1955–56 New York Rangers season

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1955–56 New York Rangers
Division	3rd NHL
1955–56 record	17-17-10
Goals for	136
Goals against	143
Team information
General Manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	Phil Watson
Captain	Harry Howell
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Andy Hebenton Dean Prentice (24)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (47)
Points	Andy Bathgate (66)
Penalties in minutes	Lou Fontinato (202)
Wins	Gump Worsley (32)
Goals against average	Gump Worsley (2.84)

<1954–55	1956–57>

The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the thirtieth season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32-28-10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 in a best of seven games series.

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
Montreal Canadiens	70	45	15	10	100	222	131
Detroit Red Wings	70	30	24	16	76	183	148
New York Rangers	70	32	28	10	74	204	203
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	24	33	13	61	153	181
Boston Bruins	70	23	34	13	59	147	185
Chicago Black Hawks	70	19	39	12	50	155	216

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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

1955-56 Game Log

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

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

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

January: 7-5-1 (Home: 2-1-0; Road: 5-4-1)

February: 5-8-2 (Home: 5-2-2; Road: 0-6-0)

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1956 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1956 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens - Montreal wins series 4-1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 20	New York Rangers	1 - 7	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 1-0
2	March 22	New York Rangers	4 - 2	Montreal Canadiens		Series tied 1-1
3	March 24	Montreal Canadiens	3 - 1	New York Rangers		Montreal leads series 2-1
4	March 25	Montreal Canadiens	5 - 3	New York Rangers		Montreal leads series 3-1
5	March 27	New York Rangers	0 - 7	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal wins series 4-1

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	70	19	47	66	59
Creighton, DaveDave Creighton	70	20	31	51	43
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby	70	9	42	51	84
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki	70	18	27	45	26
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	66	16	28	44	71
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	70	24	18	42	44
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	70	22	18	40	26
Popein, LarryLarry Popein	64	14	25	39	37
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	70	24	14	38	8
Horvath, BroncoBronco Horvath	66	12	17	29	40
Conacher, PetePete Conacher	41	11	11	22	10
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	70	3	15	18	77
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	70	3	15	18	202
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	29	1	12	13	4
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	63	5	7	12	38
Evans, JackJack Evans	70	2	9	11	104
Guidolin, AldoAldo Guidolin	14	1	0	1	8
Bartlett, JimJim Bartlett	12	0	1	1	8
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin	34	0	1	1	20
Howell, RonRon Howell	1	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gadsby, BillBill Gadsby	5	1	3	4	4
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	5	2	1	3	2
Horvath, BroncoBronco Horvath	5	1	2	3	4
Lewicki, DannyDanny Lewicki	5	0	3	3	0
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	5	1	2	3	2
Evans, JackJack Evans	5	1	0	1	18
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	5	0	1	1	4
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	5	1	0	1	2
Popein, LarryLarry Popein	5	0	1	1	2
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	5	1	0	1	0
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	5	1	0	1	2
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	5	0	1	1	2
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin	5	0	0	0	8
Fontinato, LouLou Fontinato	4	0	0	0	6
Conacher, PetePete Conacher	5	0	0	0	0
Creighton, DaveDave Creighton	5	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV %	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	70	4200	32	28	10	199	2.84	2542	.922	4

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	3	180	0	3	14	4.67	0
Bell, GordonGordon Bell	2	120	1	1	9	4.50	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.

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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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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References

^ 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.
^ "1955-56 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481956.html. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

"1955–56 New York Rangers Games". Hockey-reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1956_games.html. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

New York Rangers

The franchise

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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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