1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1937–38 1937 Detroit Red Wings 12–25–11 8–10–6 4–15–5 American 4th 99 133 Jack Adams Jack Adams Doug Young Detroit Olympia Carl Liscombe (14) Marty Barry (20) Herbie Lewis (31) Marty Barry (34) Normie Smith (11) Normie Smith (2.66) The 1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season was the 12th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, sixth as the Red Wings. The Wings finished last in the American Division and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1934–35 season. They would not miss the playoffs again until 1958–59 season. On May 5 and 11, 1938, the Red Wings played post-season exhibition games against the Montreal Canadiens at Earlscourt Stadium in London, England. 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1937–38 regular season1937-38 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1938_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||November 4, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||November 7, 1937||0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||November 13, 1937||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||0–2–1 |- |4||W||November 14, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||1–2–1 |- |5||L||November 18, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||1–3–1 |- |6||L||November 21, 1937||0–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||1–4–1 |- |7||L||November 23, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1937–38) ||1–5–1 |- |8||W||November 25, 1937||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||2–5–1 |- |9||L||November 28, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||2–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||L||December 5, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1937–38) ||2–7–1 |- |11||W||December 7, 1937||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||3–7–1 |- |12||L||December 9, 1937||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||3–8–1 |- |13||L||December 12, 1937||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||3–9–1 |- |14||L||December 14, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||3–10–1 |- |15||L||December 16, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||3–11–1 |- |16||L||December 19, 1937||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||3–12–1 |- |17||T||December 25, 1937||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||3–12–2 |- |18||L||December 26, 1937||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||3–13–2 |- |19||T||December 30, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||3–13–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |20||L||January 2, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||3–14–3 |- |21||W||January 4, 1938||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||4–14–3 |- |22||T||January 6, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1937–38) ||4–14–4 |- |23||L||January 9, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||4–15–4 |- |24||L||January 11, 1938||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||4–16–4 |- |25||T||January 13, 1938||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||4–16–5 |- |26||T||January 15, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||4–16–6 |- |27||T||January 16, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||4–16–7 |- |28||W||January 20, 1938||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||5–16–7 |- |29||W||January 23, 1938||3–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1937–38) ||6–16–7 |- |30||L||January 27, 1938||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||6–17–7 |- |31||L||January 29, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||6–18–7 |- |32||T||January 30, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||6–18–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |33||L||February 1, 1938||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||6–19–8 |- |34||W||February 3, 1938||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1937–38) ||7–19–8 |- |35||W||February 6, 1938||8–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||8–19–8 |- |36||L||February 10, 1938||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||8–20–8 |- |37||T||February 13, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1937–38) ||8–20–9 |- |38||W||February 20, 1938||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||9–20–9 |- |39||T||February 24, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||9–20–10 |- |40||T||February 27, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||9–20–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |41||L||March 1, 1938||1–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||9–21–11 |- |42||L||March 3, 1938||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||9–22–11 |- |43||W||March 6, 1938||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||10–22–11 |- |44||L||March 10, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||10–23–11 |- |45||W||March 13, 1938||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||11–23–11 |- |46||L||March 15, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||11–24–11 |- |47||L||March 17, 1938||2–7 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||11–25–11 |- |48||W||March 20, 1938||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||12–25–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Herbie Lewis Herbie Lewis (ice hockey) LW 42 13 18 31 12 Marty Barry C 48 9 20 29 34 Syd Howe C/LW 48 8 19 27 14 Carl Liscombe LW 41 14 10 24 30 Alex Motter C 32 5 17 22 6 Larry Aurie RW 47 10 9 19 19 Hec Kilrea LW 48 9 9 18 10 Eddie Wares D/RW 21 9 7 16 2 Bucko McDonald D 47 3 7 10 14 John Sorrell John Sorrell (ice hockey) LW 23 3 7 10 0 Mud Bruneteau RW 24 3 6 9 16 Doug Young Doug Young (ice hockey) D 48 3 5 8 24 Ron Hudson Ron Hudson (ice hockey) C 32 5 2 7 2 Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 30 0 7 7 13 Joe Lamb RW 14 3 1 4 6 Gord Pettinger C 12 1 3 4 4 Red Beattie LW 11 1 2 3 0 Ralph Bowman D 45 0 2 2 26 Pete Bessone D 6 0 1 1 6 Ken Doraty F 2 0 1 1 2 Clarence Drouillard C 10 0 1 1 0 Pete Kelly Pete Kelly (ice hockey) RW 9 0 1 1 2 Rolly Roulston LW/D 2 0 1 1 0 John Doran John Doran (ice hockey) D 7 0 0 0 10 Jimmy Franks Jimmy Franks (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 0 Wally Kilrea RW/C 5 0 0 0 4 Howie Mackie RW/D 7 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Orlando D 6 0 0 0 4 John Sherf LW 6 0 0 0 2 Normie Smith G 47 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Normie Smith 2930 47 11 25 11 130 2.66 3 Jimmy Franks Jimmy Franks (ice hockey) 60 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0 Team: 2990 48 12 25 11 133 2.67 3 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1937-38 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1938.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; European tour 1938 Detroit Red Wings – Montreal Canadiens European tour After failing to make the playoffs, the Red Wings embarked on a tour of Europe with the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to departure, the two teams played three exhibition games in Nova Scotia. In Europe, the teams played a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1 See also 1937–38 NHL season References Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1937 in Detroit Category:1938 in Detroit