1953–54 New York Rangers season

1953–54 New York Rangers
1953–54 New York Rangers
Division	5th NHL
Conference	NHL
1953–54 record	29–31–10
Goals for	161
Goals against	182
Team information
General manager	Frank Boucher
Coach	Frank Boucher ; Muzz Patrick
Captain	Don Raleigh
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Wally Hergesheimer (27)
Assists	Paul Ronty (33)
Points	Paul Ronty (46)
Penalty minutes	Ivan Irwin (109)
Wins	Johnny Bower (29)
Goals against average	Johnny Bower (2.60)
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 New York Rangers season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League^[1]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	70	37	19	14	191	132	+59	88
2	Montreal Canadiens	70	35	24	11	195	141	+54	81
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	70	32	24	14	152	131	+21	78
4	Boston Bruins	70	32	28	10	177	181	−4	74
5	New York Rangers	70	29	31	10	161	182	−21	68
6	Chicago Black Hawks	70	12	51	7	133	242	−109	31

Schedule and results

1953–54 Game Log

October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–4–1)

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

December: 3–8–3 (Home: 3–3–3; Road: 0–5–0)

January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–1)

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

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

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Ronty	70	13	33	46	18
Don Raleigh	70	15	30	45	16
Wally Hergesheimer	66	27	16	43	42
Camille Henry	66	24	15	39	10
Nick Mickoski	68	19	16	35	22
Max Bentley	57	14	18	32	15
Dean Prentice	52	4	13	17	18
Hy Buller	41	3	14	17	40
Harry Howell	67	7	9	16	58
Ed Kullman	70	4	10	14	44
Ivan Irwin	56	2	12	14	109
Ike Hildebrand^‡	31	6	7	13	12
Doug Bentley	20	2	10	12	2
Bob Chrystal	64	5	5	10	44
Jack Evans	44	4	4	8	73
Leo Reise	70	3	5	8	71
Aldo Guidolin	68	2	6	8	51
Edgar Laprade	35	1	6	7	2
Andy Bathgate	20	2	2	4	18
Ron Murphy	27	1	3	4	20
Glen Sonmor	15	2	0	2	17
Billy Dea	14	1	1	2	2
Allan Stanley	10	0	2	2	11
Vic Howe	1	0	0	0	0
William Chalmers	1	0	0	0	0
Adolph Kukulowicz	1	0	0	0	0
Bill McCreary	2	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Johnny Bower	70	4200	29	31	10	182	2.60	5

^†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;

References

Rangers on Hockey Database

^ "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ "1953–54 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)

[standings-div-1] "1953–1954 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[2] "1953–54 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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See also	All-Star Game Detroit Red Wings prison game Stanley Cup Finals

v t e New York Rangers
Founded in 1926 Based in New York, New York
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season
History	History (Original Six) Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (James Dolan, chairman) General manager Chris Drury Head coach Peter Laviolette Team captain Jacob Trouba Current roster
Arenas	Madison Square Garden III Madison Square Garden IV
Rivalries	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals
Affiliates	AHL Hartford Wolf Pack ECHL Bloomington Bison
Media	TV MSG Network Radio WEPN-FM
Culture and lore	Curse of 1940 "It's a power play goal!" GAG line Eric Lindros trade George Kalinsky Emile Francis Award Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Ice Hockey in Harlem Hockey Night Live! "Good Feeling" (Flo Rida song) "Hockey Sock Rock" "I Wanna Be a NY Ranger" "Slapshot" Theme from New York, New York "The Face Painter" (Seinfeld episode) Mystery, Alaska John Amirante 1991 Las Vegas outdoor game June 17th, 1994 2011 NHL Premiere 2012 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2018 NHL Winter Classic 2023 Big City Greens Classic 2024 NHL Stadium Series
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1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
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1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
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1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
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