1936–37 New York Rangers season

The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the 11th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers finished 3rd in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the 1937 Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 2.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1-0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut. Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
===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 	November 8, 1936 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	November 10, 1936 	4–1 	@ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 	1–1–0
3 	L 	November 15, 1936 	1–2 	New York Americans (1936–37) 	1–2–0
4 	W 	November 17, 1936 	6–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	2–2–0
5 	W 	November 19, 1936 	1–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	3–2–0
6 	L 	November 21, 1936 	1–3 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 	3–3–0
7 	W 	November 24, 1936 	5–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 	4–3–0
8 	W 	November 26, 1936 	3–1 	@ New York Americans (1936–37) 	5–3–0
9 	T 	November 28, 1936 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	5–3–1
10 	L 	December 3, 1936 	0–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	5–4–1
11 	W 	December 6, 1936 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)	6–4–1
12 	T 	December 8, 1936 	0–0 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 	6–4–2
13 	W 	December 12, 1936 	5–3 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)	7–4–2
14 	T 	December 15, 1936 	2–2 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 	7–4–3
15 	L 	December 19, 1936 	2–4 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 	7–5–3
16 	W 	December 20, 1936 	5–3 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 	8–5–3
17 	W 	December 27, 1936 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 	9–5–3
18 	W 	December 29, 1936 	5–1 	@ New York Americans (1936–37) 	10–5–3
19 	T 	December 31, 1936 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	10–5–4
20 	L 	January 3, 1937 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	10–6–4
21 	W 	January 5, 1937 	7–1 	New York Americans (1936–37) 	11–6–4
22 	W 	January 9, 1937 	3–2 	@ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 	12–6–4
23 	L 	January 10, 1937 	2–5 	Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 	12–7–4
24 	L 	January 14, 1937 	0–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	12–8–4
25 	T 	January 19, 1937 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 	12–8–5
26 	L 	January 21, 1937 	0–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)	12–9–5
27 	L 	January 23, 1937 	0–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)	12–10–5
28 	W 	January 24, 1937 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 	13–10–5
29 	W 	January 26, 1937 	3–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	14–10–5
30 	T 	January 28, 1937 	1–1 OT 	Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	14–10–6
31 	T 	February 2, 1937 	4–4 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	14–10–7
32 	T 	February 4, 1937 	2–2 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	14–10–8
33 	T 	February 6, 1937 	1–1 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 	14–10–9
34 	L 	February 7, 1937 	2–4 	Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 	14–11–9
35 	W 	February 9, 1937 	5–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)	15–11–9
36 	L 	February 11, 1937 	2–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)	15–12–9
37 	L 	February 14, 1937 	4–5 	New York Americans (1936–37) 	15–13–9
38 	L 	February 16, 1937 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	15–14–9
39 	W 	February 18, 1937 	2–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 	16–14–9
40 	W 	February 23, 1937 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 	17–14–9
41 	L 	February 28, 1937 	3–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)	17–15–9
42 	L 	March 4, 1937 	1–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	17–16–9
43 	L 	March 7, 1937 	0–1 	Boston Bruins (1936–37) 	17–17–9
44 	W 	March 9, 1937 	7–5 OT 	@ New York Americans (1936–37) 	18–17–9
45 	L 	March 11, 1937 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 	18–18–9
46 	L 	March 13, 1937 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 	18–19–9
47 	L 	March 16, 1937 	3–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 	18–20–9
48 	W 	March 21, 1937 	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 	19–20–9
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record
1	March 23	New York Rangers 	3-0 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-0
2	March 25	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-2 (OT)	New York Rangers 	0-2
===New York Rangers 2, Montreal Maroons 0===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 1	Montreal Maroons	0-1 	New York Rangers	0-1
2	April 3	New York Rangers	4-0 	Montreal Maroons	2-0
===Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	48	20	11	31 	13
 	RW/C	48	11	17	28 	22
 	C/D 	45	10	18	28 	33
 	LW 	48	22	4 	26 	18
 	C/LW	45	8 	16	24 	23
 	RW 	47	14	8 	22 	30
 	C 	44	7 	13	20 	5
 	RW/D	46	7 	12	19 	10
 	D 	48	5 	12	17 	42
 	D 	47	8 	7 	15 	23
 	LW 	48	0 	14	14 	16
 	D 	47	1 	5 	6 	27
 	RW 	21	1 	4 	5 	6
 	D 	48	0 	3 	3 	42
 	D/RW	2 	2 	0 	2 	0
 	C 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	35	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	48	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3020	48	19	20	9	106	2.11	4
Team: 	3020	48	19	20	9	106	2.11	4
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	C/D 	9 	3	3	6 	0
 	LW 	9 	3	2	5 	2
 	C 	9 	2	3	5 	0
 	RW 	9 	1	4	5 	0
 	D 	9 	3	1	4 	11
 	C/LW	9 	3	0	3 	2
 	RW/D	9 	1	2	3 	2
 	D 	9 	0	3	3 	15
 	RW 	9 	0	3	3 	0
 	D 	9 	1	1	2 	12
 	LW 	9 	1	1	2 	0
 	RW/C	9 	0	2	2 	9
 	D 	9 	0	1	1 	4
 	D 	9 	0	0	0 	11
 	G 	9 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	553	9 	6	3	10	1.08	4
Team: 	553	9 	6	3	10	1.08	4
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==
*Cecil Dillon, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Gallery==
36-37NHLExhNYRWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
1936-Nov15-Carr goal.gif|Lorne Carr scores the winner, November 15, 1936.
31Dec1936-Thompson_vs_Rangers.gif|Bruins Thompson, #12 Hollett, #16 Getliffe defend against Rangers #15 Phil Watson at MSG, December 31, 1936.
1937-Jan3-Bruins-NYR fight.jpg|Bruins-Rangers dust-up, January 3, 1937.
1937-Feb16-Goldsworthy goal.jpg|Leroy Goldsworthy's winner, February 16, 1937.
==Video==
Fascinating video of December 20, 1936 game between the Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens. After a goalless first period, goals by Joffre Desilets and Aurel Joliat put the Habs up 2-0 going into the third. One of two Lynn Patrick goals that tied the game up in the third period is shown. The game went into overtime which was not sudden death. The Rangers scored three times, with the final goal by Frank Boucher shown. Toe Blake added a consolation goal and the Rangers won 5-3 (OT).
Ice Hockey - New York Rangers V Montreal Canadians (1936)
Highlights of the April 1, 1937 Stanley Cup Semi-finals Game 1 in which the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Maroons 1-0 on a first period goal by Babe Pratt.
Montreal Maroons vs New York Rangers
Highlights from Game 1 of the 1937 Finals. Several goals are shown including ones by the Rangers Butch Keeling and Frank Boucher and the Wings Syd Howe. The Wings used Normie Smith (who wears a hat) and Earl Robertson in net, both are shown.
New York Rangers Defeat Detroit Red Wings in Stanley Cup Opener, at Madison Square Garden (1937)
==See Also==
*1936–37 NHL season
==References==
==External Links==
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