1936–37 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1936–37 Detroit Red Wings season was the 11th season for the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the fifth operating as the Red Wings. In their 10th season under head coach Jack Adams, the Red Wings compiled a 25–14–9 record, the Red Wings finished first in the American Division and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 128 goals, the most in the NHL, and gave up 102 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.

1936–37 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st American
1936–37 record25–14–9
Goals for128
Goals against102
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainDoug Young
ArenaOlympia Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsLarry Aurie (23)
AssistsMarty Barry (27)
PointsMarty Barry (44)
Penalty minutesEbbie Goodfellow
WinsNormie Smith (25)
Goals against averageNormie Smith (2.05)

In the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens, three games to two. In the 1937 Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings defeated the New York Rangers, three games to two. It was the Red Wings' second consecutive Stanley Cup championship.

Although Defenceman Doug Young was originally the team captain, Herbie Lewis, arguably the team's best player, was eventually chosen as team captain, and led the Red Wings down the stretch to their second Stanley Cup in as many years. The team's statistical leaders included Larry Aurie with 23 goals, Marty Barry and 27 assists and 44 points scored, and Ebbie Goodfellow with 43 penalty minutes. Aurie's 23 goals tied for the most in the NHL during the 1936-37 season, and Barry's 27 assists were second most in the league. Normie Smith was the team's goaltender in all 48 games. Smith's 25 wins as goaltender led the NHL during the 1936-37 season, and his 2,980 minutes in goal were the second most in the league.[1]

Four members of the team have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Ebbie Goodfellow (inducted in 1963); Syd Howe (inducted 1965); Marty Barry (inducted 1965); and Herbie Lewis (inducted 1989).

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings482514912810259
Boston Bruins482318712011053
New York Rangers481920911710647
Chicago Black Hawks48142779913135

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WNovember 5, 19363–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)1–0–0
2WNovember 8, 19365–2New York Rangers (1936–37)2–0–0
3TNovember 14, 19362–2 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1936–37)2–0–1
4TNovember 15, 19362–2 OTMontreal Maroons (1936–37)2–0–2
5LNovember 19, 19360–1@ New York Rangers (1936–37)2–1–2
6WNovember 22, 19364–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)3–1–2
7LNovember 26, 19360–2Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)3–2–2
8LNovember 29, 19360–2New York Americans (1936–37)3–3–2
9WDecember 3, 19362–0New York Rangers (1936–37)4–3–2
10TDecember 6, 19363–3 OT@ New York Americans (1936–37)4–3–3
11WDecember 8, 19364–3@ Boston Bruins (1936–37)5–3–3
12WDecember 10, 19362–1Montreal Canadiens (1936–37)6–3–3
13WDecember 13, 19362–1 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)7–3–3
14LDecember 15, 19363–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37)7–4–3
15WDecember 20, 19364–3Boston Bruins (1936–37)8–4–3
16TDecember 25, 19361–1 OTChicago Black Hawks (1936–37)8–4–4
17LDecember 27, 19362–5Montreal Canadiens (1936–37)8–5–4
18WDecember 31, 19364–2New York Americans (1936–37)9–5–4
19LJanuary 1, 19372–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)9–6–4
20WJanuary 3, 19374–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)10–6–4
21WJanuary 5, 19373–2@ Boston Bruins (1936–37)11–6–4
22WJanuary 7, 19374–2@ New York Americans (1936–37)12–6–4
23WJanuary 10, 19374–2Boston Bruins (1936–37)13–6–4
24LJanuary 12, 19371–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37)13–7–4
25WJanuary 14, 19372–0@ New York Rangers (1936–37)14–7–4
26WJanuary 17, 19372–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)15–7–4
27WJanuary 19, 19377–2Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)16–7–4
28TJanuary 23, 19371–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1936–37)16–7–5
29WJanuary 24, 19372–1Montreal Maroons (1936–37)17–7–5
30WJanuary 31, 19372–1@ Boston Bruins (1936–37)18–7–5
31TFebruary 2, 19374–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1936–37)18–7–6
32TFebruary 4, 19372–2 OTNew York Rangers (1936–37)18–7–7
33WFebruary 7, 19378–0Boston Bruins (1936–37)19–7–7
34LFebruary 9, 19372–3@ New York Americans (1936–37)19–8–7
35LFebruary 11, 19372–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37)19–9–7
36TFebruary 14, 19373–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)19–9–8
37LFebruary 18, 19371–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)19–10–8
38WFebruary 21, 19376–0Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)20–10–8
39WFebruary 25, 19373–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37)21–10–8
40TFebruary 28, 19370–0 OTMontreal Canadiens (1936–37)21–10–9
41WMarch 2, 19377–4@ Montreal Maroons (1936–37)22–10–9
42WMarch 4, 19372–1New York Rangers (1936–37)23–10–9
43LMarch 7, 19371–3New York Americans (1936–37)23–11–9
44LMarch 9, 19371–6@ Boston Bruins (1936–37)23–12–9
45WMarch 11, 19374–2@ New York Rangers (1936–37)24–12–9
46WMarch 14, 19372–1Boston Bruins (1936–37)25–12–9
47LMarch 20, 19372–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37)25–13–9
48LMarch 21, 19371–5Montreal Maroons (1936–37)25–14–9

Playoffs

(C1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 23Montreal C.0Detroit4
Mar 25Montreal C.1Detroit5
Mar 27Detroit1Montreal C.3
Mar 30Detroit1Montreal C.3
Apr 1Detroit2Montreal C.1 (3OT)

Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–2.[4]

(A1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (A3) New York Rangers
New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Apr 6Detroit1New York R.5
Apr 8New York R.2Detroit4
Apr 11New York R.1Detroit0
Apr 13New York R.0Detroit1
Apr 15New York R.0Detroit3

Detroit wins the Stanley Cup 3–2.[4]

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Marty BarryC471727446
Larry AurieRW4523204320
Herbie LewisLW4514183214
Syd HoweC/LW4517102710
Ebbie GoodfellowC/D489162543
John SorrellLW48816244
Gord PettingerC487152213
Wally KilreaRW/C47813216
Mud BruneteauRW42971618
Hec KilreaLW48691520
Pete KellyRW4754912
Bucko McDonaldD4735820
Rolly Roulston**LW/D2105510
John GallagherD111014
Howie MackieRW/D131014
Ralph BowmanD3701124
Jimmy OrlandoD90118
Don DeaconLW40002
John SherfLW10000
Normie SmithG480000
Burr WilliamsD20004
Doug Young*D110006
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Normie Smith298048251491022.056
Team:298048251491022.056

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Marty BarryC1047112
Herbie LewisLW104374
Syd HoweC/LW102570
John SorrellLW102462
Hec KilreaLW103142
Ebbie GoodfellowC/D922412
Mud BruneteauRW102026
Pete KellyRW82020
Wally KilreaRW/C100224
Gord PettingerC100222
John GallagherD1010117
Ralph BowmanD100114
John SherfLW50112
Jimmy FranksG10000
Howie MackieRW/D80000
Bucko McDonaldD100002
Earl RobertsonG60000
Normie SmithG50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Earl Robertson34063281.412
Normie Smith28253161.281
Jimmy Franks3010124.000
Team:6521064161.473
  • *Doug Young was the Captain, but spent most of the injured. Ebbie Goodfellow served as Captain in his place.
  • **Orville "Rolly" Roulston also missed most of the season injured.

[5]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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;

See also

References
  1. "1936-37 NHL Summary". Hockey Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. Diamond 2000, p. 35.
  5. "1936-37 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
Bibliography
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
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