1949–50 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1949–50 Detroit Red Wings season saw the team finish in first place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 37 wins, 19 losses, and 14 ties for 88 points. They defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games in the Semi-finals before downing the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals, also in seven games.
1949–50 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Prince of Wales Trophy winners | |
Division | 1st |
1949–50 record | 37–19–14 |
Goals for | 229 |
Goals against | 164 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Jack Adams |
Coach | Tommy Ivan |
Captain | Sid Abel |
Alternate captains | Red Kelly Ted Lindsay |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gordie Howe (35) |
Assists | Ted Lindsay (55) |
Points | Ted Lindsay (78) |
Penalty minutes | Ted Lindsay (141) |
Wins | Harry Lumley (33) |
Goals against average | Terry Sawchuk (2.29) |
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 229 | 164 | +65 | 88 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 172 | 150 | +22 | 77 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 176 | 173 | +3 | 74 |
4 | New York Rangers | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 170 | 189 | −19 | 67 |
5 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 198 | 228 | −30 | 60 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 203 | 244 | −41 | 54 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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3 | W | October 19, 1949 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 2–1–0 |
4 | T | October 23, 1949 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | October 27, 1949 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | October 29, 1949 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 4–1–1 |
7 | L | October 30, 1949 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 4–2–1 |
8 | W | November 2, 1949 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 5–2–1 |
9 | W | November 5, 1949 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 6–2–1 |
10 | W | November 6, 1949 | 7–0 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 7–2–1 |
11 | W | November 12, 1949 | 7–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 8–2–1 |
12 | T | November 13, 1949 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 8–2–2 |
13 | W | November 16, 1949 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 9–2–2 |
14 | W | November 19, 1949 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 10–2–2 |
15 | W | November 20, 1949 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 11–2–2 |
16 | W | November 23, 1949 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 12–2–2 |
17 | T | November 24, 1949 | 3–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 12–2–3 |
18 | L | November 26, 1949 | 2–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 12–3–3 |
19 | L | November 27, 1949 | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 12–4–3 |
20 | W | November 30, 1949 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 13–4–3 |
21 | W | December 1, 1949 | 2–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 14–4–3 |
22 | W | December 3, 1949 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 15–4–3 |
23 | L | December 4, 1949 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 15–5–3 |
24 | W | December 7, 1949 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 16–5–3 |
25 | L | December 10, 1949 | 0–1 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 16–6–3 |
26 | L | December 11, 1949 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 16–7–3 |
27 | W | December 14, 1949 | 5–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 17–7–3 |
28 | L | December 17, 1949 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 17–8–3 |
29 | W | December 18, 1949 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 18–8–3 |
30 | W | December 21, 1949 | 7–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 19–8–3 |
31 | W | December 25, 1949 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 20–8–3 |
32 | T | December 28, 1949 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 20–8–4 |
33 | W | December 31, 1949 | 5–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 21–8–4 |
34 | W | January 1, 1950 | 5–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 22–8–4 |
35 | L | January 4, 1950 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 22–9–4 |
36 | L | January 8, 1950 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 22–10–4 |
37 | L | January 11, 1950 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 22–11–4 |
38 | W | January 14, 1950 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 23–11–4 |
39 | W | January 15, 1950 | 1–0 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 24–11–4 |
40 | W | January 18, 1950 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 25–11–4 |
41 | W | January 21, 1950 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 26–11–4 |
42 | L | January 22, 1950 | 0–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 26–12–4 |
43 | T | January 25, 1950 | 4–4 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 26–12–5 |
44 | T | January 26, 1950 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 26–12–6 |
45 | T | January 28, 1950 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 26–12–7 |
46 | L | January 29, 1950 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 26–13–7 |
47 | T | February 1, 1950 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 26–13–8 |
48 | T | February 4, 1950 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 26–13–9 |
49 | T | February 5, 1950 | 5–5 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 26–13–10 |
50 | W | February 8, 1950 | 9–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 27–13–10 |
51 | W | February 11, 1950 | 9–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 28–13–10 |
52 | L | February 12, 1950 | 0–4 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 28–14–10 |
53 | L | February 15, 1950 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 28–15–10 |
54 | L | February 18, 1950 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 28–16–10 |
55 | W | February 20, 1950 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 29–16–10 |
56 | T | February 23, 1950 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 29–16–11 |
57 | W | February 26, 1950 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 30–16–11 |
58 | W | March 1, 1950 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 31–16–11 |
59 | L | March 4, 1950 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 31–17–11 |
60 | T | March 6, 1950 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 31–17–12 |
61 | W | March 8, 1950 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 32–17–12 |
62 | L | March 9, 1950 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1949–50) | 32–18–12 |
63 | W | March 11, 1950 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 33–18–12 |
