1946–47 New York Rangers season

New York Rangers
1946–47 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
1946–47 record	22–32–6
Goals for	167
Goals against	186
	Team information
Coach	Frank Boucher
Captain	Neil Colville
Arena	Madison Square Garden
	Team leaders
Goals	Tony Leswick (27)
Assists	Edgar Laprade (25)
Points	Tony Leswick (41)
Penalties in minutes	Bill Juzda (60)
Wins	Chuck Rayner (22)
Goals against average	Chuck Rayner (3.05)
<1945–46	1947–48>

The 1946–47 New York Rangers season was the 21st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers compiled a 22–32–6 record in the regular season and finished with 50 points. The team's fifth-place finish caused it to miss the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Montreal Canadiens	60	34	16	10	189	138	+51	78
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	60	31	19	10	209	172	+37	72
3	Boston Bruins	60	26	23	11	190	175	+15	63
4	Detroit Red Wings	60	22	27	11	190	193	−3	55
5	New York Rangers	60	22	32	6	167	186	−19	50
6	Chicago Black Hawks	60	19	37	4	193	274	−81	42

Schedule and results

1946–47 Game Log

October: 2–2–1 (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 2–2–0)

November: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–5–0)

December: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)

January: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0)

February: 4–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–4–0)

March: 2–8–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 1–3–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.^[3]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tony Leswick	59	27	14	41	51
Grant Warwick	54	20	20	40	24
Edgar Laprade	58	15	25	40	9
Bryan Hextall	60	20	10	30	18
Cal Gardner	52	13	16	29	30
Church Russell	54	20	8	28	8
Rene Trudell	59	8	16	24	38
Neil Colville	60	4	16	20	16
Ab DeMarco	44	9	10	19	4
Alf Pike	31	7	11	18	2
Phil Watson	48	6	12	18	17
Bill Moe	59	4	10	14	44
Hal Laycoe	58	1	12	13	25
Joe Bell	47	6	4	10	12
Joe Cooper	59	2	8	10	38
Bill Juzda	45	3	5	8	60
Joe Levandoski	8	1	1	2	0
Jean Lamirande	14	1	1	2	14
Harry Bell	1	0	1	1	0
Jean-Paul Denis	6	0	1	1	0
Jack Lancien	1	0	0	0	0
Norm Larson	1	0	0	0	0
Sherman White	1	0	0	0	0
Melvin Read	6	0	0	0	8
Mac Colville	14	0	0	0	8

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Chuck Rayner	58	3480	22	30	6	177	3.05	5
Jim Henry	2	120	0	2	0	9	4.50	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.

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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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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References

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Founded in 1926 Based in New York City, New York
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Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

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Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

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