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1936–37 New York Rangers season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1936–37 |
| year | 1936 |
| Team | New York Rangers |
| Division | American |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 19–20–9 |
| HomeRecord | 9–7–8 |
| RoadRecord | 10–13–1 |
| GoalsFor | 117 |
| GoalsAgainst | 106 |
| GeneralManager | Lester Patrick |
| Coach | Lester Patrick |
| Captain | Bill Cook |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Butch Keeling (22) |
| AssistsLeader | Neil Colville (18) |
| PointsLeader | Cecil Dillon (31) |
| PIMLeader | Joe Cooper/Ott Heller (42) |
| WinsLeader | Dave Kerr (19) |
| GAALeader | Dave Kerr (2.11) |
The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 11th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings, three games to two.
Regular season
On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 10 || @ Montreal Maroons || 4–1 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 15 || New York Americans || 2–1 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 17 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 2–2–0 |- | 5 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 1 OT || 3–3–0 |- | 7 || 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 4–3–0 |- | 8 || 26 || @ New York Americans || 3–1 || 5–3–0 |- | 9 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 5–3–1
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Playoffs
Main article: 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs, 1937 Stanley Cup Finals
Stanley Cup Finals
The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus.
|- | 1 || March 23 || New York Rangers || 3–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–2 || New York Rangers || OT || New York Rangers win series 2–0
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Player statistics
;Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 48 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 13 | |
| 48 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 22 | |
| 45 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 33 | |
| 48 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 18 | |
| 45 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 23 | |
| 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 30 | |
| 44 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | |
| 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | |
| 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | |
| 47 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | |
| 48 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
| 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | |
| 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 48 | 3020 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 106 | 2.11 | 4 |
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 9 | 553 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1.08 | 4 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
References
References
- "1936–37 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.
- Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN. 978-1-57215-037-9
- "1936-37 New York Rangers Schedule".
- Corio, Ray. (1990-04-16). "Question Box". The New York Times.
- "1936–37 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.
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