# 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season was the tenth season for the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the fourth operating as the Red Wings. Under head coach Jack Adams, the Red Wings compiled a 24–16–8 record, finished first in the American Division, and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 124 goals, second most in the NHL, and gave up 103 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.
In the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons, three games to zero. The first game of the series was the longest ice hockey game ever played. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. when Mud Bruneteau scored in the sixth overtime period.
In the 1936 Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to one. The Stanley Cup championship was the first in Detroit franchise history.
Defenceman Doug Young was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Marty Barry with 21 goals and 40 points scored, Herbie Lewis with 23 assists, and Ebbie Goodfellow with 69 penalty minutes. Barry's 40 points were the second most in the NHL during the 1935–36 season; his 21 goals were third most in the league. Normie Smith was the team's goaltender in all 48 games. Smith's 24 wins as goaltender and 3,030 minutes played led the NHL during the 1935–36 season.
Four members of the team have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Ebbie Goodfellow (inducted in 1963); Syd Howe (inducted 1965); Marty Barry (inducted 1965); and Herbie Lewis (inducted 1989).

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 124 | 103 | 56 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 92 | 83 | 50 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 93 | 92 | 50 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 91 | 96 | 50 |
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.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 3 | T | November 19, 1935 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 0–0–3 |
| 4 | L | November 21, 1935 | 1–3 | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 0–1–3 |
| 5 | W | November 24, 1935 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) | 1–1–3 |
| 6 | T | November 28, 1935 | 0–0 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 1–1–4 |
| 7 | L | November 30, 1935 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 1–2–4 |
| 8 | W | December 5, 1935 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 2–2–4 |
| 9 | W | December 7, 1935 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 3–2–4 |
| 10 | T | December 8, 1935 | 1–1 OT | New York Americans (1935–36) | 3–2–5 |
| 11 | W | December 12, 1935 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 4–2–5 |
| 12 | W | December 14, 1935 | 4–2 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) | 5–2–5 |
| 13 | W | December 15, 1935 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1935–36) | 6–2–5 |
| 14 | L | December 17, 1935 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 6–3–5 |
| 15 | W | December 19, 1935 | 3–1 | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 7–3–5 |
| 16 | T | December 22, 1935 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 7–3–6 |
| 17 | L | December 25, 1935 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 7–4–6 |
| 18 | L | December 29, 1935 | 3–4 OT | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 7–5–6 |
| 19 | W | January 1, 1936 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 8–5–6 |
| 20 | W | January 5, 1936 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 9–5–6 |
| 21 | W | January 7, 1936 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 10–5–6 |
| 22 | W | January 12, 1936 | 6–0 | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 11–5–6 |
| 23 | L | January 16, 1936 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 11–6–6 |
| 24 | W | January 19, 1936 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) | 12–6–6 |
| 25 | W | January 23, 1936 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1935–36) | 13–6–6 |
| 26 | L | January 25, 1936 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) | 13–7–6 |
| 27 | L | January 28, 1936 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 13–8–6 |
| 28 | L | January 30, 1936 | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 13–9–6 |
| 29 | W | February 1, 1936 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 14–9–6 |
| 30 | T | February 4, 1936 | 4–4 OT | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 14–9–7 |
| 31 | W | February 6, 1936 | 1–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 15–9–7 |
| 32 | W | February 11, 1936 | 7–3 | Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 16–9–7 |
| 33 | W | February 13, 1936 | 1–0 | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 17–9–7 |
| 34 | L | February 15, 1936 | 2–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) | 17–10–7 |
| 35 | W | February 18, 1936 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 18–10–7 |
| 36 | L | February 20, 1936 | 3–6 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 18–11–7 |
| 37 | W | February 23, 1936 | 4–3 | New York Americans (1935–36) | 19–11–7 |
| 38 | W | February 27, 1936 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1935–36) | 20–11–7 |
| 39 | W | March 1, 1936 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 21–11–7 |
| 40 | W | March 5, 1936 | 4–1 | @ New York Americans (1935–36) | 22–11–7 |
| 41 | L | March 7, 1936 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) | 22–12–7 |
| 42 | L | March 8, 1936 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 22–13–7 |
| 43 | L | March 10, 1936 | 0–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) | 22–14–7 |
| 44 | L | March 12, 1936 | 3–4 OT | @ New York Rangers (1935–36) | 22–15–7 |
| 45 | T | March 14, 1936 | 1–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) | 22–15–8 |
| 46 | L | March 15, 1936 | 1–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) | 22–16–8 |
| 47 | W | March 19, 1936 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) | 23–16–8 |
| 48 | W | March 22, 1936 | 7–2 | New York Americans (1935–36) | 24–16–8 |

## Player statistics
### Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Marty Barry | 48 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 16 |
| Herbie Lewis | 45 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 25 |
| Larry Aurie | 44 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 17 |
| Syd Howe | 48 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 26 |
| John Sorrell | 48 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| Hec Kilrea | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 37 |
| Gordon Pettinger | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
| Pete Kelly | 48 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| Wally Kilrea | 44 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| Mud Bruneteau | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Art Giroux | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilfie Starr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Sherf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Wiseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Duguid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | 48 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 69 |
| Doug Young | 48 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 54 |
| Wilfred McDonald | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 |
| Ralph Bowman | 48 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 44 |
| Orville Roulston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
| Normie Smith | 48 | 3030 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2.04 |

## Playoffs
### (C1) Montreal Maroons vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings

Montreal Maroons vs Detroit Red Wings :
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
| Mar 24 | Detroit | 1 | Montreal M. | 0 (6OT) |
| Mar 26 | Detroit | 3 | Montreal M. | 0 |
| Mar 28 | Montreal M. | 1 | Detroit | 2 |
Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–0.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
| April 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |
| April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 9 | |
| April 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | OT |
| April 11 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–1.