1945–46 New York Rangers season

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1945–46 New York Rangers
Division	6th NHL
1945–46 record	13–28–9
Goals for	144
Goals against	191
Team information
General Manager	Lester Patrick
Coach	Frank Boucher
Captain	Neil Colville
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Ab DeMarco (20)
Assists	Ab DeMarco (27)
Points	Ab DeMarco (47)
Penalties in minutes	Phil Watson (43)
Wins	Chuck Rayner (12)
Goals against average	Chuck Rayner (3.76)

<1944–45	1946–47>

The 1945–46 New York Rangers season was the 20th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 13–28–9 record and finished with 35 points. With a last-place finish, the Rangers did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Schedule and Results
3 Playoffs
4 Player stats
- 4.1 Skaters
- 4.2 Goaltenders
5 Awards and records
6 Transactions
7 Roster
8 See also
9 References

Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	50	28	17	5	61	172	134	337
Boston Bruins	50	24	18	8	56	167	156	273
Chicago Black Hawks	50	23	20	7	53	200	178	339
Detroit Red Wings	50	20	20	10	50	146	159	298
Toronto Maple Leafs	50	19	24	7	45	174	185	247
New York Rangers	50	13	28	9	35	144	191	285

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualify for the playoffs are indicated in bold.

Schedule and Results

1945-46 Game Log

October: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Road: 0-1-0)

November: 3-8-1 (Home: 1-4-0; Road: 2-4-1)

December: 2-7-2 (Home: 2-4-1; Road: 0-3-1)

January: 3-6-1 (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 0-5-1)

February: 2-4-5 (Home: 0-1-4; Road: 2-3-1)

March: 3-3-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Road: 1-1-0)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the fourth consecutive season and missed the 1946 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]^[3]

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
DeMarco, AbAb DeMarco	50	20	27	47	20
Warwick, GrantGrant Warwick	45	19	18	37	19
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	49	15	19	34	0
Watson, PhilPhil Watson	49	12	14	26	43
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick	50	15	9	24	26
Pike, AlfAlf Pike	33	7	9	16	18
Shibicky, AlexAlex Shibicky	33	10	5	15	12
Patrick, LynnLynn Patrick	38	8	6	14	30
Colville, MacMac Colville	39	7	6	13	8
Gardner, CalCal Gardner	16	8	2	10	2
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	49	5	4	9	25
Moe, BillBill Moe	48	4	4	8	14
Trudell, ReneRene Trudell	16	3	5	8	4
Goldup, HankHank Goldup	19	6	1	7	11
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller	34	2	3	5	14
Russell, ChurchChurch Russell	17	0	5	5	2
Juzda, BillBill Juzda	32	1	3	4	17
Brown, HaroldHarold Brown	13	2	1	3	2
Laycoe, HalHal Laycoe	17	0	2	2	6
Patrick, MurrayMurray Patrick	24	0	2	2	4
Hextall, BryanBryan Hextall	3	0	1	1	0
Kuntz, AlanAlan Kuntz	14	0	1	1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner	40	2377	12	21	7	149	3.76	1
Henry, JimJim Henry	11	623	1	7	2	42	4.04	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

^[4]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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References

^ ^a ^b "1945–46 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1946.html. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
^ "Detroit Gains First Victory in Hockey Loop". Reading Eagle. United Press. 1946-10-27. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WoktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_ZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4691,1970102. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^ "1945-46 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481946.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19.

New York Rangers

The franchise

Franchise • History • Seasons • Records • General managers • Head coaches • Players • Award winners • Draft picks • Broadcasters

Arenas

Madison Square Garden III • Madison Square Garden IV

Culture and lore

Original Six • Curse of 1940 • "It's a power play goal!" • GAG line • Messier's Guarantee • George Kalinsky • Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award • 2011 NHL Premiere • 2012 NHL Winter Classic

Rivalries

Philadelphia Flyers • New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders

Key personnel

Owner: Madison Square Garden, Inc. • Managing Partner: James Dolan • President and General Manager: Glen Sather • Head Coach: John Tortorella • Team Captain: Ryan Callahan

Media

Networks

TV	MSG Network

Radio	WEPN

Broadcasters

TV	Sam Rosen • Joe Micheletti

Radio	Kenny Albert • Dave Maloney

Minor league affiliates

Connecticut Whale (AHL) • Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)

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See also	1946 Stanley Cup Finals

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