1943–44 New York Rangers season
{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1943–44
|year=1943
|Team=New York Rangers
|LeagueRank=6th
|Record=6–39–5
|HomeRecord=4–17–4
|RoadRecord=2–22–1
|GoalsFor=162
|GoalsAgainst=310
|GeneralManager=Lester Patrick
|Coach=Frank Boucher
|Captain=Ott Heller
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Bryan Hextall (21)
|AssistsLeader=Bryan Hextall (33)
|PointsLeader=Bryan Hextall (54)
|PIMLeader=Bob Dill (66)
|WinsLeader=Ken McAuley (6)
|GAALeader=Ken McAuley (6.24)
}}
The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 18th season. During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history.{{cite web|title=New York Rangers Franchise Index|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/|accessdate=2011-04-16}} New York finished in last place in the NHL, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season.{{cite web|title=1943–44 NHL Season Summary|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1944.html|accessdate=2011-04-16| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519150010/http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1944.html| archivedate= 19 May 2011 | url-status= live}}{{cite news|title=Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season|work=The Windsor Daily Star|date=1945-10-22|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XBM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JU8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5198,1787102|accessdate=2011-12-09}}
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Regular season
=Final standings=
{{1943–44 NHL standings|team=NYR}}
=Record vs. opponents=
{{1943–44 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=NYR}}
Schedule and results
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1943–44 regular season{{cite web |title=1943-44 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1944_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=October: 0–2–0 (home: 0-0-0; road: 0–2–0)| Game| October| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || 30 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 0–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || 31 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 0–2–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 0–9–1 (home: 0–5–1; road: 0–4–0)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || 2 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 0–3–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 4 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–3 || 0–4–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 7–4 || 0–5–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 6 || 13 || Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 0–6–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 7 || 14 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 10–5 || 0–7–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 8 || 18 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 0–8–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 9 || 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–2 || 0–9–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 10 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 6–2 || 0–10–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 11 || 27 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || 0–11–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 12 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 0–11–1
|-
{{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: 4–5–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–4–0)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 13 || 4 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 11–4 || 0–12–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 14 || 5 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 0–13–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 15 || 11 || @ Boston Bruins || 9–6 || 0–14–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 16 || 12 || Boston Bruins || 6–4 || 1–14–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 17 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 6–2 || 2–14–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 18 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 2–15–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 19 || 25 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || 3–15–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 20 || 26 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–6 || 4–15–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 21 || 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 4–16–1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=January: 2–9–0 (home: 1–5–0; road: 1–4–0)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 22 || 2 || Boston Bruins || 13–3 || 4–17–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 23 || 6 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–0 || 4–18–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 24 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 8–2 || 4–19–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 25 || 9 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || 4–20–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 26 || 13 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 4–21–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 27 || 15 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–5 || 4–22–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 28 || 16 || Boston Bruins || 8–6 || 5–22–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 29 || 22 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–1 || 6–22–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 30 || 23 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 15–0 || 6–23–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 31 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–24–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 32 || 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || 6–25–1
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=February: 0–8–2 (home: 0–4–2; road: 0–4–0)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 33 || 3 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 12–2 || 6–26–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 34 || 5 || @ Boston Bruins || 7–2 || 6–27–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 35 || 6 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 6–27–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 36 || 10 || Detroit Red Wings || 8–3 || 6–28–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 37 || 13 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 6–29–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 38 || 19 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 6–30–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 39 || 20 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || 6–31–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 40 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 8–4 || 6–32–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 41 || 24 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 6–32–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 42 || 27 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 6–33–3
|-
{{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: 0–6–2 (home: 0–2–1; road: 0–4–1)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 43 || 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6–5 || 6–34–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 44 || 4 || @ Boston Bruins || 10–9 || 6–35–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 45 || 5 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || 6–35–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 46 || 9 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 8–0 || 6–36–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 47 || 11 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 6–37–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 48 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 6–37–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 49 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 11–2 || 6–38–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 50 || 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–1 || 6–39–5
|-
{{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}}
Player statistics
;Skaters
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season | |||||
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! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | |||||
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| {{sortname|Bryan|Hextall}} | 50 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 41 |
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| {{sortname|Wilbert|Hiller}} | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 15 |
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| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} | 50 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 29 |
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| {{sortname|Ab|DeMarco}}† | 36 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|John|Mahaffy|John Mahaffy (ice hockey)}} | 28 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Oscar|Aubuchon}}† | 38 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Fern|Gauthier}} | 33 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|John|McDonald|John McDonald (ice hockey)}} | 43 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
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| {{sortname|Billy|Gooden}} | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 |
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| {{sortname|Grant|Warwick}} | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 |
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| {{sortname|James|MacDonald|Kilby MacDonald}} | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Bob|Dill}} | 28 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 66 |
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| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} | 15 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Wilfred|McDonald}}† | 39 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
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| {{sortname|Bill|Warwick}} | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
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| {{sortname|Chuck|Scherza}}† | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
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| {{sortname|Don|Raleigh}} | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Gordon|Davidson|Gordon Davidson (ice hockey)}} | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Roger|Leger}} | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Aldo|Palazzari}}† | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Charlie|Sands|Charlie Sands (ice hockey)}} | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Tom|Dewar}} | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Hank|D'Amore}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|James|Jamieson|James Jamieson (ice hockey)}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Archie|Fraser|Archie Fraser (ice hockey)}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Bob|McDonald|Bob McDonald (ice hockey)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Lloyd|Mohns}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Tony|Demers}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Henry|Dyck}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Jack|Mann|Jack Mann (ice hockey)}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Max|Labovitch}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Art|Strobel}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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;Goaltenders
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season | ||||||||
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! 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}} | ||||||||
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| {{sortname|Ken|McAuley}} | 50 | 2980 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 310 | 6.24 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|Harry|Lumley|Harry Lumley (ice hockey)}}‡ | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
†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}}
Awards and records
- Longest losing streak to start the season (11 games){{cite web|last=McCaig|first=Sam|title=The Streakers: Best & worst starts in NHL history (and who might set new mark in 2015–16)|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|date=2015-10-16|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/streakers--best---worst-starts-in-nhl-history--and-who-might-set-new-mark-in-2015-16-212527748-nhl.html|accessdate=2017-11-08}}
- Longest winless streak to start the season (15 games: 14 losses, 1 tie){{cite news|last=Cluff|first=Jeremy|title=Coyotes avoid disastrous date with history|work=The Arizona Republic|date=2017-10-27|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat-index/2017/10/27/arizona-coyotes-winless-streak-nhl-regular-season-z/807213001/|accessdate=2017-11-08}}
Transactions
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1943–44 NHL season by team}}
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