1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season
Appearance
1952–53 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 1st NHL |
1952–53 record | 36–16–18 |
Goals for | 222 |
Goals against | 133 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jack Adams |
Coach | Tommy Ivan |
Captain | Ted Lindsay |
Alternate captains | Red Kelly |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Gordie Howe (49) |
Assists | Gordie Howe (46) |
Points | Gordie Howe (95) |
Penalty minutes | Ted Lindsay (111) |
Wins | Terry Sawchuk (32) |
Goals against average | Glenn Hall (1.67) |
The 1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 27th season.
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 222 | 133 | +89 | 90 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 155 | 148 | +7 | 75 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 152 | 172 | −20 | 69 |
4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 169 | 175 | −6 | 69 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 156 | 167 | −11 | 67 |
6 | New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 152 | 211 | −59 | 50 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 4–5–5 | 2–10–2 | 9–2–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–5–1 | ||||||
Chicago | 5–4–5 | — | 3–9–2 | 3–7–4 | 10–3–1 | 6–6–2 | ||||||
Detroit | 10–2–2 | 9–3–2 | — | 4–4–6 | 7–3–4 | 7–4–3 | ||||||
Montreal | 2–9–3 | 7–3–4 | 4–4–6 | — | 7–2–5 | 7–5–2 | ||||||
New York | 7–5–2 | 3–10–1 | 3–7–4 | 2–7–5 | — | 2–8–4 | ||||||
Toronto | 5–8–1 | 6–6–2 | 4–7–3 | 5–7–2 | 8–2–4 | — |
Schedule and results
[edit]No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 9, 1952 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1952 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 1–1–0 |
3 | T | October 12, 1952 | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 1–1–1 |
4 | T | October 14, 1952 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 1–1–2 |
5 | W | October 16, 1952 | 7–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 2–1–2 |
6 | W | October 19, 1952 | 6–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 3–1–2 |
8 | L | October 25, 1952 | 0–9 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | October 26, 1952 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 3–4–2 |
10 | W | October 30, 1952 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 4–4–2 |
11 | L | November 2, 1952 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 4–5–2 |
12 | L | November 6, 1952 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 4–6–2 |
13 | T | November 8, 1952 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 4–6–3 |
14 | W | November 9, 1952 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 5–6–3 |
15 | W | November 13, 1952 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 6–6–3 |
16 | W | November 16, 1952 | 5–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 7–6–3 |
17 | T | November 19, 1952 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 7–6–4 |
18 | W | November 22, 1952 | 10–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 8–6–4 |
19 | L | November 23, 1952 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 8–7–4 |
20 | T | November 27, 1952 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 8–7–5 |
21 | W | November 29, 1952 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 9–7–5 |
22 | W | November 30, 1952 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 10–7–5 |
23 | W | December 4, 1952 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 11–7–5 |
24 | W | December 6, 1952 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 12–7–5 |
25 | T | December 7, 1952 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 12–7–6 |
26 | W | December 11, 1952 | 10–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 13–7–6 |
27 | W | December 13, 1952 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 14–7–6 |
28 | T | December 14, 1952 | 0–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 14–7–7 |
29 | T | December 18, 1952 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 14–7–8 |
30 | T | December 20, 1952 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 14–7–9 |
31 | W | December 21, 1952 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 15–7–9 |
32 | T | December 25, 1952 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 15–7–10 |
33 | T | December 27, 1952 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 15–7–11 |
34 | W | December 28, 1952 | 7–1 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 16–7–11 |
35 | L | December 31, 1952 | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 16–8–11 |
36 | W | January 4, 1953 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 17–8–11 |
37 | W | January 8, 1953 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 18–8–11 |
38 | W | January 11, 1953 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 19–8–11 |
39 | L | January 14, 1953 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 19–9–11 |
40 | W | January 15, 1953 | 4–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 20–9–11 |
41 | T | January 17, 1953 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 20–9–12 |
42 | L | January 18, 1953 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 20–10–12 |
43 | L | January 22, 1953 | 2–8 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 20–11–12 |
44 | L | January 24, 1953 | 0–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 20–12–12 |
45 | T | January 25, 1953 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 20–12–13 |
46 | W | January 29, 1953 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 21–12–13 |
47 | W | January 31, 1953 | 4–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 22–12–13 |
48 | W | February 1, 1953 | 5–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 23–12–13 |
49 | T | February 5, 1953 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 23–12–14 |
50 | W | February 7, 1953 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 24–12–14 |
51 | W | February 8, 1953 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 25–12–14 |
52 | T | February 11, 1953 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 25–12–15 |
53 | L | February 12, 1953 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 25–13–15 |
54 | W | February 15, 1953 | 4–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 26–13–15 |
55 | W | February 16, 1953 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 27–13–15 |
56 | L | February 18, 1953 | 0–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 27–14–15 |
57 | W | February 19, 1953 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 28–14–15 |
58 | W | February 22, 1953 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 29–14–15 |
