| 1946–47 New York Rangers · NHL | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th NHL |
| 1946–47 record | 22–32–6 |
| Goals for | 167 |
| Goals against | 186 |
| Coach | Frank Boucher |
| Captain | Neil Colville |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team Leaders | |
| Goals | Tony Leswick (27) |
| Assists | Edgar Laprade (25) |
| Points | Tony Leswick (41) |
| Penalties in minutes | Bill Juzda (60) |
| Wins | Chuck Rayner (22) |
| Goals against average | Chuck Rayner (3.05) |
| ← Seasons → | |
| 1945–46 | 1947–48 |
The 1946–47 New York Rangers season was the 21st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 5th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Regular Season
Edit
Chuck Rayner, #7 Phil Watson, #4 Rene Trudell and the Bruins #11 Don Gallinger, March 2, 1947.
For this one season, the Rangers introduced a new uniform in which the jersey number was on both the front and back with "RANGERS" arched above the number on the jersey front.
Final StandingsEdit
| National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 78 | 189 | 138 | 561 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 72 | 209 | 172 | 669 |
| Boston Bruins | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 63 | 190 | 175 | 463 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 55 | 190 | 193 | 535 |
| New York Rangers | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 50 | 167 | 186 | 426 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 42 | 193 | 274 | 467 |
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 LogEdit
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | October 17, 1946 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | October 20, 1946 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 23, 1946 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | October 26, 1946 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | T | October 30, 1946 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 2–2–1 |
| 6 | W | November 2, 1946 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | L | November 3, 1946 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 3–3–1 |
| 8 | L | November 6, 1946 | 2–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | L | November 9, 1946 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | L | November 10, 1946 | 0–4 | Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 3–6–1 |
| 11 | T | November 13, 1946 | 4–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 3–6–2 |
| 12 | L | November 16, 1946 | 2–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 3–7–2 |
| 13 | L | November 17, 1946 | 4–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 3–8–2 |
| 14 | L | November 21, 1946 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 3–9–2 |
| 15 | W | November 23, 1946 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 4–9–2 |
| 16 | W | November 24, 1946 | 5–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 5–9–2 |
| 17 | L | November 27, 1946 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 5–10–2 |
| 18 | W | December 1, 1946 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 6–10–2 |
| 19 | W | December 4, 1946 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 7–10–2 |
| 20 | W | December 8, 1946 | 6–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 8–10–2 |
| 21 | T | December 11, 1946 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 8–10–3 |
| 22 | L | December 14, 1946 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 8–11–3 |
| 23 | L | December 15, 1946 | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 8–12–3 |
| 24 | L | December 18, 1946 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 8–13–3 |
| 25 | L | December 22, 1946 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 8–14–3 |
| 26 | W | December 25, 1946 | 2–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 9–14–3 |
| 27 | T | December 28, 1946 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 9–14–4 |
| 28 | T | December 29, 1946 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 9–14–5 |
| 29 | L | December 31, 1946 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 9–15–5 |
| 30 | L | January 1, 1947 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 9–16–5 |
| 31 | L | January 2, 1947 | 4–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 9–17–5 |
| 32 | W | January 4, 1947 | 2–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 10–17–5 |
| 33 | W | January 5, 1947 | 9–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 11–17–5 |
| 34 | L | January 8, 1947 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 11–18–5 |
| 35 | W | January 12, 1947 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 12–18–5 |
| 36 | W | January 15, 1947 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 13–18–5 |
| 37 | L | January 18, 1947 | 2–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 13–19–5 |
| 38 | W | January 19, 1947 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 14–19–5 |
| 39 | W | January 22, 1947 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 15–19–5 |
| 40 | W | January 25, 1947 | 1–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 16–19–5 |
| 41 | L | February 1, 1947 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 16–20–5 |
| 42 | W | February 2, 1947 | 7–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 17–20–5 |
| 43 | W | February 5, 1947 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 18–20–5 |
| 44 | L | February 9, 1947 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 18–21–5 |
| 45 | L | February 12, 1947 | 1–10 | @ Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 18–22–5 |
| 46 | W | February 16, 1947 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 19–22–5 |
| 47 | W | February 19, 1947 | 6–0 | Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 20–22–5 |
| 48 | L | February 22, 1947 | 0–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 20–23–5 |
| 49 | T | February 23, 1947 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 20–23–6 |
| 50 | L | February 26, 1947 | 7–9 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 20–24–6 |
| 51 | L | March 2, 1947 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1946–47) | 20–25–6 |
| 52 | L | March 3, 1947 | 4–9 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 20–26–6 |
| 53 | W | March 5, 1947 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 21–26–6 |
| 54 | L | March 9, 1947 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 21–27–6 |
| 55 | L | March 12, 1947 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 21–28–6 |
| 56 | L | March 15, 1947 | 0–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 21–29–6 |
| 57 | L | March 16, 1947 | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 21–30–6 |
| 58 | L | March 19, 1947 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 21–31–6 |
| 59 | L | March 22, 1947 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 21–32–6 |
| 60 | W | March 23, 1947 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 22–32–6 |
PlayoffsEdit
- The Rangers did not qualify for the post season.
Player StatsEdit
Regular SeasonEdit
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Leswick | W | 59 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 51 |
| Grant Warwick | RW | 54 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 24 |
| Edgar Laprade | C | 58 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 9 |
| Bryan Hextall | RW | 60 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 18 |
| Cal Gardner | C | 52 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 30 |
| Church Russell | LW/C | 54 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 8 |
| Rene Trudell | RW | 59 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 38 |
| Neil Colville | C/D | 60 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 16 |
| Ab DeMarco | C | 44 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
| Alf Pike | LW/C | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Phil Watson | RW/C | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 |
| Bill Moe | D | 59 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| Hal Laycoe | D | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Joe Bell | LW | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Joe Cooper | D | 59 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| Bill Juzda | D | 45 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 60 |
| Jean-Paul Lamirande | LW/D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Joe Levandoski | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Bell | RW/D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Denis | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Lancien | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Larson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Read | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman White | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Colville | RW/D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Henry | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Rayner | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Rayner | 3480 | 58 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 177 | 3.05 | 5 |
| Jim Henry | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 3600 | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 186 | 3.10 | 5 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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 RecordsEdit
- The Rangers did not win any awards this season.
TransactionsEdit
Farm TeamsEdit
- Fresno Falcons, Pacific Coast Hockey League
- New Haven Ramblers, American Hockey League
- New York Rovers, Eastern Hockey League
- St. Paul Saints, United States Hockey League
- Verdun Cyclones, Junior Amateur Hockey Association
TriviaEdit
- During the February 1, 1947 Rangers-Canadiens game, Chuck Rayner skated three times into Montreal's zone in an attempt to score in the Rangers 2-1 loss.[2]
GalleryEdit
See AlsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1946-47 New York Rangers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
- ↑ The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.94.
- 1946–47 New York Rangers Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
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| Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship |
| 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) |
| 1946–47 NHL season by team | |
|---|---|
| Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
| See also | 1947 Stanley Cup Finals |
