1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season
Regular season
Flash Hollett became the first defenceman to score twenty goals in one season.[1] The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.
Final standings
Schedule and results
| No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
| 1 | W | October 29, 1944 | 7–1 | Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | W | November 2, 1944 | 10–3 | New York Rangers (1944–45) | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | L | November 4, 1944 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | November 5, 1944 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | L | November 11, 1944 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1944–45) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | W | November 12, 1944 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | W | November 15, 1944 | 8–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 4–3–0 |
| 8 | T | November 18, 1944 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1944–45) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | November 19, 1944 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | T | November 23, 1944 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 5–3–2 |
| 11 | W | November 25, 1944 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 6–3–2 |
| 12 | L | November 26, 1944 | 5–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 6–4–2 |
| 13 | W | November 29, 1944 | 6–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 7–4–2 |
| 14 | W | December 7, 1944 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1944–45) | 8–4–2 |
| 15 | W | December 10, 1944 | 7–6 | Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 9–4–2 |
| 16 | T | December 16, 1944 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 9–4–3 |
| 17 | L | December 17, 1944 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 9–5–3 |
| 18 | W | December 19, 1944 | 6–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 10–5–3 |
| 19 | W | December 21, 1944 | 11–3 | New York Rangers (1944–45) | 11–5–3 |
| 20 | W | December 23, 1944 | 5–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 12–5–3 |
| 21 | W | December 25, 1944 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 13–5–3 |
| 22 | L | December 28, 1944 | 1–9 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 13–6–3 |
| 23 | W | December 31, 1944 | 6–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 14–6–3 |
| 24 | W | January 1, 1945 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 15–6–3 |
| 25 | T | January 4, 1945 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1944–45) | 15–6–4 |
| EXHIBITION | T | January 5, 1945 | 0–0 | @ Curtis Bay, Coast Guard Cutters | |
| 26 | W | January 6, 1945 | 5–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 16–6–4 |
| 27 | W | January 7, 1945 | 8–4 | Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 17–6–4 |
| 28 | L | January 13, 1945 | 3–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 17–7–4 |
| 29 | W | January 14, 1945 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 18–7–4 |
| 30 | W | January 18, 1945 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1944–45) | 19–7–4 |
| 31 | L | January 21, 1945 | 3–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 19–8–4 |
| 32 | W | January 23, 1945 | 5–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 20–8–4 |
| 33 | W | January 27, 1945 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 21–8–4 |
| 34 | W | January 28, 1945 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 22–8–4 |
| 35 | L | February 3, 1945 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 22–9–4 |
| 36 | L | February 4, 1945 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 22–10–4 |
| 37 | L | February 10, 1945 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 22–11–4 |
| 38 | W | February 11, 1945 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 23–11–4 |
| 39 | W | February 14, 1945 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1944–45) | 24–11–4 |
| 40 | W | February 18, 1945 | 6–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 25–11–4 |
| 41 | L | February 22, 1945 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers (1944–45) | 25–12–4 |
| 42 | W | February 24, 1945 | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 26–12–4 |
| 43 | W | February 25, 1945 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 27–12–4 |
| 44 | W | March 4, 1945 | 10–4 | Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 28–12–4 |
| 45 | W | March 8, 1945 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1944–45) | 29–12–4 |
| 46 | L | March 11, 1945 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 29–13–4 |
| 47 | T | March 13, 1945 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) | 29–13–5 |
| 48 | W | March 15, 1945 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1944–45) | 30–13–5 |
| 49 | W | March 17, 1945 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) | 31–13–5 |
| 50 | L | March 18, 1945 | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) | 31–14–5 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| Carveth, JoeJoe Carveth | RW | 50 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 6 |
| Howe, SydSyd Howe | C/LW | 46 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 6 |
| Bruneteau, MudMud Bruneteau | RW | 43 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 6 |
| Hollett, FlashFlash Hollett | D | 50 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 39 |
| Wojciechowski, SteveSteve Wojciechowski | RW | 49 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 17 |
| Armstrong, MurrayMurray Armstrong | C | 50 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 31 |
| Liscombe, CarlCarl Liscombe | LW | 42 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 18 |
| McAtee, JudJud McAtee | LW | 44 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 |
| Bruneteau, EddieEddie Bruneteau | RW | 42 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| Lindsay, TedTed Lindsay | LW | 45 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 43 |
| Quackenbush, BillBill Quackenbush | D | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| Grosso, DonDon Grosso | LW/C | 20 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| Seibert, EarlEarl Seibert | D | 25 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| Jackson, HaroldHarold Jackson | D | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45 |
| Bukovich, TonyTony Bukovich | LW/C | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| McDonald, ButchButch McDonald | LW/C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Simon, CullyCully Simon | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Thibeault, LorrainLorrain Thibeault | LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Buller, HyHy Buller | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dion, ConnieConnie Dion | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lumley, HarryHarry Lumley | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reay, BillyBilly Reay | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, NormieNormie Smith | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
| Lumley, HarryHarry Lumley | 2220 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 119 | 3.22 | 1 |
| Dion, ConnieConnie Dion | 720 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 |
| Smith, NormieNormie Smith | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 3000 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 161 | 3.22 | 1 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| Carveth, JoeJoe Carveth | RW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Bruneteau, EddieEddie Bruneteau | RW | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Hollett, FlashFlash Hollett | D | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Armstrong, MurrayMurray Armstrong | C | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Liscombe, CarlCarl Liscombe | LW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Bruneteau, MudMud Bruneteau | RW | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| McAtee, JudJud McAtee | LW | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Seibert, EarlEarl Seibert | D | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Lindsay, TedTed Lindsay | LW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jackson, HaroldHarold Jackson | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Quackenbush, BillBill Quackenbush | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bukovich, TonyTony Bukovich | LW/C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Purpur, FidoFido Purpur | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Wojciechowski, SteveSteve Wojciechowski | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Couture, GerryGerry Couture | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howe, SydSyd Howe | C/LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lumley, HarryHarry Lumley | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
| Lumley, HarryHarry Lumley | 871 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 2.14 | 2 |
| Team: | 871 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 2.14 | 2 |
[3]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
See also
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