1926-27 NHL season

The 1926-27 NHL season was the tenth National Hockey League season. Ten teams played 44 games each. The success of the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Pirates led the NHL to further expand to the United States. On May 4, 1926, the Western Hockey League, unable to match the higher salaries being offered by the NHL, folded, with many of its assets sold to the NHL. In particular, the NHL Board of Governors had purchased the contracts of every player in the WHL for $258,000. The entire rosters of two WHL teams, the Portland Rosebuds and Victoria Cougars, were bought, respectively, by the expansion Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Cougars. This left the NHL in sole possession of hockey's greatest players, as well as sole control of hockey's greatest trophy, the Stanley Cup, which was won for the ninth and final time by the Ottawa Senators.

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National Hockey League - Boston Bruins - Pittsburgh Pirates - United States - May 4 - 1926 - Western Hockey League - Portland Rosebuds - Victoria Cougars - Chicago Black Hawks - Detroit Cougars - Stanley Cup - Ottawa Senators

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A new trophy, the Vezina Trophy, was awarded this year for the first time to the goaltender who had the best goals against average in the league.

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Vezina Trophy - Goaltender

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