1956–57 NHL transactions explained

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1956–57 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.

Transactions

May 17, 19561	To Montreal Canadiens $30,000 cash	To Chicago Black Hawks Bud MacPherson Ken Mosdell	[1] [2]
May 21, 1956	To Toronto Maple Leafs $40,000 cash	To Chicago Black Hawks Harry Lumley Eric Nesterenko	[3]
May 24, 19562	To Montreal Canadiens $5,000 cash	To Chicago Black Hawks Eddie Mazur	[4]
May 24, 1956	To Montreal Canadiens $50,000 cash	To Chicago Black Hawks Eddie Kachur Forbes Kennedy	[5]
June 19, 1956	To Chicago Black Hawks Wally Hergesheimer	To New York Rangers Red Sullivan	[6]
July 7, 1956	To Toronto Maple Leafs cash	To Detroit Red Wings Ray Gariepy Bob Hassard Willie Marshall Gilles Mayer Jack Price Bob Solinger	[7]
August 1, 1956	To Detroit Red Wings Tony Leswick	To Chicago Black Hawks cash	[8]
October 8, 1956	To Boston Bruins Allan Stanley	To Chicago Black Hawks cash	[9]
November 4, 1956	To Montreal Canadiens Bronco Horvath	To New York Rangers cash	[10]
January 22, 1957	To Boston Bruins Don Simmons	To New York Rangers Norm Defelice future considerations3 (Floyd Smith) loan of Jack Bionda	[11]
February 14, 1957	To Detroit Red Wings Al Dewsbury	To Chicago Black Hawks Bob Hassard	[12]

Notes

1. Montreal held the rights to recall the players. MacPherson returned to Montreal after training camp on October 10, 1956. Mosdell returned to Montreal on September 20, 1957.^{[13] [14]}
2. Montreal held the rights to recall the player. Mazur returned to Montreal in November, 1956 (exact date unknown).^{[13] [4]}
3. Transaction completed in June, 1957 (exact date unknown).^{[13] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL trades for 1956-1957 . 2021-12-08 . NHL Trade Tracker.
2. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 523, 607, 665, 695, 800, 831, 854 & 679 & 718 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
3. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 727 & 888 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
4. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 692 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
5. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 629 & 634 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
6. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 600 & 818 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
7. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 569, 595, 688, 756, 808 & 889 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
8. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 665 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
9. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 810 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
10. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 609 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
11. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 474, 804, 873 & 901 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
12. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 535 & 595 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
13. Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-12-08. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.
14. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 679 & 718 . 978-1-57243-604-6.