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The 1932–33 NHL season was the 16th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Ottawa Senators rejoined the league after missing one season, while the Detroit team was renamed the Detroit Red Wings. The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one for the Stanley Cup.
| 1932–33 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | November 10, 1932 – April 13, 1933 |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Boston Bruins |
| Season MVP | Eddie Shore (Bruins) |
| Top scorer | Bill Cook (Rangers) |
| Canadian Division champions | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| American Division champions | Boston Bruins |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | New York Rangers |
| Runners-up | Toronto Maple Leafs |
After sitting out for a season due to financial difficulties, the Ottawa Senators rejoined the NHL.[1] The Philadelphia Quakers never rejoined the NHL after sitting out the 1931–32 season.
Detroit Falcons were renamed as the Detroit Red Wings.
Although the Montreal Maroons had Flat Walsh, Dave Kerr and Normie Smith for goal, they were interested in acquiring Chuck Gardiner of Chicago. James Strachan offered $10,000 plus one of his goalkeepers, but there was no deal.
Billy Coutu, expelled from the NHL in 1927, was reinstated to the NHL, but never returned.
Rule changes
This season, the NHL started allowing a substitute to serve penalties for goaltender's penalties.[1]
The NHL now required a captain or alternate captain to be on the ice at all times.
There was a record number of four goaltenders who served as captains for their teams: George Hainsworth, Roy Worters, Charlie Gardiner, and Alex Connell.[2] The Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied for the best overall record with 58 points apiece, but it was Boston that was awarded first overall due to a better head-to-head record. Ottawa started the season up in second place in the Canadian Division near the .500 mark at mid season, but collapsed in the second half and finished last. President Ahearn instructed coach Cy Denneny to fine players who displayed indifferent hockey. At the same time, he stated that Hector Kilrea was not for sale.
The Montreal Canadiens, under new coach Newsy Lalonde, spent much of the season in last place, but made the playoffs when they rallied to finish third. Toronto, with its Kid line, finished first for the first time as the Maple Leafs. Led by the play of Eddie Shore, the Boston Bruins finished first in the American Division.
The first forfeit in NHL history occurred during a Black Hawks-Bruins game at Boston Garden on March 14, 1933. Chicago coach Tommy Gorman punched referee Bill Stewart following a disputed overtime goal by Boston's Marty Barry. Stewart threw several punches at Gorman before summoning the police to remove Gorman from the visitors' bench. The Hawks refused to continue the game without their coach. The puck was placed at center ice by Stewart. Boston's Cooney Weiland scored without any Hawks on the ice—at which point the game was forfeited to Boston. Ironically, referee Stewart would coach the Black Hawks to the Stanley Cup in 1937–1938.
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 124 | 88 | 58 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 111 | 93 | 58 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 135 | 107 | 54 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 88 | 101 | 44 |
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 119 | 111 | 54 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 135 | 119 | 50 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 92 | 115 | 41 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 91 | 118 | 41 |
| Ottawa Senators | 48 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 88 | 131 | 32 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Playoff bracket
| First round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| C1 | Toronto | 3 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Boston | 2 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Toronto | 1 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Mtl Maroons | 2G | |||||||||||
| A3 | NY Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Detroit | 5G | |||||||||||
| A2 | Detroit | 3G | |||||||||||
| A3 | NY Rangers | 6G | |||||||||||
| C3 | Mtl Canadiens | 5G | |||||||||||
| A3 | NY Rangers | 8G | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(A2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons
| March 25 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–0 | Montreal Maroons | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Larry Aurie (1) – 08:40 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carl Voss (1) – 03:42 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| John Ross Roach | Goalie stats | Dave Kerr | ||||||
| March 28 | Montreal Maroons | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hooley Smith (1) – 10:06 Hooley Smith (2) – pp – 12:08 |
Second period | 19:51 – Herbie Lewis (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:47 – Ebbie Goodfellow (1) 15:54 – John Gallagher (1) | ||||||
| Dave Kerr | Goalie stats | John Ross Roach | ||||||
| Detroit won series on total goals 5–2 | |
(A3) New York Rangers vs. (C3) Montreal Canadiens
| March 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–5 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden III | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 02:34 – pp – Bill Cook (1) 03:01 – pp – Bun Cook (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:36 – Murray Murdoch (1) | ||||||
| Albert Leduc (1) – 18:45 Aurele Joliat (1) – 19:29 |
Third period | 13:10 – Cecil Dillon (1) 17:44 – Frank Boucher (1) | ||||||
| George Hainsworth | Goalie stats | Andy Aitkenhead | ||||||
| March 28 | New York Rangers | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Art Somers (1) – 11:39 | First period | 04:50 – Wildor Larochelle (1) 07:56 – Aurele Joliat (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:34 – Hago Harrington (1) | ||||||
| Cecil Dillon (2) – 12:50 Cecil Dillon (3) – 18:11 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andy Aitkenhead | Goalie stats | George Hainsworth | ||||||
| New York won series on total goals 8–5 | |
Semifinals
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (C1) Toronto Maple Leafs
Game five of this series is the second longest game in NHL history, it was the longest at the time.