59 | W | February 28, 1953 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 30–14–15 |
60 | W | March 2, 1953 | 10–2 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 31–14–15 |
61 | W | March 5, 1953 | 7–1 | New York Rangers (1952–53) | 32–14–15 |
62 | W | March 7, 1953 | 3–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 33–14–15 |
63 | W | March 8, 1953 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53) | 34–14–15 |
64 | W | March 11, 1953 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers (1952–53) | 35–14–15 |
65 | T | March 12, 1953 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 35–14–16 |
66 | L | March 14, 1953 | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 35–15–16 |
67 | T | March 15, 1953 | 0–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 35–15–17 |
68 | W | March 19, 1953 | 6–1 | Boston Bruins (1952–53) | 36–15–17 |
69 | L | March 21, 1953 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53) | 36–16–17 |
70 | T | March 22, 1953 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1952–53) | 36–16–18 |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gordie Howe | RW | 70 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 57 |
Ted Lindsay | LW | 70 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 111 |
Alex Delvecchio | C/LW | 70 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 28 |
Metro Prystai | C | 70 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 12 |
Red Kelly | D/C | 70 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 8 |
Johnny Wilson | LW | 70 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 22 |
Marty Pavelich | LW | 64 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 49 |
Tony Leswick | W | 70 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 87 |
Glen Skov | C/LW | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 54 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 72 |
Reg Sinclair | RW/C | 69 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 36 |
Bob Goldham | D | 70 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 |
Marcel Bonin | W | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Benny Woit | RW/D | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 |
Jim Hay | D | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Larry Wilson | C | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Lou Jankowski | C/RW | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Red Almas | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Folk | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Glenn Hall | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Sawchuk | G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Vic Stasiuk | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Zeidel | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Terry Sawchuk | 3780 | 63 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 120 | 1.90 | 9 |
Glenn Hall | 360 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 |
Red Almas | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 133 | 1.90 | 10 |
Playoffs
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Ted Lindsay | LW | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Metro Prystai | C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Gordie Howe | RW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Johnny Wilson | LW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Alex Delvecchio | C/LW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Benny Woit | RW/D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Red Kelly | D/C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Marty Pavelich | LW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Bob Goldham | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Tony Leswick | W | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Reg Sinclair | RW/C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Glen Skov | C/LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Marcel Bonin | W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Guyle Fielder | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hay | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Steve Hrymnak | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Jankowski | C/RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marcel Pronovost | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Terry Sawchuk | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Terry Sawchuk | 372 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3.39 | 1 |
Team: | 372 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3.39 | 1 |
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
[edit]Prince of Wales Trophy (Best regular-season record) |
Art Ross Trophy (Top scorer): Gordie Howe |
Hart Trophy (Most valuable player): Gordie Howe |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Excellence and sportsmanship): Red Kelly |
Vezina Trophy (Goaltender of team with best goals-against record): Terry Sawchuk |
All-Star teams
[edit]First team | Position |
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Terry Sawchuk | G |
Red Kelly | D |
Gordie Howe | RW |
Ted Lindsay | LW |
Second team | Position |
Alex Delvecchio | C |
Transactions
[edit]The following is a list of all transactions that have occurred for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.
July 22, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings cash |
To Chicago Black Hawks Sid Abel |
[4][5] |
August 14, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings cash |
To Chicago Black Hawks Fred Glover Enio Sclisizzi |
[4][6] |
August 18, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings Jim Morrison Reg Sinclair cash |
To New York Rangers Leo Reise Jr. |
[4][7] |
September 23, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings Red Almas Guyle Fielder Steve Hrymnak |
To Chicago Black Hawks cash |
[4][8] |
October 15, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings loan of Ray Hannigan for 1952–53 season |
To Chicago Black Hawks loan of Guyle Fielder for 1952–53 season |
[4][9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Standings: 1952–1953". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1952-53 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "NHL trades for 1952-1953". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 575 & 789. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 717, 767 & 799. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 558, 612 & 864. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
- ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 558 & 591. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
External links
[edit]- "1952–53 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.