1953–54 New York Rangers season

1953–54 New York Rangers
Division 5th NHL
1953–54 record 29–31–10
Goals for 161
Goals against 182
Team information
General Manager Frank Boucher
Coach Frank Boucher
Muzz Patrick
Captain Don Raleigh
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Wally Hergesheimer (27)
Assists Paul Ronty (33)
Points Paul Ronty (46)
Penalties in minutes Ivan Irwin (109)
Wins Johnny Bower (29)
Goals against average Johnny Bower (2.60)
<1952–53 1954–55>

The 1953–54 New York Rangers season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 70 37 19 14 191 132 +59 88
2 Montreal Canadiens 70 35 24 11 195 141 +54 81
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 32 24 14 152 131 +21 78
4 Boston Bruins 70 32 28 10 177 181 −4 74
5 New York Rangers 70 29 31 10 161 182 −21 68
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 12 51 7 133 242 −109 31

Schedule and results

1953–54 Game Log

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ronty, PaulPaul Ronty 70 13 33 46 18
Raleigh, DonDon Raleigh 70 15 30 45 16
Hergesheimer, WallyWally Hergesheimer 66 27 16 43 42
Henry, CamilleCamille Henry 66 24 15 39 10
Mickoski, NickNick Mickoski 68 19 16 35 22
Bentley, MaxMax Bentley 57 14 18 32 15
Prentice, DeanDean Prentice 52 4 13 17 18
Buller, HyHy Buller 41 3 14 17 40
Howell, HarryHarry Howell 67 7 9 16 58
Kullman, EdEd Kullman 70 4 10 14 44
Irwin, IvanIvan Irwin 56 2 12 14 109
Hildebrand, IkeIke Hildebrand 31 6 7 13 12
Bentley, DougDoug Bentley 20 2 10 12 2
Chrystal, BobBob Chrystal 64 5 5 10 44
Evans, JackJack Evans 44 4 4 8 73
Reise, LeoLeo Reise 70 3 5 8 71
Guidolin, AldoAldo Guidolin 68 2 6 8 51
Laprade, EdgarEdgar Laprade 35 1 6 7 2
Bathgate, AndyAndy Bathgate 20 2 2 4 18
Murphy, RonRon Murphy 27 1 3 4 20
Sonmor, GlenGlen Sonmor 15 2 0 2 17
Dea, BillyBilly Dea 14 1 1 2 2
Stanley, AllanAllan Stanley 10 0 2 2 11
Howe, VicVic Howe 1 0 0 0 0
Chalmers, WilliamWilliam Chalmers 1 0 0 0 0
Kukulowicz, AdolphAdolph Kukulowicz 1 0 0 0 0
McCreary, BillBill McCreary 2 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SO
Bower, JohnnyJohnny Bower 70 4200 29 31 10 182 2.60 5

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.

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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;

References

  1. "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1953–54 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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