The 1932–33 NHL season was the 16th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Ottawa Senators rejoined the league after missing one season, while the Detroit team was renamed the Detroit Red Wings. The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one for the Stanley Cup.

League business

After sitting out for a season due to financial difficulties, the Ottawa Senators rejoined the NHL. The Philadelphia Quakers never rejoined the NHL after sitting out the 1931–32 season.

Detroit Falcons were renamed as the Detroit Red Wings.

Although the Montreal Maroons had Flat Walsh, Dave Kerr and Normie Smith for goal, they were interested in acquiring Chuck Gardiner of Chicago. James Strachan offered $10,000 plus one of his goalkeepers, but there was no deal.

Billy Coutu, expelled from the NHL in 1927, was reinstated to the NHL, but never returned.

Rule changes This season, the NHL started allowing a substitute to serve penalties for goaltender's penalties.

The NHL now required a captain or alternate captain to be on the ice at all times.

Regular season There was a record number of four goaltenders who served as captains for their teams: George Hainsworth, Roy Worters, Charlie Gardiner, and Alex Connell.Hockey's Book of Firsts, p. 13, James Duplacey, JG Press, The Red Wings and Boston Bruins tied for the best overall record with 58 points apiece, but it was Boston that was awarded first overall due to a better head-to-head record. Ottawa started the season up in second place in the Canadian Division near the .500 mark at mid season, but collapsed in the second half and finished last. President Ahearn instructed coach Cy Denneny to fine players who displayed indifferent hockey. At the same time, he stated that Hector Kilrea was not for sale.

The Montreal Canadiens, under new coach Newsy Lalonde, spent much of the season in last place, but made the playoffs when they rallied to finish third. Toronto, with its Kid line, finished first for the first time as the Maple Leafs. Led by the play of Eddie Shore, the Boston Bruins finished first in the American Division.

The first forfeit in NHL history occurred during a Black Hawks-Bruins game at Boston Garden on March 14, 1933. Chicago coach Tommy Gorman punched referee Bill Stewart following a disputed overtime goal by Boston's Marty Barry. Stewart threw several punches at Gorman before summoning the police to remove Gorman from the visitors' bench. The Hawks refused to continue the game without their coach. The puck was placed at center ice by Stewart. Boston's Cooney Weiland scored without any Hawks on the ice—at which point the game was forfeited to Boston. Ironically, referee Stewart would coach the Black Hawks to the Stanley Cup in 1937–1938.

Final standings

Playoffs

Playoff bracket The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. The two division winners met in a best-of-five Stanley Cup semifinal series. The divisional second-place teams and third-place teams played off in a two-game total-goals series to determine the participants for the other two-game total-goals semifinal series. The semifinal winners then played in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals.

Quarterfinals

(A2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (C2) Montreal Maroons

(A3) New York Rangers vs. (C3) Montreal Canadiens

Semifinals

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (C1) Toronto Maple Leafs Game five of this series is the second longest game in NHL history, it was the longest at the time.

(A2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (A3) New York Rangers

Stanley Cup Finals

Awards It was the first season that league president Frank Calder named the best rookie of the year. The first winner was Carl Voss of the Detroit Red Wings. Although Tiny Thompson was named 'most valuable goaltender', he was not named to the NHL All-Star team.

Rookie of the Year:(Best first-year player) Carl Voss, Detroit Red WingsHart Trophy:(Most valuable player) Eddie Shore, Boston BruinsLady Byng Trophy:(Excellence and sportsmanship) Frank Boucher, New York RangersO'Brien Cup:(Canadian Division champions) Toronto Maple LeafsPrince of Wales Trophy:(American Division champions) Boston BruinsVezina Trophy:(Top goaltender) Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins

All-Star teams First Team   Position   Second TeamJohn Ross Roach, Detroit Red Wings GChuck Gardiner, Chicago Black HawksEddie Shore, Boston Bruins DKing Clancy, Toronto Maple LeafsChing Johnson, New York Rangers DLionel Conacher, Montreal MaroonsFrank Boucher, New York Rangers CHowie Morenz, Montreal CanadiensBill Cook, New York Rangers RWCharlie Conacher, Toronto Maple LeafsBaldy Northcott, Montreal Maroons LWBusher Jackson, Toronto Maple LeafsLester Patrick, New York Rangers CoachDick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

Player statistics

Leading scorers Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bill Cook New York Rangers 48 28 22 50 51 Busher Jackson Toronto Maple Leafs 48 27 17 44 43 Baldy Northcott Montreal Maroons 48 22 21 43 30 Hooley Smith Montreal Maroons 48 20 21 41 66 Paul Haynes Montreal Maroons 48 16 25 41 18 Aurel Joliat Montreal Canadiens 48 18 21 39 53 Marty Barry Boston Bruins 48 24 13 37 40 Bun Cook New York Rangers 48 22 15 37 35 Nels Stewart Boston Bruins 47 18 18 36 62 Howie Morenz Montreal Canadiens 46 14 21 35 32 Source: NHL.

Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average Player Team GP W L T Mins GA SO GAA Tiny Thompson Boston Bruins 48 25 15 8 3000 88 11 1.76 John Ross Roach Detroit Red Wings 48 25 15 8 2970 93 10 1.88 Charlie Gardiner Chicago Black Hawks 48 16 20 12 3010 101 5 2.01 Andy Aitkenhead New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 2970 107 3 2.16 Lorne Chabot Toronto Maple Leafs 48 24 18 6 2946 111 5 2.26 Dave Kerr Montreal Maroons 25 14 8 3 1520 58 4 2.29 Source: NHL.

Coaches American Division Boston Bruins: Art Ross Chicago Black Hawks: Emil Iverson and Tommy Gorman Detroit Red Wings: Jack Adams New York Rangers: Lester Patrick

Canadian Division Montreal Canadiens: Newsy Lalonde Montreal Maroons: Eddie Gerard New York Americans: Bullet Joe Simpson Ottawa Senators: Cy Denneny Toronto Maple Leafs: Dick Irvin

Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1932–33 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Art Wiebe, Chicago Black Hawks Eddie Wiseman, Detroit Red Wings Charlie Sands, Toronto Maple Leafs Buzz Boll*, Toronto Maple Leafs Bill Thoms, Toronto Maple Leafs

Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1932–33 (listed with their last team): George Owen, Boston Bruins Billy Burch, Chicago Black Hawks, last active player from the Hamilton Tigers franchise. Reg Noble, Montreal Maroons Hib Milks, Ottawa Senators Harold Darragh, Toronto Maple Leafs

See also 1932–33 NHL transactions List of Stanley Cup champions 1932 in sports 1933 in sports

References

Notes

External links Hockeydb.com 1932–33 season NHL.com