1952–53 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 June 2019 NHL 1952–53 1952 New York Rangers 6th 17–37–16 11–14–10 6–23–6 152 211 Frank Boucher Bill Cook Allan Stanley Madison Square Garden Wally Hergesheimer (30) Paul Ronty (38) Wally Hergesheimer (59) Hy Buller (73) Gump Worsley (13) Chuck Rayner (2.90) The 1952–53 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 27th season.New York Rangers Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/history.html February 28, 2020 During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 17–37–16 record and finished with 50 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since the 1944–45 to 1946–47 seasons.1952–53 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1953.html March 5, 2011New 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; 1952–53 regular season1952-53 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1953_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 1–6–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 0–5–1) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 0–2–0 |- | 3 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 0–3–0 |- | 4 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 0–4–0 |- | 5 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 0–4–1 |- | 6 || 22 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 0–4–2 |- | 7 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 1–4–2 |- | 8 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 1–5–2 |- | 9 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 1–6–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 2–6–4 (home: 2–1–3; road: 0–5–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 10 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 1–7–2 |- | 11 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 1–7–3 |- | 12 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 1–8–3 |- | 13 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 1–9–3 |- | 14 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 2–9–3 |- | 15 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 2–10–3 |- | 16 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 2–11–3 |- | 17 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 2–11–4 |- | 18 || 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 2–11–5 |- | 19 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 3–11–5 |- | 20 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 3–12–5 |- | 21 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 3–12–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 2–6–5 (home: 1–4–3; road: 1–2–2) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 22 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 3–13–6 |- | 23 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 3–14–6 |- | 24 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 3–14–7 |- | 25 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 3–14–8 |- | 26 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 3–15–8 |- | 27 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 3–15–9 |- | 28 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 5–0 || 4–15–9 |- | 29 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 4–16–9 |- | 30 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 4–16–10 |- | 31 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 4–17–10 |- | 32 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 5–17–10 |- | 33 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 5–18–10 |- | 34 || 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 5–18–11 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 5–7–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–5–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 35 || 4 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 6–18–11 |- | 36 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–19–11 |- | 37 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 6–19–12 |- | 38 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–0 || 7–19–12 |- | 39 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 8–19–12 |- | 40 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 8–20–12 |- | 41 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 8–21–12 |- | 42 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–2 || 9–21–12 |- | 43 || 24 || @ Boston Bruins || 9–0 || 9–22–12 |- | 44 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 10–22–12 |- | 45 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 10–23–12 |- | 46 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 10–24–12 |- | 47 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 10–25–12 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 4–5–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 48 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 11–25–12 |- | 49 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–25–13 |- | 50 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 11–25–14 |- | 51 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 11–25–15 |- | 52 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 11–26–15 |- | 53 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 11–27–15 |- | 54 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 12–27–15 |- | 55 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 13–27–15 |- | 56 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 13–28–15 |- | 57 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 13–29–15 |- | 58 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 14–29–15 |- | 59 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 14–30–15 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 3–7–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–3–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 60 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 15–30–15 |- | 61 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 15–31–15 |- | 62 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–1 || 15–32–15 |- | 63 || 7 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 16–32–15 |- | 64 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 17–32–15 |- | 65 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 17–33–15 |- | 66 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 17–34–15 |- | 67 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 17–34–16 |- | 68 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 17–35–16 |- | 69 || 21 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 17–36–16 |- | 70 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 17–37–16 |- |- | 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 Wally Hergesheimer 70 30 29 59 10 Paul Ronty 70 16 38 54 20 Nick Mickoski 70 19 16 35 39 Jack Stoddard 60 12 13 25 29 Hy Buller 70 7 18 25 73 Neil Strain 52 11 13 24 12 Don Raleigh 55 4 18 22 2 Leo Reise Leo Reise Jr. 61 4 15 19 53 Ed Kullman 70 8 10 18 61 Allan Stanley 70 5 12 17 52 Harry Howell Harry Howell (ice hockey) 67 3 8 11 46 Steve Kraftcheck 69 2 9 11 45 Dean Prentice 55 6 3 9 20 Pete Babando† 30 4 5 9 2 Herb Dickenson 11 4 4 8 2 Aldo Guidolin 30 4 4 8 24 Ed Slowinski 37 2 5 7 14 George Senick 13 2 3 5 8 Jim Conacher 17 1 4 5 2 Ron Murphy 15 3 1 4 0 Edgar Laprade 11 2 1 3 2 Gaye Stewart‡ 18 1 2 3 8 Jim Ross Jim Ross (ice hockey) 11 0 2 2 4 Kelly Burnett 3 1 0 1 0 Aggie Kukulowicz 3 1 0 1 0 Gordie Haworth 2 0 1 1 0 Andy Bathgate 18 0 1 1 6 Frank Bathgate 2 0 0 0 2 Jackie McLeod 3 0 0 0 2 Mike Labadie 3 0 0 0 0 Ian MacIntosh 4 0 0 0 4 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 Lorne Worsley 50 3000 13 29 8 153 3.06 2 Chuck Rayner 20 1200 4 8 8 58 2.90 1 †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 August 8, 2010 1952–53 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481953.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100808121637/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481953.html August 8, 2010 live Awards and records Calder Memorial Trophy (Top first-year player): Lorne "Gump" WorsleyNHL Calder Memorial Trophy Winners National Hockey League June 29, 2021 https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-calder-memorial-trophy-winners-complete-list-287749198 July 27, 2026 The New York Rangers did not have any players chosen for the All-Star Teams for the 1952–53 NHL season. Transactions The following is a list of all transactions that occurred for the Rangers during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player was traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable. August 18, 1952 To Detroit Red WingsJim MorrisonReg Sinclaircash To New York RangersLeo Reise Jr.NHL trades for 1952-1953 http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_season/1952-53/1 2021-12-08 NHL Trade TrackerDiamond Dan Total NHL 2003 Triumph Books Chicago 717, 767 & 799 978-1-57243-604-6 October 8, 1952 To Montreal Canadiensrights to Frank Eddolls To New York RangerscashDiamond Dan Total NHL 2003 Triumph Books Chicago 548 978-1-57243-604-6 January 9, 1953 To Chicago Black Hawkscash To New York Rangersrights to Pete BabandoDiamond Dan Total NHL 2003 Triumph Books Chicago 458 978-1-57243-604-6 References 1952-53 Category:1952–53 NHL season by team Category:1952 in sports in New York City Category:1953 in sports in New York City 1952-53 New York Rangers season