1945–46 Boston Bruins season

The 1945–46 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins 22nd season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Bruins made it to the 1946 Stanley Cup Finals only to lose to the rival Montreal Canadiens four games to one.

1945–46 Boston Bruins
Division2nd NHL
1945–46 record24–18–8
Goals for167
Goals against156
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachDit Clapper
CaptainJack Crawford
Team leaders
GoalsWoody Dumart (22)
AssistsDon Gallinger (23)
PointsDon Gallinger (40)
Penalty minutesBep Guidolin (62)
WinsFrank Brimsek (16)
Goals against averagePaul Bibeault (2.81)

Off-season

Art Ross, who had been coach and general manager of the Bruins since their inception, retired. Dit Clapper became the team's first playing coach, while Ross remained with the team as general manager.[1] Several players returned from war-time duty, including goalie Frank Brimsek and the Kraut Line: Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart. The three had played with the Ottawa Commandos, winning the Allan Cup in 1943.[1]

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens5028175172134+3861
2Boston Bruins5024188167156+1156
3Chicago Black Hawks5023207200178+2253
4Detroit Red Wings50202010146159−1350
5Toronto Maple Leafs5019247174185−1145
6New York Rangers5013289144191−4735

Record vs. opponents
1945–46 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–64–3–34–5–16–3–16–1–3
Chicago 6–4—3–4–34–5–15–2–35–5
Detroit 3–4–34–3–3—6–3–14–4–23–6–1
Montreal 5–4–15–4–13–6–1—8–1–17–2–1
New York 3–6–12–5–34–4–21–8–1—3–5–2
Toronto 1–6–35–56–3–12–7–15–3–2—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 24, 19454–5Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)0–1–0
2TOctober 27, 19451–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)0–1–1
3LOctober 28, 19450–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)0–2–1
4WNovember 4, 19456–5Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)1–2–1
5WNovember 7, 19454–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)2–2–1
6LNovember 10, 19453–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)2–3–1
7WNovember 11, 19457–1@ New York Rangers (1945–46)3–3–1
8WNovember 21, 19453–0Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)4–3–1
9WNovember 25, 19455–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)5–3–1
10WNovember 28, 19455–1New York Rangers (1945–46)6–3–1
11TDecember 2, 19452–2Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)6–3–2
12WDecember 5, 19456–3Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)7–3–2
13LDecember 9, 19453–8@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)7–4–2
14TDecember 12, 19452–2Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)7–4–3
15TDecember 15, 19453–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)7–4–4
16TDecember 16, 19453–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)7–4–5
17WDecember 19, 19458–7New York Rangers (1945–46)8–4–5
18LDecember 23, 19451–4Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)8–5–5
19WDecember 29, 19454–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)9–5–5
20TDecember 30, 19453–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)9–5–6
21WJanuary 1, 19464–0Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)10–5–6
22LJanuary 5, 19462–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)10–6–6
23LJanuary 6, 19462–4@ New York Rangers (1945–46)10–7–6
24LJanuary 10, 19461–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)10–8–6
25WJanuary 12, 19464–3Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)11–8–6
26WJanuary 16, 19463–2New York Rangers (1945–46)12–8–6
27WJanuary 17, 19464–2@ New York Rangers (1945–46)13–8–6
28LJanuary 19, 19461–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)13–9–6
29WJanuary 20, 19463–0Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)14–9–6
30WJanuary 23, 19467–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)15–9–6
31WJanuary 26, 19464–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)16–9–6
32LJanuary 27, 19461–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)16–10–6
33WJanuary 30, 19464–3Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)17–10–6
34WFebruary 2, 19465–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)18–10–6
35LFebruary 3, 19461–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)18–11–6
36TFebruary 6, 19463–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)18–11–7
37LFebruary 10, 19460–2Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)18–12–7
38WFebruary 13, 19463–0Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)19–12–7
39TFebruary 14, 19462–2@ New York Rangers (1945–46)19–12–8
40LFebruary 16, 19462–6New York Rangers (1945–46)19–13–8
41LFebruary 20, 19463–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)19–14–8
42LFebruary 23, 19462–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)19–15–8
43LFebruary 24, 19463–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)19–16–8
44WFebruary 27, 19465–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1945–46)20–16–8
45LMarch 3, 19463–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)20–17–8
46WMarch 6, 19464–2Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)21–17–8
47WMarch 10, 19467–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)22–17–8
48WMarch 12, 19463–2@ New York Rangers (1945–46)23–17–8
49LMarch 13, 19463–5New York Rangers (1945–46)23–18–8
50WMarch 17, 19465–3Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)24–18–8

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Don GallingerC5017234018
Woody DumartLW502212342
Bep GuidolinLW5015173262
Milt SchmidtC/D4813183121
Herb CainLW481712294
Bill ShillRW4515122712
Bill CowleyC261212246
Terry ReardonC/RW4912112321
Bobby BauerRW391110214
Jack McGillC466142021
Pat EganD418101832
Jack CrawfordD48791610
Murray HendersonD484111530
Jack ChurchD4326828
Ken SmithLW232680
Dit ClapperRW/D302350
Roy ConacherLW42130
Paul BibeaultG160000
Frank BrimsekG340000
Gordie BruceLW50000
Armand DelmonteRW10000
Fern FlamanD10000
Mike McMahonD20002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek204034161441113.262
Paul Bibeault96016844452.812
Team:300050241881563.124

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Milt SchmidtC/D103582
Bep GuidolinLW1052713
Bobby BauerRW104372
Woody DumartLW104370
Don GallingerC102462
Terry ReardonC/RW104042
Bill CowleyC101342
Ken SmithLW80440
Pat EganD103038
Jack CrawfordD101234
Bill ShillRW71232
Murray HendersonD101124
Herb CainLW90222
Frank BrimsekG100000
Jack ChurchD90004
Dit ClapperRW/D40000
Roy ConacherLW30000
Jack McGillC100000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek6511055292.670
Team:6511055292.670

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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;

See also

References
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (1994). Years of glory, 1942–1967: the National Hockey League's official book of the six-team era. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc. ISBN 0-7710-2817-2.
Notes
  1. Diamond 1994, p. 17.
  2. "1945–1946 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1945-46 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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