1933–34 New York Rangers season
{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1933–34
|year=1933
|Team=New York Rangers
|Division=American
|DivisionRank=3rd
|Record=21–19–8
|HomeRecord=11–7–6
|RoadRecord=10–12–2
|GoalsFor=136
|GoalsAgainst=143
|GeneralManager=Lester Patrick
|Coach=Lester Patrick
|Captain=Bill Cook
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Bun Cook (18)
|AssistsLeader=Frank Boucher (30)
|PointsLeader=Frank Boucher (44)
|PIMLeader=Ching Johnson (86)
|WinsLeader=Andy Aitkenhead (21)
|GAALeader=Andy Aitkenhead (2.27)
}}
The 1933–34 New York Rangers season was the franchise's eighth season. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third in the American Division with a 21–19–8 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Maroons 2–1 in a two-game, total goals series.
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Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1933–34 NHL American Division standings|team=NYR}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1933–34 NHL Record vs. opponents (American)|team=NYR}}
Schedule and results
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1933–34 regular season{{cite web |title=1933-34 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1934_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 1, 2025}}}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 1–4–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–4–0)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 0–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 0–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 3 || 16 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 1–2–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 4 || 19 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–1 || 1–3–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 5 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1 – 1 OT || 1–3–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 6 || 25 || @ Montreal Maroons || 1–0 || 1–4–1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=December: 6–2–4 (home: 2–2–4; road: 4–0–0)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 7 || 2 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–0 || 2–4–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 8 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 1 – 0 OT || 3–4–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 9 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 0 – 0 OT || 3–4–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 10 || 9 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || 4–4–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 11 || 12 || New York Americans || 3–0 || 4–5–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 12 || 14 || @ Ottawa Senators || 4–3 || 5–5–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 13 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 2 OT || 5–5–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 14 || 21 || Ottawa Senators || 0 – 0 OT || 5–5–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 15 || 24 || @ New York Americans || 3–1 || 6–5–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 16 || 25 || Montreal Maroons || 3–0 || 7–5–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 17 || 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2 – 2 OT || 7–5–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 18 || 31 || New York Americans || 3–1 || 7–6–5
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=January: 8–4–1 (home: 6–0–0; road: 2–4–1)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 19 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 8–6–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 20 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 8–7–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 21 || 7 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1 – 1 OT || 8–7–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 22 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 9–7–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 23 || 11 || @ Ottawa Senators || 5–3 || 10–7–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 24 || 14 || Montreal Maroons || 3–1 || 11–7–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 25 || 16 || @ New York Americans || 2–1 || 11–8–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 26 || 18 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–0 || 12–8–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 27 || 20 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || 12–9–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 28 || 23 || Ottawa Senators || 5–2 || 13–9–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 29 || 25 || @ Ottawa Senators || 6–3 || 14–9–6
|- {{Game-won}}
| 30 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 15–9–6
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 31 || 30 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 15–10–6
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=February: 4–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–3–0)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 32 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5 – 5 OT || 15–10–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 33 || 3 || @ Montreal Maroons || 4–2 || 16–10–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 34 || 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–0 || 17–10–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 35 || 11 || New York Americans || 4–3 || 17–11–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 36 || 13 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 18–11–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 37 || 15 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 18–12–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 38 || 18 || Chicago Black Hawks || 2–1 || 18–13–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 39 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 19–13–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 40 || 24 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–3 || 19–14–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 41 || 27 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || 19–15–7
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=March: 2–4–1 (home: 0–3–0; road: 2–1–1)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 42 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 20–15–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 43 || 6 || Ottawa Senators || 5 – 4 OT || 20–16–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 44 || 8 || @ Montreal Maroons || 2 – 2 OT || 20–16–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 45 || 11 || Montreal Maroons || 7 – 3 OT || 20–17–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 46 || 13 || @ New York Americans || 2–1 || 21–17–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 47 || 15 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || 21–18–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 48 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–2 || 21–19–8
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}
Playoffs
{{main|1934 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1934 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Quarterfinals vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons – Maroons win 2 goals to 1 goal| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 1 || March 20 || New York Rangers || 0–0 || Montreal Maroons || OT || Series tied 0 goals to 0 goals
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || March 25 || Montreal Maroons || 2–1 || New York Rangers || || Montreal wins series 2 goals to 1 goal
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Tie|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}
Player statistics
;Skaters
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season | |||||
align=center
! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | |||||
align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} | 48 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}} | 48 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 10 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Frederick|Cook|Bun Cook}} | 48 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 36 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}} | 48 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 29 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}} | 48 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 21 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Seibert}} | 48 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 66 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}} | 48 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Ripley}}† | 35 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Oscar|Asmundson}} | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}} | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 86 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Danny|Cox|Danny Cox (ice hockey)}}† | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Art|Somers}} | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Loudus|Dutkowski|Duke Dutkowski}}† | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Jean|Pusie}} | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Albert|Siebert}}† | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Albert|Leduc}}† | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Lorne|Carr}} | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Doug|Brennan}} | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs | |||||
align=center
! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | |||||
align=center
| {{sortname|Vic|Ripley}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}} | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Doug|Brennan}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Loudus|Dutkowski|Duke Dutkowski}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Art|Somers}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Danny|Cox|Danny Cox (ice hockey)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Oscar|Asmundson}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Seibert}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Frederick|Cook|Bun Cook}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{col-end}}
;Goaltenders
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season | ||||||||
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|T|Tie}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} | ||||||||
align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Aitkenhead}} | 48 | 2990 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 113 | 2.27 | 7 |
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs | ||||||||
style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|T|Tie}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} | ||||||||
align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Aitkenhead}} | 2 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 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.
{{Hockey season stats note}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/ New York Rangers]
- [https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1934.html 1933–34 New York Rangers Statistics]
{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1933–34 NHL season by team}}
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