1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-24-16 - 76 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Jimmy Skinner (30-24-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1955-56 Detroit Red Wings Results

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 30 wins and 24 losses and 16 ties for 76 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Red Wings scored 183 goals and conceded 148. Gordie Howe netted 38 goals for Detroit and contributed 41 assists. Glenn Hall earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.11 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jimmy Skinner coached the team. The 1955-56 Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Al ArbourDNovember 1, 19326'0"180LSudbury, ON Canada
John BucykLMay 12, 19356'0"215LEdmonton, AB Canada
Cummy BurtonRMay 12, 19365'10"170RSudbury, ON Canada
Real ChevrefilsLMay 2, 19325'10"180LTimmins, ON Canada
Norm CorcoranCAugust 15, 19315'10"160RToronto, ON Canada
Murray CostelloCFebruary 24, 19346'3"190RSouth Porcupine, ON Canada
Alex DelvecchioCDecember 4, 19326'0"195LFort William, ON Canada
Bill DineenRSeptember 18, 19325'11"180RArvida, QC Canada
Lorne FergusonLMay 26, 19306'0"175LPalmerston, ON Canada
Warren GodfreyDMarch 23, 19316'1"190LToronto, ON Canada
Bob GoldhamDMay 12, 19226'2"195LGeorgetown, ON Canada
Glenn HallGOctober 3, 19315'11"180LHumboldt, SK Canada
Larry HillmanDFebruary 5, 19376'0"185LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Gord HollingworthDJuly 24, 19335'11"170LMontreal, QC Canada
Gordie HoweRMarch 31, 19286'0"205RFloral, SK Canada
Red KellyCJuly 9, 19275'11"180LSimcoe, ON Canada
Ted LindsayLJuly 29, 19255'8"163LRenfrew, ON Canada
Gerry MelnykCSeptember 16, 19345'10"165REdmonton, AB Canada
Marty PavelichLNovember 6, 19275'11"168LSault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Marcel PronovostDJune 15, 19306'0"190LLac la Tortue, QC Canada
Metro PrystaiCNovember 7, 19275'8"155LYorkton, SK Canada
Dutch ReibelCJuly 21, 19305'8"160RKitchener, ON Canada
Ed SandfordLAugust 20, 19286'1"180RNew Toronto, ON Canada
Ed StankiewiczRDecember 1, 19295'9"165RKitchener, ON Canada
Jerry ToppazziniRJuly 29, 19316'0"180RCopper Cliff, ON Canada
Norm UllmanCDecember 26, 19355'10"175LProvost, AB Canada



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