1941-42 Season

Logo & Uniform Changes:

• Realizing that their uniforms are very similar to the Philadelphia Redshirts, the Hamilton Kings change to a primarily blue uniform.
• The Erie Penguins make a slight adjustment to their white sweater.
• Montreal updates to maroon pants.

Standings:

1. Windsor

2. Philadelphia

3. Montreal

4. Chicago

5. Hamilton

6. Toronto

7. Boston

8. Erie

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9. Detroit

10. New York

Season Summary:

The 1941 offseason was a difficult one for the PHL. The death of Henry Lewis weighed heavily on everybody. Ed Norman was named league president in Lewis' place and his first move was to donate a new championship trophy in his name, the Lewis Cup. The Windsor Wings picked up where they left off, winning their first 21 games of the season and eventually finishing first overall with star winger George Allen leading the way with 36 goals. Erie reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history but lost to Windsor in 2 straight. The Chicago Shamrocks capped off a mediocre regular season with a big run in the playoffs, led by the "Kid" line of Willy Redman, Johnny Garfield, and Bob Stevens. Toronto bounced back after a somewhat dissapointing 1940-41 season to reach their second final against the Shamrocks. The Racers won game one of the final and appeared to have the upper hand in the series, until goaltender Marcel Roy was suspended for the remainder of the series for am attack on referee Bernie Smith. Chicago took advantage of inexperienced netminder Bip Gelinas, winning the Lewis Cup in 4 games.

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