1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1935–36 1935 Detroit Red Wings American 1st 24–16–8 14–5–5 10–11–3 124 103 Jack Adams Jack Adams Doug Young Olympia Stadium Marty Barry (21) Herbie Lewis (23) Marty Barry (40) Ebbie Goodfellow (69) Normie Smith (24) Normie Smith (2.04) yes The 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season was the tenth season for the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the fourth operating as the Red Wings. Under head coach Jack Adams, the Red Wings compiled a 24–16–8 record, finished first in the American Division, and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 124 goals, second most in the NHL, and gave up 103 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. In the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons, three games to zero. The first game of the series was the longest NHL game ever played. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. when Mud Bruneteau scored in the sixth overtime period. In the 1936 Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to one. The Stanley Cup championship was the first in Detroit franchise history. Defenceman Doug Young was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Marty Barry with 21 goals and 40 points scored, Herbie Lewis with 23 assists, and Ebbie Goodfellow with 69 penalty minutes. Barry's 40 points were the second most in the NHL during the 1935–36 season; his 21 goals were third most in the league. Normie Smith was the team's goaltender in all 48 games. Smith's 24 wins as goaltender and 3,030 minutes played led the NHL during the 1935–36 season.1935-36 NHL Summary Sports Reference LLC Hockey Reference October 1, 2019 https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1936.html Four members of the team have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Ebbie Goodfellow (inducted in 1963); Syd Howe (inducted 1965); Marty Barry (inducted 1965); and Herbie Lewis (inducted 1989). 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; 1935–36 regular season1935-36 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1936_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 10, 1935||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||November 14, 1935||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||0–0–2 |- |3||T||November 19, 1935||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||0–0–3 |- |4||L||November 21, 1935||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||0–1–3 |- |5||W||November 24, 1935||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||1–1–3 |- |6||T||November 28, 1935||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) ||1–1–4 |- |7||L||November 30, 1935||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||1–2–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||W||December 5, 1935||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||2–2–4 |- |9||W||December 7, 1935||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) ||3–2–4 |- |10||T||December 8, 1935||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||3–2–5 |- |11||W||December 12, 1935||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||4–2–5 |- |12||W||December 14, 1935||4–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||5–2–5 |- |13||W||December 15, 1935||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||6–2–5 |- |14||L||December 17, 1935||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||6–3–5 |- |15||W||December 19, 1935||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||7–3–5 |- |16||T||December 22, 1935||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||7–3–6 |- |17||L||December 25, 1935||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||7–4–6 |- |18||L||December 29, 1935||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||7–5–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |19||W||January 1, 1936||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||8–5–6 |- |20||W||January 5, 1936||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) ||9–5–6 |- |21||W||January 7, 1936||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||10–5–6 |- |22||W||January 12, 1936||6–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||11–5–6 |- |23||L||January 16, 1936||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||11–6–6 |- |24||W||January 19, 1936||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||12–6–6 |- |25||W||January 23, 1936||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||13–6–6 |- |26||L||January 25, 1936||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||13–7–6 |- |27||L||January 28, 1936||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||13–8–6 |- |28||L||January 30, 1936||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||13–9–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |29||W||February 1, 1936||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) ||14–9–6 |- |30||T||February 4, 1936||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||14–9–7 |- |31||W||February 6, 1936||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||15–9–7 |- |32||W||February 11, 1936||7–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||16–9–7 |- |33||W||February 13, 1936||1–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||17–9–7 |- |34||L||February 15, 1936||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||17–10–7 |- |35||W||February 18, 1936||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||18–10–7 |- |36||L||February 20, 1936||3–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||18–11–7 |- |37||W||February 23, 1936||4–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||19–11–7 |- |38||W||February 27, 1936||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1935–36) ||20–11–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |39||W||March 1, 1936||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) ||21–11–7 |- |40||W||March 5, 1936||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1935–36) ||22–11–7 |- |41||L||March 7, 1936||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) ||22–12–7 |- |42||L||March 8, 1936||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||22–13–7 |- |43||L||March 10, 1936||0–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) ||22–14–7 |- |44||L||March 12, 1936||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1935–36) ||22–15–7 |- |45||T||March 14, 1936||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) ||22–15–8 |- |46||L||March 15, 1936||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) ||22–16–8 |- |47||W||March 19, 1936||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) ||23–16–8 |- |48||W||March 22, 1936||7–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1935–36) ||24–16–8 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Forwards Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts PIM Marty Barry 48 21 19 40 16 Herbie Lewis 45 14 23 37 25 Larry Aurie 44 16 18 34 17 Syd Howe 48 16 14 30 26 John Sorrell 48 13 15 28 8 Hec Kilrea 48 6 17 23 37 Gordon Pettinger 33 8 7 15 6 Pete Kelly 48 6 8 14 30 Wally Kilrea 44 4 10 14 10 Mud Bruneteau 24 2 0 2 2 Art Giroux 4 0 2 2 0 Wilfie Starr 5 1 0 1 0 John Sherf 1 0 0 0 0 Eddie Wiseman 1 0 0 0 0 Lorne Duguid 5 0 0 0 0 Defensemen Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts PIM Ebbie Goodfellow 48 5 18 23 69 Doug Young 48 5 12 17 54 Wilfred McDonald 48 4 6 10 32 Ralph Bowman 48 3 2 5 44 Orville Roulston 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA Normie Smith 48 3030 24 16 8 6 2.04 Playoffs (C1) Montreal Maroons vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings + Montreal Maroons vs Detroit Red Wings Date Visitors Score Home ScoreMar 24 Detroit 1 Montreal M. 0 (6OT)Mar 26 Detroit 3 Montreal M. 0Mar 28 Montreal M. 1 Detroit 2 Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–0.Diamond 2000 35 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 5Toronto Maple Leafs1Detroit Red Wings3April 7Toronto Maple Leafs4Detroit Red Wings9April 9Detroit Red Wings3Toronto Maple Leafs4 OTApril 11Detroit Red Wings3Toronto Maple Leafs2 Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–1. 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