1944–45 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1944–45 1944 New York Rangers 6th 11–29–10 7–11–7 4–18–3 154 247 Lester Patrick Frank Boucher Ott Heller Madison Square Garden Ab DeMarco (24) Ab DeMarco (30) Ab DeMarco (54) Bob Dill (69) Ken McAuley (11) Ken McAuley (4.93) The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 19th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 points. The Rangers' third straight last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.1944–45 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1945.html 2011-04-02Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season The Windsor Daily Star 1945-10-22 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XBM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JU8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5198,1787102 2011-12-04 2 Regular season Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1944–45 regular season1944-45 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1945_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 0–1–0 (home: 0-0-0; road: 0–1–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 0–1–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 2–5–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 1–3–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 2 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 0–2–0 |- | 3 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 10–3 || 0–3–0 |- | 4 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 0–4–0 |- | 5 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 1–4–0 |- | 6 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 5–5 || 1–4–1 |- | 7 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 1–4–2 |- | 8 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 1–5–2 |- | 9 || 23 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 1–5–3 |- | 10 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–4 || 1–6–3 |- | 11 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–5 || 2–6–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 2–7–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 1–4–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 12 || 2 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 2–7–3 |- | 13 || 7 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 2–8–3 |- | 14 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 2–8–4 |- | 15 || 12 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 2–9–4 |- | 16 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 2–10–4 |- | 17 || 20 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 3–10–4 |- | 18 || 21 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 11–3 || 3–11–4 |- | 19 || 24 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 3–11–5 |- | 20 || 27 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–2 || 3–12–5 |- | 21 || 30 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 3–13–5 |- | 22 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 4–13–5 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 3–6–2 (home: 1–2–2; road: 2–4–0) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 23 || 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 || 4–13–6 |- | 24 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0–0 || 4–13–7 |- | 25 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–4 || 5–13–7 |- | 26 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 6–13–7 |- | 27 || 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 6–14–7 |- | 28 || 18 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 6–15–7 |- | 29 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–16–7 |- | 30 || 21 || @ Boston Bruins || 14–3 || 6–17–7 |- | 31 || 24 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 7–17–7 |- | 32 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 7–18–7 |- | 33 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–0 || 7–19–7 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 3–4–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 0–3–2) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 34 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 7–19–8 |- | 35 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–4 || 7–20–8 |- | 36 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 7–21–8 |- | 37 || 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 7–22–8 |- | 38 || 15 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 8–22–8 |- | 39 || 17 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 8–23–8 |- | 40 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 9–23–8 |- | 41 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 10–23–8 |- | 42 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 10–23–9 |- | 43 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 10–23–10 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 1–6–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–3–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 44 || 1 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 10–24–10 |- | 45 || 4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 10–25–10 |- | 46 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 10–26–10 |- | 47 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–3 || 10–27–10 |- | 48 || 10 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 10–28–10 |- | 49 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 11–5 || 10–29–10 |- | 50 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–5 || 11–29–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Ab DeMarco 50 24 30 54 10 Grant Warwick 42 20 22 42 25 Hank Goldup 48 17 25 42 25 Fred Thurier 50 16 19 35 14 Fred Hunt Fred Hunt (ice hockey) 44 13 9 22 6 Joe Shack 50 4 18 22 14 Walt Atanas 49 13 8 21 40 Phil Watson 45 11 8 19 24 Ehrhardt Heller 45 7 12 19 26 James MacDonald Kilby MacDonald 36 9 6 15 12 Bob Dill 48 9 5 14 69 Wilfred McDonald 40 2 9 11 0 Jack Mann Jack Mann (ice hockey) 6 3 4 7 0 Bill Moe 35 2 4 6 14 Chuck Scherza 22 2 3 5 18 Guy Labrie 27 2 2 4 14 Neil Colville 4 0 1 1 2 Len Wharton 1 0 0 0 0 Alex Ritson 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Drummond 2 0 0 0 0 Hal Cooper Hal Cooper (ice hockey) 8 0 0 0 2 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Ken McAuley 46 2760 11 25 10 227 4.93 1 Doug Stevenson† 4 240 0 4 0 20 5.00 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. hockeydb.com 2010-10-19 1944–45 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481945.html See also 1944–45 NHL season References 1944-45 Category:1944–45 NHL season by team Category:1944 in sports in New York City Category:1945 in sports in New York City 1944-45 New York Rangers season