The 1955–56 NHL season was the 39th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup champions as they beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to one in the best-of-seven final series. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NHL_season.

Final Stats:

Rank	Team	Coach	Most Goals	Most Assists	Top Goalie
Champion 45 15 10	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Jean Beliveau	Bert Olmstead	Jacques Plante
Runner-Up 30 24 16	Detroit Red Wings	Jimmy Skinner	Gordie Howe	Gordie Howe	Glenn Hall
Semi-Finals 32 28 10	New York Rangers	Phil Watson	Dean Prentice	Andy Bathgate	Gump Worsley
Semi-Finals 24 33 13	Toronto Maple Leafs	King Clancy	Tod Sloan	George Armstrong	Harry Lumley
23 34 13	Boston Bruins
19 39 12	Chicago Black Hawks