The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the 19th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished last in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
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 Results
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 [ ]
The Rangers did not qualify for the post season.
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
Ritson, Alex Alex Ritson
C
1
0
0
0
0
Wharton, Len Len Wharton
D
1
0
0
0
0
Drummond, Jim Jim Drummond
D
2
0
0
0
0
Cooper, Hal Hal Cooper
RW
8
0
0
0
2
Stevenson, Doug Doug Stevenson
G
4
0
0
0
0
McAuley, Ken Ken McAuley
G
46
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 [ ]
The Rangers did not win any awards this season.
Transactions [ ]
Gallery [ ]
The Canadiens attack Ranger goalie
Ken McAuley , December 17, 1944.
See Also [ ]
References [ ]
External Links [ ]
New York Rangers Seasons Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship