What do the "League Champion" banners at the Joe commemorate

[Chunkylover 26]

Does anyone know what the League Champion Banners are for? They don't correspond to Stanley Cup years but are from the same period as the Cups of the 50's. In the photo they are just to the right of Howe's #9 and are fairly indecipherable. Anyone who has been to the Joe would know what I'm talking about.

[lets go pavel 2]

Can't see the picture, but could they be for winning President's Trophies? What are the dates?

Just found it, it's for the President's Trophy before there was such a thing ... from Wikipedia

"The trophy was introduced at the start of the 1985–86 NHL season by the league's Board of Governors. Prior to this, the best team in the league during the regular season was allowed to hang a banner stating "NHL League Champions"."

Edited March 10, 2009 by lets go pavel

[mjlegend 155]

That's a hell of a lot of banners.

[C-TownWing 0]

Can't see the picture, but could they be for winning President's Trophies? What are the dates?

Just found it, it's for the President's Trophy before there was such a thing ... from Wikipedia

"The trophy was introduced at the start of the 1985–86 NHL season by the league's Board of Governors. Prior to this, the best team in the league during the regular season was allowed to hang a banner stating "NHL League Champions"."

Is there anything Wikipedia doesn't know?

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

The Prince of Wales Trophy.

The DRW have won the Prince of Wales Trophy as League Champions 12 times and in seasons 1948-49 through the 1954-55, they won it 7 consecutive times.