 The organizer's plan was to have Bouchard drive off in the car at the end of the ceremony.However, sitting in the car Bouchard discovered the keys were missing.To the roar of the crowd Ted Lindsay, captain of the Red Wings, returned the keys he had stolen and congratulated Bouchard on behalf of the Red Wings

In 1952–53, Montreal and Detroit battled for first place with Detroit coming out on top by the end of the season.