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1946–47 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1946–47 |
| year | 1946 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| LeagueRank | 4th |
| Record | 22–27–11 |
| HomeRecord | 14–10–6 |
| RoadRecord | 8–17–5 |
| GoalsFor | 190 |
| GoalsAgainst | 193 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jack Adams |
| Captain | Sid Abel |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Roy Conacher (30) |
| AssistsLeader | Billy Taylor (46) |
| PointsLeader | Billy Taylor (63) |
| PIMLeader | Jack Stewart (83) |
| WinsLeader | Harry Lumley (22) |
| GAALeader | Harry Lumley (3.06) |
The 1946–47 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 21st season. The season involved Gordie Howe making his National Hockey League debut, and it was the final season for Jack Adams as coach.
Regular season
Image:1947 Red Wings Roster.jpg|Although famous as #9 during his long career, 18-year-old Gordon Howe actually wore #17 throughout his rookie season with the Detroit Red Wings in 1946–47.|250px|thumb|right|alt=1946–47 Detroit Red Wings roster rect 20 10 575 60 Detroit Red Wings rect 20 130 575 160 1 Harry Lumley G rect 20 160 575 190 2 Jack Stewart D rect 20 190 575 220 3 Bill Quackenbush D rect 20 220 575 250 4 Hal Jackson D rect 20 250 575 280 5 Leo Reise D rect 20 280 575 310 7 Billy Taylor F rect 20 310 575 340 8 Pat Lundy F rect 20 340 575 370 9 Roy Conacher F rect 20 370 575 400 10 Fernand Gauthier F rect 20 400 575 430 11 Pete Horeck F rect 20 430 575 460 12 Sid Abel F rect 20 460 575 490 14 Ted Lindsay F rect 20 490 575 520 15 Eddie Bruneteau F rect 20 520 575 550 16 Lloyd (Red) Doran F rect 20 550 575 580 17 Gordon Howe F rect 20 580 575 610 18 Jim Conacher D rect 20 610 575 640 20 Johnny Mowers G rect 20 640 575 670 22 Doug McCaig D rect 20 700 575 730 Manager and Coach–Jack Adams default [[File:1947 Red Wings Roster.jpg]]
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 16, 1946||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 19, 1946||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 20, 1946||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1946–47) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||October 23, 1946||5–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) ||0–3–1 |- |5||L||October 26, 1946||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) ||0–4–1 |- |6||W||October 27, 1946||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) ||1–4–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 60 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 35 | |
| LW | 60 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 6 | |
| C/LW | 60 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 29 | |
| LW | 59 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 57 | |
| C | 59 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 10 | |
| C | 33 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 2 | |
| LW | 38 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 59 | |
| RW | 60 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 | |
| RW | 58 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 52 | |
| D | 44 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | |
| RW | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | |
| D | 55 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 83 | |
| LW | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | |
| RW | 40 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | |
| D | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| D | 47 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 62 | |
| D | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 39 | |
| C | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| D | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3120 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 159 | 3.06 | 3 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | |
| 420 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 3600 | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 193 | 3.22 | 3 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| LW | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| C/LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.97 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.50 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 303 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.56 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
- Jack Stewart, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Bill Quackenbush, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
References
References
- "1946-47 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1946-47 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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