1952–53 New York Rangers season

The 1952–53 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 27th season. 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 for the third year in a row for the first time since the 1944–45 to 1946–47 seasons.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

| 1 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 0–1–0

| 2 || 12 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 0–2–0

| 3 || 16 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || 0–3–0

| 4 || 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || 0–4–0

| 5 || 19 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–2 || 0–4–1

| 6 || 22 || Boston Bruins || 3–3 || 0–4–2

| 7 || 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 1–4–2

| 8 || 29 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 1–5–2

| 9 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 8–3 || 1–6–2

| 10 || 1 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 1–7–2

| 11 || 2 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 1–7–3

| 12 || 5 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–1 || 1–8–3

| 13 || 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 1–9–3

| 14 || 12 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–2 || 2–9–3

| 15 || 13 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 6–2 || 2–10–3

| 16 || 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 6–3 || 2–11–3

| 17 || 19 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 2–11–4

| 18 || 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 2–11–5

| 19 || 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 3–11–5

| 20 || 27 || @ Boston Bruins || 3–1 || 3–12–5

| 21 || 30 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–1 || 3–12–6

| 22 || 3 || Chicago Black Hawks || 5–3 || 3–13–6

| 23 || 4 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 5–3 || 3–14–6

| 24 || 6 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 3–14–7

| 25 || 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–2 || 3–14–8

| 26 || 10 || Boston Bruins || 4–1 || 3–15–8

| 27 || 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–2 || 3–15–9

| 28 || 17 || Boston Bruins || 5–0 || 4–15–9

| 29 || 18 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–2 || 4–16–9

| 30 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 1–1 || 4–16–10

| 31 || 21 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 4–17–10

| 32 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 5–17–10

| 33 || 28 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–3 || 5–18–10

| 34 || 31 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–3 || 5–18–11

| 35 || 4 || Boston Bruins || 5–2 || 6–18–11

| 36 || 7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 6–4 || 6–19–11

| 37 || 8 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 || 6–19–12

| 38 || 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 7–0 || 7–19–12

| 39 || 14 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–2 || 8–19–12

| 40 || 17 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–0 || 8–20–12

| 41 || 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–0 || 8–21–12

| 42 || 22 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 8–2 || 9–21–12

| 43 || 24 || @ Boston Bruins || 9–0 || 9–22–12

| 44 || 25 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 10–22–12

| 45 || 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 10–23–12

| 46 || 29 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 5–2 || 10–24–12

| 47 || 31 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–0 || 10–25–12

| 48 || 1 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–0 || 11–25–12

| 49 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–3 || 11–25–13

| 50 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 || 11–25–14

| 51 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–2 || 11–25–15

| 52 || 14 || @ Boston Bruins || 5–4 || 11–26–15

| 53 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–1 || 11–27–15

| 54 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 12–27–15

| 55 || 19 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 4–2 || 13–27–15

| 56 || 21 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || 13–28–15

| 57 || 22 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || 13–29–15

| 58 || 25 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 14–29–15

| 59 || 28 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–0 || 14–30–15

| 60 || 1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–2 || 15–30–15

| 61 || 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–1 || 15–31–15

| 62 || 5 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 7–1 || 15–32–15

| 63 || 7 || @ Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 16–32–15

| 64 || 8 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || 17–32–15

| 65 || 11 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–0 || 17–33–15

| 66 || 14 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–2 || 17–34–15

| 67 || 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–1 || 17–34–16

| 68 || 18 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || 17–35–16

| 69 || 21 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–0 || 17–36–16

| 70 || 22 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || 17–37–16

Legend:

Player statistics Skaters

Regular season Player 70 30 29 59 10 70 16 38 54 20 70 19 16 35 39 60 12 13 25 29 70 7 18 25 73 52 11 13 24 12 55 4 18 22 2 61 4 15 19 53 70 8 10 18 61 70 5 12 17 52 67 3 8 11 46 69 2 9 11 45 55 6 3 9 20 † 30 4 5 9 2 11 4 4 8 2 30 4 4 8 24 37 2 5 7 14 13 2 3 5 8 17 1 4 5 2 15 3 1 4 0 11 2 1 3 2 ‡ 18 1 2 3 8 11 0 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 18 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4

Goaltenders Regular season Player 50 3000 13 29 8 153 3.06 2 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.

Awards and records Calder Memorial Trophy (Top first-year player): Lorne "Gump" Worsley The New York Rangers did not have any players chosen for the All-Star Teams for the 1952–53 NHL season.

Transactions The following is a list of all transactions that occurred for the Rangers during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player was traded to and for which player(s) or other consideration(s), if applicable.

August 18, 1952 To Detroit Red WingsJim MorrisonReg Sinclaircash To New York RangersLeo Reise Jr. October 8, 1952 To Montreal Canadiensrights to Frank Eddolls To New York Rangerscash January 9, 1953 To Chicago Black Hawkscash To New York Rangersrights to Pete Babando

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