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Belt game 2,505 · February 21, 1962

Chicago Black Hawks take the belt

Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4 at home to start reign 973 of the NHL belt, the 110th for the franchise.

Detroit Red Wings had held it since February 18, 1962, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Chicago Black Hawks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 28, 1962.

973Reign number
110Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held

Box score

Chicago Black Hawks

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Bobby Hull2240050——
Pierre Pilote033-1250——
Bill Hay022-1070——
Stan Mikita2020230——
Murray Balfour0110220——
Ab McDonald101-1060——
Eric Nesterenko1010420——
Moose Vasko0111040——
Bronco Horvath000-1040——
Ron Murphy0000000——
Gerry Melnyk0000000——
Kenny Wharram000-1010——
Bob Turner0000010——
Jack Evans0000020——
Reg Fleming0000000——
Dollard St. Laurent000-1000——
Glenn Hall————0——3236

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Warren Godfrey0221210——
Norm Ullman1010020——
Alex Delvecchio101-2020——
Val Fonteyne1011020——
Len Lunde0110020——
Parker MacDonald0110250——
Marcel Pronovost0111200——
Bill Gadsby0110250——
Gerry Odrowski1011020——
Gordie Howe0000040——
Vic Stasiuk0001020——
Bruce MacGregor0000000——
Claude Laforge0000240——
Marc Boileau0000000——
Larry Jeffrey000-1020——
Noel Price0001030——
Hank Bassen————2——3641

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

Chicago Blackhawks belt history → · Blackhawks vs. Red Wings →

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