1930–31 NHL season

The state of Pennsylvania would be without an NHL team until the league doubled in size 36 years later.

[1] The Ottawa Senators were in a similar financial boat but instead of relocating, they sold a star asset and future Hall of Famer, King Clancy, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for $35,000 and two players.

[3] The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) sent W. A. Fry and W. A. Hewitt to the 1930 NHL general meeting to seek a better working agreement.

Dick Irvin started his career in coaching with Chicago and they finished second in the American Division.

This marked the first time in Stanley Cup play that a goalie was pulled for an extra attacker.

In the final series, the Chicago Black Hawks took an early two games to one lead in the newly expanded best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals but the Montreal Canadiens came back and won the series three games to two for their second consecutive Stanley Cup win.

[7] GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: NHL.