1946–47 Boston Bruins season
NHL team season
1946–47 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 3rd NHL |
1946–47 record | 26–23–11 |
Goals for | 190 |
Goals against | 175 |
Team information | |
General manager | Art Ross |
Coach | Dit Clapper |
Captain | Bobby Bauer |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bobby Bauer (30) |
Assists | Milt Schmidt (35) |
Points | Milt Schmidt (62) |
Penalty minutes | Pat Egan (89) |
Wins | Frank Brimsek (26) |
Goals against average | Frank Brimsek (2.92) |
The 1946–47 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 23rd season in the NHL.
Offseason
Regular season
On February 12, 1947, Dit Clapper played his final game with the Boston Bruins. Before the start of the game, Clapper was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was the only active player to be inducted into the Hall.[1]
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 189 | 138 | +51 | 78 |
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 209 | 172 | +37 | 72 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 190 | 175 | +15 | 63 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 190 | 193 | −3 | 55 |
5 | New York Rangers | 60 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 167 | 186 | −19 | 50 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 19 | 37 | 4 | 193 | 274 | −81 | 42 |
Record vs. opponents
1946–47 NHL Records [3] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 6–5–1 | 6–3–3 | 1–9–2 | 7–3–2 | 5–5–2 | ||||||
Chicago | 5–6–1 | — | 4–7–1 | 3–8–1 | 4–8 | 3–8–1 | ||||||
Detroit | 3–6–3 | 7–4–1 | — | 4–6–2 | 6–3–3 | 2–8–2 | ||||||
Montreal | 9–1–2 | 8–3–1 | 6–4–2 | — | 6–5–1 | 5–3–4 | ||||||
New York | 3–7–2 | 8–4 | 3–6–3 | 5–6–1 | — | 4–8 | ||||||
Toronto | 5–5–2 | 8–3–1 | 8–2–2 | 3–5–4 | 8–4 | — |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 19, 1946 | 1–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 0–0–1 |
2 | T | October 20, 1946 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 0–0–2 |
3 | T | October 23, 1946 | 3–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 0–0–3 |
4 | W | October 26, 1946 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1946–47) | 1–0–3 |
5 | T | October 30, 1946 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1946–47) | 1–0–4 |
6 | W | November 2, 1946 | 5–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 2–0–4 |
7 | L | November 3, 1946 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 2–1–4 |
8 | T | November 6, 1946 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 2–1–5 |
9 | L | November 9, 1946 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 2–2–5 |
10 | W | November 10, 1946 | 4–0 | @ New York Rangers (1946–47) | 3–2–5 |
11 | W | November 13, 1946 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 4–2–5 |
12 | L | November 17, 1946 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 4–3–5 |
13 | W | November 20, 1946 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 5–3–5 |
14 | L | November 24, 1946 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 5–4–5 |
15 | W | November 27, 1946 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1946–47) | 6–4–5 |
16 | T | December 1, 1946 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 6–4–6 |
17 | T | December 4, 1946 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 6–4–7 |
18 | L | December 7, 1946 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 6–5–7 |
19 | L | December 8, 1946 | 4–6 | New York Rangers (1946–47) | 6–6–7 |
20 | W | December 11, 1946 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 7–6–7 |
21 | W | December 15, 1946 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 8–6–7 |
22 | W | December 18, 1946 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1946–47) | 9–6–7 |
23 | L | December 21, 1946 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 9–7–7 |
24 | L | December 22, 1946 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 9–8–7 |
25 | L | December 25, 1946 | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 9–9–7 |
26 | L | December 28, 1946 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 9–10–7 |
27 | T | December 29, 1946 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1946–47) | 9–10–8 |
28 | W | January 1, 1947 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1946–47) | 10–10–8 |
29 | L | January 4, 1947 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 10–11–8 |
30 | L | January 5, 1947 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 10–12–8 |
31 | W | January 8, 1947 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1946–47) | 11–12–8 |
32 | L | January 11, 1947 | 3–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 11–13–8 |
33 | L | January 12, 1947 | 1–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 11–14–8 |
34 | W | January 15, 1947 | 6–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 12–14–8 |
35 | W | January 18, 1947 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 13–14–8 |
36 | W | January 19, 1947 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 14–14–8 |
37 | L | January 22, 1947 | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 14–15–8 |
38 | L | January 25, 1947 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 14–16–8 |
39 | W | January 26, 1947 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 15–16–8 |
40 | W | January 29, 1947 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 16–16–8 |
41 | T | February 1, 1947 | 2–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 16–16–9 |
42 | L | February 2, 1947 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 16–17–9 |
43 | L | February 5, 1947 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 16–18–9 |
44 | L | February 8, 1947 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 16–19–9 |
45 | L | February 9, 1947 | 4–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 16–20–9 |
46 | W | February 12, 1947 | 10–1 | New York Rangers (1946–47) | 17–20–9 |
47 | T | February 16, 1947 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 17–20–10 |
48 | L | February 19, 1947 | 0–6 | @ New York Rangers (1946–47) | 17–21–10 |
49 | L | February 20, 1947 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 17–22–10 |
50 | W | February 23, 1947 | 9–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 18–22–10 |
51 | W | March 1, 1947 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 19–22–10 |
52 | W | March 2, 1947 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1946–47) | 20–22–10 |
53 | W | March 5, 1947 | 5–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 21–22–10 |
54 | W | March 9, 1947 | 6–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 22–22–10 |
55 | W | March 12, 1947 | 8–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 23–22–10 |
56 | W | March 13, 1947 | 3–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47) | 24–22–10 |
57 | T | March 15, 1947 | 5–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 24–22–11 |
58 | W | March 16, 1947 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47) | 25–22–11 |
59 | W | March 19, 1947 | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47) | 26–22–11 |
60 | L | March 23, 1947 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1946–47) | 26–23–11 |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Milt Schmidt | C/D | 59 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 40 |
Bobby Bauer | RW | 58 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 4 |
Woody Dumart | LW | 60 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 12 |
Bill Cowley | C | 51 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 16 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 51 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 18 |
Don Gallinger | C | 47 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 12 |
Pat Egan | D | 60 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 89 |
Bep Guidolin | LW | 56 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 73 |
Ken Smith | LW | 60 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 |
Terry Reardon | C/RW | 60 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 17 |
Jack Crawford | D | 58 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Murray Henderson | D | 57 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 63 |
Jack McGill | C | 24 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
Mark Marquess | RW | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Babe Pratt | D | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
Fern Flaman | D | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
Ed Barry | LW | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Clare Martin | D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bill Shill | RW | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Don Grosso | LW/C | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Norm McAtee | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Frank Brimsek | G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dit Clapper | RW/D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Peirson | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Brimsek | 3600 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 175 | 2.92 | 3 |
Team: | 3600 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 175 | 2.92 | 3 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milt Schmidt | C/D | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Ken Smith | LW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Terry Reardon | C/RW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Bobby Bauer | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Woody Dumart | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Bill Cowley | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Pat Egan | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Bep Guidolin | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Clare Martin | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Frank Brimsek | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Crawford | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fern Flaman | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Don Gallinger | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Murray Henderson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pentti Lund | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Marquess | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack McGill | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Brimsek | 343 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2.80 | 0 |
Team: | 343 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2.80 | 0 |
[4]
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 and records
Transactions
See also
References
- ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.25, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
- ^ "Standings: 1946–1947". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1946-47 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- "1946–47 Boston Bruins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.