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Belt game 2,517 · March 20, 1962

Chicago Black Hawks take the belt

Chicago Black Hawks beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0 at home to start reign 977 of the NHL belt, the 112th for the franchise.

Detroit Red Wings had held it since March 18, 1962, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Chicago Black Hawks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 24, 1962.

977Reign number
112Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held

Box score

Chicago Black Hawks

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Bill Hay0221000——
Bobby Hull1011080——
Bronco Horvath0111030——
Stan Mikita1010420——
Bob Turner1011020——
Reg Fleming0111010——
Murray Balfour0001020——
Gerry Melnyk0000020——
Ab McDonald0000010——
Eric Nesterenko0001230——
Pierre Pilote0000000——
Moose Vasko0002220——
Jack Evans0000010——
Dollard St. Laurent0000250——
Glenn Hall————0——2828

Detroit Red Wings

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Norm Ullman0000030——
Forbes Kennedy000-1200——
Gordie Howe000-1260——
Alex Delvecchio000-1020——
Vic Stasiuk000-1000——
Val Fonteyne000-1210——
Bruce MacGregor0000000——
Claude Laforge000-1030——
Marc Boileau0000000——
Parker MacDonald0000010——
Larry Jeffrey0000030——
Noel Price0000010——
Marcel Pronovost0000020——
Bill Gadsby000-2250——
Warren Godfrey000-1200——
Gerry Odrowski0000010——
Hank Bassen————0——2932

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

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

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