1954–55 New York Rangers season

The 1954–55 New York Rangers season was the 29th 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==
===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 9, 1954 	0–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	October 10, 1954 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	1–1–0
3 	L 	October 14, 1954 	3–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	1–2–0
4 	W 	October 16, 1954 	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	2–2–0
5 	W 	October 20, 1954 	6–2 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	3–2–0
6 	L 	October 23, 1954 	1–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	3–3–0
7 	W 	October 24, 1954 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	4–3–0
8 	W 	October 27, 1954 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	5–3–0
9 	L 	October 30, 1954 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	5–4–0
10 	T 	October 31, 1954 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	5–4–1
11 	L 	November 4, 1954 	1–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	5–5–1
12 	L 	November 7, 1954 	0–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	5–6–1
13 	L 	November 10, 1954 	1–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	5–7–1
14 	L 	November 13, 1954 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	5–8–1
15 	W 	November 14, 1954 	5–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	6–8–1
16 	T 	November 17, 1954 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	6–8–2
17 	L 	November 20, 1954 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	6–9–2
18 	T 	November 21, 1954 	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	6–9–3
19 	W 	November 24, 1954 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	7–9–3
20 	T 	November 25, 1954 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	7–9–4
21 	L 	November 27, 1954 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	7–10–4
22 	W 	November 28, 1954 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	8–10–4
23 	L 	December 1, 1954 	1–6 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	8–11–4
24 	L 	December 4, 1954 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	8–12–4
25 	T 	December 5, 1954 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	8–12–5
26 	L 	December 8, 1954 	1–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	8–13–5
27 	L 	December 9, 1954 	2–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	8–14–5
28 	L 	December 11, 1954 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	8–15–5
29 	T 	December 12, 1954 	1–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	8–15–6
30 	T 	December 15, 1954 	3–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	8–15–7
31 	L 	December 16, 1954 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	8–16–7
32 	L 	December 18, 1954 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	8–17–7
33 	T 	December 19, 1954 	3–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	8–17–8
34 	T 	December 22, 1954 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	8–17–9
35 	L 	December 25, 1954 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	8–18–9
36 	T 	December 26, 1954 	4–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	8–18–10
37 	W 	December 30, 1954 	6–1 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	9–18–10
38 	L 	January 1, 1955 	0–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	9–19–10
39 	T 	January 2, 1955 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	9–19–11
40 	L 	January 5, 1955 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	9–20–11
41 	L 	January 8, 1955 	0–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	9–21–11
42 	L 	January 9, 1955 	1–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	9–22–11
43 	T 	January 12, 1955 	0–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	9–22–12
44 	W 	January 14, 1955 	6–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	10–22–12
45 	L 	January 16, 1955 	0–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	10–23–12
46 	W 	January 19, 1955 	2–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	11–23–12
47 	L 	January 22, 1955 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	11–24–12
48 	W 	January 23, 1955 	2–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	12–24–12
49 	T 	January 27, 1955 	3–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	12–24–13
50 	W 	January 29, 1955 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	13–24–13
51 	L 	January 30, 1955 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	13–25–13
52 	L 	February 5, 1955 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	13–26–13
53 	L 	February 6, 1955 	3–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	13–27–13
54 	T 	February 9, 1955 	2–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	13–27–14
55 	T 	February 12, 1955 	5–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	13–27–15
56 	W 	February 13, 1955 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	14–27–15
57 	T 	February 16, 1955 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	14–27–16
58 	L 	February 19, 1955 	2–10 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	14–28–16
59 	L 	February 20, 1955 	0–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	14–29–16
60 	L 	February 23, 1955 	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	14–30–16
61 	T 	February 25, 1955 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	14–30–17
62 	L 	February 27, 1955 	1–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	14–31–17
63 	L 	March 2, 1955 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	14–32–17
64 	L 	March 5, 1955 	2–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	14–33–17
65 	L 	March 6, 1955 	1–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1954–55) 	14–34–17
66 	W 	March 12, 1955 	2–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	15–34–17
67 	W 	March 13, 1955 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	16–34–17
68 	T 	March 16, 1955 	1–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	16–34–18
69 	L 	March 19, 1955 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	16–35–18
70 	W 	March 20, 1955 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	17–35–18
==Playoffs==
*The Rangers did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Danny Lewicki 	70	29	24 	53 	8
Andy Bathgate 	70	20	20 	40 	37
Don Raleigh 	69	8 	32 	40 	19
Dean Prentice 	70	16	15 	31 	20
Ron Murphy 	66	14	16 	30 	36
Larry Popein 	70	11	17 	28 	27
Pete Conacher 	52	10	7 	17 	10
Paul Ronty 	55	4 	11 	15 	8
Nick Mickoski 	18	0 	14 	14 	6
Edgar Laprade 	60	3 	11 	14 	0
Aldo Guidolin 	70	2 	5 	7 	34
Camille Henry 	21	5 	2 	7 	4
Vic Howe 	29	2 	4 	6 	10
Wally Hergesheimer	14	4 	2 	6 	4
Bill Ezinicki 	16	2 	2 	4 	22
Jack McLeod 	11	1 	1 	2 	4
Bill McCreary 	8 	0 	2 	2 	0
Dick Bouchard 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Glen Sonmor 	13	0 	0 	0 	4
===Defencemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Harry Howell 	70	2	14 	16 	87
Bill Gadsby 	52	8	8 	16 	44
Bob Chrystal 	68	6	9 	15 	68
Ivan Irwin 	60	0	13 	13 	85
Jack Evans 	47	0	5 	5 	91
Lou Fontinato	27	2	2 	4 	60
Allan Stanley	12	0	1 	1 	2
Ron Howell 	3 	0	0 	0 	0
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T 	SO	GAA
Gump Worsley	65	15	33	17	4 	3.03
Johnny Bower	5 	2 	2 	1 	0 	2.60
1954–55 New York Rangers at Hockey Database
==Awards and Records==
*Danny Lewicki, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Farm Teams==
*New York Rovers, Eastern Hockey League
*Saskatoon Quakers, Western Hockey League
*Vancouver Canucks, Western Hockey League
==Gallery==
54-55NHLExhNYRReginaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Regina
54-55NHLExhNYRSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Saskatoon
17Nov1954-Schmidt_scores.jpg|Milt Schmidt scores the second last goal of his career on Gump Worsley, November 17, 1954.
17Nov1954-Henderson_Armstrong.jpg|Goalie John Henderson playing his first NHL game is assisted by Bob Armstrong against the Rangers, November 17, 1954.
6Feb1955-MacKay_scores.jpg|Montreal's Calum MacKay scores one of his two goals during the Canadiens 7-3 win over the Rangers, February 6, 1955.
2Mar1955-Fontinato_Godfrey.jpg|Bruins Warren Godfrey and Rangers Lou Fontinato battle for the puck while Hal Laycoe looks on, March 2, 1955.
==References==
Category:New York Rangers seasons
New York Rangers season, 1954-55
New York Rangers season, 1954-55