1948–49 New York Rangers season

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1948–49 New York Rangers
Division	6th NHL
1948–49 record	18–31–11
Goals for	133
Goals against	172
Team information
General Manager	Frank Boucher
Coach	Frank Boucher Lynn Patrick
Captain	Neil Colville
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Edgar Laprade (18)
Assists	Buddy O'Connor (24)
Points	Buddy O'Connor (35)
Penalties in minutes	Tony Leswick (70)
Wins	Chuck Rayner (16)
Goals against average	Emile Francis (2.00)

<1947–48	1949–50>

The 1948–49 New York Rangers season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 18–31–11 record, and finished with 47 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss 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
10 External links

Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Detroit Red Wings	60	34	19	7	75	195	145
Boston Bruins	60	29	23	8	66	178	163
Montreal Canadiens	60	28	23	9	65	152	126
Toronto Maple Leafs	60	22	25	13	57	147	161
Chicago Black Hawks	60	21	31	8	50	173	211
New York Rangers	60	18	31	11	47	133	172

^[2]

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

1948-49 Game Log

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

November: 2-5-3 (Home: 1-2-1; Road: 1-3-2)

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

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

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

March: 1-7-1 (Home: 1-2-1; Road: 0-5-0)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1949 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
O'Connor, HerbertHerbert O'Connor	46	11	24	35	0
Kaleta, AlexAlex Kaleta	56	12	19	31	18
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	56	18	12	30	12
Lund, PenttiPentti Lund	59	14	16	30	16
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick	60	13	14	27	70
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	41	10	16	26	8
Fisher, DuncDunc Fisher	60	9	16	25	40
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski	54	13	9	22	20
Albright, ClintClint Albright	59	14	5	19	19
Gordon, JackJack Gordon	31	3	9	12	0
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley	40	2	8	10	22
Kullman, EdEd Kullman	18	4	5	9	14
Shero, FredFred Shero	59	3	6	9	64
Stanowski, WallyWally Stanowski	60	1	8	9	16
Moe, BillBill Moe	60	0	9	9	60
Eddolls, FrankFrank Eddolls	34	4	2	6	10
Colville, NeilNeil Colville	14	0	5	5	2
Trainor, WesWes Trainor	17	1	2	3	6
Slowinski, EdEd Slowinski	20	1	1	2	2
Staley, AlanAlan Staley	1	0	1	1	0
Manson, RayRay Manson	1	0	1	1	0
Morris, ElwinElwin Morris	18	0	1	1	8
Delory, ValVal Delory	1	0	0	0	0
Kotanen, DickDick Kotanen	1	0	0	0	0
Lowe, NormanNorman Lowe	1	0	0	0	0
Buchanan, RalphRalph Buchanan	2	0	0	0	0
Evans, JackJack Evans	3	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Rayner, ChuckChuck Rayner	58	3480	16	31	11	168	2.90	7
Francis, EmileEmile Francis	2	120	2	0	0	4	2.00	0

^†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.

^[3]

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 "1948–49 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1949.html. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
^ 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.
^ "1948-49 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481949.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19.

External links

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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Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto

See also	All-Star Game • 1949 Stanley Cup Finals

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