1939–40 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1939–40 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 15, 1939	To Montreal Canadiens cash	To Chicago Black Hawks Des Smith	[1][2]
May 17, 1939	To Detroit Red Wings rights to Cecil Dillon	To New York Rangers cash	[1][3]
May 17, 1939	To Chicago Black Hawks rights to George Allen rights to Bill Carse	To New York Rangers cash	[1][4]
May 18, 1939	To Toronto Maple Leafs Sweeney Schriner	To New York Americans Murray Armstrong Buzz Boll Busher Jackson Elwyn Romnes	[1][5]
September 22, 1939	To Toronto Maple Leafs future considerations1 (cash)	To New York Americans Charlie Conacher	[1][6]
October 10, 1939	To Boston Bruins Herb Cain	To Montreal Canadiens Ray Getliffe Charlie Sands	[1][7]
October 11, 1939	To Montreal Canadiens Earl Robinson	To Chicago Black Hawks cash	[1][8]
November 7, 1939	To New York Americans cash	To Detroit Red Wings Alfie Moore	[1][9]
November 29, 1939	To Boston Bruins George Brown	To Montreal Canadiens cash	[1][10]
January 4, 1940	To New York Americans Johnny Gagnon	To Montreal Canadiens cash	[1][11]
January 25, 1940	To Boston Bruins Ed Wiseman $5,000 cash	To New York Americans Eddie Shore	[1][12]
January 27, 1940	To Boston Bruins Des Smith	To Chicago Black Hawks Jack Portland	[1][13]
April 26, 1940	To Montreal Canadiens Herb Gardiner cash	To New York Rangers Claude Bourque	[1][14]

1. Transaction completed on May 21, 1940.

References

1. "NHL trades for 1939-1940". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
2. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 803. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
3. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 539. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
4. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 450 & 502. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
5. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 455, 478, 619, 775 & 788. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
6. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
7. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 498, 572 & 784. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
8. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 773. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
9. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 852. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
10. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 489. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
11. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 567. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
12. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 796 & 855. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
13. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 753 & 803. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
14. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 868 & 878. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.