64 | W | March 12, 1950 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 34–18–12 |
65 | W | March 15, 1950 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 35–18–12 |
66 | T | March 16, 1950 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1949–50) | 35–18–13 |
67 | T | March 18, 1950 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1949–50) | 35–18–14 |
68 | W | March 19, 1950 | 5–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) | 36–18–14 |
69 | W | March 22, 1950 | 8–7 | New York Rangers (1949–50) | 37–18–14 |
70 | L | March 26, 1950 | 4–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) | 37–19–14 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Ted Lindsay | LW | 69 | 23 | 55 | 78 | 141 |
Sid Abel | C/LW | 69 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 46 |
Gordie Howe | RW | 70 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 69 |
Red Kelly | D/C | 70 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 9 |
George Gee | C | 69 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 42 |
Gerry Couture | RW | 69 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 21 |
Jim McFadden | C | 68 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 8 |
Jimmy Peters | RW | 70 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 20 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 60 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 13 |
Marty Pavelich | LW | 65 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 58 |
Steve Black | LW | 69 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 53 |
Leo Reise Jr. | D | 70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 46 |
Jack Stewart | D | 65 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 86 |
Pete Babando | LW | 56 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
Lee Fogolin Sr. | D | 63 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 63 |
Max McNab | C | 65 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Clare Martin | D | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
Al Dewsbury | D | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Fred Glover | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Lumley | G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Terry Sawchuk | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enio Sclisizzi | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Glen Skov | C/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Wilson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Wilson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Lumley | 3780 | 63 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 148 | 2.35 | 7 |
Terry Sawchuk | 420 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 164 | 2.34 | 8 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerry Couture | RW | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
George Gee | C | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Sid Abel | C/LW | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Ted Lindsay | LW | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Marty Pavelich | LW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Jim McFadden | C | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Jack Stewart | D | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
Pete Babando | LW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Red Kelly | D/C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Al Dewsbury | D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Leo Reise Jr. | D | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
Jimmy Peters | RW | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Clare Martin | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Johnny Wilson | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Steve Black | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Lee Fogolin Sr. | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Gord Haidy | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gordie Howe | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Harry Lumley | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug McKay | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Max McNab | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Wilson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Lumley | 910 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 1.85 | 3 |
Team: | 910 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 1.85 | 3 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 11 | New York | 1 | Detroit | 4 | |
April 13 | Detroit | 1 | New York | 3 | † |
April 15 | Detroit | 4 | New York | 0 | † |
April 18 | New York | 4 | Detroit | 3 | OT |
April 20 | New York | 2 | Detroit | 1 | OT |
April 22 | New York | 4 | Detroit | 5 | |
April 23 | New York | 3 | Detroit | 4 | 2OT |
† Played in Toronto.
Detroit wins best-of-seven series four games to three
Detroit Red Wings 1950 Stanley Cup champions
Players
- 8 George Gee
- 11 Max McNab
- 12 Sid Abel (Captain)
- 16 Jim McFadden
- 20 Larry Wilson
- 7 Ted Lindsay (A. Capt.)
- 9 Gordie Howe
- 10 Jimmy Peters, Sr.
- 14 Pete Babando
- 15 Marty Pavelich
- 18 Gerry Couture
- 19 Steve Black
- 20 Joe Carveth
- 23 John Wilson
- Doug McKay†a
- Gordon Haidy†b
- 2 Jack Stewart
- 3 Clare Martin
- 4 Leonard Red Kelly (A. Capt.)
- 5 Leo Reise Jr. (A. Capt.)
- 21 Lido Lee Fogolin Sr.
- 21 Marcel Pronovost
- 22 Al Dewsbury
- 1 Harry Lumley
- Harry MacQuestion† (Spare-did not play)
† Left off the cup, but qualified to be on it.
a Played his only NHL game in Finals.
b Played his only NHL game in Semi-Finals.
Coaching and administrative staff
- James E. Norris Sr. (President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
- Arthur Wirtz Sr. (Secretary-Treasurer/Owner)
- Jack Adams (Manager), Tommy Ivan (Coach)
- Carson Cooper (Chief Scout), Fred Hubert Jr (Publicity Director)
- Carl Mattson (Trainer), Walter Humenick (Ass't Trainer).
Stanley Cup engraving
- Terry Sawchuk played seven NHL games in 1950, because Harry Lumley was injured. Sawchuk was not available for the playoffs, because he was helping the AHL Indianapolis Capitols win the Calder Cup. Instead, Harry MacQuestion was called up as the spare goalie for the playoffs. MacQuestion's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, but he never played in the NHL. MacQuestion was removed from the Stanley Cup when it was redone during 1957–58 season.
- Detroit did not engrave Gordon Haidy and Doug McKay on the Stanley Cup, even though they each played one playoff game and qualified to be on the cup.
Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Art Ross Trophy: || Ted Lindsay
- Sid Abel, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
- Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Red Kelly, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Ted Lindsay, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Leo Reise, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
See also
References
- "1949–1950 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- "1949-50 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.