1952–53 New York Rangers season

1952–53 New York Rangers
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)
Penalties in 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). 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.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	70	36	16	18	222	133	+89	90
2	Montreal Canadiens	70	28	23	19	155	148	+7	75
3	Chicago Black Hawks	70	27	28	15	169	175	−6	69
4	Boston Bruins	70	28	29	13	152	172	−20	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

Schedule and results

1952–53 Game Log

October: 1–6–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–5–1)

November: 2–6–4 (Home: 2–1–3; Road: 0–5–1)

December: 2–6–5 (Home: 1–4–3; Road: 1–2–2)

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

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

March: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1953 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer	70	30	29	59	10
Ronty, PaulPaul Ronty	70	16	38	54	20
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski	70	19	16	35	39
Stoddard, JackJack Stoddard	60	12	13	25	29
Buller, HyHy Buller	70	7	18	25	73
Strain, NeilNeil Strain	52	11	13	24	12
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh	55	4	18	22	2
Reise, LeoLeo Reise	61	4	15	19	53
Kullman, EdEd Kullman	70	8	10	18	61
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley	70	5	12	17	52
Howell, HarryHarry Howell	67	3	8	11	46
Kraftcheck, SteveSteve Kraftcheck	69	2	9	11	45
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice	55	6	3	9	20
Babando, PetePete Babando^†	30	4	5	9	2
Dickenson, HerbHerb Dickenson	11	4	4	8	2
Guidolin, AldoAldo Guidolin	30	4	4	8	24
Slowinski, EdEd Slowinski	37	2	5	7	14
Senick, GeorgeGeorge Senick	13	2	3	5	8
Conacher, JimJim Conacher	17	1	4	5	2
Murphy, RonRon Murphy	15	3	1	4	0
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade	11	2	1	3	2
Stewart, GayeGaye Stewart^‡	18	1	2	3	8
Ross, JimJim Ross	11	0	2	2	4
Burnett, KellyKelly Burnett	3	1	0	1	0
Kukulowicz, AdolphAdolph Kukulowicz	3	1	0	1	0
Haworth, GordieGordie Haworth	2	0	1	1	0
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate	18	0	1	1	6
Bathgate, FrankFrank Bathgate	2	0	0	0	2
McLeod, JackJack McLeod	3	0	0	0	2
Labadie, MikeMike Labadie	3	0	0	0	0
MacIntosh, IanIan MacIntosh	4	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Worsley, LorneLorne Worsley	50	3000	13	29	8	153	3.06	2
Rayner, ChuckChuck 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.

^[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

1 2 "1952–53 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
↑ "1952–1953 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
↑ "1952–53 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

External links

New York Rangers

Founded in 1926
Based in New York City, New York

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: The Madison Square Garden Company (James Dolan, chairman)
President: Glen Sather
General manager: Jeff Gorton
Head coach: Alain Vigneault
Team captain: Ryan McDonagh
Current roster

Arenas

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: Hartford Wolf Pack
ECHL: Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Media

Networks

TV	MSG Network
Radio	WEPN-FM

Broadcasters

TV	Sam Rosen Joe Micheletti
Radio	Kenny Albert Dave Maloney

Culture and lore

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Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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Teams	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto
See also	All-Star Game 1953 Stanley Cup Finals Tansactions

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