1959 NHL Penalty Minutes by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Minutes in the penalty box
The Chicago Blackhawks led the NHL in penalty minutes in 1959, with 962, 42 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 6 NHL teams is 806.5.
Led the NHL in 1959
Chicago Blackhawks
70 games
962
Penalty Minutes
42 clear of
Boston Bruins
| # | Team | G | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Blackhawks
|
70 | 962 |
| 2 |
 Boston Bruins
|
70 | 920 |
| 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
70 | 857 |
| 4 |
 New York Rangers
|
70 | 833 |
| NHL average | 806.5 | ||
| 5 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
70 | 755 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
70 | 512 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.