1931–32 Boston Bruins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1931–32
Year:	1931
Team:	Boston Bruins
Record:	15–21–12
Divisionrank:	4th
Coach:	Art Ross
Goalsfor:	122
Goalsagainst:	117
Goalsleader:	Marty Barry (21)
Assistsleader:	Dit Clapper (22)
Pointsleader:	Dit Clapper (39)
Pimleader:	Eddie Shore (80)
Winsleader:	Tiny Thompson (13)

The 1931–32 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' eighth season in the NHL. The team finished fourth in the division, out of the playoffs.

Regular season

In the course of playing a 0–0 tie against the New York Americans on January 3, 1932, the Bruins shot the puck the length of the ice 87 times to relieve pressure on their goal. To stop this becoming a regular tactic, the icing rule was introduced into the NHL later in the decade.^[1]

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	November 14, 1931	1–4	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	0–1–0
2	W	November 17, 1931	1–0 OT	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	1–1–0
3	L	November 19, 1931	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	1–2–0
4	L	November 21, 1931	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32)	1–3–0
5	W	November 24, 1931	7–1	Montreal Canadiens (1931–32)	2–3–0
6	W	November 26, 1931	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	3–3–0
7	L	November 28, 1931	5–6 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	3–4–0
8	W	December 1, 1931	7–3	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	4–4–0
9	L	December 8, 1931	2–3	New York Americans (1931–32)	4–5–0
10	T	December 10, 1931	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	4–5–1
11	W	December 13, 1931	3–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	5–5–1
12	T	December 15, 1931	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (1931–32)	5–5–2
13	W	December 22, 1931	6–2	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	6–5–2
14	T	December 26, 1931	4–4 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	6–5–3
15	T	December 29, 1931	3–3 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	6–5–4
16	W	December 31, 1931	5–0	Montreal Canadiens (1931–32)	7–5–4
17	T	January 3, 1932	0–0 OT	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	7–5–5
18	T	January 5, 1932	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	7–5–6
19	T	January 7, 1932	0–0 OT	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	7–5–7
20	T	January 10, 1932	1–1 OT	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	7–5–8
21	L	January 12, 1932	3–5 OT	New York Rangers (1931–32)	7–6–8
22	L	January 14, 1932	1–3	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	7–7–8
23	T	January 16, 1932	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32)	7–7–9
24	L	January 19, 1932	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	7–8–9
25	L	January 23, 1932	0–2	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	7–9–9
26	L	January 26, 1932	3–4	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	7–10–9
27	W	January 28, 1932	4–1	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	8–10–9
28	L	February 2, 1932	3–4	New York Americans (1931–32)	8–11–9
29	W	February 4, 1932	5–0	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	9–11–9
30	L	February 6, 1932	0–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	9–12–9
31	W	February 9, 1932	2–1	New York Rangers (1931–32)	10–12–9
32	L	February 11, 1932	4–7	Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	10–13–9
33	W	February 14, 1932	3–1	@ New York Americans (1931–32)	11–13–9
34	W	February 16, 1932	3–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	12–13–9
35	T	February 18, 1932	0–0 OT	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	12–13–10
36	L	February 20, 1932	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	12–14–10
37	L	February 23, 1932	0–2 OT	New York Rangers (1931–32)	12–15–10
38	T	February 25, 1932	3–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (1931–32)	12–15–11
39	L	February 27, 1932	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32)	12–16–11
40	W	March 1, 1932	7–6	Montreal Canadiens (1931–32)	13–16–11
41	L	March 5, 1932	1–3	@ Montreal Maroons (1931–32)	13–17–11
42	W	March 8, 1932	2–0	Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	14–17–11
43	L	March 10, 1932	2–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	14–18–11
44	L	March 12, 1932	3–5 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	14–19–11
45	W	March 15, 1932	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32)	15–19–11
46	T	March 18, 1932	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Falcons (1931–32)	15–19–12
47	L	March 20, 1932	0–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32)	15–20–12
48	L	March 22, 1932	6–8	New York Americans (1931–32)	15–21–12

Playoffs

• The Bruins did not qualify for the postseason.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	RW/D	48	17	22	39	21
	C	48	21	17	38	22
	C	46	14	12	26	20
	C	48	11	14	25	18
	D	42	12	10	22	29
	D	45	9	13	22	80
	RW	44	13	7	20	22
	LW	26	5	4	9	12
	LW/D	24	4	5	9	14
	C	28	4	4	8	14
	D	48	4	3	7	36
	RW/C	16	3	0	3	12
	RW	29	2	1	3	10
	LW/D	47	2	1	3	28
	D	34	1	2	3	12
	LW	5	1	0	1	0
	C/LW	14	0	1	1	8
	LW	1	0	0	0	0
	G	2	0	0	0	0
	G	4	0	0	0	0
	RW/D	6	0	0	0	0
	D	11	0	0	0	8
	C/D	5	0	0	0	6
	LW	2	0	0	0	0
	G	43	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2698	43	13	19	11	103	2.29	9
	120	2	1	1	0	6	3.00	1
	232	4	1	1	1	8	2.07	0
Team:	3050	48	15	21	12	117	2.30	10

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See also

• 1931–32 NHL season

Notes and References

1. Book: Connor, Floyd. Hockey's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons, and Ice Oddities. 2004. Potomac Books. 9781574883640. 304.
2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-11 . 1931-32 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.