# 1931–32 Boston Bruins season

The 1931–32 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' eighth season in the NHL. The team finished fourth in the division, out of the playoffs.

## Regular season

In the course of playing a 0–0 tie against the New York Americans on January 3, 1932, the Bruins shot the puck the length of the ice 87 times to relieve pressure on their goal. To stop this becoming a regular tactic, the icing rule was introduced into the NHL later in the decade.

### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 134 | 112 | 54 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 86 | 101 | 47 |
| Detroit Falcons | 48 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 95 | 108 | 46 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 122 | 117 | 42 |
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

Regular season schedule :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | November 14, 1931 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | November 17, 1931 | 1–0 OT | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | November 19, 1931 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | November 21, 1931 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | W | November 24, 1931 | 7–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | W | November 26, 1931 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | L | November 28, 1931 | 5–6 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 3–4–0 |
| 8 | W | December 1, 1931 | 7–3 | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 4–4–0 |
| 9 | L | December 8, 1931 | 2–3 | New York Americans (1931–32) | 4–5–0 |
| 10 | T | December 10, 1931 | 1–1 OT | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 4–5–1 |
| 11 | W | December 13, 1931 | 3–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 5–5–1 |
| 12 | T | December 15, 1931 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 5–5–2 |
| 13 | W | December 22, 1931 | 6–2 | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 6–5–2 |
| 14 | T | December 26, 1931 | 4–4 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 6–5–3 |
| 15 | T | December 29, 1931 | 3–3 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 6–5–4 |
| 16 | W | December 31, 1931 | 5–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) | 7–5–4 |
| 17 | T | January 3, 1932 | 0–0 OT | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 7–5–5 |
| 18 | T | January 5, 1932 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 7–5–6 |
| 19 | T | January 7, 1932 | 0–0 OT | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 7–5–7 |
| 20 | T | January 10, 1932 | 1–1 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 7–5–8 |
| 21 | L | January 12, 1932 | 3–5 OT | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 7–6–8 |
| 22 | L | January 14, 1932 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 7–7–8 |
| 23 | T | January 16, 1932 | 2–2 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) | 7–7–9 |
| 24 | L | January 19, 1932 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 7–8–9 |
| 25 | L | January 23, 1932 | 0–2 | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 7–9–9 |
| 26 | L | January 26, 1932 | 3–4 | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 7–10–9 |
| 27 | W | January 28, 1932 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 8–10–9 |
| 28 | L | February 2, 1932 | 3–4 | New York Americans (1931–32) | 8–11–9 |
| 29 | W | February 4, 1932 | 5–0 | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 9–11–9 |
| 30 | L | February 6, 1932 | 0–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 9–12–9 |
| 31 | W | February 9, 1932 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 10–12–9 |
| 32 | L | February 11, 1932 | 4–7 | Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 10–13–9 |
| 33 | W | February 14, 1932 | 3–1 | @ New York Americans (1931–32) | 11–13–9 |
| 34 | W | February 16, 1932 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 12–13–9 |
| 35 | T | February 18, 1932 | 0–0 OT | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 12–13–10 |
| 36 | L | February 20, 1932 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 12–14–10 |
| 37 | L | February 23, 1932 | 0–2 OT | New York Rangers (1931–32) | 12–15–10 |
| 38 | T | February 25, 1932 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Rangers (1931–32) | 12–15–11 |
| 39 | L | February 27, 1932 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) | 12–16–11 |
| 40 | W | March 1, 1932 | 7–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) | 13–16–11 |
| 41 | L | March 5, 1932 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) | 13–17–11 |
| 42 | W | March 8, 1932 | 2–0 | Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 14–17–11 |
| 43 | L | March 10, 1932 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 14–18–11 |
| 44 | L | March 12, 1932 | 3–5 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 14–19–11 |
| 45 | W | March 15, 1932 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) | 15–19–11 |
| 46 | T | March 18, 1932 | 1–1 OT | @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) | 15–19–12 |
| 47 | L | March 20, 1932 | 0–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) | 15–20–12 |
| 48 | L | March 22, 1932 | 6–8 | New York Americans (1931–32) | 15–21–12 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Dit Clapper | RW/D | 48 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 21 |
| Marty Barry | C | 48 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 22 |
| Cooney Weiland | C | 46 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 20 |
| Art Chapman | C | 48 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 18 |
| George Owen | D | 42 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 29 |
| Eddie Shore | D | 45 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 80 |
| Harry Oliver | RW | 44 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 22 |
| Bill Touhey | LW | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| Frank Jerwa | LW/D | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Bud Cook | C | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Lionel Hitchman | D | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 36 |
| Eddie Burke | RW/C | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Irwin Boyd | RW | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Percy Galbraith | LW/D | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Yip Foster | D | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Lloyd Klein | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Runge | C/LW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Red Beattie | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Cude | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Jackson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Jeremiah | RW/D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Jerwa | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Pratt | C/D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Max Sutherland | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Thompson | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Tiny Thompson | 2698 | 43 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 103 | 2.29 | 9 |
| Wilf Cude | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Percy Jackson | 232 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.07 | 0 |
| Team: | 3050 | 48 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 117 | 2.30 | 10 |
    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;