1945–46 New York Rangers season

The 1945–46 New York Rangers season was the 20th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished last in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==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 31, 1945 	1–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)	0–1–0
2 	W 	November 3, 1945 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)	1–1–0
3 	L 	November 4, 1945 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	1–2–0
4 	L 	November 8, 1945 	4–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) 	1–3–0
5 	W 	November 10, 1945 	2–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	2–3–0
6 	L 	November 11, 1945 	1–7 	Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	2–4–0
7 	L 	November 15, 1945 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	2–5–0
8 	L 	November 17, 1945 	3–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	2–6–0
9 	L 	November 18, 1945 	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) 	2–7–0
10 	T 	November 22, 1945 	3–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)	2–7–1
11 	L 	November 24, 1945 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)	2–8–1
12 	W 	November 25, 1945 	4–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	3–8–1
13 	L 	November 28, 1945 	1–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	3–9–1
14 	L 	December 1, 1945 	3–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	3–10–1
15 	W 	December 9, 1945 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) 	4–10–1
16 	L 	December 13, 1945 	4–7 	Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) 	4–11–1
17 	L 	December 16, 1945 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	4–12–1
18 	L 	December 19, 1945 	7–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	4–13–1
19 	T 	December 22, 1945 	5–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)	4–13–2
20 	L 	December 23, 1945 	3–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) 	4–14–2
21 	L 	December 26, 1945 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	4–15–2
22 	W 	December 30, 1945 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) 	5–15–2
23 	T 	December 31, 1945 	0–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	5–15–3
24 	T 	January 3, 1946 	3–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	5–15–4
25 	W 	January 6, 1946 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	6–15–4
26 	L 	January 12, 1946 	3–9 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	6–16–4
27 	W 	January 13, 1946 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) 	7–16–4
28 	L 	January 16, 1946 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	7–17–4
29 	L 	January 17, 1946 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	7–18–4
30 	L 	January 19, 1946 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)	7–19–4
31 	L 	January 20, 1946 	1–9 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)	7–20–4
32 	L 	January 26, 1946 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	7–21–4
33 	W 	January 27, 1946 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	8–21–4
34 	T 	February 3, 1946 	6–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) 	8–21–5
35 	L 	February 6, 1946 	2–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)	8–22–5
36 	L 	February 7, 1946 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	8–23–5
37 	T 	February 10, 1946 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) 	8–23–6
38 	T 	February 14, 1946 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	8–23–7
39 	W 	February 16, 1946 	6–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	9–23–7
40 	L 	February 17, 1946 	4–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	9–24–7
41 	T 	February 21, 1946 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	9–24–8
42 	T 	February 24, 1946 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)	9–24–9
43 	W 	February 27, 1946 	6–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)	10–24–9
44 	L 	February 28, 1946 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	10–25–9
45 	L 	March 3, 1946 	2–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) 	10–26–9
46 	L 	March 6, 1946 	3–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	10–27–9
47 	W 	March 10, 1946 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) 	11–27–9
48 	L 	March 12, 1946 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	11–28–9
49 	W 	March 13, 1946 	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1945–46) 	12–28–9
50 	W 	March 17, 1946 	8–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1945–46) 	13–28–9
==Playoffs==
*The Rangers did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	50	20	27	47 	20
 	RW 	45	19	18	37 	19
 	C 	49	15	19	34 	0
 	RW/C	49	12	14	26 	43
 	W 	50	15	9 	24 	26
 	LW/C	33	7 	9 	16 	18
 	RW 	33	10	5 	15 	12
 	C/LW	38	8 	6 	14 	30
 	RW/D	39	7 	6 	13 	8
 	C 	16	8 	2 	10 	2
 	C/D 	49	5 	4 	9 	25
 	D 	48	4 	4 	8 	14
 	RW 	16	3 	5 	8 	4
 	LW 	19	6 	1 	7 	11
 	D 	34	2 	3 	5 	14
 	LW/C	17	0 	5 	5 	2
 	D 	32	1 	3 	4 	17
 	RW 	13	2 	1 	3 	2
 	D 	17	0 	2 	2 	6
 	D 	24	0 	2 	2 	4
 	RW 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	LW 	14	0 	1 	1 	2
 	G 	10	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	40	0 	0 	0 	6
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2377	40	12	21	7	149	3.76	1
 	623 	11	1 	7 	2	42 	4.04	1
Team: 	3000	50	13	28	9	191	3.82	2
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==
*Calder Memorial Trophy: Edgar Laprade
==Transactions==
==Farm Teams==
*New York Rovers, Eastern Hockey League
*St. Paul Saints, United States Hockey League
==Gallery==
45-46NYRExhWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
6Jan1946-Rayner_clears_puck,_Cowley_Cain.jpg|Rangers goalie Chuck Rayner clears the puck while Bruins Bobby Bauer and #4 Herb Cain pursue, January 6, 1946.
10Feb1946-Mosienko_MBentley.jpg|Bill Mosienko and Max Bentley wear the "number" second jerseys against the Rangers, February 10, 1946.
10Feb1946-NYR_Hawks.jpg|Rangers-Black Hawks action, February 10, 1946.
==See Also==
*1945–46 NHL season
==References==
==External Links==
* 
New York Rangers season, 1945–46
New York Rangers season, 1945–46
Category:New York Rangers seasons