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{{short description|NHL hockey team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1944–45
|year=1944
|Team=New York Rangers
|LeagueRank=6th
|Record=11–29–10
|HomeRecord=7–11–7
|RoadRecord=4–18–3
|GoalsFor=154
|GoalsAgainst=247
|GeneralManager=[[Lester Patrick]]
|Coach=[[Frank Boucher]]
|Captain=[[Ott Heller]]
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=[[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=[[Ab DeMarco]] (24)
|AssistsLeader=Ab DeMarco (30)
|PointsLeader=Ab DeMarco (54)
|PIMLeader=[[Bob Dill]] (69)
|WinsLeader=[[Ken McAuley]] (11)
|GAALeader=Ken McAuley (4.93)
}}

The '''1944–45 New York Rangers season''' was the franchise's [[List of New York Rangers seasons|19th]] season. During the regular season, the [[New York Rangers|Rangers]] posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 [[Point (ice hockey)|points]].
The Rangers' third straight last-place finish caused them to miss the [[1945 Stanley Cup playoffs|NHL playoffs]].<ref name="hr">{{cite web|title=1944–45 NHL Season Summary|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1945.html|accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rangers, Tired of Cellar, Hope This Is Their Season|work=The Windsor Daily Star|date=1945-10-22|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XBM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=JU8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5198,1787102|accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

==Regular season==

===Final standings===
{{1944–45 NHL standings|team=NYR}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1944–45 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=NYR}}

==Schedule and results==
{{Game log start|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid;|title=1944–45 regular season<ref name="Gamelog">{{cite web |title=1944-45 New York Rangers Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1945_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=October: 0–1–0 (home: 0-0-0; road: 0–1–0)| Game| October| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 1 || 28 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 2–1 || 0–1–0
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid;|title=November: 2–5–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 1–3–1)| Game| November| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 2 || 1 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 8–3 || 0–2–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 3 || 2 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 10–3 || 0–3–0
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 4 || 9 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–3 || 0–4–0
|- {{Game-won}}
| 5 || 11 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–2 || 1–4–0
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 6 || 12 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–5 || 1–4–1
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 7 || 18 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 2–2 || 1–4–2
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 8 || 19 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–2 || 1–5–2
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 9 || 23 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–4 || 1–5–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 10 || 26 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 8–4 || 1–6–3
|- {{Game-won}}
| 11 || 30 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 7–5 || 2–6–3
|-
{{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: 2–7–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 1–4–0)| Game| December| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 12 || 2 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–3 || 2–7–3
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 13 || 7 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 3–2 || 2–8–3
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 14 || 10 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 1–1 || 2–8–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 15 || 12 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 7–5 || 2–9–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 16 || 17 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4–1 || 2–10–4
|- {{Game-won}}
| 17 || 20 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–1 || 3–10–4
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 18 || 21 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 11–3 || 3–11–4
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 19 || 24 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 3–3 || 3–11–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 20 || 27 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 8–2 || 3–12–5
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 21 || 30 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4–1 || 3–13–5
|- {{Game-won}}
| 22 || 31 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–2 || 4–13–5
|-
{{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: 3–6–2 (home: 1–2–2; road: 2–4–0)| Game| January| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 23 || 4 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–4 || 4–13–6
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 24 || 7 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 0–0 || 4–13–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 25 || 9 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 5–4 || 5–13–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 26 || 11 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 5–1 || 6–13–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 27 || 14 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 6–2 || 6–14–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 28 || 18 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 7–3 || 6–15–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 29 || 20 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 5–2 || 6–16–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 30 || 21 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 14–3 || 6–17–7
|- {{Game-won}}
| 31 || 24 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 4–3 || 7–17–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 32 || 27 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 3–0 || 7–18–7
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 33 || 28 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 7–0 || 7–19–7
|-
{{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: 3–4–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 0–3–2)| Game| February| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 34 || 4 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 3–3 || 7–19–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 35 || 8 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 9–4 || 7–20–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 36 || 11 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 4–3 || 7–21–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 37 || 14 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 4–2 || 7–22–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 38 || 15 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 6–2 || 8–22–8
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 39 || 17 || @ [[Boston Bruins]] || 6–1 || 8–23–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 40 || 18 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 2–1 || 9–23–8
|- {{Game-won}}
| 41 || 22 || [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 5–3 || 10–23–8
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 42 || 24 || @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 4–4 || 10–23–9
|- {{Game-tied}}
| 43 || 25 || [[Boston Bruins]] || 4–4 || 10–23–10
|-
{{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: 1–6–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–3–0)| Game| March| Opponent| Score| Record}}
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 44 || 1 || [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 5–3 || 10–24–10
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 45 || 4 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–3 || 10–25–10
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 46 || 7 || @ [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 6–3 || 10–26–10
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 47 || 8 || @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] || 7–3 || 10–27–10
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 48 || 10 || @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 7–3 || 10–28–10
|- {{Game-lost}}
| 49 || 11 || [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 11–5 || 10–29–10
|- {{Game-won}}
| 50 || 18 || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || 6–5 || 11–29–10
|-
{{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}}

==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|Ab|DeMarco}} || 50 || 24 || 30 || 54 || 10
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Grant|Warwick}} || 42 || 20 || 22 || 42 || 25
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Hank|Goldup}} || 48 || 17 || 25 || 42 || 25
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Fred|Thurier}} || 50 || 16 || 19 || 35 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Fred|Hunt|Fred Hunt (ice hockey)}} || 44 || 13 || 9 || 22 || 6
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Shack}} || 50 || 4 || 18 || 22 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Walt|Atanas}} || 49 || 13 || 8 || 21 || 40
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Phil|Watson}} || 45 || 11 || 8 || 19 || 24
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Ehrhardt|Heller}} || 45 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 26
|-align=center
| {{sortname|James|MacDonald|Kilby MacDonald}} || 36 || 9 || 6 || 15 || 12
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Dill}} || 48 || 9 || 5 || 14 || 69
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Wilfred|McDonald}} || 40 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jack|Mann|Jack Mann (ice hockey)}} || 6 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Moe}} || 35 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Chuck|Scherza}} || 22 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 18
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Guy|Labrie}} || 27 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 14
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Neil|Colville}} || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Len|Wharton}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Alex|Ritson}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Drummond}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Hal|Cooper|Hal Cooper (ice hockey)}} || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{{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|Ken|McAuley}} || 46 || 2760 || 11 || 25 || 10 || 227 || 4.93 || 1
|-align=center
| {{sortname|Doug|Stevenson}}† || 4 || 240 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 20 || 5.00 || 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.

<ref>{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-10-19 |title=1944–45 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481945.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

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

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

==See also==
*[[1944–45 NHL season]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{New York Rangers seasons}}
{{1944–45 NHL season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:New York Rangers, 1944-45}}
[[Category:New York Rangers seasons|1944-45]]
[[Category:1944–45 NHL season by team]]
[[Category:1944 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1945 in sports in New York City]]
[[Category:1940s in Manhattan|1944-45 New York Rangers season]]

1944–45 New York Rangers season - Revision history

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