Stanley Cup playoffs 1937

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1937
Period March 23, 1937 to April 15, 1937
Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings (2nd title)
finalist New York Rangers
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Marty Barry (Detroit)
Gates 63 (3.7 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1937 began on March 23, 1937 and ended on April 15, 1937 with the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers . The Red Wings won their second title and the second in a row after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 last year . They became the first US franchise to defend the Stanley Cup, while Marty Barry was the top scorer in these playoffs. The defeated Rangers played their first final after 1933 , when they had also prevailed 3-1 against the Maple Leafs.

With the playoffs in 1937, the goal difference as a criterion for advancement in the quarter-finals was replaced by the best-of-three mode, so that at the same time no game in the playoffs could end in a draw.

mode

The three best teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The two division winners played one of the two finalists directly in a first semi-final. The four remaining teams faced each other in two quarter-finals, with the two division runners-up and the two division thirds clashing. The quarter-finals finally culminated in the second semi-final, which determined the second finalist. The first semi-final and the Stanley Cup final were held in best-of-five mode , while in the quarter-final series and the second semi-final series, two victories were enough to advance and thus played in best-of-three mode.

In series with best-of-five mode, the lower-seeded team had home rights in the first two games before the higher-seeded team played three home games in a row. In series with a best-of-three mode, home rights changed from game to game, so that the higher-ranked team played in front of their home crowd in the first and decisive third game. It should be noted, however, that there were regular deviations from the distribution of home rights presented for various reasons.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Canadian Division
American Division

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  C1  Canadiens de Montréal  2  
    A1  Detroit Red Wings 3  
      
 
          
    A1  Detroit Red Wings 3
  A3  New York Rangers 2
  C2  Montreal Maroons 2    
A2  Boston Bruins 1  
C2  Montreal Maroons 0
    A3  New York Rangers 2  
C3  Toronto Maple Leafs 0
 
  A3  New York Rangers 2  

Quarter finals

(A2) Boston Bruins - (C2) Montreal Maroons

23 Mar 1937 Montreal Maroons
Carl Voss (13:56)
Baldy Northcott (32:15)
Herb Cain (56:43)
Bob Gracie (57:32) 		4: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
Ray Getliffe (46:34) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
25th Mar 1937 Boston Bruins
Dit Clapper (4:54)
Charlie Sands (15:42)
Ray Getliffe (36:19)
Red Beattie (53:50) 		4: 0
(2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Montreal Maroons
 Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
28 Mar 1937 Boston Bruins
Dit Clapper (25:18) 		1: 4
(0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Montreal Maroons
Marvin Wentworth (35:49)
Russ Blinco (39:25)
Earl Robinson (54:30)
Dave Trottier (57:58) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

(C3) Toronto Maple Leafs - (A3) New York Rangers

23 Mar 1937 Toronto Maple Leafs
 0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		New York Rangers
Lynn Patrick (25:29)
Murray Murdoch (55:07)
Alex Shibicky (56:10) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
25th Mar 1937 New York Rangers
Butch Keeling (50:05)
Babe Pratt (73:05) 		2: 1 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Busher Jackson (1:42) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York

Semifinals

(A1) Detroit Red Wings - (C1) Canadiens de Montréal

23 Mar 1937 Detroit Red Wings
Ebbie Goodfellow (5:21)
Herbie Lewis (36:54)
Hec Kilrea (41:20)
Hec Kilrea (57:52) 		4: 0
(1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
 Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
25th Mar 1937 Detroit Red Wings
Mud Bruneteau (15:42)
Herbie Lewis (22:07)
Herbie Lewis (24:45)
Pete Kelly (35:40)
Pete Kelly (57:15) 		5: 1
(1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Paul Haynes (9:29) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
27 Mar 1937 Canadiens de Montréal
Johnny Gagnon (3:10)
Babe Siebert (50:29)
Johnny Gagnon (57:27) 		3: 1
(1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Marty Barry (41:45) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
30th Mar 1937 Canadiens de Montréal
Toe Blake (7:30)
Paul Haynes (12:27)
Joffre Desilets (38:28) 		3: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Syd Howe (5:00 p.m.) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
0Apr 1, 1937 Canadiens de Montréal
Bill MacKenzie (54:56) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 2: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Ebbie Goodfellow (24:41)
Hec Kilrea (111: 49) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

(C2) Montreal Maroons - (A3) New York Rangers

0Apr 1, 1937 New York Rangers
Babe Pratt (16:46) 		1: 0
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Montreal Maroons
 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
0Apr 3, 1937 Montreal Maroons
 0: 4
(0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		New York Rangers
Neil Colville (24:24)
Neil Colville (26:45)
Frank Boucher (29:10)
Mac Colville (42:41) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec

Stanley Cup Final

(A1) Detroit Red Wings - (A3) New York Rangers

0Apr 6, 1937 New York Rangers
Butch Keeling (5:23)
Lynn Patrick (9:40)
Joe Cooper (18:43)
Frank Boucher (38:55)
Lynn Patrick (58:22) 		5: 1
(3: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Syd Howe (57:12) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
0Apr 8, 1937 Detroit Red Wings
John Sorrell (9:22)
Mud Bruneteau (12:07)
John Gallagher (13:31)
Herbie Lewis (31:02) 		4: 2
(3: 0, 1: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		New York Rangers
Babe Pratt (35:06)
Butch Keeling (38:18) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
Apr 11, 1937 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		New York Rangers
Neil Colville (20:23) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 13, 1937 Detroit Red Wings
Marty Barry (52:43) 		1: 0
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		New York Rangers
 Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 15, 1937 Detroit Red Wings
Marty Barry (19:22)
John Sorrell (29:36)
Marty Barry (42:22) 		3: 0
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		New York Rangers
 Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings logo

Goalkeepers: Jimmy Franks , Earl Robertson , Normie Smith

Defenders: Ralph Bowman , Ebbie Goodfellow , John Gallagher , Wilfred McDonald , Rolly Roulston , Doug Young  ( C )

Attackers: Larry Aurie , Marty Barry , Mud Bruneteau , Syd Howe , Pete Kelly , Hec Kilrea , Wally Kilrea , Herbie Lewis , Howard Mackie , Gord Pettinger , John Sherf , John Sorrell

Head Coach & General Manager: Jack Adams

Jimmy Orlando was originally immortalized on the trophy, but is no longer officially counted as part of the winning team because he did not play a playoff game and only played nine games in the regular season for Detroit.

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Marty Barry Detroit 10 4th 7th 11 2
Herbie Lewis Detroit 10 4th 3 7th 4th
Syd Howe Detroit 10 2 5 7th 0
Neil Colville NY Rangers 9 3 3 6th 0
John Sorrell Detroit 10 2 4th 6th 2
Butch Keeling NY Rangers 9 3 2 5 2
Paul Haynes Montréal Canad. 5 2 3 5 0
Frank Boucher NY Rangers 9 2 3 5 0
Alex Shibicky NY Rangers 9 1 4th 5 0
Babe Pratt NY Rangers 9 3 1 4th 11
Hec Kilrea Detroit 10 3 1 4th 2

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO ATM
Dave Kerr NY Rangers 9 553: 05 6th 3 10 4th 1.08
Normie Smith Detroit 5 282: 17 3 1 6th 1 1.28
Earl Robertson Detroit 6th 340: 00 3 2 8th 2 1.41

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