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1930–31 New York Rangers season

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30-31NYR
1930–31 New York Rangers
Division 3rd American
1930–31 record 19-16-9
Goals for 106
Goals against 87
Team information
General manager Lester Patrick
Coach Lester Patrick
Captain Bill Cook
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Bill Cook (30)
Assists Frank Boucher (27)
Points Bill Cook (42)
Penalty minutes Ching Johnson (77)
Wins John Ross Roach (19)
Goals against average John Ross Roach (1.89)

The 1930–31 New York Rangers season was the 5th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished 3rd in the American Division with a 19-16-9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Maroons 8–1 in a two game, total goals series, but lost to the Chicago Black Hawks 3 goals to 0 in the Semi-finals.

Regular Season[]

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Henry "Buddy" Maracle with the Springfield Indians.

Henry "Buddy" Maracle became the first Canadian aboriginal player in the NHL when he was recalled from the Springfield Indians and suited up for the New York Rangers for the February 12, 1931 game versus the Detroit Falcons. On February 22, 1931, Maracle recorded his first points, a goal and an assist, as the Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Quakers 6-1. Maracle played the rest of the regular season, finishing with 1 goal and 3 assists, and had no points in 4 post season matches.

Final Standings[]

American Division
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 44 28 10 6 143 90 62
Chicago Black Hawks 44 24 17 3 108 78 51
New York Rangers 44 19 16 9 106 87 47
Detroit Falcons 44 16 21 7 102 105 39
Philadelphia Quakers 44 4 36 4 76 184 12

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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
1 W November 11, 1930 3–0 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 1–0–0
2 L November 13, 1930 0–1 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 1–1–0
3 T November 16, 1930 1–1 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 1–1–1
4 T November 18, 1930 0–0 OT New York Americans (1930–31) 1–1–2
5 W November 23, 1930 5–2 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 2–1–2
6 L November 25, 1930 2–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 2–2–2
7 L November 27, 1930 0–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 2–3–2
8 W November 29, 1930 6–3 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 3–3–2
9 L December 4, 1930 4–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 3–4–2
10 L December 6, 1930 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 3–5–2
11 W December 9, 1930 3–2 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 4–5–2
12 W December 14, 1930 3–0 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 5–5–2
13 L December 18, 1930 2–4 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–6–2
14 T December 20, 1930 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–6–3
15 W December 23, 1930 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 6–6–3
16 W December 25, 1930 4–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 7–6–3
17 W December 28, 1930 4–2 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 8–6–3
18 T December 30, 1930 2–2 OT @ New York Americans (1930–31) 8–6–4
19 L January 1, 1931 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (1930–31) 8–7–4
20 W January 6, 1931 5–1 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 9–7–4
21 W January 8, 1931 1–0 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 10–7–4
22 L January 11, 1931 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 10–8–4
23 T January 13, 1931 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 10–8–5
24 T January 15, 1931 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 10–8–6
25 L January 18, 1931 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 10–9–6
26 L January 20, 1931 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 10–10–6
27 L January 25, 1931 0–1 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 10–11–6
28 L January 29, 1931 3–4 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 10–12–6
29 T January 31, 1931 2–2 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 10–12–7
30 W February 3, 1931 3–0 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 11–12–7
31 W February 5, 1931 2–0 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 12–12–7
32 L February 8, 1931 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 12–13–7
33 W February 10, 1931 3–1 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 13–13–7
34 T February 12, 1931 1–1 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 13–13–8
35 W February 15, 1931 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 14–13–8
36 L February 17, 1931 4–5 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 14–14–8
37 W February 22, 1931 6–1 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 15–14–8
38 W February 26, 1931 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 16–14–8
39 L March 3, 1931 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 16–15–8
40 W March 5, 1931 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 17–15–8
41 L March 7, 1931 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 17–16–8
42 W March 10, 1931 3–2 OT Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 18–16–8
43 T March 15, 1931 0–0 OT New York Americans (1930–31) 18–16–9
44 W March 17, 1931 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 19–16–9

Playoffs[]

New York Rangers 8 Goals, Montreal Maroons 1 Goal[]

Hampered by the loss of star forward Hooley Smith at the end of the regular season, the Montreal Maroons were thoroughly outplayed by the Rangers. Rangers Bill Cook and Paul Thompson each scored three goals in the two game, total goals series.

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 20 Montreal Maroons 1-5 New York Rangers 1-5
2 March 22 New York Rangers 3-0 Montreal Maroons 8-1

Chicago Black Hawks 3 Goals, New York Rangers 0 Goals[]

Player Stats[]

Skaters[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
# Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
5 Bill Cook 43 30 12 42 39 4 3 0 3 4
7 Frank Boucher 44 12 27 39 20 4 0 2 2 0
6 Bun Cook 44 18 17 35 72 4 0 0 0 2
10 Butch Keeling 44 13 9 22 35 4 1 1 2 0
9 Murray Murdoch 44 7 7 14 8 4 0 2 2 0
10 Paul Thompson 44 7 7 14 36 4 3 0 3 2
2 Joe Jerwa 33 4 7 11 72 4 0 0 0 4
8 Cecil Dillon 25 7 3 10 8 4 0 1 1 2
3 Ching Johnson 44 2 6 8 77 4 1 0 1 17
16 Henry "Buddy" Maracle 11 1 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
15 Frank "Deacon" Waite 17 1 3 4 4 - - - - -
11 Bill Regan 42 2 1 3 49 4 0 0 0 2
12 Eddie Rodden 24 0 3 3 8 - - - - -
14 Gene Carrigan 33 2 0 2 13 - - - - -
12 Leo Bourgeault 10 0 1 1 12 - - - - -
12 Sam McAdam 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
16 Ernest Kenny 6 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
4 Frank Peters 43 0 0 0 59 4 0 0 0 2

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 2760 19 16 9 87 7 1.89 4 240 2 2 0 4 1 1.00

Awards and Records[]

Post-season Exhibition[]

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The Rangers went to Vancouver to play a four game series against the Pacific Coast Hockey League champion Vancouver Lions.

  • April 8 New York 4 Vancouver 3
  • April 10 Vancouver 5 New York 4
  • April 13 New York 5 Vancouver 2
  • April 15 New York 4 Vancouver 3

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). in Dave McCarthy: THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League, 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0. 
New York Rangers Seasons

1926–27 · 1927–28 · 1928–29 · 1929–30 · 1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40 · 1940–41 · 1941–42 · 1942–43 · 1943–44 · 1944–45 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50 · 1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20

Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
New York Rangers
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Madison Square Garden
Stanley Cups 1928, 1933, 1940, 1994
Affiliates Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Maine Mariners (ECHL)
1930–31 NHL season by team
Canadian DivisionMtl Canadiens • Mtl Maroons • NY Americans • Ottawa • Toronto
American DivisionBoston • Chicago • Detroit • NY Rangers • Philadelphia
See alsoStanley Cup Finals
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