1961–62 New York Rangers season

1961–62 New York Rangers
Division	4th NHL
1961–62 record	26–32–12
Goals for	195
Goals against	207
Team information
General Manager	Muzz Patrick
Coach	Doug Harvey
Captain	Andy Bathgate
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Andy Bathgate (28)
Assists	Andy Bathgate (56)
Points	Andy Bathgate (84)
Penalties in minutes	Albert Langlois (90)
Wins	Gump Worsley (22)
Goals against average	Marcel Paille (2.80)

<1960–61	1962–63>

The 1961–62 New York Rangers season was the 36th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers finished fourth in the NHL with 64 points, and qualified for the playoffs. In the NHL semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.^[1]

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Schedule and Results
3 Playoffs
4 Player stats
- 4.1 Skaters
- 4.2 Goaltenders
5 Awards and records
6 Transactions
7 Roster
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	70	42	14	14	259	166	98
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	37	22	11	232	180	85
Chicago Black Hawks	70	31	26	13	217	186	75
New York Rangers	70	26	32	12	195	207	64
Detroit Red Wings	70	23	33	14	184	219	60
Boston Bruins	70	15	47	8	177	306	38

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Schedule and Results

1961-62 Game Log

October: 6-4-2 (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 3-2-1)

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

December: 4-7-2 (Home: 3-4-0; Road: 1-3-2)

January: 2-10-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Road: 1-7-0)

February: 6-5-3 (Home: 4-0-3; Road: 2-5-0)

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

Playoffs

Main article: 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key: Win Loss

1962 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - Toronto wins series 4-2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 27	New York Rangers	2 - 4	Toronto Maple Leafs		Toronto leads series 1-0
2	March 29	New York Rangers	1 - 2	Toronto Maple Leafs		Toronto leads series 2-0
3	April 1	Toronto Maple Leafs	4 - 5	New York Rangers		Toronto leads series 2-1
4	April 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 - 4	New York Rangers		Series tied 2-2
5	April 5	New York Rangers	2 - 3	Toronto Maple Leafs	OT	Toronto leads series 3-2
6	April 7	Toronto Maple Leafs	7 - 1	New York Rangers		Toronto wins series 4-2

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	70	28	56	84	44
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	68	22	38	60	20
Ingarfield, EarlEarl Ingarfield	70	26	31	57	18
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	70	18	24	42	10
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry	60	23	15	38	8
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	69	6	24	30	42
Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	65	7	21	28	17
Hampson, TedTed Hampson	68	4	24	28	10
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	69	14	11	25	71
Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois	69	7	18	25	90
Hannigan, PatPat Hannigan	56	8	14	22	34
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	66	6	15	21	89
Balon, DaveDave Balon	30	4	11	15	11
Wilson, JohnnyJohnny Wilson	40	11	3	14	14
Ratelle, JeanJean Ratelle	31	4	8	12	4
Spencer, IrvIrv Spencer	43	2	10	12	31
Cahan, LarryLarry Cahan	57	2	7	9	85
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	44	3	1	4	22
Goegan, PetePete Goegan^†	7	0	2	2	6
Cunningham, BobBob Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0
Pearson, MelMel Pearson	3	0	0	0	2
Bownass, JackJack Bownass	4	0	0	0	4

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gilbert, RodRod Gilbert	4	2	3	5	4
Balon, DaveDave Balon	6	2	3	5	2
Ingarfield, EarlEarl Ingarfield	6	3	2	5	2
Wilson, JohnnyJohnny Wilson	6	2	2	4	4
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	6	3	1	4	2
Hebenton, AndyAndy Hebenton	6	1	2	3	0
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	6	1	2	3	4
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	3	0	2	2	0
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	6	0	1	1	8
Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois	6	0	1	1	2
Hampson, TedTed Hampson	6	0	1	1	0
Schinkel, KenKen Schinkel	2	1	0	1	0
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	6	0	1	1	2
Hadfield, VicVic Hadfield	4	0	0	0	2
Cahan, LarryLarry Cahan	6	0	0	0	10
Spencer, IrvIrv Spencer	1	0	0	0	2
Hannigan, PatPat Hannigan	4	0	0	0	2
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry	5	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV %	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	60	3531	22	27	9	173	2.94	1981	.913	2
Paille, MarcelMarcel Paille	10	600	4	4	2	28	2.80	318	.912	0
Olesevich, DannyDanny Olesevich	1	29	0	0	1	2	4.14	19	.895	0
Dryden, DaveDave Dryden	1	40	0	1	0	3	4.50	26	.885	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	6	384	2	4	21	3.28	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.

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

References

^ "1961–62 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1962.html. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
^ "1961-62 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481962.html. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

External links

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1961–62 NHL season by team

Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto

See also	All-Star Game • 1962 Stanley Cup Finals

1961–62 New York Rangers season

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and Results

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

See also

References

External links