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Encyclopedia > President's Trophy

The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. Amateur Hockey Association (1893-1898) Canadian Amateur Hockey League (1899-1905) Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League (1906) Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (1907-1909... National Hockey League to the team which finished with the best record in the entire league during the regular season. It was introduced at the start of the 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985- 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves... 86 NHL season by the league's Board of Governors. The winning team is also awarded 350,000 The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. It is divided into 100 cents ( ). History Canada decided to use the dollar instead of a pound sterling system because of the ubiquity of Spanish dollars in North America in the 18th century and early 19th century... Canadian dollars, to be shared between the team and its players. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is known as the fastest team sport in the world, with players on skates capable of going high speeds along with shots of the puck sometimes... Hockey is the only one of the four "major" Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by... North American team sports that presents a formal award of this type to its top regular-season finisher, although the The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. Many of the worlds best players play in the NBA, and the overall standard of the competition is considerably higher than any other professional competition... National Basketball Association does provide bonus money to the team that finishes best overall.


The award is regarded as the second most prestigious a hockey team can win, albeit a distant second, to the The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. When they run out of space, a new section is added to the trophy The Stanley Cup, originally titled the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, is awarded each year by the National... Stanley Cup. Winning the award is very difficult, perhaps even more difficult that winning the Stanley Cup, as it is a competition of thirty teams, each of which play 82 games between October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. October begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Libra and ends in the sign of Scorpio. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... October and April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces... April each year. While less than half of all Presidents' Trophy winners have gone on to win the Stanley Cup, it remains the most likely position to produce the cup winner, as the Presidents' Trophy winner is guaranteed home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, provided the team advances that far.


In the The Original Six is the term used by fans of ice hockey to refer to the six National Hockey League teams that existed before the leagues expansion in 1967. They are: Montreal Canadiens (1909, joined NHL 1917) Toronto Maple Leafs (1917) Boston Bruins (1924) Detroit Red Wings (1926) Chicago... Original Six era, the same criteria now observed for winning the Presidents' Trophy was used to award the The Prince of Wales Trophy, or simply the Wales Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference playoff champions. The Montreal Canadiens have won this trophy 25 times, followed by the Boston Bruins with 15 times. History The Wales Trophy was donated by His Royal Highness... Prince of Wales Trophy. From 1967 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1967 From Wikipedia 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). Events January January 3 - Edward Tyree III is born in Philadelphia, Pa. The Famous... 1967- 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 68 through 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980- 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 81, separate trophies were presented to the top regular-season finishers in each division (conference from the 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974- 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 75 season onward) — the Prince of Wales Trophy for the first-place team in the Eastern Division (Wales Conference after 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974) and the The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, or the Campbell Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Western Conference playoff champions. It is named after Clarence S. Campbell, the president of the NHL from 1946 to 1977. The Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers have won the trophy six... Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the corresponding team in the Western Division (Campbell Conference after 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974). However, no trophy was awarded to the team that finished with the best overall record in the entire league during this period, and no trophy at all was awarded based on the results of the regular season from the 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981- 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the... 82 season through the 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984- 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 85 season, the Wales and Campbell trophies having been transferred to the playoff champions of those conferences in 1981-82; a cash bonus was given to each player on the team with the league's best regular-season record during these years, to which the Presidents' Trophy was added in 1985-86.


