1943–44 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1943–44 1943 New York Rangers 6th 6–39–5 4–17–4 2–22–1 162 310 Lester Patrick Frank Boucher Ott Heller Madison Square Garden Bryan Hextall (21) Bryan Hextall (33) Bryan Hextall (54) Bob Dill (66) Ken McAuley (6) Ken McAuley (6.24) The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 18th season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history.New York Rangers Franchise Index Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/ 2011-04-16 New York finished in last place in the NHL, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time in franchise history.1943–44 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1944.html 2011-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519150010/http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1944.html 19 May 2011 liveRangers, 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 2011-12-09New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html 2026-03-15 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; 1943–44 regular season1943-44 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1944_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 0–2–0 (home: 0-0-0; road: 0–2–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 30 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 31 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 0–2–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 0–9–1 (home: 0–5–1; road: 0–4–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 3 || 2 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 0–3–0 |- | 4 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 0–4–0 |- | 5 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 0–5–0 |- | 6 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 0–6–0 |- | 7 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 10–5 || 0–7–0 |- | 8 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 0–8–0 |- | 9 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 0–9–0 |- | 10 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 0–10–0 |- | 11 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 0–11–0 |- | 12 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 0–11–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 4–5–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–4–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 13 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 11–4 || 0–12–1 |- | 14 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 0–13–1 |- | 15 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 9–6 || 0–14–1 |- | 16 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 1–14–1 |- | 17 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 2–14–1 |- | 18 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 2–15–1 |- | 19 || 25 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 3–15–1 |- | 20 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 4–15–1 |- | 21 || 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 4–16–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 2–9–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 1–4–0) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 22 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 13–3 || 4–17–1 |- | 23 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 4–18–1 |- | 24 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–2 || 4–19–1 |- | 25 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 4–20–1 |- | 26 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 4–21–1 |- | 27 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 4–22–1 |- | 28 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 8–6 || 5–22–1 |- | 29 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 6–22–1 |- | 30 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 15–0 || 6–23–1 |- | 31 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–24–1 |- | 32 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 6–25–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 0–8–2 (home: 0–4–2; road: 0–4–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 33 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 12–2 || 6–26–1 |- | 34 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–2 || 6–27–1 |- | 35 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 6–27–2 |- | 36 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 6–28–2 |- | 37 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 6–29–2 |- | 38 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–30–2 |- | 39 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 6–31–2 |- | 40 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–4 || 6–32–2 |- | 41 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 6–32–3 |- | 42 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 6–33–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 0–6–2 (home: 0–2–1; road: 0–4–1) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 43 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 6–34–3 |- | 44 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 10–9 || 6–35–3 |- | 45 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 6–35–4 |- | 46 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–0 || 6–36–4 |- | 47 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 6–37–4 |- | 48 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 6–37–5 |- | 49 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 11–2 || 6–38–5 |- | 50 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 6–39–5 |- |- | 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 Bryan Hextall 50 21 33 54 41 Wilbert Hiller 50 18 22 40 15 Ehrhardt Heller 50 8 27 35 29 Ab DeMarco† 36 14 19 33 2 John Mahaffy John Mahaffy (ice hockey) 28 9 20 29 0 Oscar Aubuchon† 38 16 12 28 4 Fern Gauthier 33 14 10 24 0 John McDonald John McDonald (ice hockey) 43 10 9 19 6 Billy Gooden 41 9 8 17 15 Grant Warwick 18 8 9 17 14 James MacDonald Kilby MacDonald 24 7 9 16 4 Bob Dill 28 6 10 16 66 Frank Boucher 15 4 10 14 2 Wilfred McDonald† 39 5 6 11 14 Bill Warwick 13 3 2 5 12 Chuck Scherza† 24 3 2 5 13 Don Raleigh 15 2 2 4 2 Gordon Davidson Gordon Davidson (ice hockey) 16 1 3 4 4 Roger Leger 7 1 2 3 2 Aldo Palazzari† 12 2 0 2 0 Charlie Sands Charlie Sands (ice hockey) 9 0 2 2 0 Tom Dewar 9 0 2 2 4 Hank D'Amore 4 1 0 1 2 James Jamieson James Jamieson (ice hockey) 1 0 1 1 0 Archie Fraser Archie Fraser (ice hockey) 3 0 1 1 0 Bob McDonald Bob McDonald (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 Lloyd Mohns 1 0 0 0 0 Tony Demers 1 0 0 0 0 Henry Dyck 1 0 0 0 0 Jack Mann Jack Mann (ice hockey) 3 0 0 0 0 Max Labovitch 5 0 0 0 4 Art Strobel 7 0 0 0 0 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 50 2980 6 39 5 310 6.24 0 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey)‡ 1 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 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. Source:hockeydb.com 2010-10-19 1943–44 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481944.html Awards and records Longest losing streak to start the season (11 games)McCaig Sam The Streakers: Best & worst starts in NHL history (and who might set new mark in 2015–16) Yahoo! Sports 2015-10-16 https://sports.yahoo.com/news/streakers--best---worst-starts-in-nhl-history--and-who-might-set-new-mark-in-2015-16-212527748-nhl.html 2017-11-08 Longest winless streak to start the season (15 games: 14 losses, 1 tie)Cluff Jeremy Coyotes avoid disastrous date with history The Arizona Republic 2017-10-27 http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat-index/2017/10/27/arizona-coyotes-winless-streak-nhl-regular-season-z/807213001/ 2017-11-08 References 1943-44 Category:1943–44 NHL season by team Category:1943 in sports in New York City Category:1944 in sports in New York City 1943-44 New York Rangers season