1952–53 New York Rangers season

The 1952–53 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 27th season.[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]

1952–53 New York Rangers
Division6th NHL
1952–53 record17–37–16
Goals for152
Goals against211
Team information
General managerFrank Boucher
CoachBill Cook
CaptainAllan Stanley
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsWally Hergesheimer (30)
AssistsPaul Ronty (38)
PointsWally Hergesheimer (59)
Penalty minutesHy Buller (73)
WinsGump Worsley (13)
Goals against averageChuck Rayner (2.90)

Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League[3]
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 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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1952–53 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL 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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1952–53 Game Log
October: 1–6–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–5–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 0–1–0
2 12 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 0–2–0
3 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 0–3–0
4 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 0–4–0
5 19 @ Boston Bruins 2–2 0–4–1
6 22 Boston Bruins 3–3 0–4–2
7 26 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 1–4–2
8 29 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 1–5–2
9 30 @ Chicago Black Hawks 8–3 1–6–2
November: 2–6–4 (Home: 2–1–3; Road: 0–5–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record
10 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 1–7–2
11 2 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 1–7–3
12 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 1–8–3
13 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 1–9–3
14 12 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 2–9–3
15 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 2–10–3
16 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 2–11–3
17 19 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 2–11–4
18 23 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 2–11–5
19 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 3–11–5
20 27 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 3–12–5
21 30 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 3–12–6
December: 2–6–5 (Home: 1–4–3; Road: 1–2–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record
22 3 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 3–13–6
23 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–3 3–14–6
24 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 3–14–7
25 7 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 3–14–8
26 10 Boston Bruins 4–1 3–15–8
27 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 3–15–9
28 17 Boston Bruins 5–0 4–15–9
29 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 4–16–9
30 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–1 4–16–10
31 21 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 4–17–10
32 25 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 5–17–10
33 28 Chicago Black Hawks 6–3 5–18–10
34 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 5–18–11
January: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–5–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
35 4 Boston Bruins 5–2 6–18–11
36 7 Chicago Black Hawks 6–4 6–19–11
37 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–4 6–19–12
38 11 Montreal Canadiens 7–0 7–19–12
39 14 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 8–19–12
40 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0 8–20–12
41 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–0 8–21–12
42 22 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–2 9–21–12
43 24 @ Boston Bruins 9–0 9–22–12
44 25 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 10–22–12
45 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 10–23–12
46 29 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–2 10–24–12
47 31 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 10–25–12
February: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–3–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
48 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–0 11–25–12
49 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 11–25–13
50 8 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 11–25–14
51 11 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 11–25–15
52 14 @ Boston Bruins 5–4 11–26–15
53 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 11–27–15
54 18 Boston Bruins 4–2 12–27–15
55 19 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 13–27–15
56 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–1 13–28–15
57 22 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 13–29–15
58 25 Boston Bruins 2–1 14–29–15
59 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 14–30–15
March: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
60 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 15–30–15
61 4 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 15–31–15
62 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–1 15–32–15
63 7 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 16–32–15
64 8 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 17–32–15
65 11 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 17–33–15
66 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 17–34–15
67 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 17–34–16
68 18 Boston Bruins 2–1 17–35–16
69 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 17–36–16
70 22 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 17–37–16

Playoffs

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The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1953 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2]

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
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.

[5]

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

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Calder Memorial Trophy (Top first-year player): Lorne "Gump" Worsley[6]

The New York Rangers did not have any players chosen for the All-Star Teams for the 1952–53 NHL season.[2]

Transactions

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The following is a list of all transactions that occurred for the Rangers during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player was 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.
[7][8]
October 8, 1952 To Montreal Canadiens
rights to Frank Eddolls
To New York Rangers
cash
[7][9]
January 9, 1953 To Chicago Black Hawks
cash
To New York Rangers
rights to Pete Babando
[7][10]

References

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  1. ^ "New York Rangers". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "1952–53 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Standings: 1952–1953". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1952–53 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "NHL Calder Memorial Trophy Winners". National Hockey League. June 29, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "NHL trades for 1952-1953". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 717, 767 & 799. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  9. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 548. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  10. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 458. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.