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  • 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005 No winner
  • 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003 Ottawa Senators
  • 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom Events January Euro banknotes in circulation throughout the twelve countries of the European Union that... 2002 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. By strict interpretation of the Gregorian Calendar, 2001 is also the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millenium. Popular culture, however, often views the year 2000 as holding this distinction. 2001 is also the year... 2001 The Colorado Avalanche are a National Hockey League team based in Denver, Colorado. Founded: 1972 in World Hockey Association Joined NHL in 1979 Formerly Known As: Québec Nordiques (1972-1995) Arena: Pepsi Center Uniform colors: Crimson and blue Logo design: A crimson letter A, with a white swoosh extending... Colorado Avalanche
  • 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000 The St. Louis Blues are a National Hockey League team based in Saint Louis, Missouri. They are named after the famous W. C. Handy tune St. Louis Blues. Founded: 1967 Arena: Savvis Center (formerly Kiel Center) Uniform colors: Blue, white, and gold Logo design: A winged musical note with lines... St. Louis Blues
  • 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999 The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. Founded: 1967 Formerly Known As: Minnesota North Stars (1967-1993). In 1978 the Cleveland Barons merged with the North Stars. That teams history is : California Seals (1967-1968), Oakland Seals (1967-1970), California Golden Seals... Dallas Stars
  • 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. Events January January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to... 1998 The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas, Texas. Founded: 1967 Formerly Known As: Minnesota North Stars (1967-1993). In 1978 the Cleveland Barons merged with the North Stars. That teams history is : California Seals (1967-1968), Oakland Seals (1967-1970), California Golden Seals... Dallas Stars
  • 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. Events January January 3 - NBCs Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame... 1997 The Colorado Avalanche are a National Hockey League team based in Denver, Colorado. Founded: 1972 in World Hockey Association Joined NHL in 1979 Formerly Known As: Québec Nordiques (1972-1995) Arena: Pepsi Center Uniform colors: Crimson and blue Logo design: A crimson letter A, with a white swoosh extending... Colorado Avalanche
  • 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. Events Environmental change The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits eastern... 1996 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www.unesco.org/culture/indigenous/ Events January January 1 Austria, Finland and Sweden enter the European Union Fred West, accused... 1995 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. Events January January 1 - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 - Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from... 1994 The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League team based in New York City. Founded: 1926-1927 (awarded May 15, 1926) Arena: Madison Square Garden (capacity 18,200) Uniform colors: blue, red, white Logo design: a shield with NEW YORK across the top and RANGERS diagonally across the... New York Rangers
  • 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. January 3 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and... 1993 The Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded: 1967-1968 Arena: Mellon Arena (capacity 17,537), formerly known as the Civic Arena Current Coach: Ed Olczyk Uniform colors: Black, white, vegas gold, grey. Logo design: A penguin skating, holding a hockey stick Stanley Cup... Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January - The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General George H. W. Bush becomes the first... 1992 The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League team based in New York City. Founded: 1926-1927 (awarded May 15, 1926) Arena: Madison Square Garden (capacity 18,200) Uniform colors: blue, red, white Logo design: a shield with NEW YORK across the top and RANGERS diagonally across the... New York Rangers
  • 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously... 1991 The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. They were founded in 1926; their home arena is the United Center. Their uniform colors feature red and black, with an Indians head in sillhouette. Before 1986 they were known as the Chicago Black Hawks. Franchise... Chicago Blackhawks
  • 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1990 in video gaming January January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 - Lt Gen... 1990 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 7 - Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 - the Kegworth Air Disaster - A British Midland Boeing 737 crashes on approach to East Midlands Airport - 44 dead... 1989 The Calgary Flames are a National Hockey League team based in Calgary, Alberta. Founded: 1972 Formerly Known As: Atlanta Flames 1972-1980 Arena: Pengrowth Saddledome Uniform colours: Home: Red with Black, White and Yellow trim; Road: White with Red, Yellow and Black trim; Alternate: Black with Red, Yellow and White... Calgary Flames
  • 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes December 2 - Cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless - thousands dead December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25.000... 1988 The Calgary Flames are a National Hockey League team based in Calgary, Alberta. Founded: 1972 Formerly Known As: Atlanta Flames 1972-1980 Arena: Pengrowth Saddledome Uniform colours: Home: Red with Black, White and Yellow trim; Road: White with Red, Yellow and Black trim; Alternate: Black with Red, Yellow and White... Calgary Flames
  • 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite is found in the US October 15 - Hurricane force winds cause extensive damage in southern England. January January 1 - Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit. In 1999... 1987 The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded: 1972, a member of the World Hockey Association. Joined the NHL in 1979. Formerly known as: Alberta Oilers (1972-1973) Arena: Rexall Place Uniform colours: Copper and midnight blue Logo design: A circle surrounding the word... Edmonton Oilers
  • 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves... 1986 The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded: 1972, a member of the World Hockey Association. Joined the NHL in 1979. Formerly known as: Alberta Oilers (1972-1973) Arena: Rexall Place Uniform colours: Copper and midnight blue Logo design: A circle surrounding the word... Edmonton Oilers

Regular Season Champions prior to 1986

  • 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985 The Philadelphia Flyers are a National Hockey League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded: 1967-1968 Arena: Wachovia Center (capacity 19,519) Uniform colors: orange, white, black Logo design: a lowercase p with an orange dot and lines streaking from the back Stanley Cup final appearances: 7 (2 wins, 5... Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984 The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded: 1972, a member of the World Hockey Association. Joined the NHL in 1979. Formerly known as: Alberta Oilers (1972-1973) Arena: Rexall Place Uniform colours: Copper and midnight blue Logo design: A circle surrounding the word... Edmonton Oilers
  • 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the... 1982 The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League team based in Uniondale, New York. Founded: 1972-1973 Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (capacity 16,297) Uniform colors: dark blue, light blue, orange, white, silver Logo design: a circle with NY, a map of Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties... New York Islanders
  • 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January - Sarawak Chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 10 Townsville International Airport opens (aus) January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and... 1981 The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League team based in Uniondale, New York. Founded: 1972-1973 Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (capacity 16,297) Uniform colors: dark blue, light blue, orange, white, silver Logo design: a circle with NY, a map of Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties... New York Islanders
  • 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980 The Philadelphia Flyers are a National Hockey League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded: 1967-1968 Arena: Wachovia Center (capacity 19,519) Uniform colors: orange, white, black Logo design: a lowercase p with an orange dot and lines streaking from the back Stanley Cup final appearances: 7 (2 wins, 5... Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United States and the Peoples Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 - State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. January 7 - Vietnam and Vietnam... 1979 The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League team based in Uniondale, New York. Founded: 1972-1973 Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (capacity 16,297) Uniform colors: dark blue, light blue, orange, white, silver Logo design: a circle with NY, a map of Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties... New York Islanders
  • Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 - Air Indias Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay - 213 dead. January 4 - Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet. January 7 - Emilio Palma is born in Antarctica, making... 1978 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster... 1977 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16... 1976 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 1975 The Philadelphia Flyers are a National Hockey League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded: 1967-1968 Arena: Wachovia Center (capacity 19,519) Uniform colors: orange, white, black Logo design: a lowercase p with an orange dot and lines streaking from the back Stanley Cup final appearances: 7 (2 wins, 5... Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union. January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George... 1973 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. Events January January 2 - the Pierre Hotel Heist - Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the... 1972 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 - British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 - 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. January 2 - A ban on television cigarette advertisements... 1971 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-February January 1 - Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 - Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January 15... 1970 The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. They were founded in 1926; their home arena is the United Center. Their uniform colors feature red and black, with an Indians head in sillhouette. Before 1986 they were known as the Chicago Black Hawks. Franchise... Chicago Blackhawks
  • 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January... 1969 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1967 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1967 From Wikipedia 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). Events January January 3 - Edward Tyree III is born in Philadelphia, Pa. The Famous... 1967 The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. They were founded in 1926; their home arena is the United Center. Their uniform colors feature red and black, with an Indians head in sillhouette. Before 1986 they were known as the Chicago Black Hawks. Franchise... Chicago Blackhawks
  • -1... 1966 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 - United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his Great Society during his State of the Union address. January 12 - Bodies of 2 15 year olds Christine Sharrock + Marrine Schmidt found... 1965 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. January 3 - Senator Barry Goldwater announces that he will seek the Republican nomination for President. January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the... 1964 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded: 1917-1918 Formerly known as: Toronto Arenas (1917-1919), Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1926) Arena: Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours: blue, white, grey Logo design: a blue maple leaf with TORONTO MAPLE... Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 - Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 5... 1962 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i.e., one that looked the same upside down - since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 - The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, ceases to be... 1961 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January - State of emergency is lifted in Kenya - Mau Mau Rebellion is officially over January 1 - Independence of Cameroon January 9 - Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 14 - Ralph Chubb, the... 1960 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance January... 1959 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957) January 8 - 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the... 1958 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events Environmental change The Africanized bee is accidentally released in Brazil The Asian Flu pandemic begins in China March 10 - Floodgates of The Dalles Dam are closed inundating Celilo Falls and ancient indian fisheries along the... 1957 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 1 - End of Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 - President Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 - Italy January 26 - United Kingdom bans heroin January 26 - The last Soviet troops leave the military base in... 1956 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January-April January 2 - Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 - The Scrabble board game debuts. February 8 - Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Malenkov February 13 - Israel obtains 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls. February 23 - First meeting of... 1955 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January events January 14 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 - Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 - Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in... 1954 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 - Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugoslavia January 20 - Change of US presidency from Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) to Dwight D... 1953 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • Summary of notable events in 1952. Events January events January 8 - West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 - Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 - Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada. February events February 2 - A Cuba moving northeast. The... 1952 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • Global Metrics Human security Major Armed Conflicts: Total Deaths in Battle: 700,000 people Violent Deaths caused by Government (Other than War): Violent Deaths caused by other humans: Juvenile Violent Crime: Political security Nations Holding Multi-party Elections: Percentage Living under a Fully Democratic System of Governance: Free Countries: Percentage... 1951 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the... 1950 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph... 1949 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4... 1948 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded: 1917-1918 Formerly known as: Toronto Arenas (1917-1919), Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1926) Arena: Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours: blue, white, grey Logo design: a blue maple leaf with TORONTO MAPLE... Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time... 1947 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation... 1946 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of... 1945 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. Events January January 4 - End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 - The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 11 - General Juanto dies in Argentina - Ramon... 1943 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - World War II: The word United Nations is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. The Japanese Admiral stays in... 1942 The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League team based in New York City. Founded: 1926-1927 (awarded May 15, 1926) Arena: Madison Square Garden (capacity 18,200) Uniform colors: blue, red, white Logo design: a shield with NEW YORK across the top and RANGERS diagonally across the... New York Rangers
