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{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1936–37
|year=1936
|Team=New York Rangers
|Division=[[American Division (NHL)|American]]
|DivisionRank=3rd
|Record=19–20–9
|HomeRecord=9–7–8
|RoadRecord=10–13–1
|GoalsFor=117
|GoalsAgainst=106
|GeneralManager=[[Lester Patrick]]
|Coach=Lester Patrick
|Captain=[[Bill Cook]]
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=[[Butch Keeling]] (22)
|AssistsLeader=[[Neil Colville]] (18)
|PointsLeader=[[Cecil Dillon]] (31)
|PIMLeader=[[Joe Cooper (ice hockey)|Joe Cooper]]/[[Ott Heller]] (42)
|WinsLeader=[[Dave Kerr]] (19)
|GAALeader=Dave Kerr (2.11)
}}

The '''1936–37 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|11th]] season. During the regular season, the Rangers posted a third-place finish in the [[American Division (NHL)|American Division]], with a 19–20–9 record. New York qualified for the [[Stanley Cup]] playoffs, where the team defeated the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] and [[Montreal Maroons]] to reach the [[1937 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]]. In the Cup Finals, the Rangers lost to the [[Detroit Red Wings]], three games to two.<ref name="hr">{{cite web|title=1936–37 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1937.html|accessdate=2009-06-04}}</ref>

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Regular season==
On November 16, 1936, [[Hal Winkler]] made his NHL debut for the New York Rangers and gained a 1–0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was the first goaltender to have a shutout in his NHL debut.<ref>Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN|978-1-57215-037-9}}</ref>

===Final standings===
{{1936–37 NHL American Division standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1936–37 NHL Record vs. opponents (American)|team=NYR}}

==Schedule and results==
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1936–37 regular season<ref name="Gamelog">{{cite web |title=1936-37 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1937_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 1, 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 5–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–2–0)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || 8 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–2 || 0–1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || 10 || @ [[Montreal Maroons]] || 4–1 || 1–1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || 15 || [[New York Americans]] || 2–1 || 1–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 4 || 17 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–1 || 2–2–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 5 || 19 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 1–0 || 3–2–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 6 || 21 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3 – 1 OT || 3–3–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 7 || 24 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5–1 || 4–3–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 8 || 26 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 3–1 || 5–3–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 9 || 28 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2 – 2 OT || 5–3–1
|-
{{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: 5–2–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 3–2–0)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 10 || 3 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–0 || 5–4–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 11 || 6 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–1 || 6–4–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 12 || 8 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 0 – 0 OT || 6–4–2
|- {{Game-won}}
| 13 || 12 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5 – 3 OT || 7–4–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 14 || 15 || [[Montreal Maroons]] || 2 – 2 OT || 7–4–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 15 || 19 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4 – 2 OT || 7–5–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 16 || 20 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5 – 3 OT || 8–5–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 17 || 27 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–0 || 9–5–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 18 || 29 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 5–1 || 10–5–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 19 || 31 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2 – 2 OT || 10–5–4
|-
{{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: 4–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–0)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 20 || 3 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 10–6–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 21 || 5 || [[New York Americans]] || 7–1 || 11–6–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 22 || 9 || @ [[Montreal Maroons]] || 3–2 || 12–6–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 23 || 10 || [[Montreal Maroons]] || 5–2 || 12–7–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 24 || 14 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–0 || 12–8–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 25 || 19 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 1 – 1 OT || 12–8–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 26 || 21 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2–0 || 12–9–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 27 || 23 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–0 || 12–10–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 28 || 24 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–2 || 13–10–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 29 || 26 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–0 || 14–10–5
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 30 || 28 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 1 – 1 OT || 14–10–6
|-
{{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: 3–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–2)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 31 || 2 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4 – 4 OT || 14–10–7
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 32 || 4 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2 – 2 OT || 14–10–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 33 || 6 || @ [[Montreal Maroons]] || 1 – 1 OT || 14–10–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 34 || 7 || [[Montreal Maroons]] || 4–2 || 14–11–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 35 || 9 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5–1 || 15–11–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 36 || 11 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 5–2 || 15–12–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 37 || 14 || [[New York Americans]] || 5–4 || 15–13–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 38 || 16 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 15–14–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 39 || 18 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 2 – 1 OT || 16–14–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 40 || 23 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–1 || 17–14–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 41 || 28 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–3 || 17–15–9
|-
{{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: 2–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–2–0)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 42 || 4 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–1 || 17–16–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 43 || 7 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 1–0 || 17–17–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 44 || 9 || @ [[New York Americans]] || 7 – 5 OT || 18–17–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 45 || 11 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–2 || 18–18–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 46 || 13 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 1–0 || 18–19–9
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 47 || 16 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–3 || 18–20–9
|- {{Game-won}}
| 48 || 21 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 3–1 || 19–20–9
|-
{{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}}

