1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1944–45 1944 Detroit Red Wings 31–14–5 19–5–1 12–9–4 2nd 218 161 Jack Adams Jack Adams Flash Hollett Detroit Olympia Joe Carveth (26) Syd Howe (36) Joe Carveth (54) Harold Jackson (45) Harry Lumley (24) Normie Smith (3.00) The 1944–45 season was the Detroit Red Wings' 19th season of operation. The season saw the Wings achieve a record of 31–14–5, finishing second in the National Hockey League (NHL), qualifying the team for the playoffs. The coach and general manager was Jack Adams, with Flash Hollett serving as the team's captain. After defeating the Boston Bruins in seven games in the semi-final, the Red Wings faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1945 Stanley Cup Final, a rematch of the 1942 series. After being down 3 games to none, the Red Wings stormed back and won the next three to force a pivotal Game 7 back in the Detroit Olympia, looking to become the second team to ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in a seven-game series and avenge their 1942 Stanley Cup loss. However, they were not able to maintain their momentum, and ultimately lost the final game of the series by a score of 2-1, which prevented them from getting revenge on the Maple Leafs for being reversed swept three years prior. The 1944-45 Red Wings would eventually be joined by the 2023-24 Edmonton Oilers after they lost the 2024 Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers in seven game despite returning from a 3-0 series deficit.2 Regular season Flash Hollett became the first defenseman to score twenty goals in one season.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.23, James Duplacey, JG Press, 978-1-57215-037-9 The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.February 2018 Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1944–45 regular season1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1945_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 29, 1944||7–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||1–0–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |2||W||November 2, 1944||10–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||November 4, 1944||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||November 5, 1944||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||November 11, 1944||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||November 12, 1944||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||November 15, 1944||8–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||4–3–0 |- |8||T||November 18, 1944||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||November 19, 1944||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||5–3–1 |- |10||T||November 23, 1944||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||November 25, 1944||7–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||6–3–2 |- |12||L||November 26, 1944||5–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||6–4–2 |- |13||W||November 29, 1944||6–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||7–4–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||W||December 7, 1944||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||8–4–2 |- |15||W||December 10, 1944||7–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||9–4–2 |- |16||T||December 16, 1944||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||9–4–3 |- |17||L||December 17, 1944||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||9–5–3 |- |18||W||December 19, 1944||6–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||10–5–3 |- |19||W||December 21, 1944||11–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||11–5–3 |- |20||W||December 23, 1944||5–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||12–5–3 |- |21||W||December 25, 1944||6–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||13–5–3 |- |22||L||December 28, 1944||1–9 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||13–6–3 |- |23||W||December 31, 1944||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||14–6–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||W||January 1, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||15–6–3 |- |25||T||January 4, 1945||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||15–6–4 |- |EXHIBITION||T||January 5, 1945||0–0 || align="left"| @ Curtis Bay, Coast Guard Cutters || |- |26||W||January 6, 1945||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||16–6–4 |- |27||W||January 7, 1945||8–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||17–6–4 |- |28||L||January 13, 1945||3–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||17–7–4 |- |29||W||January 14, 1945||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||18–7–4 |- |30||W||January 18, 1945||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||19–7–4 |- |31||L||January 21, 1945||3–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||19–8–4 |- |32||W||January 23, 1945||5–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||20–8–4 |- |33||W||January 27, 1945||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||21–8–4 |- |34||W||January 28, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||22–8–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||L||February 3, 1945||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||22–9–4 |- |36||L||February 4, 1945||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||22–10–4 |- |37||L||February 10, 1945||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||22–11–4 |- |38||W||February 11, 1945||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||23–11–4 |- |39||W||February 14, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||24–11–4 |- |40||W||February 18, 1945||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||25–11–4 |- |41||L||February 22, 1945||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||25–12–4 |- |42||W||February 24, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||26–12–4 |- |43||W||February 25, 1945||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||27–12–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |44||W||March 4, 1945||10–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||28–12–4 |- |45||W||March 8, 1945||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||29–12–4 |- |46||L||March 11, 1945||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||29–13–4 |- |47||T||March 13, 1945||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||29–13–5 |- |48||W||March 15, 1945||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) ||30–13–5 |- |49||W||March 17, 1945||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||31–13–5 |- |50||L||March 18, 1945||3–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||31–14–5 |- |- | 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 Joe Carveth RW 50 26 28 54 6 Syd Howe C/LW 46 17 36 53 6 Mud Bruneteau RW 43 23 24 47 6 Flash Hollett D 50 20 21 41 39 Steve Wojciechowski Steve Wojciechowski (ice hockey) RW 49 19 20 39 17 Murray Armstrong C 50 15 24 39 31 Carl Liscombe LW 42 23 9 32 18 Jud McAtee LW 44 15 11 26 6 Eddie Bruneteau RW 42 12 13 25 6 Ted Lindsay LW 45 17 6 23 43 Bill Quackenbush D 50 7 14 21 10 Don Grosso LW/C 20 6 10 16 6 Earl Seibert D 25 5 9 14 10 Harold Jackson ice hockey D 50 5 6 11 45 Tony Bukovich LW/C 14 7 2 9 6 Butch McDonald LW/C 3 1 1 2 0 Cully Simon D 21 0 2 2 26 Lorrain Thibeault LW 4 0 2 2 2 Hy Buller D 2 0 0 0 2 Connie Dion G 12 0 0 0 0 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) G 37 0 0 0 0 Billy Reay C 2 0 0 0 0 Normie Smith G 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) 2220 37 24 10 3 119 3.22 1 Connie Dion 720 12 6 4 2 39 3.25 0 Normie Smith 60 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0 Team: 3000 50 31 14 5 161 3.22 1 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Joe Carveth RW 14 5 6 11 2 Eddie Bruneteau RW 14 5 2 7 0 Flash Hollett D 14 3 4 7 6 Murray Armstrong C 14 4 2 6 2 Carl Liscombe LW 14 4 2 6 0 Mud Bruneteau RW 14 3 2 5 2 Jud McAtee LW 14 2 1 3 0 Earl Seibert D 14 2 1 3 4 Ted Lindsay LW 14 2 0 2 6 Harold Jackson ice hockey D 14 1 1 2 10 Bill Quackenbush D 14 0 2 2 2 Tony Bukovich LW/C 6 0 1 1 0 Fido Purpur RW 7 0 1 1 4 Steve Wojciechowski Steve Wojciechowski (ice hockey) RW 6 0 1 1 0 Gerry Couture RW 2 0 0 0 0 Syd Howe C/LW 7 0 0 0 2 Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) G 14 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (ice hockey) 871 14 7 7 31 2.14 2 Team: 871 14 7 7 31 2.14 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1945.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; See also 1944–45 NHL season References Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1944 in Detroit Category:1945 in Detroit