| March 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | ||
| Bill Thoms (1) – 14:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:14 – Dit Clapper (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 14:14 – Marty Barry | ||||||
| Lorne Chabot | Goalie stats | Tiny Thompson | ||||||
| March 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Busher Jackson (1) – 15:03 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lorne Chabot | Goalie stats | Tiny Thompson | ||||||
| March 30 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nels Stewart (1) – 04:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:34 – Ken Doraty (1) | ||||||
| Eddie Shore (1) – 04:23 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tiny Thompson | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot | ||||||
| April 1 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| Vic Ripley (1) – 00:32 | First period | 06:40 – Charlie Sands (1) 14:40 – pp – Busher Jackson (2) | ||||||
| Nels Stewart (2) – 04:43 Marty Barry (2) – 18:01 |
Second period | 02:16 – Busher Jackson (3) 17:14 – Charlie Conacher (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 03:39 – Charlie Sands (2) | ||||||
| Tiny Thompson | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot | ||||||
| April 3 | Boston Bruins | 0–1 | 6OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Sixth overtime period | 04:46 – Ken Doraty (2) | ||||||
| Tiny Thompson | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot | ||||||
| Toronto won series 3–2 | |
(A2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (A3) New York Rangers
| March 30 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–2 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden III | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:46 – Ching Johnson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:48 – Cecil Dillon (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| John Ross Roach | Goalie stats | Andy Aitkenhead | ||||||
| April 2 | New York Rangers | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| Ott Heller (1) – 05:50 Cecil Dillon (5) – sh – 14:24 |
First period | 05:17 – John Sorrell (1) | ||||||
| Babe Siebert (1) – 05:05 | Second period | 14:50 – Doug Young (1) | ||||||
| 17:32 – Frank Boucher (2) | Third period | 06:53 – John Sorrell (2) | ||||||
| Andy Aitkenhead | Goalie stats | John Ross Roach | ||||||
| New York won series on total goals 6–3 | |
Stanley Cup Finals
| April 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–5 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden III | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:18 – Bun Cook (2) 13:11 – Cecil Dillon (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:31 – pp – Ott Heller (2) 14:25 – sh – Cecil Dillon (7) | ||||||
| Alex Levinsky (1) – 15:53 | Third period | 16:55 – Murray Murdoch (2) | ||||||
| Lorne Chabot | Goalie stats | Andy Aitkenhead | ||||||
| April 8 | New York Rangers | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| Ott Heller (3) – 08:18 Bill Cook (2) – sh – 11:38 |
First period | 01:10 – Ken Doraty (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Earl Seibert (1) – 14:39 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andy Aitkenhead | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot | ||||||
| April 11 | New York Rangers | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
| Cecil Dillon (8) – sh – 02:21 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:21 – pp – Ken Doraty (4) | ||||||
| Butch Keeling (1) – sh – 07:42 | Third period | 05:29 – pp – Ken Doraty (5) 08:30 – Red Horner (1) | ||||||
| Andy Aitkenhead | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot | ||||||
| April 13 | New York Rangers | 1–0 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bill Cook (3) – pp – 07:33 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andy Aitkenhead | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot | ||||||
| New York won series 3–1 | |
It was the first season that league president Frank Calder named the best rookie of the year. The first winner was Carl Voss of the Detroit Red Wings.[3] Although Tiny Thompson was named 'most valuable goaltender', he was not named to the NHL All-Star team.
| Rookie of the Year: (Best first-year player) | Carl Voss, Detroit Red Wings |
| Hart Trophy: (Most valuable player) | Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins |
| Lady Byng Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship) | Frank Boucher, New York Rangers |
| O'Brien Cup: (Canadian Division champions) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: (American Division champions) | Boston Bruins |
| Vezina Trophy: (Top goaltender) | Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins |
All-Star teams
Leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cook | New York Rangers | 48 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 51 |
| Busher Jackson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 43 |
| Baldy Northcott | Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 30 |
| Hooley Smith | Montreal Maroons | 48 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 66 |
| Paul Haynes | Montreal Maroons | 48 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 18 |
| Aurel Joliat | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 53 |
| Marty Barry | Boston Bruins | 48 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 40 |
| Bun Cook | New York Rangers | 48 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 35 |
| Nels Stewart | Boston Bruins | 47 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 62 |
| Howie Morenz | Montreal Canadiens | 46 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 32 |
Source: NHL.[4]
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | T | Mins | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Thompson | Boston Bruins | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3000 | 88 | 11 | 1.76 |
| John Ross Roach | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2970 | 93 | 10 | 1.88 |
| Charlie Gardiner | Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3010 | 101 | 5 | 2.01 |
| Andy Aitkenhead | New York Rangers | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2970 | 107 | 3 | 2.16 |
| Lorne Chabot | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2946 | 111 | 5 | 2.26 |
| Dave Kerr | Montreal Maroons | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1520 | 58 | 4 | 2.29 |
Source: NHL.[5]
American Division
- Boston Bruins: Art Ross
- Chicago Black Hawks: Emil Iverson and Tommy Gorman
- Detroit Red Wings: Jack Adams
- New York Rangers: Lester Patrick
Canadian Division
- Montreal Canadiens: Newsy Lalonde
- Montreal Maroons: Eddie Gerard
- New York Americans: Bullet Joe Simpson
- Ottawa Senators: Cy Denneny
- Toronto Maple Leafs: Dick Irvin
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1932–33 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Art Wiebe, Chicago Black Hawks
- Eddie Wiseman, Detroit Red Wings
- Charlie Sands, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Buzz Boll*, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Bill Thoms, Toronto Maple Leafs
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1932–33 (listed with their last team):
- George Owen, Boston Bruins
- Billy Burch, Chicago Black Hawks, last active player from the Hamilton Tigers franchise.
- Reg Noble, Montreal Maroons
- Hib Milks, Ottawa Senators
- Harold Darragh, Toronto Maple Leafs
- 1932–33 NHL Transactions
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1932 in sports
- 1933 in sports
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