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1931-32 NHL season facts for kids

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The 1931–32 NHL season was the fifteenth season of the National Hockey League. Eight teams played 48 games each. The Toronto Maple Leafs swept the New York Rangers in three games for the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 48 25 16 7 57 128 111 450
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 23 18 7 53 155 127 625
Montreal Maroons 48 19 22 7 45 142 139 593
New York Americans 48 16 24 8 40 95 142 596
American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 54 134 112 511
Chicago Black Hawks 48 18 19 11 47 86 101 464
Detroit Falcons 48 18 20 10 46 95 108 415
Boston Bruins 48 15 21 12 42 122 117 373

Leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
Busher Jackson Toronto Maple Leafs 48 28 25 53 63
Joe Primeau Toronto Maple Leafs 46 13 37 50 25
Howie Morenz Montreal Canadiens 48 24 25 49 46
Charlie Conacher Toronto Maple Leafs 44 34 14 48 66
Bill Cook New York Rangers 48 33 14 47 33

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
  C1  Montreal Canadiens 1  
    A1  New York Rangers 3  
      
          
    A1  New York Rangers 0
  C2  Toronto Maple Leafs 3
  C2  Toronto Maple Leafs 6G  
A2  Chicago Black Hawks 2G  
C2  Toronto Maple Leafs 4G
    C3  Montreal Maroons 3G  
C3  Montreal Maroons 3G
  A3  Detroit Falcons 1G  

NHL awards

1931–32 NHL awards
O'Brien Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Prince of Wales Trophy: New York Rangers
Hart Memorial Trophy: Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Trophy: Joe Primeau, Toronto Maple Leafs
Vezina Trophy: Chuck Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks

All-Star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Chuck Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks G Roy Worters, New York Americans
Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins D Sylvio Mantha, Montreal Canadiens
Ching Johnson, New York Rangers D King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs
Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens C Hooley Smith, Montreal Maroons
Bill Cook, New York Rangers RW Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs
Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens LW Bun Cook, New York Rangers
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers Coach Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1931–32 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):

  • Art Coulter, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Earl Seibert, New York Rangers
  • Ott Heller, New York Rangers

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1931–32 (listed with their last team):

  • Georges Boucher, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Art Gagne, Detroit Falcons
  • Carson Cooper, Detroit Falcons
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