1936–37 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1936–37 1936 New York Rangers American 3rd 19–20–9 9–7–8 10–13–1 117 106 Lester Patrick Lester Patrick Bill Cook Madison Square Garden Butch Keeling (22) Neil Colville (18) Cecil Dillon (31) Joe Cooper/Ott Heller (42) Dave Kerr (19) Dave Kerr (2.11) The 1936–37 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 11th season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the American Division, with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Maroons to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the Detroit Red Wings, three games to two.1936–37 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics Hockey-Reference https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1937.html 2009-06-04 2 Regular season On November 16, 1936, Hal Winkler made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press, 978-1-57215-037-9 Final standings NYR Record vs. opponents NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1936–37 regular season1936-37 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1937_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 1, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 5–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–2–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 8 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 10 || @ Montreal Maroons || 4–1 || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 15 || New York Americans || 2–1 || 1–2–0 |- | 4 || 17 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–1 || 2–2–0 |- | 5 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–0 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3 – 1 OT || 3–3–0 |- | 7 || 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 4–3–0 |- | 8 || 26 || @ New York Americans || 3–1 || 5–3–0 |- | 9 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 5–3–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 5–2–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 3–2–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 10 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 5–4–1 |- | 11 || 6 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 6–4–1 |- | 12 || 8 || Chicago Black Hawks || 0 – 0 OT || 6–4–2 |- | 13 || 12 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5 – 3 OT || 7–4–2 |- | 14 || 15 || Montreal Maroons || 2 – 2 OT || 7–4–3 |- | 15 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4 – 2 OT || 7–5–3 |- | 16 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 5 – 3 OT || 8–5–3 |- | 17 || 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 9–5–3 |- | 18 || 29 || @ New York Americans || 5–1 || 10–5–3 |- | 19 || 31 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 10–5–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 4–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–0) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 20 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 10–6–4 |- | 21 || 5 || New York Americans || 7–1 || 11–6–4 |- | 22 || 9 || @ Montreal Maroons || 3–2 || 12–6–4 |- | 23 || 10 || Montreal Maroons || 5–2 || 12–7–4 |- | 24 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 12–8–4 |- | 25 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 1 – 1 OT || 12–8–5 |- | 26 || 21 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 12–9–5 |- | 27 || 23 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 12–10–5 |- | 28 || 24 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 13–10–5 |- | 29 || 26 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 14–10–5 |- | 30 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 1 – 1 OT || 14–10–6 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 3–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–2) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 31 || 2 || Detroit Red Wings || 4 – 4 OT || 14–10–7 |- | 32 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2 – 2 OT || 14–10–8 |- | 33 || 6 || @ Montreal Maroons || 1 – 1 OT || 14–10–9 |- | 34 || 7 || Montreal Maroons || 4–2 || 14–11–9 |- | 35 || 9 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 15–11–9 |- | 36 || 11 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 15–12–9 |- | 37 || 14 || New York Americans || 5–4 || 15–13–9 |- | 38 || 16 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 15–14–9 |- | 39 || 18 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2 – 1 OT || 16–14–9 |- | 40 || 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 17–14–9 |- | 41 || 28 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 17–15–9 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 2–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–2–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 42 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 17–16–9 |- | 43 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 1–0 || 17–17–9 |- | 44 || 9 || @ New York Americans || 7 – 5 OT || 18–17–9 |- | 45 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 4–2 || 18–18–9 |- | 46 || 13 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || 18–19–9 |- | 47 || 16 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 18–20–9 |- | 48 || 21 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 19–20–9 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs 1937 Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus.Corio Ray Question Box The New York Times 1990-04-16 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/16/sports/question-box.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm 2011-11-12 background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Quarterfinals vs. (C3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Rangers win 2–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || March 23 || New York Rangers || 3–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || March 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–2 || New York Rangers || OT || New York Rangers win series 2–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Semifinals vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons – Rangers win 2–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 1 || Montreal Maroons || 0–1 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 3 || New York Rangers || 4–0 || Montreal Maroons || || New York Rangers win series 2–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 3–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–5 || New York Rangers || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 8 || New York Rangers || 2–4 || Detroit Red Wings || || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 1–0 || Detroit Red Wings || || New York Rangers lead series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 13 || New York Rangers || 0–1 || Detroit Red Wings || || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 15 || New York Rangers || 0–3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit wins series 3–2 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Cecil Dillon 48 20 11 31 13 Phil Watson 48 11 17 28 22 Neil Colville 45 10 18 28 33 Melville Keeling 48 22 4 26 18 Lynn Patrick 45 8 16 24 23 Alex Shibicky 47 14 8 22 30 Frank Boucher 44 7 13 20 5 Mac Colville 46 7 12 19 10 Ehrhardt Heller 48 5 12 17 42 Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 47 8 7 15 23 Murray Murdoch 48 0 14 14 16 Arthur Coulter 47 1 5 6 27 Bill Cook 21 1 4 5 6 Joe Cooper Joe Cooper (ice hockey) 48 0 3 3 42 Eddie Wares 2 2 0 2 0 Clint Smith ice hockey 2 1 0 1 0 Bryan Hextall 3 0 1 1 0 Joe Krol 1 0 0 0 0 Ivan Johnson Ching Johnson 34 0 0 0 2 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Neil Colville 9 3 3 6 0 Frank Boucher 9 2 3 5 0 Alex Shibicky 9 1 4 5 0 Melville Keeling 9 3 2 5 2 Walter Pratt Babe Pratt 9 3 1 4 11 Arthur Coulter 9 0 3 3 15 Mac Colville 9 1 2 3 2 Lynn Patrick 9 3 0 3 2 Cecil Dillon 9 0 3 3 0 Joe Cooper Joe Cooper (ice hockey) 9 1 1 2 12 Murray Murdoch 9 1 1 2 0 Phil Watson 9 0 2 2 9 Ivan Johnson Ching Johnson 9 0 1 1 4 Ehrhardt Heller 9 0 0 0 11 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 Dave Kerr 48 3020 19 20 9 106 2.11 4 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SO Shutouts Dave Kerr 9 553 6 3 10 1.08 4 †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 2010-10-23 1936–37 New York Rangers http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481937.html See also 1936–37 NHL season References 1936-37 Category:1936–37 NHL season by team Category:1936 in sports in New York City Category:1937 in sports in New York City 1936-37 New York Rangers season