1946-47 NHL season

 1946-47 NHL season had 6 teams and expanded the schedule to 60 games.  Tommy Gordon retires as Montreal GM.  Frank Selke takes over after Toronto lets him go. Gordon won 6 Cups as coach and GM. Selke would take a team in financial difficulty and would turn it into the greatest dynasty in NHL history (that time will get here). Red Dutton resigns as NHL president. Clarence Campbell takes over and holds the job for 31 years. He ends up in controversy with Maurice Richard later in the series.  Bill Chadwick devises hand signals to call penalties. Gordie Howe signs his first contract October 8, 1946 at 18 years old and scores his first of 801 NHL regular season goals on October 16.  Maple Leaf Gardens is the first arena to install plexiglass. Bill Durban wins 4th consecutive Vezina, breaking George Hainsworth's record of consecutive Vezinas. Playoff: SF, Montreal beat Boston 4-1 and Toronto beat Detroit 4-1. Stanley Cup finals had Toronto beat Montreal 4-2.

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