1952–53 Boston Bruins season

The 1952–53 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1952–53 Boston Bruins
Division3rd NHL
1952–53 record28–29–13
Goals for152
Goals against172
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachLynn Patrick
CaptainMilt Schmidt
Team leaders
GoalsFleming MacKell (27)
AssistsMilt Schmidt (23)
PointsFleming MacKell (44)
Penalty minutesLeo Labine (69)
WinsJim Henry
Goals against averageJim Henry

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70361618222133+8990
2Montreal Canadiens70282319155148+775
3Boston Bruins70282913152172−2069
4Chicago Black Hawks70272815169175−669
5Toronto Maple Leafs70273013156167−1167
6New York Rangers70173716152211−5950

Record vs. opponents
1952–53 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–5–52–10–29–2–35–7–28–5–1
Chicago 5–4–5—3–9–23–7–410–3–16–6–2
Detroit 10–2–29–3–2—4–4–67–3–47–4–3
Montreal 2–9–37–3–44–4–6—7–2–57–5–2
New York 7–5–23–10–13–7–42–7–5—2–8–4
Toronto 5–8–16–6–24–7–35–7–28–2–4—

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 12, 19521–1Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)0–0–1
2WOctober 16, 19522–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)1–0–1
3LOctober 18, 19521–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)1–1–1
4TOctober 19, 19522–2New York Rangers (1952–53)1–1–2
5TOctober 22, 19523–3@ New York Rangers (1952–53)1–1–3
6WOctober 25, 19524–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)2–1–3
7TOctober 26, 19521–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)2–1–4
8LOctober 30, 19521–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)2–2–4
9LNovember 1, 19522–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)2–3–4
10LNovember 2, 19521–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)2–4–4
11WNovember 6, 19522–0Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)3–4–4
12WNovember 9, 19524–1Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)4–4–4
13WNovember 11, 19524–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)5–4–4
14LNovember 13, 19520–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)5–5–4
15LNovember 15, 19520–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)5–6–4
16LNovember 16, 19522–5Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)5–7–4
17WNovember 19, 19522–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)6–7–4
18LNovember 20, 19521–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)6–8–4
19WNovember 23, 19526–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)7–8–4
20WNovember 27, 19523–1New York Rangers (1952–53)8–8–4
21WNovember 30, 19523–1Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)9–8–4
22WDecember 4, 19525–1Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)10–8–4
23WDecember 6, 19522–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)11–8–4
24TDecember 7, 19521–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)11–8–5
25WDecember 10, 19524–1@ New York Rangers (1952–53)12–8–5
26LDecember 11, 19521–10Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)12–9–5
27TDecember 14, 19522–2Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)12–9–6
28LDecember 17, 19520–5@ New York Rangers (1952–53)12–10–6
29TDecember 18, 19523–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)12–10–7
30WDecember 20, 19526–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)13–10–7
31LDecember 21, 19523–4Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)13–11–7
32LDecember 25, 19521–2New York Rangers (1952–53)13–12–7
33LDecember 27, 19520–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)13–13–7
34LDecember 28, 19521–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)13–14–7
35WJanuary 1, 19535–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)14–14–7
36WJanuary 3, 19531–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)15–14–7
37LJanuary 4, 19532–5@ New York Rangers (1952–53)15–15–7
38LJanuary 8, 19530–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)15–16–7
39LJanuary 10, 19531–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)15–17–7
40LJanuary 11, 19532–4Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)15–18–7
41LJanuary 15, 19530–4Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)15–19–7
42WJanuary 18, 19532–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)16–19–7
43TJanuary 22, 19533–3Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)16–19–8
44WJanuary 24, 19539–0New York Rangers (1952–53)17–19–8
45LJanuary 25, 19531–2New York Rangers (1952–53)17–20–8
46TJanuary 29, 19532–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)17–20–9
47TJanuary 31, 19530–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)17–20–10
48WFebruary 1, 19534–3Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)18–20–10
49WFebruary 5, 19534–1Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)19–20–10
50LFebruary 8, 19533–5Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)19–21–10
51WFebruary 12, 19533–1Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)20–21–10
52WFebruary 14, 19535–4New York Rangers (1952–53)21–21–10
53WFebruary 15, 19531–0Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)22–21–10
54LFebruary 18, 19532–4@ New York Rangers (1952–53)22–22–10
55TFebruary 21, 19532–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)22–22–11
56LFebruary 22, 19530–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)22–23–11
57LFebruary 25, 19531–2@ New York Rangers (1952–53)22–24–11
58LFebruary 27, 19530–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)22–25–11
59TMarch 1, 19532–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)22–25–12
60LMarch 2, 19532–10@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)22–26–12
61WMarch 5, 19535–0Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)23–26–12
62LMarch 7, 19531–2New York Rangers (1952–53)23–27–12
63WMarch 8, 19532–1Chicago Black Hawks (1952–53)24–27–12
64TMarch 12, 19532–2Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)24–27–13
65WMarch 14, 19533–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)25–27–13
66WMarch 15, 19532–1Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)26–27–13
67WMarch 18, 19532–1@ New York Rangers (1952–53)27–27–13
68LMarch 19, 19531–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1952–53)27–28–13
69WMarch 21, 19532–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1952–53)28–28–13
70LMarch 22, 19531–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1952–53)28–29–13

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Fleming MacKellC6527174463
Ed SandfordLW6114213544
Milt SchmidtC/D6811233430
Real ChevrefilsLW6919143344
Johnny PeirsonRW4914152932
Joe KlukayLW7013162920
Jerry ToppazziniRW6910132336
Leo LabineRW518152369
Jack McIntyreD707152231
Bill QuackenbushD69216186
Pentti LundRW5489172
Dave CreightonC45881614
Woody DumartLW6259142
Warren GodfreyD601131440
Hal LaycoeD542101236
Red SullivanC3238118
Bob ArmstrongD5508845
Frank MartinD140226
Dunc FisherRW70110
Norm CorcoranC/RW10000
Jim HenryG700000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Jim Henry4200702829131722.468
Team:4200702829131722.468

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ed SandfordLW11831111
Dave CreightonC1145910
Johnny PeirsonRW113692
Fleming MacKellC112797
Milt SchmidtC/D105166
Jack McIntyreD104262
Bill QuackenbushD110444
Leo LabineRW721319
Joe KlukayLW111239
Jerry ToppazziniRW110339
Bob ArmstrongD1111210
Woody DumartLW110220
Hal LaycoeD1102210
Real ChevrefilsLW70116
Warren GodfreyD110112
Frank MartinD60112
Gord HenryG30000
Jim HenryG90000
Pentti LundRW20000
Red SullivanC30000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Jim Henry510954263.060
Gord Henry163302114.050
Team:6731156373.300

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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;

Awards

The Boston Bruins did not win any NHL awards for the 1952-53 NHL season.

All-Star teams
First team  Position  
Fleming MacKell C
Second team  Position  
Bill Quackenbush D

Transactions

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

August 14, 1952 To Boston Bruins
cash		 To Chicago Black Hawks
Ed Kryzanowski		 [4][5]
September 16, 1952 To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash		 To Boston Bruins
Joe Klukay		 [4][6]
October 31, 1952 To Boston Bruins
Ed Kryzanowski		 To Chicago Black Hawks
cash		 [4][7]

See also

References
  1. "Standings: 1952–1953". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1952-53 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
  4. "NHL trades for 1952-1953". NHL Trade Tracker. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 645. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  6. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 639. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
  7. Diamond, Dan, ed. (2003). Total NHL. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 645. ISBN 978-1-57243-604-6.
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