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1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics

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30-24-16 (76 points), Finished 2nd in NHL (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jimmy Skinner (30-24-16)

Goals For: 183 (3rd of 6), Goals Against: 148 (2nd of 6)
SRS: 0.42 (2nd of 6), SOS: -0.08 (5th of 6)

Playoffs:
Lost Stanley Cup Finals (4-1) versus Montreal Canadiens
Won Semi-Finals (4-1) versus Toronto Maple Leafs

Team Statistics

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Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
Detroit Red Wings 70 30 24 16 76 .543 183 148 0.42 -0.08 4.73
League Average 70 29 29 12 70 .500 177 177 0.00 0.00 5.07

Roster

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No. Player Pos Age Ht Wt S/C Exp Birth Date Summary
20 John Bucyk LW 20 6-0 215 L/- R May 12, 1935 1 G, 8 A, 9 P
21 Cummy Burton RW 19 5-10 170 R/- R May 12, 1936 0 G, 0 A, 0 P
14 Real Chevrefils LW 23 5-10 180 L/- 4 May 2, 1932 3 G, 4 A, 7 P
21 Norm Corcoran C 24 5-10 160 R/- 3 August 15, 1931 0 G, 0 A, 0 P
19 Murray Costello C 21 6-3 190 R/- 2 February 24, 1934 0 G, 0 A, 0 P
10 Alex Delvecchio C 23 6-0 195 L/- 5 December 4, 1932 25 G, 26 A, 51 P
17 Bill Dineen RW 23 5-11 180 R/- 2 September 18, 1932 12 G, 7 A, 19 P
14 Lorne Ferguson LW 25 6-0 175 L/- 4 May 26, 1930 8 G, 7 A, 15 P
5 Warren Godfrey D 24 6-1 190 L/- 3 March 23, 1931 2 G, 6 A, 8 P
2 Bob Goldham D 33 6-2 195 L/- 11 May 12, 1922 3 G, 16 A, 19 P
1 Glenn Hall G 24 5-11 180 -/L 2 October 3, 1931 30-24-16, 2.10 GAA
15 Larry Hillman D 18 6-0 185 L/- 1 February 5, 1937 0 G, 3 A, 3 P
18 Gord Hollingworth D 22 5-11 170 L/- 1 July 24, 1933 0 G, 2 A, 2 P
9 Gordie Howe RW 27 6-0 205 R/- 9 March 31, 1928 38 G, 41 A, 79 P
4 Red Kelly D 28 5-11 180 L/- 8 July 9, 1927 16 G, 34 A, 50 P
7 Ted Lindsay LW 30 5-8 163 L/- 11 July 29, 1925 27 G, 23 A, 50 P
11 Marty Pavelich LW 28 5-11 168 L/- 8 November 6, 1927 5 G, 13 A, 18 P
3 Marcel Pronovost D 25 6-0 190 L/- 5 June 15, 1930 4 G, 13 A, 17 P
12 Metro Prystai C 28 5-8 155 L/- 8 November 7, 1927 12 G, 16 A, 28 P
8 Dutch Reibel C 25 5-8 160 R/- 2 July 21, 1930 17 G, 39 A, 56 P
12 Ed Sandford LW 27 6-1 180 R/- 8 August 20, 1928 0 G, 0 A, 0 P
21 Ed Stankiewicz C 26 5-9 165 R/- 1 December 1, 1929 0 G, 0 A, 0 P
19 Jerry Toppazzini RW 24 6-0 180 R/- 3 July 29, 1931 1 G, 7 A, 8 P
16 Norm Ullman C 20 5-10 175 L/- R December 26, 1935 9 G, 9 A, 18 P

Scoring Regular Season

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Rk Player Pos Age GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS
1 Gordie Howe RW 27 70 38 41 79 33 100 10.0 1.3 11.3
2 Dutch Reibel C 25 68 17 39 56 21 10 5.1 1.3 6.4
3 Alex Delvecchio C 23 70 25 26 51 22 24 5.4 1.3 6.7
4 Ted Lindsay LW 30 67 27 23 50 22 161 5.6 1.2 6.9
5 Red Kelly D 28 70 16 34 50 19 39 6.0 5.2 11.2
6 Metro Prystai C 28 63 12 16 28 11 10 1.6 1.2 2.8
7 Bill Dineen RW 23 70 12 7 19 9 30 0.3 1.3 1.6
8 Bob Goldham D 33 68 3 16 19 6 32 1.1 5.0 6.1
9 Norm Ullman C 20 66 9 9 18 8 26 0.0 1.2 1.2
10 Marty Pavelich LW 28 70 5 13 18 7 38 -0.6 1.3 0.7
11 Marcel Pronovost D 25 68 4 13 17 6 46 1.0 5.0 6.0
12 Lorne Ferguson LW 25 31 8 7 15 7 12 1.2 0.6 1.7
13 John Bucyk LW 20 38 1 8 9 3 20 -0.6 0.7 0.1
14 Warren Godfrey D 24 67 2 6 8 3 86 -0.2 4.9 4.7
15 Jerry Toppazzini RW 24 40 1 7 8 3 31 -0.8 0.7 -0.1
16 Real Chevrefils LW 23 38 3 4 7 3 24 -0.6 0.7 0.1
17 Larry Hillman D 18 47 0 3 3 1 53 -0.6 3.5 2.9
18 Gord Hollingworth D 22 41 0 2 2 1 28 -0.6 3.0 2.4
19 Cummy Burton RW 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
20 Norm Corcoran C 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
21 Murray Costello C 21 24 0 0 0 0 4 -1.1 0.4 -0.7
22 Glenn Hall G 24 70 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 0.0 14.6
23 Ed Sandford LW 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
24 Ed Stankiewicz C 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Team Total 70 183 274 457 788 31.5 40.0 86.1

Goalies Regular Season

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Rk Player Pos Age GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS
1 Glenn Hall G 24 70 30 24 16 147 2.10 12 14 4200 14.6
Team Total 70 30 24 16 147 2.10 12 4200 14.6

Scoring Playoffs

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Rk Player Pos Age GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1 Gordie Howe RW 27 10 3 9 12 8
2 Alex Delvecchio C 23 10 7 3 10 2
3 Ted Lindsay LW 30 10 6 3 9 22
4 Red Kelly D 28 10 2 4 6 2
5 Norm Ullman C 20 10 1 3 4 13
6 Lorne Ferguson LW 25 10 1 2 3 12
7 Metro Prystai C 28 9 1 2 3 6
8 Bob Goldham D 33 10 0 3 3 4
9 John Bucyk LW 20 10 1 1 2 8
10 Marcel Pronovost D 25 10 0 2 2 8
11 Dutch Reibel C 25 10 0 2 2 2
12 Bill Dineen RW 23 10 1 0 1 8
13 Al Arbour D 23 4 0 1 1 0
14 Larry Hillman D 18 10 0 1 1 6
15 Marty Pavelich LW 28 10 0 1 1 14
16 Cummy Burton RW 19 3 0 0 0 0
17 Murray Costello C 21 4 0 0 0 0
18 Glenn Hall G 24 10 0 0 0 0
19 Gord Hollingworth D 22 3 0 0 0 2
20 Gerry Melnyk C 21 6 0 0 0 0
Team Total 10 23 37 60 117

Goalies Playoffs

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Rk Player Pos Age GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN
1 Glenn Hall G 24 10 5 5 28 2.78 0 0 604
Team Total 10 5 5 28 2.78 0 604