1946–47 New York Rangers season

The 1946–47 New York Rangers season was the 21st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 5th in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
For this one season, the Rangers introduced a new uniform in which the jersey number was on both the front and back with "RANGERS" arched above the number on the jersey front.
During the February 1, 1947 Rangers-Canadiens game, Chuck Rayner skated three times into Montreal's zone in an attempt to score in the Rangers 2-1 loss.The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.94.
A donnybrook took place on March 16th, 1947 between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. Cal Gardner lifted Kenny Reardon's stick so that it clipped him in the mouth and a fight broke out between both teams and the fans.
===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 17, 1946 	0–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	October 20, 1946 	3–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	October 23, 1946 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	October 26, 1946 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	2–2–0
5 	T 	October 30, 1946 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	2–2–1
6 	W 	November 2, 1946 	7–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	3–2–1
7 	L 	November 3, 1946 	1–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	3–3–1
8 	L 	November 6, 1946 	2–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)	3–4–1
9 	L 	November 9, 1946 	2–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)	3–5–1
10 	L 	November 10, 1946 	0–4 	Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	3–6–1
11 	T 	November 13, 1946 	4–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	3–6–2
12 	L 	November 16, 1946 	2–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) 	3–7–2
13 	L 	November 17, 1946 	4–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) 	3–8–2
14 	L 	November 21, 1946 	1–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	3–9–2
15 	W 	November 23, 1946 	3–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	4–9–2
16 	W 	November 24, 1946 	5–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)	5–9–2
17 	L 	November 27, 1946 	2–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	5–10–2
18 	W 	December 1, 1946 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)	6–10–2
19 	W 	December 4, 1946 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	7–10–2
20 	W 	December 8, 1946 	6–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	8–10–2
21 	T 	December 11, 1946 	1–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	8–10–3
22 	L 	December 14, 1946 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)	8–11–3
23 	L 	December 15, 1946 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	8–12–3
24 	L 	December 18, 1946 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	8–13–3
25 	L 	December 22, 1946 	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) 	8–14–3
26 	W 	December 25, 1946 	2–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	9–14–3
27 	T 	December 28, 1946 	2–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	9–14–4
28 	T 	December 29, 1946 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	9–14–5
29 	L 	December 31, 1946 	4–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	9–15–5
30 	L 	January 1, 1947 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	9–16–5
31 	L 	January 2, 1947 	4–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) 	9–17–5
32 	W 	January 4, 1947 	2–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)	10–17–5
33 	W 	January 5, 1947 	9–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) 	11–17–5
34 	L 	January 8, 1947 	1–3 	Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	11–18–5
35 	W 	January 12, 1947 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) 	12–18–5
36 	W 	January 15, 1947 	4–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	13–18–5
37 	L 	January 18, 1947 	2–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	13–19–5
38 	W 	January 19, 1947 	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) 	14–19–5
39 	W 	January 22, 1947 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)	15–19–5
40 	W 	January 25, 1947 	1–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)	16–19–5
41 	L 	February 1, 1947 	1–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	16–20–5
42 	W 	February 2, 1947 	7–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	17–20–5
43 	W 	February 5, 1947 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)	18–20–5
44 	L 	February 9, 1947 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	18–21–5
45 	L 	February 12, 1947 	1–10 	@ Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	18–22–5
46 	W 	February 16, 1947 	6–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) 	19–22–5
47 	W 	February 19, 1947 	6–0 	Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	20–22–5
48 	L 	February 22, 1947 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)	20–23–5
49 	T 	February 23, 1947 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	20–23–6
50 	L 	February 26, 1947 	7–9 	Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) 	20–24–6
51 	L 	March 2, 1947 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1946–47) 	20–25–6
52 	L 	March 3, 1947 	4–9 	Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) 	20–26–6
53 	W 	March 5, 1947 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)	21–26–6
54 	L 	March 9, 1947 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) 	21–27–6
55 	L 	March 12, 1947 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	21–28–6
56 	L 	March 15, 1947 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	21–29–6
57 	L 	March 16, 1947 	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) 	21–30–6
58 	L 	March 19, 1947 	0–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) 	21–31–6
59 	L 	March 22, 1947 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)	21–32–6
60 	W 	March 23, 1947 	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) 	22–32–6
==Playoffs==
*The Rangers did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	W 	59	27	14	41 	51
 	RW 	54	20	20	40 	24
 	C 	58	15	25	40 	9
 	RW 	60	20	10	30 	18
 	C 	52	13	16	29 	30
 	LW/C	54	20	8 	28 	8
 	RW 	59	8 	16	24 	38
 	C/D 	60	4 	16	20 	16
 	C 	44	9 	10	19 	4
 	LW/C	31	7 	11	18 	2
 	RW/C	48	6 	12	18 	17
 	D 	59	4 	10	14 	44
 	D 	58	1 	12	13 	25
 	LW 	47	6 	4 	10 	12
 	D 	59	2 	8 	10 	38
 	D 	45	3 	5 	8 	60
 	RW 	8 	1 	1 	2 	0
 	LW/D	14	1 	1 	2 	14
 	RW/D	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW/D	14	0 	0 	0 	8
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	58	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3480	58	22	30	6	177	3.05	5
 	120 	2 	0 	2 	0	9 	4.50	0
Team: 	3600	60	22	32	6	186	3.10	5
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==
==Farm Teams==
*Fresno Falcons, Pacific Coast Hockey League
*New Haven Ramblers, American Hockey League
*New York Rovers, Eastern Hockey League
*St. Paul Saints, United States Hockey League
*Verdun Cyclones, Junior Amateur Hockey Association
==Trivia==
*During the February 1, 1947 Rangers-Canadiens game, Chuck Rayner skated three times into Montreal's zone in an attempt to score in the Rangers 2-1 loss.The Official NHL 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, p.94.
==Gallery==
29Dec1946-Henderson_Watson_Marquess.jpg|#8 Murray Henderson, #7 Phil Watson and #19 Mark Marquess, December 29, 1946.
1946-Dec29-Gallinger-Carveth.jpg|Don Gallinger and Joe Carveth attack Chuck Rayner, December 29, 1946.
1946-Dec29-Raynor-Reardon.jpg|Terry Reardon avoids Chuck Rayner, December 29, 1946.
2Mar1947-Rayner_Gallinger_Watson_Trudel.jpg|Chuck Rayner, #7 Phil Watson, #4 Rene Trudell and the Bruins #11 Don Gallinger, March 2, 1947.
1947-Mar12-Moe-Couture.jpg|Bill Moe and Gerry Couture, March 12, 1947.
46-47NHLExhWpgGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
46-47NHLExhWpgGameAd2.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
==See Also==
*1946–47 NHL season
==References==
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New York Rangers season, 1946–47
New York Rangers season, 1946–47
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