1944–45 New York Rangers season

The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the 19th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished last in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 28, 1944 	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	0–1–0
2 	L 	November 1, 1944 	3–8 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	0–2–0
3 	L 	November 2, 1944 	3–10 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	0–3–0
4 	L 	November 9, 1944 	3–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	0–4–0
5 	W 	November 11, 1944 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	1–4–0
6 	T 	November 12, 1944 	5–5 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	1–4–1
7 	T 	November 18, 1944 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	1–4–2
8 	L 	November 19, 1944 	2–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	1–5–2
9 	T 	November 23, 1944 	4–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	1–5–3
10 	L 	November 26, 1944 	4–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	1–6–3
11 	W 	November 30, 1944 	7–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	2–6–3
12 	L 	December 2, 1944 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	2–7–3
13 	L 	December 7, 1944 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	2–8–3
14 	T 	December 10, 1944 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	2–8–4
15 	L 	December 12, 1944 	5–7 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	2–9–4
16 	L 	December 17, 1944 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	2–10–4
17 	W 	December 20, 1944 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	3–10–4
18 	L 	December 21, 1944 	3–11 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	3–11–4
19 	T 	December 24, 1944 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	3–11–5
20 	L 	December 27, 1944 	2–8 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	3–12–5
21 	L 	December 30, 1944 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	3–13–5
22 	W 	December 31, 1944 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	4–13–5
23 	T 	January 4, 1945 	4–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	4–13–6
24 	T 	January 7, 1945 	0–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	4–13–7
25 	W 	January 9, 1945 	5–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	5–13–7
26 	W 	January 11, 1945 	5–1 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	6–13–7
27 	L 	January 14, 1945 	2–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	6–14–7
28 	L 	January 18, 1945 	3–7 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	6–15–7
29 	L 	January 20, 1945 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	6–16–7
30 	L 	January 21, 1945 	3–14 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	6–17–7
31 	W 	January 24, 1945 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	7–17–7
32 	L 	January 27, 1945 	0–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	7–18–7
33 	L 	January 28, 1945 	0–7 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	7–19–7
34 	T 	February 4, 1945 	3–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	7–19–8
35 	L 	February 8, 1945 	4–9 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	7–20–8
36 	L 	February 11, 1945 	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	7–21–8
37 	L 	February 14, 1945 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	7–22–8
38 	W 	February 15, 1945 	6–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	8–22–8
39 	L 	February 17, 1945 	1–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	8–23–8
40 	W 	February 18, 1945 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	9–23–8
41 	W 	February 22, 1945 	5–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	10–23–8
42 	T 	February 24, 1945 	4–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	10–23–9
43 	T 	February 25, 1945 	4–4 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	10–23–10
44 	L 	March 1, 1945 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	10–24–10
45 	L 	March 4, 1945 	3–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	10–25–10
46 	L 	March 7, 1945 	3–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	10–26–10
47 	L 	March 8, 1945 	3–7 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	10–27–10
48 	L 	March 10, 1945 	3–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	10–28–10
49 	L 	March 11, 1945 	5–11 	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) 	10–29–10
50 	W 	March 18, 1945 	6–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	11–29–10
==Playoffs==
*The Rangers did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	50	24	30	54 	10
 	RW 	42	20	22	42 	25
 	LW 	48	17	25	42 	25
 	C 	50	16	19	35 	14
 	RW 	44	13	9 	22 	6
 	LW 	50	4 	18	22 	14
 	RW 	49	13	8 	21 	40
 	RW/C	45	11	8 	19 	24
 	D 	45	7 	12	19 	26
 	LW 	36	9 	6 	15 	12
 	D 	48	9 	5 	14 	69
 	D 	40	2 	9 	11 	0
 	C 	6 	3 	4 	7 	0
 	D 	35	2 	4 	6 	14
 	LW/C	22	2 	3 	5 	18
 	D 	27	2 	2 	4 	14
 	C/D 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	46	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2760	46	11	25	10	227	4.93	1
 	240 	4 	0 	4 	0 	20 	5.00	0
Team: 	3000	50	11	29	10	247	4.94	1
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Rangers did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
44-45NYRExhWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
12Dec1944-Calladine_Shack.jpg|Bruins #7 Norm Calladine battles a group of Rangers including #18 Joe Shack, December 12, 1944.
1944-Dec17-McAuley.jpg|The Canadiens attack Ranger goalie Ken McAuley, December 17, 1944.
1944-Dec27-McAuley-N.Metz.jpg|Nick Metz scores on Ken McAuley, December 17, 1944.
==See Also==
*1944–45 NHL season
==References==
==External Links==
* 
New York Rangers season, 1944–45
New York Rangers season, 1944–45
Category:New York Rangers seasons