The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the 19th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 points .
The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
Regular season schedule
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
L
October 28, 1944
1–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
0–1–0
2
L
November 1, 1944
3–8
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
0–2–0
3
L
November 2, 1944
3–10
@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
0–3–0
4
L
November 9, 1944
3–6
Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
0–4–0
5
W
November 11, 1944
5–2
Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
1–4–0
6
T
November 12, 1944
5–5
Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
1–4–1
7
T
November 18, 1944
2–2
Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
1–4–2
8
L
November 19, 1944
2–6
Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
1–5–2
9
T
November 23, 1944
4–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
1–5–3
10
L
November 26, 1944
4–8
@ Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
1–6–3
11
W
November 30, 1944
7–5
@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
2–6–3
12
L
December 2, 1944
3–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
2–7–3
13
L
December 7, 1944
2–3
Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
2–8–3
14
T
December 10, 1944
1–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
2–8–4
15
L
December 12, 1944
5–7
@ Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
2–9–4
16
L
December 17, 1944
1–4
Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
2–10–4
17
W
December 20, 1944
3–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
3–10–4
18
L
December 21, 1944
3–11
@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
3–11–4
19
T
December 24, 1944
3–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
3–11–5
20
L
December 27, 1944
2–8
Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
3–12–5
21
L
December 30, 1944
1–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
3–13–5
22
W
December 31, 1944
3–2
Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
4–13–5
23
T
January 4, 1945
4–4
Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
4–13–6
24
T
January 7, 1945
0–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
4–13–7
25
W
January 9, 1945
5–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
5–13–7
26
W
January 11, 1945
5–1
Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
6–13–7
27
L
January 14, 1945
2–6
Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
6–14–7
28
L
January 18, 1945
3–7
@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
6–15–7
29
L
January 20, 1945
2–5
@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
6–16–7
30
L
January 21, 1945
3–14
@ Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
6–17–7
31
W
January 24, 1945
4–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
7–17–7
32
L
January 27, 1945
0–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
7–18–7
33
L
January 28, 1945
0–7
Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
7–19–7
34
T
February 4, 1945
3–3
@ Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
7–19–8
35
L
February 8, 1945
4–9
@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
7–20–8
36
L
February 11, 1945
3–4
Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
7–21–8
37
L
February 14, 1945
2–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
7–22–8
38
W
February 15, 1945
6–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
8–22–8
39
L
February 17, 1945
1–6
@ Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
8–23–8
40
W
February 18, 1945
2–1
Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
9–23–8
41
W
February 22, 1945
5–3
Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
10–23–8
42
T
February 24, 1945
4–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
10–23–9
43
T
February 25, 1945
4–4
Boston Bruins (1944–45 )
10–23–10
44
L
March 1, 1945
3–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
10–24–10
45
L
March 4, 1945
3–6
Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
10–25–10
46
L
March 7, 1945
3–6
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45 )
10–26–10
47
L
March 8, 1945
3–7
@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45 )
10–27–10
48
L
March 10, 1945
3–7
@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
10–28–10
49
L
March 11, 1945
5–11
Montreal Canadiens (1944–45 )
10–29–10
50
W
March 18, 1945
6–5
Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45 )
11–29–10
Playoffs
Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
DeMarco, Ab Ab DeMarco
C
50
24
30
54
10
Warwick, Grant Grant Warwick
RW
42
20
22
42
25
Goldup, Hank Hank Goldup
LW
48
17
25
42
25
Thurier, Fred Fred Thurier
C
50
16
19
35
14
Hunt, Fred Fred Hunt
RW
44
13
9
22
6
Shack, Joe Joe Shack
LW
50
4
18
22
14
Atanas, Walt Walt Atanas
RW
49
13
8
21
40
Watson, Phil Phil Watson
RW/C
45
11
8
19
24
Heller, Ott Ott Heller
D
45
7
12
19
26
MacDonald, Kilby Kilby MacDonald
LW
36
9
6
15
12
Dill, Bob Bob Dill
D
48
9
5
14
69
McDonald, Bucko Bucko McDonald
D
40
2
9
11
0
Mann, Jack Jack Mann
C
6
3
4
7
0
Moe, Bill Bill Moe
D
35
2
4
6
14
Scherza, Chuck Chuck Scherza
LW/C
22
2
3
5
18
Labrie, Guy Guy Labrie
D
27
2
2
4
14
Colville, Neil Neil Colville
C/D
4
0
1
1
2
Cooper, Hal Hal Cooper
RW
8
0
0
0
2
Drummond, Jim Jim Drummond
D
2
0
0
0
0
McAuley, Ken Ken McAuley
G
46
0
0
0
0
Ritson, Alex Alex Ritson
C
1
0
0
0
0
Stevenson, Doug Doug Stevenson
G
4
0
0
0
0
Wharton, Len Len Wharton
D
1
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
McAuley, Ken Ken McAuley
2760
46
11
25
10
227
4.93
1
Stevenson, Doug Doug Stevenson
240
4
0
4
0
20
5.00
0
Team:
3000
50
11
29
10
247
4.94
1
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Game Ads
See also
References
External links
New York Rangers Seasons Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship