1952–53 New York Rangers season

1952–53 New York Rangers
1952–53 New York Rangers
Division	6th NHL
1952–53 record	17–37–16
Goals for	152
Goals against	211
Team information
General manager	Frank Boucher
Coach	Bill Cook
Captain	Allan Stanley
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Wally Hergesheimer (30)
Assists	Paul Ronty (38)
Points	Wally Hergesheimer (59)
Penalty minutes	Hy Buller (73)
Wins	Gump Worsley (13)
Goals against average	Chuck Rayner (2.90)
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 New York Rangers season was the 27th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers compiled a 17–37–16 record and finished with 50 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.^[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[2]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
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

Schedule and results

1952–53 Game Log

October: 1–6–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–5–1)

November: 2–6–4 (Home: 2–1–3; Road: 0–5–1)

December: 2–6–5 (Home: 1–4–3; Road: 1–2–2)

January: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–5–1)

February: 4–5–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–3–1)

March: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 1–3–0)

Playoffs

The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1953 Stanley Cup playoffs.^[1]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wally Hergesheimer	70	30	29	59	10
Paul Ronty	70	16	38	54	20
Nick Mickoski	70	19	16	35	39
Jack Stoddard	60	12	13	25	29
Hy Buller	70	7	18	25	73
Neil Strain	52	11	13	24	12
Don Raleigh	55	4	18	22	2
Leo Reise	61	4	15	19	53
Ed Kullman	70	8	10	18	61
Allan Stanley	70	5	12	17	52
Harry Howell	67	3	8	11	46
Steve Kraftcheck	69	2	9	11	45
Dean Prentice	55	6	3	9	20
Pete Babando^†	30	4	5	9	2
Herb Dickenson	11	4	4	8	2
Aldo Guidolin	30	4	4	8	24
Ed Slowinski	37	2	5	7	14
George Senick	13	2	3	5	8
Jim Conacher	17	1	4	5	2
Ron Murphy	15	3	1	4	0
Edgar Laprade	11	2	1	3	2
Gaye Stewart^‡	18	1	2	3	8
Jim Ross	11	0	2	2	4
Kelly Burnett	3	1	0	1	0
Adolph Kukulowicz	3	1	0	1	0
Gordie Haworth	2	0	1	1	0
Andy Bathgate	18	0	1	1	6
Frank Bathgate	2	0	0	0	2
Jack McLeod	3	0	0	0	2
Mike Labadie	3	0	0	0	0
Ian MacIntosh	4	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Lorne Worsley	50	3000	13	29	8	153	3.06	2
Chuck Rayner	20	1200	4	8	8	58	2.90	1

^†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.

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

References

^ ^a ^b "1952–53 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
^ "Standings: 1952–1953". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ "1952–53 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[hr-1] "1952–53 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-05.

[standings-div-2] "Standings: 1952–1953". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[3] "1952–53 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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