1931–32 New York Rangers season

The 1931–32 New York Rangers season was the sixth season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers won the American Division with a 23–17–8 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Rangers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in franchise history.^[1]^[2] In the Cup Finals, New York lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to none.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Rangers	48	23	17	8	134	112	54
Chicago Black Hawks	48	18	19	11	86	101	47
Detroit Falcons	48	18	20	10	95	108	46
Boston Bruins	48	15	21	12	122	117	42

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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

1931–32 Game Log

November: 5–1–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–0–1)

December: 6–1–3 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–0–3)

January: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 2–3–1)

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

March: 3–5–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–4–0)

Playoffs

Main articles: 1932 Stanley Cup playoffs and 1932 Stanley Cup Finals

Finals

The Toronto Maple Leafs swept the best-of-five series against the New York Rangers three games to none.^[1] The first two games were to be played in New York City but because the circus was in town, the second game was played in Boston. The third and final game was played in Toronto.^[4] It was called the "Tennis Series", because the Leafs scored 6 goals in each game. The Rangers scored 4 times in their own building, twice at Boston Garden, and four more in Toronto.^[5]

Key: Win Loss

1932 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Semi-finals: vs. Montreal Canadiens – New York Rangers win series 3–1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	March 24	New York Rangers	3–4	Montreal Canadiens		Montreal leads series 1–0
2	March 26	New York Rangers	4–3	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Series tied 1–1
3	March 27	Montreal Canadiens	0–1	New York Rangers		New York Rangers lead series 2–1
4	March 30	Montreal Canadiens	2–5	New York Rangers		New York Rangers win series 3–1

Stanley Cup Finals: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Toronto wins series 3–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 5	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–4	New York Rangers		Toronto leads series 1–0
2	April 7 (in Boston, Massachusetts)	Toronto Maple Leafs	6–2	New York Rangers		Toronto leads series 2–0
3	April 9	New York Rangers	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs		Toronto wins series 3–0

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cook, BillBill Cook	48	33	14	47	33
Dillon, CecilCecil Dillon	48	23	15	38	22
Boucher, FrankFrank Boucher	48	12	23	35	18
Cook, FrederickFrederick Cook	45	14	20	34	43
Somers, ArtArt Somers	48	11	15	26	45
Murdoch, MurrayMurray Murdoch	48	5	16	21	32
Keeling, MelvilleMelville Keeling	48	17	3	20	38
Johnson, IvanIvan Johnson	47	3	10	13	106
Gainor, NormanNorman Gainor	46	3	9	12	9
Seibert, EarlEarl Seibert	44	4	6	10	88
Brennan, DougDoug Brennan	38	4	3	7	40
Desjardins, VictorVictor Desjardins	48	3	3	6	16
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller	21	2	2	4	9
Milks, HibHib Milks	45	0	4	4	12

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Boucher, FrankFrank Boucher	7	3	6	9	0
Cook, FrederickFrederick Cook	7	6	2	8	12
Cook, BillBill Cook	7	3	3	6	2
Heller, EhrhardtEhrhardt Heller	7	3	1	4	8
Seibert, EarlEarl Seibert	7	1	2	3	14
Keeling, MelvilleMelville Keeling	7	2	1	3	12
Dillon, CecilCecil Dillon	7	2	1	3	4
Johnson, IvanIvan Johnson	7	2	0	2	24
Murdoch, MurrayMurray Murdoch	7	0	2	2	2
Brennan, DougDoug Brennan	7	1	0	1	10
Somers, ArtArt Somers	7	0	1	1	8
Milks, HibHib Milks	7	0	0	0	0
Desjardins, VictorVictor Desjardins	7	0	0	0	0
Gainor, NormanNorman Gainor	7	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Roach, John RossJohn Ross Roach	48	3020	23	17	8	112	2.23	9

Playoffs
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Roach, John RossJohn Ross Roach	7	480	3	4	0	27	3.38	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.

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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;

References

New York Rangers 1931–1932 Season

1 2 3 "1931–32 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
↑ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
↑ "Final Playoff Starts Tuesday On Gotham Rink". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. April 4, 1932. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
↑ Shea, Kevin. "Pinnacle". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
↑ "1931–32 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-24.

New York Rangers seasons

1920s	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1931–32 NHL season by team

Canadian	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Maroons NY Americans Toronto

American	Boston Chicago Detroit NY Rangers

See also	1932 Stanley Cup Finals

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