1929–30 New York Rangers season

1929–30 New York Rangers
Division	3rd American
1929–30 record	17-17-10
Goals for	136
Goals against	143
Team information
General manager	Lester Patrick
Coach	Lester Patrick
Captain	Bill Cook
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Cook (29)
Assists	Frank Boucher (36)
Points	Frank Boucher (62)
Penalty minutes	Ching Johnson (82)
Wins	John Ross Roach (17)
Goals against average	John Ross Roach (3.10)

The 1929–30 New York Rangers season was the 4th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished 3rd in the American Division with a 17-17-10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 6–3 in a two-game, total-goals series, but lost to the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 in the Semi-finals.

Regular Season

Final Standings

American Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	44	38	5	1	179	98	77
Chicago Black Hawks	44	21	18	5	117	111	47
New York Rangers	44	17	17	10	136	143	44
Detroit Cougars	44	14	24	6	117	133	34
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	5	36	3	102	185	13

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
5	W	November 23, 1929	5–3	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30)	3–1–1
6	L	November 26, 1929	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30)	3–2–1
7	W	November 28, 1929	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30)	4–2–1
8	L	December 1, 1929	3–4	@ Detroit Cougars (1929–30)	4–3–1
9	W	December 8, 1929	5–1	Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30)	5–3–1
10	W	December 12, 1929	8–3	Montreal Canadiens (1929–30)	6–3–1
11	L	December 14, 1929	6–7 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30)	6–4–1
12	W	December 17, 1929	6–2	New York Americans (1929–30)	7–4–1
13	L	December 19, 1929	2–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30)	7–5–1
14	W	December 22, 1929	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30)	8–5–1
15	L	December 26, 1929	2–4	Boston Bruins (1929–30)	8–6–1
16	W	December 28, 1929	3–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1929–30)	9–6–1
17	T	December 31, 1929	1–1 OT	Ottawa Senators (1929–30)	9–6–2
18	L	January 2, 1930	1–7	@ New York Americans (1929–30)	9–7–2
19	W	January 5, 1930	8–3	Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30)	10–7–2
20	L	January 7, 1930	0–3	@ Boston Bruins (1929–30)	10–8–2
21	L	January 9, 1930	4–5	Montreal Maroons (1929–30)	10–9–2
22	L	January 12, 1930	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30)	10–10–2
23	W	January 14, 1930	3–0	Detroit Cougars (1929–30)	11–10–2
24	W	January 18, 1930	6–5	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30)	12–10–2
25	W	January 19, 1930	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30)	13–10–2
26	W	January 23, 1930	6–3	Ottawa Senators (1929–30)	14–10–2
27	L	January 26, 1930	3–7	@ Detroit Cougars (1929–30)	14–11–2
28	W	January 28, 1930	4–3 OT	New York Americans (1929–30)	15–11–2
29	T	February 2, 1930	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1929–30)	15–11–3
30	L	February 4, 1930	3–5	@ New York Americans (1929–30)	15–12–3
31	T	February 6, 1930	1–1 OT	Detroit Cougars (1929–30)	15–12–4
32	T	February 8, 1930	2–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1929–30)	15–12–5
33	L	February 11, 1930	2–5	@ Montreal Maroons (1929–30)	15–13–5
34	W	February 13, 1930	4–1	Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30)	16–13–5
35	L	February 18, 1930	1–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30)	16–14–5
36	L	February 23, 1930	2–3	Boston Bruins (1929–30)	16–15–5
37	T	February 27, 1930	1–1 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30)	16–15–6
38	T	March 1, 1930	3–3 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30)	16–15–7
39	T	March 2, 1930	2–2 OT	@ Detroit Cougars (1929–30)	16–15–8
40	T	March 4, 1930	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30)	16–15–9
41	L	March 8, 1930	0–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30)	16–16–9
42	T	March 11, 1930	3–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1929–30)	16–16–10
43	W	March 15, 1930	4–3 OT	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30)	17–16–10
44	L	March 18, 1930	2–9	@ Boston Bruins (1929–30)	17–17–10

Player Stats

Skaters

			Regular Season						Playoffs
#	Player		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
7	Frank Boucher		42	26	36	62	16		3	1	1	2	0
5	Bill Cook		44	29	30	59	56		4	0	1	1	11
6	Bun Cook		43	24	18	42	55		4	2	0	2	2
10	Butch Keeling		43	19	7	26	34		4	0	3	3	8
9	Murray Murdoch		44	13	13	26	22		4	3	0	3	6
8	Paul Thompson		44	7	12	19	36		4	0	0	0	2
2, 12	Leo Bourgeault		44	7	6	13	54		3	1	1	2	6
3	Ching Johnson		30	3	3	6	82		4	0	0	0	14
14	Leroy Goldsworthy		44	4	1	5	16		4	0	0	0	2
12, 15	Leo Quenneville		25	0	3	3	10		3	0	0	0	0
12	Ralph Taylor		22	2	0	2	32		4	0	0	0	10
11	Melville Vail		32	1	1	2	2		4	0	0	0	0
15	Obs Heximer		19	1	0	1	4		-	-	-	-	-
3	Leo Reise		14	0	1	1	8		4	0	0	0	16
4	Bill Regan		10	0	0	0	4		4	0	0	0	0
4	Yip Foster		31	0	0	0	10		-	-	-	-	-

Goaltenders

			Regular Season									Playoffs
#	Player		GP	MIN	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA		GP	MIN	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
1	John Ross Roach		44	2770	17	17	10	143	1	3.10		4	309	1	2	1	7	0	1.36

Awards and Records

• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Frank Boucher

Trivia

• Rangers who recorded a hat trick this season include:
  • Bill Cook during the 5-5 tie with the Detroit Cougars on November 17, 1929.
  • Leo Bourgeault during the 8-3 win over Montreal Canadiens on December 12, 1929.
  • Bun Cook during the 6-2 win over the New York Americans on December 17, 1929.
  • Frank Boucher during the 8-3 win over Pittsburgh Pirates on January 5, 1930.
  • Bun Cook during the 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on January 23, 1930.

Gallery

Bruins and Rangers in 1929-30 season action.

See Also

• 1929–30 NHL season

References

• 1929-30 New York Rangers Statistics
• New York Rangers 1929-1930 Season

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Stanley Cups	1928, 1933, 1940, 1994
Affiliates	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Maine Mariners (ECHL)