  • 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 6 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 - Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress. January 19 - British troops attack Italian... 1941 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 5 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 - World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 - World War... 1940 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-June January 2 - End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 - Earthquake kills 30.000 in Chile – about 50.000 sq... 1939 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-May January 3 - The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 11 - Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 - Wedding of King... 1938 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 - The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 - Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying... 1937 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 15 -- The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 - Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His... 1936 The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1929, Falcons 1930-1931 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Uniform colors: Red and white Logo design: Stylized red winged wheel Stanley Cup wins: 10 - 1936... Detroit Red Wings
  • 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 - Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to... 1935 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded: 1917-1918 Formerly known as: Toronto Arenas (1917-1919), Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1926) Arena: Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours: blue, white, grey Logo design: a blue maple leaf with TORONTO MAPLE... Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-April January 1 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 - First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 - Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 - Einstein visits White House January 26 - The... 1934 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded: 1917-1918 Formerly known as: Toronto Arenas (1917-1919), Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1926) Arena: Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours: blue, white, grey Logo design: a blue maple leaf with TORONTO MAPLE... Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress... 1933 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. Events January-February January 3 - British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 - In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees January 12 - Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States... 1932 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January-March January 4 - Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 - Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia January 25 - Mohandas... 1931 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January-February January 6 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 - Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 - General Damaso Berenquer becomes the new prime minister of Spain February 18 - While studying... 1930 The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They were founded in 1924. Their home arena is the TD Banknorth Garden (capacity 17,565) (1995-present). Their uniform colors are black and gold, with a logo comprising of a black B in a black circle... Boston Bruins
  • 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind ( Nashville, Tennessee... 1929 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-May January 6- 7 - River Thames floods in London - 14 drowned January 17 - OGPU arrests Lev Trotsky in Moscow; he assumes a status of passive resistance and is exiled to Turkestan February - Kurume University... 1928 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens
  • Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... 1927 Ottawa Senators
  • 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-April January 1 - Irelands first regular radio service, 2RN (later Radio Éireann), begins broadcasting. January 8 - Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud becomes the King of Hejaz January 12 - Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll... 1926 Ottawa Senators
  • Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. January 5 - Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor in the United States. January 21 - Albania declares itself a republic January 30 - Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul February 1... 1925 This article is on the ice hockey team. For the Canadian football team, see Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Hamilton Tigers were a ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario from 1920 to 1925. They had relocated from Quebec City, Quebec where, for the 1919-20 season, they were known as... Hamilton Tigers
  • 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 7 - Great fire in London harbour January 8 - Heavy blizzards in England January 10 - British submarine L-34 sinks in the English Channel - 43 dead. January 21 - Vladimir Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin... 1924 Ottawa Senators
  • 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-June January 1 - Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larger companies January 10 - Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel January 11 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany... 1923 Ottawa Senators
  • 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-legal parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 - Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann... 1922 Ottawa Senators
  • 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). Events January 2 - The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 - Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia - 244 dead January 2 - DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20... 1921 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded: 1917-1918 Formerly known as: Toronto Arenas (1917-1919), Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1926) Arena: Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours: blue, white, grey Logo design: a blue maple leaf with TORONTO MAPLE... Toronto St. Patricks
  • 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 - Britain announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 - League of Nations holds its first meeting... 1920 Ottawa Senators
  • 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). Events January January 1 - Iolaire sinking disaster January 1 - Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 - Spartacist uprising - Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution January 9 - Spartacus revolutionary... 1919 Ottawa Senators
  • 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January-February January 8 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his Fourteen Points for the aftermath of World War I. January 24 - a decree of the Council of Peoples Commissars, introducing the Gregorian calendar in Russia since February... 1918 The Montréal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien, and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, The Habs, le Tricolore, les Glorieux, la Sainte-Flanelle, les Habitants, le Canadien, the Flying Frenchmen) are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Facts Founded: 1909-1910 Arena: Bell... Montreal Canadiens and The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded: 1917-1918 Formerly known as: Toronto Arenas (1917-1919), Toronto St. Patricks (1919-1926) Arena: Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours: blue, white, grey Logo design: a blue maple leaf with TORONTO MAPLE... Toronto Arenas (tie)

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The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League to the team which finished with the best record in the entire league during the regular season.
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