1944–45 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1944–45 1944 Boston Bruins 16–30–4 11–12–2 5–18–2 4th 179 219 Art Ross Art Ross Bill Cowley Boston Garden Herb Cain (32) Bill Cowley (40) Bill Cowley (65) Pat Egan (86) Harvey Bennett Sr. (20) Harvey Bennett Sr. (4.20) The 1944–45 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 21st season in the NHL. 2 Regular season Final standings BOS Record vs. opponents BOS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1944–45 regular season1944-45 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1945_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 3, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 28, 1944||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 29, 1944||1–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||0–2–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |3||L||November 4, 1944||2–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||0–3–0 |- |4||W||November 5, 1944||6–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||1–3–0 |- |5||T||November 12, 1944||5–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||1–3–1 |- |6||W||November 14, 1944||7–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||November 18, 1944||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||2–4–1 |- |8||L||November 19, 1944||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||2–5–1 |- |9||L||November 21, 1944||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||2–6–1 |- |10||W||November 23, 1944||5–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||3–6–1 |- |11||W||November 26, 1944||8–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||4–6–1 |- |12||L||November 28, 1944||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||4–7–1 |- |13||W||November 30, 1944||7–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||5–7–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||W||December 3, 1944||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||6–7–1 |- |15||L||December 5, 1944||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||6–8–1 |- |16||W||December 9, 1944||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||7–8–1 |- |17||L||December 10, 1944||6–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||7–9–1 |- |18||W||December 12, 1944||7–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||8–9–1 |- |19||L||December 16, 1944||5–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||8–10–1 |- |20||L||December 19, 1944||3–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||8–11–1 |- |21||W||December 28, 1944||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||9–11–1 |- |22||L||December 31, 1944||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||9–12–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||January 2, 1945||3–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||9–13–1 |- |24||L||January 7, 1945||4–8 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||9–14–1 |- |25||L||January 11, 1945||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||9–15–1 |- |26||L||January 13, 1945||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||9–16–1 |- |27||L||January 14, 1945||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||9–17–1 |- |28||W||January 16, 1945||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||10–17–1 |- |29||W||January 21, 1945||14–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||11–17–1 |- |30||L||January 23, 1945||4–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||11–18–1 |- |31||L||January 27, 1945||3–11 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||11–19–1 |- |32||L||January 28, 1945||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||11–20–1 |- |33||L||January 30, 1945||3–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||11–21–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||W||February 3, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||12–21–1 |- |35||T||February 4, 1945||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||12–21–2 |- |36||L||February 6, 1945||1–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||12–22–2 |- |37||L||February 11, 1945||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||12–23–2 |- |38||W||February 13, 1945||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||13–23–2 |- |39||W||February 17, 1945||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||14–23–2 |- |40||L||February 18, 1945||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||14–24–2 |- |41||L||February 21, 1945||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||14–25–2 |- |42||T||February 25, 1945||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||14–25–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |43||L||March 4, 1945||4–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||14–26–3 |- |44||L||March 6, 1945||2–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||14–27–3 |- |45||L||March 8, 1945||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||14–28–3 |- |46||L||March 10, 1945||2–9 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||14–29–3 |- |47||W||March 11, 1945||7–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||15–29–3 |- |48||T||March 13, 1945||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||15–29–4 |- |49||W||March 15, 1945||5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||16–29–4 |- |50||L||March 18, 1945||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||16–30–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Detroit Red Wings finished second in the league with 67 points. The Boston Bruins finished fourth with 36 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Detroit winning two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1943 Stanley Cup Finals where the Red Wings won in four games. Detroit won this season's ten-game regular-season series earning nineteen of twenty points. Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings Boston Garden Olympia Stadium March 20 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/1945/03/20/1944030121#game=1944030121,game_state=final Bill Cowley (1) – 06:20Bill Cupolo (1) – 10:07Herb Cain (1) – 14:04 No scoring No scoring No scoring Jack McGill (1) – 07:22 04:04 – Earl Seibert (1)09:05 – Joe Carveth (1)19:04 – Eddie Bruneteau (1) Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley March 22 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/1945/03/22/1944030122#game=1944030122,game_state=final Jack McGill (2) – 02:46 No scoring Ken Smith (1) – 10:03Jean-Paul Gladu (1) – 10:18 08:25 – Harold Jackson (1) Pat Egan (1) – 17:05 12:48 – Eddie Bruneteau (2) Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley March 24 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-bos/1945/03/25/1944030123#game=1944030123,game_state=final No scoring Ted Lindsay (1) – 18:54Murray Armstrong (1) – 19:35 16:05 – Pat Egan (2) No scoring 17:57 – Gino Rozzini (1) Mud Bruneteau (1) – 15:48 Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley March 27 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-bos/1945/03/27/1944030124#game=1944030124,game_state=final 08:31 – Ken Smith (2) Earl Seibert (2) – 17:21 14:38 – Herb Cain (2) No scoring No scoring Joe Carveth (2) – 05:10Murray Armstrong (2) – 17:15 Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley March 29 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/1945/03/29/1944030125#game=1944030125,game_state=final Herb Cain (3) – 11:52 02:51 – Mud Bruneteau (2)11:41 – Flash Hollett (1) No scoring No scoring Bill Jennings (1) – pp – 17:00 No scoring No scoring 17:12 – Mud Bruneteau (3) Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley April 1 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-bos/1945/04/01/1944030126#game=1944030126,game_state=final 12:54 – Bill Cowley (2) Jud McAtee (1) – 00:45 06:24 – Bill Jennings (2)07:33 – pp – Herb Cain (4)10:38 – Jean-Paul Gladu (2) Joe Carveth (3) – 03:24Jud McAtee (2) – 17:12 09:25 – Bill Cowley (3) No scoring Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley April 3 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-det/1945/04/03/1944030127#game=1944030127,game_state=final Jack McGill (3) – 19:15 08:20 – pp – Carl Liscombe (1) Herb Cain (5) – 08:50Ken Smith (3) – 19:39 03:51 – Carl Liscombe (2) No scoring 02:01 – Eddie Bruneteau (3)04:09 – Carl Liscombe (3)19:54 – Carl Liscombe (4) Paul Bibeault Harry Lumley Detroit won series 4–3 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Bill Cowley C 49 25 40 65 12 Herb Cain LW 50 32 13 45 16 Ken Smith Kenny Smith (ice hockey) LW 49 20 14 34 2 Bill Jennings Bill Jennings (ice hockey) RW 39 20 13 33 25 Frank Mario C 44 8 18 26 24 Armand Gaudreault LW 44 15 9 24 27 Bill Cupolo RW 47 11 13 24 10 Jack Crawford Jack Crawford (ice hockey) D 40 5 19 24 10 Dit Clapper RW/D 46 8 14 22 16 Pat Egan D 48 7 15 22 86 Jean-Paul Gladu LW 40 6 14 20 2 Gino Rozzini C 31 5 10 15 20 Art Jackson C 19 5 8 13 10 Jack Shewchuk D 47 1 7 8 31 Jack McGill Jack McGill (ice hockey b. 1921) C 14 4 2 6 0 Bill Thoms C 17 4 2 6 0 Norm Calladine C 11 3 1 4 0 Tom Brennan Tom Brennan (ice hockey) RW 1 0 1 1 0 Murray Henderson Murray Henderson (ice hockey) D 5 0 1 1 4 Harvey Bennett Harvey Bennett Sr. G 25 0 0 0 0 Paul Bibeault G 26 0 0 0 0 Marcel Fillion LW 1 0 0 0 0 Fern Flaman D 1 0 0 0 0 Pete Leswick W 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Harvey Bennett Harvey Bennett Sr. 1470 25 10 12 2 103 4.20 0 Paul Bibeault 1530 26 6 18 2 116 4.55 0 Team: 3000 50 16 30 4 219 4.38 0 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Herb Cain LW 7 5 2 7 0 Ken Smith Kenny Smith (ice hockey) LW 7 3 4 7 0 Bill Cowley C 7 3 3 6 0 Jack McGill Jack McGill (ice hockey b. 1921) C 7 3 3 6 0 Jack Crawford Jack Crawford (ice hockey) D 7 0 5 5 0 Jean-Paul Gladu LW 7 2 2 4 0 Bill Jennings Bill Jennings (ice hockey) RW 7 2 2 4 6 Bill Cupolo RW 7 1 2 3 0 Gino Rozzini C 6 1 2 3 6 Pat Egan D 7 2 0 2 6 Armand Gaudreault LW 7 0 2 2 8 Murray Henderson Murray Henderson (ice hockey) D 7 0 1 1 2 Paul Bibeault G 7 0 0 0 0 Dit Clapper RW/D 7 0 0 0 0 Bill Thoms C 1 0 0 0 2 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Paul Bibeault 437 7 3 4 22 3.02 0 Team: 437 7 3 4 22 3.02 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-11 1944-45 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1945.html See also 1944–45 NHL season References Boston Bruins Category:Boston Bruins seasons Boston Boston Category:1940s in Boston