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The Hobey Baker Award is an award given to the best NCAA men's college hockey player. It is awarded by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation. It was first awarded in 1981. The first winner was Neal Broten, a center for the University of Minnesota.

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The first NCAA Division I women's hockey championship happened in 2001. It was won by Minnesota Duluth. They became the first school to win back-to-back championships when they won it all again in 2002. They became the first team to win 3 in-a-row when they won again in 2003. They are, to date (2008), the only school to win 3 in-a-row. In fact, of the 8 NCAA Division I women's hockey champions through 2008, Minnesota Duluth has won 4 times, having won again in 2008.

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Michigan was the first to win back-to-back and three years in a row NCAA men's Division I hockey championships in 1951, 1952, and 1953. The went back-to-back again in 1955 and 1956. It was not until 1960 and 1961 that another school, Denver, won back-to-back men's Division I hockey championships.

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Officially the Frank J. Selke Trophy, the trophy is awarded every year to the National Hockey League (NHL) forward deemed to be the best in the defensive aspects of the game. It was first awarded in 1977/1978 season. The first winner was Bob Gainey, who was also the second, third, and fourth winner. To date, his 4 wins are the most by any NHL player.

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Since its inception, the following Montreal Canadiens players have won the trophy:

• 1927: Herb Gardiner
• 1928: Howie Morenz
• 1931: Howie Morenz
• 1932: Howie Morenz
• 1934: Aurel Joliat
• 1937: Babe Siebert
• 1938: Toe Blake
• 1944: Elmer Lach
• 1947: Maurice Richard
• 1955: Jean Beliveau
• 1961: Bernie Geoffrion
• 1962: Jacques Plante
• 1963: Jean Beliveau
• 1977: Guy Lafleur
• 1978: Guy Lafleur
• 2002: Jose Theodore

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The Calder Memorial Trophy is the NHL's rookie of the year award. It was named after Frank Calder, a former President of the National Hockey League. The NHL has honored a rookie of the year since the 1932/1933 season. The Calder Trophy, however, was first awarded after the 1936/1937 season. The first winner was Syl Apps of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The Art Ross Trophy is a National Hockey League (NHL) trophy awarded to the player who leads the NHL in scoring points. The trophy was donated to the NHL in 1947 by Arthur Howie Ross, a former player, coach, and general manager. The first player to win the Art Ross Trophy for the 1947/1948 season was Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadians.

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The Hart Memorial Trophy, named after Dr. David Hart who donated the original trophy to the NHL, is the trophy recognizing the NHL's most valuable player (MVP). It was first awarded in 1924 to Frank Nighbor of the Ottawa Senators.

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Scotty Bowman, now retired, won 9 Stanley Cups in his coaching career with 3 different teams (Montreal in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979; Pittsburgh in 1992; and Detroit in 1997, 1998, and 2002). Scotty Bowman is also the NHL coach to win the Stanley Cup with the most teams (3).

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Two teams are tied with the most Stanley Cup Finals losses They are:

• The Boston Bruins with 12. The Bruins are also tied with the Edmonton Oilers as fourth winningest NHL team with 5 Sanely Cup Championships.
• The Detroit Red Wings also with 12. The Red Wings are the third winningest NHL team with 10 Stanley Cup Championships.

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The NHL champion first competed for the Stanley Cup against the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion in 1917/1918 season. The NHL took the place of the National Hockey Association (NHA) to compete for the Stanley Cup when the NHA dissolved in 1917.

From the 1921/1922 season through 1923/1924 Season the NHL participated in a three way competition for the Stanley Cup facing the champions of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). The PCHA and the WCHL merged in 1924 to form the Western Hockey League (WHL), and for the 1924/1925 and 1925/1926 seasons the competition pitted the NHL champion against the WHL champion.

The WHL folded in 1926 and since then the Stanley Cup has been awarded to NHL champions starting with the 1926/1926 season.

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Boston College, whose current finals losing streak stands at 2, also holds the record for the longest finals losing streak with 4 trips to the finals without a win (1965, 1978, 1998, 2000). BC is followed by Clarkson, who has lost all 3 of their trips to the finals (1962, 1966, 1970), and Minnesota who also lost 3 (1953, 1954, 1971).

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The schools with the most appearances in the NCAA Division I hockey championship game are:

• North Dakota - 12 (7 wins and 5 losses)
• Michigan - 11 (9 wins and 2 losses)
• Minnesota - 11 (5 wins and 6 losses)
• Denver - 10 (7 wins and 3 losses)
• Boston University - 9 (4 wins and 5 losses)

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Michigan won the first NCAA Division I Hockey Championship in 1948. The next four winners were: Boston College (1949), Colorado Col. (1950), Michigan (1951), and Michigan (1952).

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The record for the most consecutive NCAA Division I hockey championships is held by Michigan with 3 (1951, 1952, 1953). They won 5 of six from 1951 through 1956, only losing in 1954.

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All roads lead to Minnesota. Since the inception of the NCAA Division Women's Ice Hockey Championships in 2001, a team from Minnesota has won the championship five times. To date, the championship has only been won by three schools. The championship standings are as follows:

• Minnesota Duluth - 3
• Minnesota - 2
• Wisconsin - 2

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The record for the most NCAA Division I hockey championships is held by Michigan who has won the championship 9 times. They are followed by Denver (7), North Dakota (7), Wisconsin (6), Minnesota (5), and Boston University (4).

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The highest number of goals scored by an individual in a Stanley Cup playoff game is five. The feat has been accomplished by the following players:

• Newsy Lalonde for Montreal in 1919
• Maurice Richard for Montreal in 1941
• Darryl Glen Sittler for Toronto in 1976
• Reggie Leach for Philadelphia in 1976
• Mario Lemieux for Pittsburgh in 1989

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Bobby Orr became the first hockey player to receive the prestigious honor when Sports Illustrated named him "Sportsman of the Year" in 1970, the same year in which he was named league MVP and led the Boston Bruins to a Stanley Cup Championship. Orr was also the first (and to date, only) defenseman in history to lead the NHL in scoring when he scored 120 points in the same 1969-1970 season.

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Joseph-Henri-Maurice "Rocket" Richard became the first NHL player to score 50 goals in one season (and also 50 goals in 50 games) when he did it for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1944-45 NHL season. Richard played for Montreal from 1942 to 1960, during which time his teams amassed a total of eight Stanley Cups. He also played in every National Hockey League All-Star Game from 1947 to 1959.