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1931–32 Detroit Falcons season

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1931–32 Detroit Falcons
Division3rd American
1931–32 record18–20–10
Goals for95
Goals against108
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainCarson Cooper
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsEbbie Goodfellow (14)
AssistsEbbie Goodfellow (16)
PointsEbbie Goodfellow (30)
Penalty minutesReg Noble (72)
WinsAlec Connell (18)

The 1931–32 Detroit Falcons season was the sixth season of the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Falcons placed third in the American Division to qualify for the playoffs. The Falcons lost a two-game total-goals playoff to the Montreal Maroons.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 134 112 54
Chicago Black Hawks 48 18 19 11 86 101 47
Detroit Falcons 48 18 20 10 95 108 46
Boston Bruins 48 15 21 12 122 117 42

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 12, 1931 2–5 New York Americans (1931–32) 0–1–0
2 W November 15, 1931 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 1–1–0
3 L November 17, 1931 0–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 1–2–0
4 W November 19, 1931 3–1 OT Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 2–2–0
5 L November 22, 1931 1–2 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 2–3–0
6 L November 24, 1931 1–6 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 2–4–0
7 W November 29, 1931 3–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 3–4–0
8 T December 3, 1931 1–1 OT New York Rangers (1931–32) 3–4–1
9 L December 5, 1931 0–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 3–5–1
10 T December 10, 1931 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (1931–32) 3–5–2
11 L December 12, 1931 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 3–6–2
12 L December 16, 1931 1–4 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 3–7–2
13 W December 17, 1931 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 4–7–2
14 T December 20, 1931 2–2 OT @ New York Americans (1931–32) 4–7–3
15 L December 22, 1931 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 4–8–3
16 W December 27, 1931 1–0 New York Americans (1931–32) 5–8–3
17 L December 29, 1931 2–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 5–9–3
18 L January 1, 1932 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 5–10–3
19 W January 3, 1932 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 6–10–3
20 L January 6, 1932 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 6–11–3
21 T January 7, 1932 0–0 OT Boston Bruins (1931–32) 6–11–4
22 W January 10, 1932 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 7–11–4
23 L January 12, 1932 4–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 7–12–4
24 W January 14, 1932 2–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 8–12–4
25 W January 17, 1932 4–2 New York Rangers (1931–32) 9–12–4
26 W January 21, 1932 4–3 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 10–12–4
27 W January 23, 1932 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 11–12–4
28 L January 24, 1932 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 11–13–4
29 L January 27, 1932 1–2 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 11–14–4
30 W January 28, 1932 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 12–14–4
31 L January 30, 1932 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 12–15–4
32 L February 2, 1932 3–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 12–16–4
33 W February 7, 1932 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 13–16–4
34 W February 14, 1932 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 14–16–4
35 T February 16, 1932 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 14–16–5
36 T February 18, 1932 0–0 OT Boston Bruins (1931–32) 14–16–6
37 T February 21, 1932 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 14–16–7
38 L February 23, 1932 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 14–17–7
39 W February 25, 1932 5–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 15–17–7
40 W February 28, 1932 2–1 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 16–17–7
41 L March 3, 1932 1–2 New York Rangers (1931–32) 16–18–7
42 T March 6, 1932 2–2 OT @ New York Americans (1931–32) 16–18–8
43 L March 8, 1932 0–2 @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 16–19–8
44 W March 13, 1932 1–0 New York Americans (1931–32) 17–19–8
45 T March 16, 1932 1–1 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 17–19–9
46 T March 18, 1932 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (1931–32) 17–19–10
47 L March 20, 1932 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 17–20–10
48 W March 22, 1932 5–4 New York Rangers (1931–32) 18–20–10

Playoffs

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(C3) Montreal Maroons vs. (A3) Detroit Falcons

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Detroit Falcons vs Montreal Maroons
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 27 Montreal M. 1 Detroit 1
Mar 29 Detroit 0 Montreal M. 2

Montreal M. wins a total goal series 3 goals to 1.[3]

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 48 14 16 30 56
Frank Carson RW 31 10 14 24 31
Larry Aurie RW 48 12 8 20 18
Herbie Lewis LW 48 5 14 19 21
Hec Kilrea LW 47 13 3 16 28
Alex Smith D 48 6 8 14 47
Hap Emms LW/D 20 5 9 14 27
John Sorrell LW 48 8 5 13 22
Doug Young D 47 10 2 12 45
Danny Cox LW 47 4 6 10 23
Carson Cooper RW 48 3 5 8 11
Reg Noble C/D 48 3 3 6 72
Art Gagne RW 13 1 1 2 0
Bert McInenly LW/D 17 0 1 1 16
Alec Connell G 48 0 0 0 0
Tommy Filmore RW 9 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 3050 48 18 20 10 108 2.12 6
Team: 3050 48 18 20 10 108 2.12 6

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
John Sorrell LW 2 1 0 1 0
Larry Aurie RW 2 0 0 0 0
Frank Carson RW 2 0 0 0 2
Alec Connell G 2 0 0 0 0
Carson Cooper RW 2 0 0 0 0
Danny Cox LW 2 0 0 0 2
Hap Emms LW/D 2 0 0 0 2
Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 2 0 0 0 0
Hec Kilrea LW 2 0 0 0 0
Herbie Lewis LW 2 0 0 0 0
Reg Noble C/D 2 0 0 0 0
Alex Smith D 2 0 0 0 4
Doug Young D 2 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 120 2 0 1 3 1.50 0
Team: 120 2 0 1 3 1.50 0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Diamond 2000, p. 35.
  4. ^ "1931-32 Detroit Falcons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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