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1936–37 NHL season facts for kids

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The 1936–37 NHL season was the 20th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eight teams each played 48 games. The Detroit Red Wings were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the New York Rangers three games to two in the final series.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, 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 24 18 6 54 115 111 298
Montreal Maroons 48 22 17 9 53 126 110 379
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 22 21 5 49 119 115 371
New York Americans 48 15 29 4 34 122 161 481
American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Detroit Red Wings 48 25 14 9 59 128 102 244
Boston Bruins 48 23 18 7 53 120 110 303
New York Rangers 48 19 20 9 47 117 106 312
Chicago Black Hawks 48 14 27 7 35 99 131 291

Scoring leaders

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

PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
Sweeney Schriner New York Americans 48 21 25 46 17
Syl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs 48 16 29 45 10
Marty Barry Detroit Red Wings 48 17 27 44 6
Larry Aurie Detroit Red Wings 45 23 20 43 20
Busher Jackson Toronto Maple Leafs 46 21 19 40 12
Johnny Gagnon Montreal Canadiens 48 20 16 36 38
Bob Gracie Montreal Maroons 47 11 25 36 18
Nels Stewart Boston Bruins/New York Americans 43 23 12 35 37
Paul Thompson Chicago Black Hawks 47 17 18 35 28
Bill Cowley Boston Bruins 46 13 22 35 4

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
  C1  Montreal Canadiens 1  
    A1  Detroit Red Wings 3  
      
          
    A1  Detroit Red Wings 3
  A2  New York Rangers 2
  C2  Toronto Maple Leafs 1  
A2  New York Rangers 2  
A3  Boston Bruins 0
    A2  New York Rangers 2  
C3  Montreal Maroons 0
  A3  Boston Bruins 2  

NHL awards

O'Brien Cup: Montreal Canadiens
Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy: Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy: Babe Siebert, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Marty Barry, Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy: Normie Smith, Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy: Mike Karakas, Chicago Black Hawks
Hart Memorial Trophy: Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Doc Romnes, Chicago Black Hawks
O'Brien Cup: Montreal Maroons
Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy: Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins

All-Star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Normie Smith, Detroit Red Wings G Wilf Cude, Montreal Canadiens
Babe Siebert, Montreal Canadiens D Earl Seibert, Chicago Black Hawks
Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Red Wings D Lionel Conacher, Montreal Maroons
Marty Barry, Detroit Red Wings C Art Chapman, New York Americans
Larry Aurie, Detroit Red Wings RW Cecil Dillon, New York Rangers
Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs LW Sweeney Schriner, New York Americans
Jack Adams, Detroit Red Wings Coach Cecil Hart, Montreal Canadiens
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