1943–44 New York Rangers season explained

League:NHL
Season:1943–44
Year:1943
Team:New York Rangers
Divisionrank:6th
Record:6–39–5
Goalsfor:162
Goalsagainst:310
Goalsleader:Bryan Hextall (21)
Assistsleader:Bryan Hextall (33)
Pointsleader:Bryan Hextall (54)
Pimleader:Bob Dill (66)
Winsleader:Ken McAuley (6)
Gaaleader:Harry Lumley (0.00)

The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 18th season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history.[1] New York finished in last place in the NHL.[2]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 || 30 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 0–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 || 31 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 0–2–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 || 2 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 0–3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 0–4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 0–5–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 6 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 0–6–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 7 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 10–5 || 0–7–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 8 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 0–8–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 9 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 0–9–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 10 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 0–10–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 11 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 0–11–0|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 12 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 0–11–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 13 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 11–4 || 0–12–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 14 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 0–13–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 15 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 9–6 || 0–14–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 16 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 1–14–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 17 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 2–14–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 18 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 2–15–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 19 || 25 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 3–15–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 20 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 4–15–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 21 || 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 4–16–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 22 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 13–3 || 4–17–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 23 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 4–18–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 24 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–2 || 4–19–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 25 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 4–20–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 26 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 4–21–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 27 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 4–22–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 28 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 8–6 || 5–22–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 29 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 6–22–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 30 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 15–0 || 6–23–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 31 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–24–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 32 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 6–25–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 33 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 12–2 || 6–26–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 34 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–2 || 6–27–1|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 35 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 6–27–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 36 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 6–28–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 37 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 6–29–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 38 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–30–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 39 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 6–31–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 40 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–4 || 6–32–2|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 41 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 6–32–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 42 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 6–33–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 43 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 6–34–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 44 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 10–9 || 6–35–3|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 45 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 6–35–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 46 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–0 || 6–36–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 47 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 6–37–4|- align="center" bgcolor="white"| 48 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 6–37–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 49 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 11–2 || 6–38–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 50 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 6–39–5|-

Playoffs

The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the second consecutive season and missed the 1944 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2] [3]

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season
Player
50 21 33 54 41
50 18 22 40 15
50 8 27 35 29
† 36 14 19 33 2
28 9 20 29 0
† 38 16 12 28 4
33 14 10 24 0
43 10 9 19 6
41 9 8 17 15
18 8 9 17 14
24 7 9 16 4
28 6 10 16 66
15 4 10 14 2
† 39 5 6 11 14
13 3 2 5 12
† 24 3 2 5 13
15 2 2 4 2
16 1 3 4 4
7 1 2 3 2
† 12 2 0 2 0
9 0 2 2 0
9 0 2 2 4
4 1 0 1 2
1 0 1 1 0
3 0 1 1 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 4
7 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
50 2980 6 39 5 310 6.24 0
‡ 1 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

†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.

Source:[4]

Awards and records

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York Rangers Franchise Index. Hockey-Reference. 2011-04-16.
  2. Web site: 1943–44 NHL Season Summary. Hockey-Reference. 2011-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519150010/http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1944.html. 19 May 2011 . live.
  3. News: Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season. The Windsor Daily Star. 1945-10-22. 2011-12-09.
  4. Web site: hockeydb.com . 2010-10-19 . 1943–44 New York Rangers .
  5. Web site: McCaig. Sam. The Streakers: Best & worst starts in NHL history (and who might set new mark in 2015–16). Yahoo! Sports. 2015-10-16. 2017-11-08.
  6. News: Cluff. Jeremy. Coyotes avoid disastrous date with history. The Arizona Republic. 2017-10-27. 2017-11-08.

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