teams competing for the Stanley Cup.
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