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.

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

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}}

481430444
align=center

| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}}

4813263910
align=center

| {{sortname|Frederick|Cook|Bun Cook}}

4818153336
align=center

| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}}

4817102729
align=center

| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}}

4813132621
align=center

| {{sortname|Earl|Seibert}}

4813102366
align=center

| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}}

481552020
align=center

| {{sortname|Vic|Ripley}}

355121710
align=center

| {{sortname|Oscar|Asmundson}}

462688
align=center

| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}}

4826886
align=center

| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}}

4825729
align=center

| {{sortname|Danny|Cox|Danny Cox (ice hockey)}}

155052
align=center

| {{sortname|Art|Somers}}

81235
align=center

| {{sortname|Loudus|Dutkowski|Duke Dutkowski}}

2903316
align=center

| {{sortname|Jean|Pusie}}

1902217
align=center

| {{sortname|Albert|Siebert}}

1301118
align=center

| {{sortname|Albert|Leduc}}

70006
align=center

| {{sortname|Lorne|Carr}}

140000
align=center

| {{sortname|Doug|Brennan}}

3700018

{{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}}

21014
align=center

| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}}

20112
align=center

| {{sortname|Doug|Brennan}}

10000
align=center

| {{sortname|Loudus|Dutkowski|Duke Dutkowski}}

20000
align=center

| {{sortname|Art|Somers}}

20000
align=center

| {{sortname|Danny|Cox|Danny Cox (ice hockey)}}

20000
align=center

| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}}

20000
align=center

| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}}

20004
align=center

| {{sortname|Oscar|Asmundson}}

10000
align=center

| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}}

20000
align=center

| {{sortname|Earl|Seibert}}

20004
align=center

| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}}

20002
align=center

| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}}

20000
align=center

| {{sortname|Frederick|Cook|Bun Cook}}

20002
align=center

| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}}

20000

{{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}}

482990211981132.277

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}}

212001121.001

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.

{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-10-24 |title=1933–34 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481934.html}}

{{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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