1933–34 NHL season
The 1933–34 NHL season was the 17th season of the National Hockey League. Nine teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 174 | 119 | 529 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 50 | 99 | 101 | 308 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 49 | 117 | 122 | 414 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 40 | 104 | 132 | 365 |
| Ottawa Senators | 48 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 32 | 115 | 143 | 344 |
| American Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 113 | 98 | 368 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 51 | 88 | 83 | 337 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 120 | 113 | 401 |
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 41 | 111 | 130 | 385 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | 42 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 38 |
| Joe Primeau | Toronto Maple Leafs | 45 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 8 |
| Frank Boucher | New York Rangers | 48 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4 |
| Marty Barry | Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 12 |
| Cecil Dillon | New York Rangers | 48 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 10 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| C1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3G | |||||||||||
| A2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4G | |||||||||||
| A2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6G | |||||||||||
| C3 | Montreal Maroons | 2G | |||||||||||
| C3 | Montreal Maroons | 2G | |||||||||||
| A3 | New York Rangers | 1G | |||||||||||
NHL awards
| 1933–34 NHL awards | |
|---|---|
| O'Brien Trophy: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Frank Boucher, New York Rangers |
| Vezina Trophy: | Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks |
All-Star teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks | G | Roy Worters, New York Americans |
| King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs | D | Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins |
| Lionel Conacher, Chicago Black Hawks | D | Ching Johnson, New York Rangers |
| Frank Boucher, New York Rangers | C | Joe Primeau, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | Bill Cook, New York Rangers |
| Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs | LW | Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens |
| 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 1933–34 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons
- Herb Cain, Montreal Maroons
- Lorne Carr, New York Rangers
- Flash Hollett, Toronto Maple Leafs
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1933–34 (listed with their last team):
- Lionel Hitchman, Boston Bruins
- Percy Galbraith, Boston Bruins
- Charles Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
- Clarence Abel, Chicago Black Hawks
- George Hay, Detroit Red Wings
- Ace Bailey, Toronto Maple Leafs
References
- Hockeydb.com 1933-34 season
- NHL.com
- HickokSports.com Archived 2013-01-10 at Archive.today