1955–56 New York Rangers season

The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the 30th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished 3rd in the league and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in five seasons. They lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
With poor attendance at home and having played three home games in Indianapolis during the 1953–54 season, and six home games in St. Louis in the 1954–55 season, the Chicago Black Hawks played another five home games in St. Louis in 1955-56 but for the last time. The New York Rangers won 6-4 in the last Chicago home game played in St. Louis on March 8, 1956.
===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 	W 	October 7, 1955 	7–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 9, 1955 	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	2–0–0
3 	L 	October 15, 1955 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	October 16, 1955 	1–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	2–2–0
5 	W 	October 19, 1955 	6–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	3–2–0
6 	L 	October 22, 1955 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	3–3–0
7 	W 	October 23, 1955 	5–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	4–3–0
8 	W 	October 26, 1955 	6–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	5–3–0
9 	L 	October 29, 1955 	0–1 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	5–4–0
10 	T 	November 3, 1955 	1–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	5–4–1
11 	W 	November 5, 1955 	3–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	6–4–1
12 	W 	November 6, 1955 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	7–4–1
13 	T 	November 9, 1955 	1–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	7–4–2
14 	L 	November 10, 1955 	1–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	7–5–2
15 	W 	November 13, 1955 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	8–5–2
16 	T 	November 16, 1955 	3–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	8–5–3
17 	L 	November 19, 1955 	1–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	8–6–3
18 	T 	November 20, 1955 	1–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	8–6–4
19 	W 	November 23, 1955 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	9–6–4
20 	W 	November 24, 1955 	5–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	10–6–4
21 	T 	November 27, 1955 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	10–6–5
22 	W 	November 30, 1955 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	11–6–5
23 	W 	December 2, 1955 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	12–6–5
24 	W 	December 4, 1955 	7–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	13–6–5
25 	W 	December 7, 1955 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	14–6–5
26 	L 	December 10, 1955 	1–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	14–7–5
27 	L 	December 11, 1955 	0–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	14–8–5
28 	L 	December 14, 1955 	1–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	14–9–5
29 	L 	December 15, 1955 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	14–10–5
30 	W 	December 18, 1955 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	15–10–5
31 	T 	December 21, 1955 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	15–10–6
32 	W 	December 25, 1955 	5–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	16–10–6
33 	L 	December 29, 1955 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	16–11–6
34 	W 	December 31, 1955 	6–2 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	17–11–6
35 	W 	January 1, 1956 	4–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	18–11–6
36 	W 	January 4, 1956 	5–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	19–11–6
37 	L 	January 8, 1956 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	19–12–6
38 	W 	January 11, 1956 	6–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	20–12–6
39 	L 	January 12, 1956 	0–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	20–13–6
40 	W 	January 14, 1956 	6–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	21–13–6
41 	W 	January 15, 1956 	2–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	22–13–6
42 	T 	January 17, 1956 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	22–13–7
43 	L 	January 21, 1956 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	22–14–7
44 	L 	January 22, 1956 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	22–15–7
45 	L 	January 26, 1956 	2–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	22–16–7
46 	W 	January 28, 1956 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	23–16–7
47 	W 	January 29, 1956 	6–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	24–16–7
48 	W 	February 1, 1956 	5–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	25–16–7
49 	L 	February 4, 1956 	1–7 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	25–17–7
50 	T 	February 5, 1956 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	25–17–8
51 	T 	February 8, 1956 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	25–17–9
52 	L 	February 11, 1956 	0–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	25–18–9
53 	W 	February 12, 1956 	2–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	26–18–9
54 	L 	February 14, 1956 	3–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	26–19–9
55 	W 	February 15, 1956 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	27–19–9
56 	L 	February 18, 1956 	4–9 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	27–20–9
57 	L 	February 19, 1956 	0–3 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	27–21–9
58 	L 	February 22, 1956 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	27–22–9
59 	L 	February 23, 1956 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	27–23–9
60 	W 	February 26, 1956 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	28–23–9
61 	L 	February 28, 1956 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	28–24–9
62 	W 	February 29, 1956 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	29–24–9
63 	L 	March 3, 1956 	2–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1955–56) 	29–25–9
64 	W 	March 4, 1956 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56) 	30–25–9
65 	W 	March 8, 1956 	6–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1955–56)	31–25–9
66 	L 	March 10, 1956 	2–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56)	31–26–9
67 	W 	March 11, 1956 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1955–56) 	32–26–9
68 	T 	March 15, 1956 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1955–56) 	32–26–10
69 	L 	March 17, 1956 	2–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	32–27–10
70 	L 	March 18, 1956 	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1955–56) 	32–28–10
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 1===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	70	19	47	66 	59
 	C 	70	20	31	51 	43
 	D 	70	9 	42	51 	84
 	LW 	70	18	27	45 	26
 	LW 	66	16	28	44 	71
 	LW 	70	24	18	42 	44
 	RW 	70	22	18	40 	26
 	C 	64	14	25	39 	37
 	RW 	70	24	14	38 	8
 	C 	66	12	17	29 	40
 	LW 	41	11	11	22 	10
 	D 	70	3 	15	18 	202
 	D 	70	3 	15	18 	77
 	C 	29	1 	12	13 	4
 	LW 	63	5 	7 	12 	38
 	D 	70	2 	9 	11 	104
 	RW/D	14	1 	0 	1 	8
 	LW 	12	0 	1 	1 	8
 	D 	34	0 	1 	1 	20
 	D/LW	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	70	0 	0 	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	4200	70	32	28	10	198	2.83	4
Team: 	4200	70	32	28	10	198	2.83	4
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	D 	5 	1	3	4 	4
 	LW 	5 	2	1	3 	2
 	RW 	5 	1	2	3 	2
 	C 	5 	1	2	3 	4
 	LW 	5 	0	3	3 	0
 	D 	5 	1	0	1 	18
 	RW 	5 	1	0	1 	2
 	RW 	5 	1	0	1 	0
 	LW 	5 	1	0	1 	2
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	4
 	LW 	5 	0	1	1 	2
 	C 	5 	0	1	1 	2
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	6
 	LW 	5 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0	0	0 	4
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	8
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	120	2 	1	1	9 	4.50	0
 	180	3 	0	3	14	4.67	0
Team: 	300	5 	1	4	23	4.60	0
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==
*Bill Gadsby, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
19Oct1955-Horvath_scores_on_Lumley.jpg|Rangers Bronco Horvath scores on Leafs Harry Lumley, October 19, 1955.
1956-Feb1-Popein-Mayer.jpg|Larry Popein scores on Gil Mayer, February 1, 1956.
1956-Mar25-Gadsby scores Plante.jpg|Bill Gadsby scores on Jacques Plante, 1956 Semi-finals Game 4, March 25, 1956.
55-56NHLExhNYRReginaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Regina
55-56NHLExhNYRSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Saskatoon
==Video==
Over nine minutes of highlights beginning with a minute of the Rangers-Canadiens Semi-finals then goals of all five games of the 1956 Stanley Cup Finals.
1956 Stanley cup win 9 min
==See Also==
*1955–56 NHL season
==References==
* 
New York Rangers season, 1955–56
New York Rangers season, 1955–56
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