1949-50 NHL season

The 1949-50 NHL season was the 33rd National Hockey League season. Six teams each played 70 games. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers in seven games for the Stanley Cup. This is the last season that the O'Brien Trophy was awarded as it went into retirement for the second and final time at season's end. The O'Brien Trophy was originally the league championship trophy for the National Hockey Association and then the National Hockey League until it was replaced by the Prince of Wales Trophy for the 1923-24 NHL season. It came out of retirement a few years later and since 1939 it has been awarded to the Stanley Cup runner up.

Related Topics:
National Hockey League - Detroit Red Wings - New York Rangers - Stanley Cup - O'Brien Trophy - National Hockey Association - Prince of Wales Trophy - 1923-24 NHL season - 1939

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