1955–56 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 1955–56 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 27, 1955	To Detroit Red Wings David Creighton Bucky Hollingworth John McCormack Jerry Toppazzini	To Chicago Black Hawks Tony Leswick Glen Skov Johnny Wilson Benny Woit	^[1] ^[2]
June 3, 1955	To Boston Bruins Marcel Bonin Lorne Davis Terry Sawchuk Vic Stasiuk	To Detroit Red Wings Gilles Boisvert Real Chevrefils Norm Corcoran Warren Godfrey Ed Sandford	^[3]
July 3, 1955^1	To Montreal Canadiens Max Quackenbush	To Chicago Black Hawks Fred Burchell	^[4]
August 18, 1955	To Detroit Red Wings Billy Dea Aggie Kukulowicz cash	To New York Rangers Dave Creighton Bronco Horvath	^[5]
August 29, 1955	To Toronto Maple Leafs $2,000 cash	To New York Rangers Tom McCarthy	^[6]
September, 1955 (exact date unknown)^2	To Toronto Maple Leafs Gary Collins	To Chicago Black Hawks rights to Hank Ciesla	^[7]
September, 1955 (exact date unknown)^2	To Montreal Canadiens Bob Duncan	To Chicago Black Hawks rights to Hank Ciesla	^[8]
October 4, 1955^3	To Detroit Red Wings Wally Blaisdell	To Chicago Black Hawks Norm Corcoran	^[9]
October 24, 1955	To Detroit Red Wings Metro Prystai	To Chicago Black Hawks Ed Sandford	^[10]
January 17, 1956	To Detroit Red Wings loan of Gord Pennell cash	To Chicago Black Hawks Norm Corcoran
January 17, 1956	To Boston Bruins Real Chevrefils Jerry Toppazzini	To Detroit Red Wings Murray Costello Lorne Ferguson	^[11]

Notes

1. Transaction voided when Quackenbush retired on July 15, 1955.^{[12] [4]}
2. Rights claimed by both Montreal and Toronto out of junior. Rights traded to Chicago by Buffalo (AHL) for $15,000 with Montreal receiving Bob Duncan and Toronto receiving Gary Collins.^{[12] [7]}
3. Transaction voided when Blaisdell was not able to report to Detroit (date unknown).^{[12] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL trades for 1955-1956 . 2021-12-08 . NHL Trade Tracker.
2. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 523, 607, 665, 695, 800, 831, 854 & 856 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
3. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 479, 507, 518, 530, 576, 783, 811, 867 & 899 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
4. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 493 & 760 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
5. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 523, 531, 609 & 646 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
6. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 695 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
7. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 510 & 514 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
8. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 510 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
9. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 518 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
10. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 759 & 783 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
11. Book: Diamond . Dan . Total NHL . 2003 . Triumph Books . Chicago . 507, 519, 556 & 831 . 978-1-57243-604-6.
12. Web site: NHL Trade Tracker. 2021-12-08. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519173408/http://http/. dead.