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1932-33 NHL season facts for kids

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The 1932–33 NHL season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League. Nine teams played 48 games each. The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one.

Regular Season Highlights

The regular season is where teams play many games to see who is the best. Teams earn points for winning or tying games. The teams with the most points get to move on to the playoffs.

How Teams Ranked (Final Standings)

Here's how the teams finished in their divisions. The teams in bold made it to the playoffs!

  • GP means Games Played (how many games they played).
  • W means Wins (how many games they won).
  • L means Losses (how many games they lost).
  • T means Ties (games that ended with both teams having the same score).
  • Pts means Points (teams get points for wins and ties).
  • GF means Goals For (how many goals they scored).
  • GA means Goals Against (how many goals were scored against them).
  • PIM means Penalties in Minutes (how much time players spent in the penalty box).
Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 24 18 6 54 119 111 622
Montreal Maroons 48 22 20 6 50 135 119 442
Montreal Canadiens 48 18 25 5 41 92 115 468
New York Americans 48 15 22 11 41 91 118 460
Ottawa Senators 48 11 27 10 32 88 131 398
American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Boston Bruins 48 25 15 8 58 124 88 517
Detroit Red Wings 48 25 15 8 58 111 93 462
New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 54 135 107 599
Chicago Black Hawks 48 16 20 12 44 88 101 401

Top Players (Leading Scorers)

These players scored the most points during the season.

  • GP means Games Played.
  • G means Goals (how many times they scored).
  • A means Assists (how many times they helped a teammate score).
  • PTS means Points (Goals + Assists).
  • PIM means Penalties in Minutes.
PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
Bill Cook New York Rangers 48 28 22 50 51
Busher Jackson Toronto Maple Leafs 48 27 17 44 43
Baldy Northcott Montreal Maroons 48 22 21 43 30
Hooley Smith Montreal Maroons 48 20 21 41 66
Paul Haynes Montreal Maroons 48 16 25 41 18

Stanley Cup Playoffs

The playoffs are a special tournament after the regular season. The best teams play against each other to win the Stanley Cup, which is the biggest prize in hockey!

Playoff Path to the Cup

This chart shows how teams played each other in the playoffs. The team that won each series moved on.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
  C1  Toronto Maple Leafs 3  
    A1  Boston Bruins 2  
      
          
    C1  Toronto Maple Leafs 1
  A3  New York Rangers 3
  C2  Montreal Maroons 2G  
A2  Detroit Red Wings 5G  
A2  Detroit Red Wings 3G
    A3  New York Rangers 6G  
C3  Montreal Canadiens 5G
  A3  New York Rangers 8G  

NHL Awards and Honors

At the end of the season, the NHL gives out special awards to the best players and teams.

Season Awards

These awards celebrate different kinds of excellence in hockey.

1932–33 NHL awards
O'Brien Trophy: Toronto Maple Leafs
Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy: Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins (for being the most valuable player)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Carl Voss, Detroit Red Wings (for being the best rookie, or new player)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Frank Boucher, New York Rangers (for being a skilled and gentlemanly player)
Vezina Trophy: Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins (for being the best goalie)

All-Star Teams

An All-Star team is like a "dream team" of the best players in each position. There's a First Team (the very best) and a Second Team (also amazing players).

First Team   Position   Second Team
John Ross Roach, Detroit Red Wings G Chuck Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins D King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs
Ching Johnson, New York Rangers D Lionel Conacher, Montreal Maroons
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers C Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens
Bill Cook, New York Rangers RW Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs
Baldy Northcott, Montreal Maroons LW Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers Coach Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

New and Departing Players

Each season, new players join the league, and some players play their last games.

Players Who Started in 1932–33

Here are some players who played their very first NHL game during this season.

  • Art Wiebe, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Eddie Wiseman, Detroit Red Wings
  • Charlie Sands, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Buzz Boll*, Toronto Maple Leafs (The * means they started in the playoffs)
  • Bill Thoms, Toronto Maple Leafs

Players Who Played Their Last Game in 1932–33

These players finished their NHL careers in the 1932–33 season.

  • George Owen, Boston Bruins
  • Billy Burch, Chicago Black Hawks
  • Reg Noble, Montreal Maroons
  • Hib Milks, Ottawa Senators
  • Norman Gainor, Ottawa Senators
  • Harold Darragh, Toronto Maple Leafs
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