- Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs
- Player statistics
- References
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
|League=NHL
|Season=1953–54
|year=1953
|Team=New York Rangers
|Conference=NHL
|ConferenceRank=
|Division=NHL
|DivisionRank=5th
|Record=29–31–10
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=161
|GoalsAgainst=182
|GeneralManager=Frank Boucher
|Coach=Frank Boucher
Muzz Patrick
|Captain=Don Raleigh
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Wally Hergesheimer (27)
|AssistsLeader=Paul Ronty (33)
|PointsLeader=Paul Ronty (46)
|PIMLeader=Ivan Irwin (109)
|WinsLeader=Johnny Bower (29)
|GAALeader=Johnny Bower (2.60)
}}The 1953–54 New York Rangers season saw the Rangers finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 29 wins, 31 losses, and 10 ties for 68 points. {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1953–54 NHL standings|team=NYR}}Record vs. opponents| 1953–54 NHL Records |
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MON | NYR | TOR |
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| Boston | — | 11–1–2 | 3–8–3 | 4–6–4 | 7–7 | 7–6–1 | | Chicago | 1–11–2 | — | 2–11–1 | 3–9–2 | 3–9–2 | 3–11 | | Detroit | 8–3–3 | 11–2–1 | — | 6–6–2 | 6–5–3 | 6–3–5 | | Montreal | 6–4–4 | 9–3–2 | 6–6–2 | — | 9–5 | 5–6–3 | | New York | 7–7 | 9–3–2 | 5–6–3 | 5–9 | — | 3–6–5 | | Toronto | 6–7–1 | 11–3 | 3–6–5 | 6–5–3 | 6–3–5 | — |
Schedule and results| 1953–54 Game Log |
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October: 2–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–4–1) | Game | October | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 1 | 8 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 | 0–1–0 | | 2 | 11 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3 | 1–1–0 | | 3 | 15 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6–1 | 1–2–0 | | 4 | 17 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–1 | 1–2–1 | | 5 | 18 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–2 | 1–3–1 | | 6 | 22 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | 2–3–1 | | 7 | 25 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | 2–4–1 | | 8 | 28 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–1 | 2–5–1 | | 9 | 31 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–1 | 2–6–1 |
| November: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–4–1) | Game | November | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 10 | 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–2 | 2–6–2 | | 11 | 5 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | 2–7–2 | | 12 | 7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | 3–7–2 | | 13 | 8 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 2–2 | 3–7–3 | | 14 | 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | 4–7–3 | | 15 | 14 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 4–8–3 | | 16 | 15 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–1 | 4–9–3 | | 17 | 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | 5–9–3 | | 18 | 21 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0 | 5–10–3 | | 19 | 22 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 5–11–3 | | 20 | 25 | Boston Bruins | 5–3 | 6–11–3 | | 21 | 26 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–2 | 6–12–3 | | 22 | 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | 7–12–3 |
| December: 3–8–3 (Home: 3–3–3; Road: 0–5–0) | Game | December | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 23 | 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–3 | 7–12–4 | | 24 | 3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–0 | 7–13–4 | | 25 | 5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 | 7–14–4 | | 26 | 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | 7–14–5 | | 27 | 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–3 | 7–14–6 | | 28 | 12 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 7–2 | 7–15–6 | | 29 | 13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–1 | 7–16–6 | | 30 | 16 | Boston Bruins | 4–3 | 8–16–6 | | 31 | 19 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–2 | 8–17–6 | | 32 | 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | 9–17–6 | | 33 | 23 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | 10–17–6 | | 34 | 26 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 2–0 | 10–18–6 | | 35 | 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–1 | 10–19–6 | | 36 | 29 | Boston Bruins | 6–2 | 10–20–6 |
| January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 5–2–1) | Game | January | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 37 | 1 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–1 | 11–20–6 | | 38 | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | 12–20–6 | | 39 | 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–3 | 13–20–6 | | 40 | 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–1 | 14–20–6 | | 41 | 13 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | 14–21–6 | | 42 | 14 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2–0 | 15–21–6 | | 43 | 16 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–0 | 15–22–6 | | 44 | 17 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 16–22–6 | | 45 | 20 | Boston Bruins | 8–3 | 17–22–6 | | 46 | 23 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–3 | 18–22–6 | | 47 | 24 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–1 | 18–23–6 | | 48 | 28 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–3 | 18–23–7 | | 49 | 30 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | 19–23–7 |
| February: 6–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–0) | Game | February | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 50 | 4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 3–2 | 20–23–7 | | 51 | 6 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | 20–24–7 | | 52 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–1 | 20–25–7 | | 53 | 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | 21–25–7 | | 54 | 13 | @ Boston Bruins | 1–0 | 21–26–7 | | 55 | 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | 21–26–8 | | 56 | 17 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | 22–26–8 | | 57 | 19 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 3–0 | 23–26–8 | | 58 | 21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–1 | 24–26–8 | | 59 | 24 | Boston Bruins | 5–3 | 24–27–8 | | 60 | 27 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 5–0 | 24–28–8 | | 61 | 28 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–0 | 25–28–8 |
| March: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–1–2) | Game | March | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 62 | 3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | 25–28–9 | | 63 | 5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 0–0 | 25–28–10 | | 64 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–0 | 25–29–10 | | 65 | 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 26–29–10 | | 66 | 11 | @ Boston Bruins | 1–0 | 26–30–10 | | 67 | 13 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 5–2 | 27–30–10 | | 68 | 14 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–0 | 28–30–10 | | 69 | 20 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 5–2 | 29–30–10 | | 70 | 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | 29–31–10 |
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PlayoffsThe Rangers failed to qualify for the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs. Player statistics- Skaters
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Paul|Ronty}} | 70 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 18 | | Don|Raleigh}} | 70 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 16 | | Wally|Hergesheimer}} | 66 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 42 | | Camille|Henry}} | 66 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 10 | | Nick|Mickoski}} | 68 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 22 | | Max|Bentley}} | 57 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 15 | | Dean|Prentice}} | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 18 | | Hy|Buller}} | 41 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 40 | | Harry|Howell|Harry Howell (ice hockey)}} | 67 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 58 | | Ed|Kullman}} | 70 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 44 | | Ivan|Irwin}} | 56 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 109 | | Ike|Hildebrand}}‡ | 31 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | | Doug|Bentley}} | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | | Bob|Chrystal}} | 64 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 | | Jack|Evans|Jack Evans (ice hockey)}} | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 73 | | Leo|Reise}} | 70 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 71 | | Aldo|Guidolin}} | 68 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 51 | | Edgar|Laprade}} | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | Andy|Bathgate}} | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | | Ron|Murphy}} | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | | Glen|Sonmor}} | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | | Billy|Dea}} | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Allan|Stanley}} | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | | Vic|Howe}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | William|Chalmers|William Chalmers (ice hockey)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Adolph|Kukulowicz}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bill|McCreary|Bill McCreary, Sr.}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
{{col-2}}{{col-end}}- Goaltenders
Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | T|Tie | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SO|Shutouts |
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| Johnny|Bower}} | 70 | 4200 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 182 | 2.60 | 5 | †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
[1]{{Hockey season stats note}}References- Rangers on Hockey Database
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