==Playoffs==
{{main|1937 Stanley Cup playoffs|1937 Stanley Cup Finals}}

===Stanley Cup Finals===
The Rangers were unable to play at home after game one due to the circus.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corio|first=Ray|title=Question Box|work=The New York Times|date=1990-04-16|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/16/sports/question-box.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|accessdate=2011-11-12}}</ref>

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1937 Stanley Cup playoffs<ref name="Gamelog"/>}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Quarterfinals vs. (C3) [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] – Rangers win 2–0| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || March 23 || [[New York Rangers]] || 3–0 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || March 25 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–2 || New York Rangers || OT || New York Rangers win series 2–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Semifinals vs. (C2) [[Montreal Maroons]] – Rangers win 2–0| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || April 1 || [[Montreal Maroons]] || 0–1 || [[New York Rangers]] || || New York Rangers leads series 1–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 2 || April 3 || New York Rangers || 4–0 || Montreal Maroons || || New York Rangers win series 2–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A1) [[Detroit Red Wings]] – Red Wings win 3–2| Game| Date| Visitor| Score| Home| OT| Series}}
|- {{Game-won}}
| 1 || April 6 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 1–5 || [[New York Rangers]] || || New York Rangers lead series 1–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || April 8 || New York Rangers || 2–4 || Detroit Red Wings || || Series tied 1–1
|- {{Game-won}}
| 3 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 1–0 || Detroit Red Wings || || New York Rangers lead series 2–1
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 4 || April 13 || New York Rangers || 0–1 || Detroit Red Wings || || Series tied 2–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 5 || April 15 || New York Rangers || 0–3 || Detroit Red Wings || || Detroit wins series 3–2
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|-
|
'''''Legend''''':
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid black}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid black}}
{{Game log end}}

==Player statistics==
;Skaters
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}} || 48 || 20 || 11 || 31 || 13
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Phil|Watson}} || 48 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 22
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Neil|Colville}} || 45 || 10 || 18 || 28 || 33
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}} || 48 || 22 || 4 || 26 || 18
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Lynn|Patrick}} || 45 || 8 || 16 || 24 || 23
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Alex|Shibicky}} || 47 || 14 || 8 || 22 || 30
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} || 44 || 7 || 13 || 20 || 5
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mac|Colville}} || 46 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} || 48 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 42
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walter|Pratt|Babe Pratt}} || 47 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 23
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}} || 48 || 0 || 14 || 14 || 16
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Arthur|Coulter}} || 47 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 27
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Cook}} || 21 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Cooper|Joe Cooper (ice hockey)}} || 48 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 42
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Eddie|Wares}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Clint|Smith}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bryan|Hextall}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Krol}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}} || 34 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs
|- align=center
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Neil|Colville}} || 9 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Frank|Boucher}} || 9 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Alex|Shibicky}} || 9 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Melville|Keeling}} || 9 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walter|Pratt|Babe Pratt}} || 9 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 11
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Arthur|Coulter}} || 9 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 15
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Mac|Colville}} || 9 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Lynn|Patrick}} || 9 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Cecil|Dillon}} || 9 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Cooper|Joe Cooper (ice hockey)}} || 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 12
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Murray|Murdoch}} || 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Phil|Watson}} || 9 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 9
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ivan|Johnson|Ching Johnson}} || 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11
|}

{{col-end}}

;Goaltenders
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Regular Season
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! 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}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Kerr}} || 48 || 3020 || 19 || 20 || 9 || 106 || 2.11 || 4
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;"| Playoffs
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}}
! {{abbr|W|Win}}
! {{abbr|L|Loss}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}}
! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}}
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Dave|Kerr}} || 9 || 553 || 6 || 3 || 10 || 1.08 || 4
|}

†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.

<ref>{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-10-23 |title=1936–37 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481937.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==Awards and records==
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

==Transactions==
{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

==See also==
*[[1936–37 NHL season]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1936–37 NHL season by team}}

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[[Category:New York Rangers seasons|1936-37]]
[[Category:1936–37 NHL season by team]]
[[Category:1936 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1937 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1930s in Manhattan|1936-37 New York Rangers season]]

1936–37 New York Rangers season - Revision history

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