Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
Belt game 1,672 · April 11, 1951 · playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs take the belt

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) at home to start reign 667 of the NHL belt, the 115th for the franchise.

Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 5, 1951, with 1 defense over 6 days.

Toronto Maple Leafs held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 14, 1951.

667Reign number
115Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Tod Sloan1230500——
Sid Smith2020000——
Ted Kennedy0110200——
Gus Mortson0110000——
Harry Watson0000000——
Max Bentley0000000——
Joe Klukay0000000——
Howie Meeker0000000——
Fleming MacKell0000000——
Cal Gardner0000000——
Danny Lewicki0000000——
Ray Timgren0000000——
Bob Hassard0000000——
Jimmy Thomson0000000——
Bill Barilko0000000——
Fern Flaman0000400——
Bill Juzda0000000——
Turk Broda————0——0—

Montréal Canadiens

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Maurice Richard1010200——
Billy Reay0110000——
Paul Masnick1010000——
Bernie Geoffrion0000000——
Floyd Curry0000200——
Calum MacKay0000000——
Bert Olmstead0000500——
Elmer Lach0000000——
Ken Mosdell0000200——
Paul Meger0000200——
Doug Harvey0000000——
Butch Bouchard0000000——
Ross Lowe0000000——
Glen Harmon0000000——
Tom Johnson0000000——
Bob Dawes0000000——
Bud MacPherson0000000——
Gerry McNeil————0——0—

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

Toronto Maple Leafs belt history → · Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change, or one a week with every belt in it. Nothing else.

Or follow every belt at once: the belt network feed (RSS) · the weekly digest · every belt game on your calendar (one subscription, all leagues and the college belts).