1932–33 NHL season

The 1932–33 NHL season was the 16th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one for the Stanley Cup.
==League business==
fter sitting out for a season due to financial difficulties, the Ottawa Senators rejoined the NHL. The Philadelphia Quakers never rejoined the NHL after sitting out the 1931–32 season.
Detroit Falcons were renamed as the Detroit Red Wings.
Although the Montreal Maroons had Flat Walsh, Dave Kerr and Normie Smith for goal, they were interested in acquiring Chuck Gardiner of Chicago. James Strachan offered $10,000 plus one of his goalkeepers, but there was no deal.
Billy Coutu, expelled from the NHL in 1927, was reinstated to the NHL, but never returned.
===Rule changes===
This season, the NHL started allowing a substitute to serve penalties for goaltender's penalties.
The NHL now required a captain or alternate captain to be on the ice at all times.
==Regular season==
There was a record number of four goaltenders who served as captains for their teams: George Hainsworth, Roy Worters, Charlie Gardiner, and Alex Connell. The Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied for the best overall record with 58 points apiece, but it was Boston that was awarded first overall due to a better head-to-head record. Ottawa started the season up in second place in the Canadian Division near the .500 mark at mid season, but collapsed in the second half and finished last. President Ahearn instructed coach Cy Denneny to fine players who displayed indifferent hockey. At the same time, he stated that Hector Kilrea was not for sale. Toronto manager Conn Smythe offered Andy Blair, Ken Doraty, and Baldy Cotton for Kilrea, which drew a snort of disdain from Ahearn.
The Montreal Canadiens, surprisingly, under new coach Newsy Lalonde, spent much of the season in last place, but made the playoffs when they rallied to finish third. Toronto, with its Kid line, finished first for the first time as the Maple Leafs. Led by the play of Eddie Shore, the Boston Bruins finished first in the American Division.
===Final standings===
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Canadian Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs	48	24	18	6 	54 	119	111	622
Montreal Maroons 	48	22	20	6 	50 	135	119	442
Montreal Canadiens 	48	18	25	5 	41 	92 	115	468
New York Americans 	48	15	22	11	41 	91 	118	460
Ottawa Senators 	48	11	27	10	32 	88 	131	398
American Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Boston Bruins 	48	25	15	8 	58 	124	88 	517
Detroit Red Wings 	48	25	15	8 	58 	111	93 	462
New York Rangers 	48	23	17	8 	54 	135	107	599
Chicago Black Hawks	48	16	20	12	44 	88 	101	401
==Playoffs==
=== First round ===
{| class="wikitable" 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 	Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date 	Away Team 	Away Team 	Home Team 	Home Team 	Notes 	 	
March 25 	Toronto 	1 	2 	Boston 	OT 	 	
March 28 	Toronto 	1 	0 	Boston 	OT 	 	
March 30 	Boston 	2 	1 	Toronto 	OT 	 	
April 1 	Boston 	3 	5 	Toronto 	 	 	
April 3 	Boston 	0 	1 	Toronto 	6OT 	 	
Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	Toronto won series 3-2 and advanced to the final.	
{| class="wikitable" 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings 	Montreal Maroons vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date 	Away Team 	Away Team 	Home Team 	Home Team 	 	
March 25 	Detroit 	2 	0 	Mtl. Maroons 	 	
March 28 	Mtl. Maroons 	2 	3 	Detroit 	 	
Detroit won the series 5-2 in total goals.	Detroit won the series 5-2 in total goals.	Detroit won the series 5-2 in total goals.	Detroit won the series 5-2 in total goals.	Detroit won the series 5-2 in total goals.	Detroit won the series 5-2 in total goals.	
===Second round===
{| class="wikitable" 	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings 	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings 	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings 	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings 	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings 	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date 	Away Team 	Away Team 	Home Team 	Home Team 	 	
March 29 	Detroit 	0 	2 	NY Rangers 	 	
March 31 	NY Rangers 	4 	3 	Detroit 	 	
NY Rangers won the series 6-3 in total goals.	NY Rangers won the series 6-3 in total goals.	NY Rangers won the series 6-3 in total goals.	NY Rangers won the series 6-3 in total goals.	NY Rangers won the series 6-3 in total goals.	NY Rangers won the series 6-3 in total goals.	
===Finals===
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 4 	Toronto 	1 	New York	5 	
April 8 	New York	3 	Toronto 	1 	
April 11	New York	2 	Toronto 	3 	
April 13	New York	1 	Toronto 	0 	OT
New York wins best-of-five series 3–1.
==Awards==
Rookie of the Year:(Best first-year player) 	Carl Voss, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Trophy:(Most valuable player) 	Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Trophy:(Excellence and sportsmanship) 	Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
O'Brien Cup:(Canadian Division champions) 	Toronto Maple Leafs
Prince of Wales Trophy:(American Division champions)	Boston Bruins
Vezina Trophy:(Top goaltender) 	Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins
==Player statistics==
===Leading scorers===
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
PLAYER 	TEAM 	GP	G 	A 	PTS	PIM
Bill Cook 	New York Rangers 	48	28	22	50 	51
Busher Jackson 	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	27	17	44 	43
Baldy Northcott	Montreal Maroons 	48	22	21	43 	30
Hooley Smith 	Montreal Maroons 	48	20	21	41 	66
Paul Haynes 	Montreal Maroons 	48	16	25	41 	18
Aurel Joliat 	Montreal Canadiens 	48	18	21	39 	53
Marty Barry 	Boston Bruins 	48	24	13	37 	40
Bun Cook 	New York Rangers 	48	22	15	37 	35
Nels Stewart 	Boston Bruins 	47	18	18	36 	62
Howie Morenz 	Montreal Canadiens 	46	14	21	35 	32
Source: NHL.
===Leading goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	Team 	GP	W 	L 	T 	Mins	GA 	SO	GAA
Tiny Thompson 	Boston Bruins 	48	25	15	8 	3000	88 	11	1.76
John Ross Roach 	Detroit Red Wings 	48	25	15	8 	2970	93 	10	1.88
Charlie Gardiner	Chicago Black Hawks	48	16	20	12	3010	101	5 	2.01
Andy Aitkenhead 	New York Rangers 	48	23	17	8 	2970	107	3 	2.16
Lorne Chabot 	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	24	18	6 	2946	111	5 	2.26
Dave Kerr 	Montreal Maroons 	25	14	8 	3 	1520	58 	4 	2.29
Source: NHL.
==Team Photos==
32-33BosBru.jpg|Boston Bruins
32-33ChiBH.jpg|Chicago Black Hawks
32-33DetRW.jpg|Detroit Red Wings
32-33MtlCdn.jpg|Montreal Canadiens
32-33MtlMar.jpg|Montreal Maroons
32-33NYA.jpg|New York Americans
32-33NYR.jpg|New York Rangers
32-33OttSen.jpg|Ottawa Senators
32-33TorML.png|Toronto Maple Leafs
==References==
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==External links==
*Hockeydb.com 1932–33 season
*NHL.com
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