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The 1956–57 season

83 belt games · 28 title changes

Chicago Blackhawks carried the belt into the 1956–57 season. It changed hands 28 times among 6 franchises, 5 of those in the playoffs, and Montréal Canadiens finished the season with it. Most defenses: Montréal Canadiens, 20.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
2,060Oct 11, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Title change
2,061Oct 13, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
2,062Oct 14, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 2–1Defense
2,063Oct 18, 1956Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,064Oct 21, 1956Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,065Oct 25, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1Defense
2,066Oct 28, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
2,067Nov 1, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,068Nov 3, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–0Defense
2,069Nov 4, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 1–0Defense
2,070Nov 7, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Defense
2,071Nov 8, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–2Defense
2,072Nov 10, 1956Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
2,073Nov 11, 1956Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Defense
2,074Nov 15, 1956Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3Defense
2,075Nov 17, 1956Boston Bruins and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,076Nov 18, 1956Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3Defense
2,077Nov 22, 1956New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–3Title change
2,078Nov 24, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 6–1Title change
2,079Nov 25, 1956Montréal Canadiens and New York Rangers tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,080Nov 29, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2Defense
2,081Dec 1, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–0Defense
2,082Dec 2, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Title change
2,083Dec 6, 1956Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 3–2Defense
2,084Dec 8, 1956Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
2,085Dec 9, 1956Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,086Dec 13, 1956Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
2,087Dec 15, 1956Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–4Title change
2,088Dec 16, 1956New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
2,089Dec 21, 1956New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2Defense
2,090Dec 23, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 3–1Title change
2,091Dec 26, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0Defense
2,092Dec 29, 1956Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–3Defense
2,093Dec 30, 1956Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0Title change
2,094Jan 1, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2Title change
2,095Jan 3, 1957Montréal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,096Jan 5, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 1–0Defense
2,097Jan 6, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–2Defense
2,098Jan 10, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
2,099Jan 12, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1Defense
2,100Jan 13, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 3–1Defense
2,101Jan 16, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2Defense
2,102Jan 19, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 5–0Defense
2,103Jan 20, 1957Chicago Blackhawks beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
2,104Jan 24, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2Title change
2,105Jan 26, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1Defense
2,106Jan 27, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,107Jan 31, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 5–3Title change
2,108Feb 2, 1957Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
2,109Feb 3, 1957Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 4–1Defense
2,110Feb 6, 1957New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
2,111Feb 7, 1957New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,112Feb 9, 1957New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,113Feb 10, 1957New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4Defense
2,114Feb 14, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 3–2Title change
2,115Feb 16, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1Defense
2,116Feb 17, 1957Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins 6–2Defense
2,117Feb 21, 1957Detroit Red Wings and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
2,118Feb 23, 1957Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3Title change
2,119Feb 24, 1957Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4–3Defense
2,120Feb 27, 1957Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers tied 6–6Tie · defense
2,121Feb 28, 1957Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0Title change
2,122Mar 2, 1957New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 3–2Title change
2,123Mar 3, 1957New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
2,124Mar 7, 1957New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,125Mar 9, 1957New York Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1Defense
2,126Mar 10, 1957New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
2,127Mar 13, 1957Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 2–1Title change
2,128Mar 16, 1957Boston Bruins and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
2,129Mar 17, 1957Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2Defense
2,130Mar 21, 1957Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 2–0Defense
2,131Mar 23, 1957New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 4–2Title change
2,132Mar 24, 1957New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
2,133Mar 26, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
2,134Mar 28, 1957New York Rangers beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
2,135Mar 30, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 8–3 PlayoffsTitle change
2,136Apr 2, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,137Apr 4, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
2,138Apr 6, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–1 PlayoffsDefense
2,139Apr 9, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 1–0 PlayoffsDefense
2,140Apr 11, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
2,141Apr 14, 1957Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–0 PlayoffsTitle change
2,142Apr 16, 1957Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 5–1 PlayoffsTitle change

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