1930–31 New York Rangers season

	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)
	← 1929–30 1931–32 →

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[]

Buddy Maracle-Springfield — 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[]

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Frank Boucher
Bill Cook, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Lester Patrick, Coach, NHL First Team All-Star
Ching Johnson, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
Frank Boucher, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
Bun Cook, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star

Post-season Exhibition[]

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[]

References[]

↑ 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.

1930–31 New York Rangers Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
1930-31 New York Rangers Statistics
New York Rangers 1930-1931 Season

New York Rangers
Team	Franchise • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • History Madison Square Garden
Stanley Cups	1928, 1933, 1940, 1994
Affiliates	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), Maine Mariners (ECHL)

[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.

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1930–31 NHL season by team
Canadian Division	Mtl Canadiens • Mtl Maroons • NY Americans • Ottawa • Toronto
American Division	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • NY Rangers • Philadelphia
See also	Stanley Cup Finals