1943–44 NHL season

[1] Due to World War II, 75 per cent of the amateurs signed by the NHL ended up in the armed services.

[3] The NHL negotiated with W. G. Hardy and the International Ice Hockey Association to sign more junior-aged players than usual, due to World War II travel restrictions.

[5] NHL rules committee chairman Frank Boucher and Ottawa District Hockey Association executive Cecil Duncan collaborated to experiment with then introduce the centre ice red line to the hockey rink, in an effort to open up the game and allow the defending team to pass the puck out of their own zone and counter-attack quicker.

[7] The Montreal Canadiens had turned the corner and now Tommy Gorman and Dick Irvin had a team to make the fans happy.

He was worth every penny, as he ran away with the Vezina Trophy and the Canadiens lost only five games all year, finishing first by a wide margin.

When Paul Bibeault came back from the Army, he found his job lost to the best goaltender in the NHL, Bill Durnan.

Gus Bodnar, a crack centre, was the top rookie, and for the first time, a team produced Calder Memorial Trophy winners in consecutive years.

Chicago started with sub-par goaltending, but then president and general manager Bill Tobin decided to bring back Mike Karakas, who had been demoted to the minors in 1939–40 for his lackluster play.

Montreal won this year's ten game regular season series earning fifteen of twenty points.

Montreal won this year's ten game regular season series earning eighteen of twenty points.