1932–33 NHL season

1932–33 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationNovember 10, 1932 – April 13, 1933
Number of games48
Number of teams9
Regular season
Season championsBoston Bruins
Season MVPEddie Shore (Bruins)
Top scorerBill Cook (Rangers)
Canadian Division championsToronto Maple Leafs
American Division championsBoston Bruins
Stanley Cup
ChampionsNew York Rangers
  Runners-upToronto Maple Leafs
NHL seasons

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.

League business

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.

Regular season

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

American Division
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
Canadian Division
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.

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

First roundSemifinalsFinal
C1Toronto3
A1Boston2
C1Toronto1
C2Mtl Maroons2G
A3NY Rangers3
A2Detroit5G
A2Detroit3G
A3NY Rangers6G
C3Mtl Canadiens5G
A3NY Rangers8G

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

Main article: 1933 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


Awards

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

First Team   Position   Second Team
John Ross Roach, Detroit Red Wings G Chuck Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins D King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs
Ching Johnson, New York Rangers D Lionel Conacher, Montreal Maroons
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers C Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens
Bill Cook, New York Rangers RW Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs
Baldy Northcott, Montreal Maroons LW Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers Coach Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

Player statistics

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]

Coaches

American Division

Canadian Division

Debuts

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):

Last games

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):

See also

References

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
  • McFarlane, Brian (1973). The Story of the National Hockey League. New York: Pagurian Press. ISBN 0-684-13424-1.
Notes
  1. ^ a b Fischler et al. 2003, p. 90.
  2. ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p. 13, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  3. ^ Fischler et al. 2003, p. 92.
  4. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 147.
  5. ^ "1932–1933 – Regular Season – Goalie – Goalie Season Stats Leaders – Goals Against Average". nhl.com. Retrieved March 26, 2015.