1952–53 New York Rangers season
1952–53 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 6th NHL |
1952–53 record | 17–37–16 |
Goals for | 152 |
Goals against | 211 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank Boucher |
Coach | Bill Cook |
Captain | Allan Stanley |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wally Hergesheimer (30) |
Assists | Paul Ronty (38) |
Points | Wally Hergesheimer (59) |
Penalty minutes | Hy Buller (73) |
Wins | Gump Worsley (13) |
Goals against average | Chuck Rayner (2.90) |
The 1952–53 New York Rangers season was the 27th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 17–37–16 record and finished with 50 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.[2]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 222 | 133 | +89 | 90 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 155 | 148 | +7 | 75 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 152 | 172 | −20 | 69 |
4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 169 | 175 | −6 | 69 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 156 | 167 | −11 | 67 |
6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 152 | 211 | −59 | 50 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYR | TOR |
Boston | — | 4–5–5 | 2–10–2 | 9–2–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–5–1 |
Chicago | 5–4–5 | — | 3–9–2 | 3–7–4 | 10–3–1 | 6–6–2 |
Detroit | 10–2–2 | 9–3–2 | — | 4–4–6 | 7–3–4 | 7–4–3 |
Montreal | 2–9–3 | 7–3–4 | 4–4–6 | — | 7–2–5 | 7–5–2 |
New York | 7–5–2 | 3–10–1 | 3–7–4 | 2–7–5 | — | 2–8–4 |
Toronto | 5–8–1 | 6–6–2 | 4–7–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–2–4 | — |
Schedule and results[]
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October: 1–6–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–5–1)
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November: 2–6–4 (Home: 2–1–3; Road: 0–5–1)
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December: 2–6–5 (Home: 1–4–3; Road: 1–2–2)
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January: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–5–1)
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February: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–3–1)
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March: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–0)
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Playoffs[]
The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1953 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2]
Player statistics[]
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Lorne Worsley | 50 | 3000 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 153 | 3.06 | 2 |
Chuck Rayner | 20 | 1200 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 2.90 | 1 |
†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.
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records[]
Calder Memorial Trophy (Top first-year player): Lorne "Gump" Worsley |
The New York Rangers did not have any players chosen for the All-Star Teams for the 1952-53 NHL season.
Transactions[]
The following is a list of all transactions that have occurred for the New York Rangers during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.
August 18, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings Jim Morrison Reg Sinclair cash |
To New York Rangers Leo Reise Jr. |
[5][6] |
October 8, 1952 | To Montreal Canadiens rights to Frank Eddolls |
To New York Rangers cash |
[5][7] |
January 9, 1953 | To Chicago Black Hawks cash |
To New York Rangers righs to Pete Babando |
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Roster[]
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References[]
- ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "1952–53 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Standings: 1952–1953". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "1952–53 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "NHL trades for 1952-1953". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 717, 767 & 799. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 548. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
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