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Rip Riopelle

Played in 60 belt games from November 8, 1947 to February 16, 1950, winning 20. Helped take the belt 13 times.

60Belt games
20–30–10Record
13Title-winning games
0.3PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 17 PTS, 11 G, 6 A, 40 PIM.

DateGameW/LGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Feb 16, 1950Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTied the holder · 3–3T0000000——
Feb 11, 1950Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsLost the belt · 2–0L0000000——
Feb 5, 1950Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksTook the belt · 4–3W0110200——
Feb 4, 1950Montréal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 6–2L0000000——
Jan 19, 1950Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsLost the belt · 4–2L0000000——
Jan 18, 1950Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 1–0W0000000——
Jan 7, 1950Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersChallenger, lost · 3–1L0000000——
Dec 25, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 4–2L0000000——
Dec 4, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 4–2L0110000——
Nov 16, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsLost the belt · 1–0L0000200——
Nov 13, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 0–0T00001200——
Nov 12, 1949Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersKept the belt · 5–3W2020000——
Nov 10, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 4–2W1010000——
Nov 2, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 4–1L0000000——
Oct 23, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsTied the holder · 0–0T0000000——
Oct 22, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsLost the belt · 2–1L0000000——
Oct 19, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 3–1W0000000——
Apr 5, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 3–1L0000000——
Apr 2, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsTook the belt · 3–1W0000000——
Mar 31, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 3–1L1010000——
Mar 29, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 3–1L0000200——
Mar 26, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsKept the belt · 3–2W0110000——
Mar 24, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsTook the belt · 4–3W0000000——
Mar 22, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 2–1L0000000——
Mar 19, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 5–1W0110000——
Mar 17, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsKept the belt · 3–1W1010000——
Mar 13, 1949Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersKept the belt · 1–1T0000000——
Mar 12, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersKept the belt · 3–0W2020000——
Mar 9, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksKept the belt · 2–2T0000200——
Mar 6, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsKept the belt · 1–0W0000000——
Mar 4, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsTook the belt · 4–0W0110000——
Feb 20, 1949Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersLost the belt · 3–2L0000200——
Feb 17, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsTook the belt · 3–0W0000000——
Feb 9, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsTied the holder · 2–2T0000200——
Feb 5, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 3–2L0000800——
Jan 30, 1949Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersChallenger, lost · 9–0L0000000——
Jan 16, 1949Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsLost the belt · 3–2L0000000——
Jan 15, 1949Montréal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black HawksTook the belt · 7–1W0000000——
Dec 25, 1948Montréal Canadiens vs. New York RangersChallenger, lost · 2–0L0000000——
Dec 19, 1948Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersChallenger, lost · 3–2L0000200——
Nov 14, 1948Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsLost the belt · 3–2L2020000——
Nov 13, 1948Montréal Canadiens at New York RangersTook the belt · 3–1W0000200——
Oct 30, 1948Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsTied the holder · 3–3T0000000——
Mar 21, 1948Montréal Canadiens at Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 4–3L1010000——
Mar 6, 1948Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red WingsTied the holder · 2–2T0000000——
Feb 21, 1948Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsChallenger, lost · 3–1L0000000——
Feb 15, 1948Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksChallenger, lost · 2–1L0000000——
Feb 7, 1948Montréal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsChallenger, lost · 5–3L0000200——
Jan 28, 1948Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple LeafsTied the holder · 3–3T0000000——
Jan 21, 1948Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Black HawksLost the belt · 3–1L0000000——

Newest 50 of 60 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSGASV
1949–50Montréal Canadiens175–9–34532—
1948–49Montréal Canadiens2611–11–46963—
1947–48Montréal Canadiens174–10–33321—

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