1926–27 New York Rangers season

1926–27 New York Rangers
American Division Champions
Division	1st American
1926–27 record	25–13–6
Goals for	95
Goals against	72
Team information
General Manager	Lester Patrick
Coach	Lester Patrick
Captain	Bill Cook
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Cook (33)
Assists	Frank Boucher (15)
Points	Bill Cook (37)
Penalties in minutes	Taffy Abel (78)
Wins	Lorne Chabot (22)
Goals against average	Lorne Chabot (1.56)

	1927–28>

The 1926–27 New York Rangers season was the hockey team's first. The team placed first in the new American Division and qualified for the playoffs, losing to the Boston Bruins

1 Off-season
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Schedule and Results
3 Playoffs
4 Player statistics
- 4.1 Skaters
- 4.2 Goaltenders
5 See also
6 References

Off-season

The Rangers team was organized by Conn Smythe who used his extensive knowledge of available amateur players along with sound selection of players available from the dispersal of the Western Hockey League (WHL):

The brothers Bill and Bun Cook were part of the dispersed players of the WHL, having played for the Saskatoon Sheiks;
Frank Boucher was from the Vancouver Maroons of the WHL;
Leo Bourgeault was also from Saskatoon of the WHL;
Murray Murdoch had been a member of the 1923 Memorial Cup-winning University of Manitoba;
Paul Thompson was a member of the junior Calgary Canadians, Memorial Cup winners in 1926;
Taffy Abel had been a member of the silver-medal-winning United States team in the 1924 Olympics;
Stan Brown had been a member of the Allan Cup-winning Toronto Dentals team.

Smythe signed several players from the amateur Minneapolis Millers, including Taffy Abel, Billy Boyd and Ching Johnson. The 1925–26 Millers also provided other players to the NHL in the future, including Cooney Weiland and Tiny Thompson, Paul Thompson's brother.

However, before the season started, Smythe was fired by the club and Lester Patrick took over from Smythe. Patrick received the job as part of the dispersal agreement of the WHL. His brother Frank received a job at the Boston Bruins. Smythe would eventually receive a $10,000 severance, a large amount in those days.

Regular season

Unlike the arenas where the players played before, the Madison Square Garden was kept heated. The temperature was warm due to the insistence of Tex Rickard, who insisted that "the public was everything and the performers nothing". The players complained about the conditions publicly and to Lester Patrick.^[1]

Final standings

American Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Rangers	44	25	13	6	95	72	56
Boston Bruins	44	21	20	3	97	89	45
Chicago Black Hawks	44	19	22	3	115	116	41
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	15	26	3	79	108	33
Detroit Cougars	44	12	28	4	76	105	28

^[2]

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.

Schedule and Results

1926-27 Game Log

November: 4-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Road: 2-1-0)

December: 3-5-1 (Home: 2-1-1; Road: 1-4-0)

January: 8-1-2 (Home: 5-0-2; Road: 3-1-0)

February: 5-4-1 (Home: 2-4-0; Road: 3-0-1)

March: 5-2-2 (Home: 3-0-0; Road: 2-2-2)

Playoffs

Main article: 1927 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Rangers earned a bye in the first round and met the Boston Bruins in the semi-final. The Rangers were limited to one goal in the two games, losing the series three goals to one.

Key: Win Loss

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Boston Bruins - Boston wins series three goals to one
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 2	New York Rangers	0 - 0	Boston Bruins	OT	Series tied 0 goals to 0
2	April 4	Boston	3 - 1	New York Rangers		Boston wins series 3 goals to 1

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cook, BillBill Cook	44	33	4	37	58
Boucher, FrankFrank Boucher	44	13	15	28	17
Cook, FrederickFrederick Cook	44	14	9	23	42
Abel, ClarenceClarence Abel	44	8	4	12	78
Thompson, PaulPaul Thompson	43	7	3	10	12
Murdoch, MurrayMurray Murdoch	44	6	4	10	12
Brown, StanStan Brown	24	6	2	8	14
Boyd, BillyBilly Boyd	41	4	1	5	40
Johnson, IvanIvan Johnson	27	3	2	5	66
Bourgeault, LeoLeo Bourgeault^†	20	1	1	2	28
Patrick, LesterLester Patrick	1	0	0	0	2
Reinikka, OllieOllie Reinikka	16	0	0	0	0
Mackey, RegReg Mackey	34	0	0	0	16

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Abel, ClarenceClarence Abel	2	0	1	1	6
Cook, BillBill Cook	2	1	0	1	4
Mackey, RegReg Mackey	2	0	0	0	0
Bourgeault, LeoLeo Bourgeault	2	0	0	0	0
Johnson, IvanIvan Johnson	2	0	0	0	6
Brown, StanStan Brown	2	0	0	0	0
Murdoch, MurrayMurray Murdoch	2	0	0	0	0
Thompson, PaulPaul Thompson	2	0	0	0	0
Cook, FrederickFrederick Cook	2	0	0	0	2
Boucher, FrankFrank Boucher	2	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Chabot, LorneLorne Chabot	36	2307	22	9	5	56	1.46	10
Winkler, HalHal Winkler^‡	8	514	3	4	1	16	1.87	2

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/O	GA	GAA	SO
Chabot, LorneLorne Chabot	2	120	0	1	1	3	1.50	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.

^[3]

Note:

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;

References

^ Gibson, Dick (December 17, 1926). "Tips & Tales". Border Cities Star: p. 2.
^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
^ "1926-27 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481927.html. Retrieved 2010-10-24.

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1926–27 NHL season by team

Canadian Division	Mtl Canadiens • Mtl Maroons • NY Americans • Ottawa • Toronto

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See also	Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

1926–27 New York Rangers season

Contents

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and Results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

See also

References