1953–54 New York Rangers season

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1953–54 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
1953–54 record	29-31-10
Goals for	161
Goals against	182
Team information
General Manager	Frank Boucher
Coach	Frank Boucher Muzz Patrick
Captain	Don Raleigh
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Wally Hergesheimer (27)
Assists	Paul Ronty (33)
Points	Paul Ronty (46)
Penalties in minutes	Ivan Irwin (109)
Wins	Johnny Bower (29)
Goals against average	Johnny Bower (2.60)

<1952–53	1954–55>

The 1953–54 New York Rangers season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points.

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 References

Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Detroit Red Wings	70	37	19	14	88	191	132
Montreal Canadiens	70	35	24	11	81	195	141
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	32	24	14	78	152	131
Boston Bruins	70	32	28	10	74	177	181
New York Rangers	70	29	31	10	68	161	182
Chicago Black Hawks	70	12	51	7	31	133	242

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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

1953-54 Game Log

October: 2-6-1 (Home: 1-2-0; Road: 1-4-1)

November: 5-6-2 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 1-4-1)

December: 3-8-3 (Home: 3-3-3; Road: 0-5-0)

January: 9-3-1 (Home: 4-1-0; Road: 5-2-1)

February: 6-5-1 (Home: 4-2-1; Road: 2-3-0)

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

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ronty, PaulPaul Ronty	70	13	33	46	18
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	70	15	30	45	16
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	66	27	16	43	42
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry	66	24	15	39	10
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski	68	19	16	35	22
Bentley, MaxMax Bentley	57	14	18	32	15
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	52	4	13	17	18
Buller, HyHy Buller	41	3	14	17	40
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	67	7	9	16	58
Kullman, EdEd Kullman	70	4	10	14	44
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin	56	2	12	14	109
Hildebrand, IkeIke Hildebrand^‡	31	6	7	13	12
Bentley, DougDoug Bentley	20	2	10	12	2
Chrystal, BobBob Chrystal	64	5	5	10	44
Evans, JackJack Evans	44	4	4	8	73
Reise, LeoLeo Reise	70	3	5	8	71
Guidolin, AldoAldo Guidolin	68	2	6	8	51
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	35	1	6	7	2
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	20	2	2	4	18
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	27	1	3	4	20
Sonmor, GlenGlen Sonmor	15	2	0	2	17
Dea, BillyBilly Dea	14	1	1	2	2
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley	10	0	2	2	11
Howe, VicVic Howe	1	0	0	0	0
Chalmers, WilliamWilliam Chalmers	1	0	0	0	0
Kukulowicz, AdolphAdolph Kukulowicz	1	0	0	0	0
McCreary, BillBill McCreary	2	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower	70	4200	29	31	10	182	2.60	5

^†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.

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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;

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
^ "1953-54 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481954.html. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

v t e 1953–54 NHL season by team

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

See also	All-Star Game • 1954 Stanley Cup Finals

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 • 1991 Las Vegas outdoor game • 2011 NHL Premiere • 2012 NHL Winter Classic • Hockey Night Live!

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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