THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WAS STARTED IN 1917 AND STILL EXIST TODAY. During the 1950's, Ice hockey didn't change. There were only few television contracts to air the games. The National Hockey League was only know by few.
There were only six hockey franchises to start out with. They were Boston , New York, Chicago, and Detroit in the u.s. in Canada, there was Toronto and Montreal. Detroit and these two canadian teams were usually the teams to beat.
in 1979, the nhl put helmets into the game of hockey, making the it much safer. the first player to ever wear a helmet was GEORGE owen who regularly wore a helmet for protective purposes, he played for the Boston Bruins in 1928–29 and wore a leather football helmet for protection. In 1927, a new type of helmet was INTRODUCE to the NHL head DIRECTOR, but it was rejected