1945–46 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1945–46 1945 New York Rangers 6th 13–28–9 8–12–5 5–16–4 144 191 Lester Patrick Frank Boucher Neil Colville Madison Square Garden Ab DeMarco (20) Ab DeMarco (27) Ab DeMarco (47) Phil Watson (43) Chuck Rayner (12) Chuck Rayner (3.76) The 1945–46 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 20th season. During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 13–28–9 record and finished with 35 points. With a fourth consecutive last-place finish, the Rangers did not qualify for the NHL playoffs.1945–46 NHL Season Summary Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1946.html 2011-03-26Detroit Gains First Victory in Hockey Loop Reading Eagle United Press 1946-10-27 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WoktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_ZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4691,1970102 2011-12-10 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; 1945–46 regular season1945-46 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1946_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 0–1–0 (home: 0-0-0; road: 0–1–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 31 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–1 || 0–1–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 3–8–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 2–4–1) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 2 || 3 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–4 || 1–3–0 |- | 5 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 2–3–0 |- | 6 || 11 || Boston Bruins || 7–1 || 2–4–0 |- | 7 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–0 || 2–5–0 |- | 8 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 2–6–0 |- | 9 || 18 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 2–7–0 |- | 10 || 22 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–3 || 2–7–1 |- | 11 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 2–8–1 |- | 12 || 25 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 3–8–1 |- | 13 || 28 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–1 || 3–9–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 2–7–2 (home: 2–4–1; road: 0–3–1) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 14 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 3–10–1 |- | 15 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 4–10–1 |- | 16 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–4 || 4–11–1 |- | 17 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 4–12–1 |- | 18 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 8–7 || 4–13–1 |- | 19 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–5 || 4–13–2 |- | 20 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 4–14–2 |- | 21 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 4–15–2 |- | 22 || 30 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 5–15–2 |- | 23 || 31 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–0 || 5–15–3 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 3–6–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 0–5–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 24 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 5–15–4 |- | 25 || 6 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 6–15–4 |- | 26 || 12 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 9–3 || 6–16–4 |- | 27 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–2 || 7–16–4 |- | 28 || 16 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 7–17–4 |- | 29 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 7–18–4 |- | 30 || 19 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–1 || 7–19–4 |- | 31 || 20 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 9–1 || 7–20–4 |- | 32 || 26 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 7–21–4 |- | 33 || 27 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 8–21–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 2–4–5 (home: 0–1–4; road: 2–3–1) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 34 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–6 || 8–21–5 |- | 35 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 8–22–5 |- | 36 || 7 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 8–23–5 |- | 37 || 10 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 8–23–6 |- | 38 || 14 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 8–23–7 |- | 39 || 16 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 9–23–7 |- | 40 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || 9–24–7 |- | 41 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 9–24–8 |- | 42 || 24 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 9–24–9 |- | 43 || 27 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–4 || 10–24–9 |- | 44 || 28 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 10–25–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 3–3–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–1–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 45 || 3 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 10–26–9 |- | 46 || 6 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 7–3 || 10–27–9 |- | 47 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 11–27–9 |- | 48 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 11–28–9 |- | 49 || 13 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 12–28–9 |- | 50 || 17 || Montreal Canadiens || 8–5 || 13–28–9 |- |- | 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 Ab DeMarco 50 20 27 47 20 Grant Warwick 45 19 18 37 19 Edgar Laprade 49 15 19 34 0 Phil Watson 49 12 14 26 43 Tony Leswick 50 15 9 24 26 Alf Pike 33 7 9 16 18 Alex Shibicky 33 10 5 15 12 Lynn Patrick 38 8 6 14 30 Mac Colville 39 7 6 13 8 Cal Gardner 16 8 2 10 2 Neil Colville 49 5 4 9 25 Bill Moe 48 4 4 8 14 Rene Trudell 16 3 5 8 4 Hank Goldup 19 6 1 7 11 Ehrhardt Heller 34 2 3 5 14 Church Russell 17 0 5 5 2 Bill Juzda 32 1 3 4 17 Harold Brown Harold Brown (ice hockey) 13 2 1 3 2 Hal Laycoe 17 0 2 2 6 Murray Patrick 24 0 2 2 4 Bryan Hextall 3 0 1 1 0 Alan Kuntz 14 0 1 1 2 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 Chuck Rayner 40 2377 12 21 7 149 3.76 1 Jim Henry Jim Henry (ice hockey) 11 623 1 7 2 42 4.04 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 2010-10-19 1945–46 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481946.html See also 1945–46 NHL season References 1945-46 Category:1945–46 NHL season by team Category:1945 in sports in New York City Category:1946 in sports in New York City 1945-46 New York Rangers season