1956-57 New York Rangers Statistics
Team Record: 26-30-14 - 66 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Phil Watson (26-30-14)
Location: New York, New York
1956-57 New York Rangers Results
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 26 wins and 30 losses and 14 ties for 66 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Rangers scored 184 goals and conceded 227, most in the circuit. Andy Bathgate netted 27 goals for New York and contributed 50 assists. Gump Worsley earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.24 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
Phil Watson coached the team. The 1956-57 New York Rangers lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
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Andy Bathgate | R | 70 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andy Hebenton | R | 70 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dean Prentice | L | 68 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Gadsby | D | 70 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave Creighton | C | 70 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Danny Lewicki | L | 70 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Popein | C | 67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Camille Henry | L | 36 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Red Sullivan | C | 42 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ron Murphy | L | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gerry Foley | R | 69 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jean-Guy Gendron | L | 70 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Parker MacDonald | L | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lou Fontinato | D | 70 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Harry Howell | D | 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Cahan | D | 61 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Evans | D | 70 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bruce Cline | R | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bronco Horvath | C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gump Worsley | G | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Bower | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1153 | 184 | 297 | 481 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gump Worsley | 68 | 4080 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 3.24 | 0 | ||
Johnny Bower | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
Totals | 70 | 4200 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 3.24 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Bathgate | R | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Andy Hebenton | R | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dean Prentice | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bill Gadsby | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dave Creighton | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Danny Lewicki | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Larry Popein | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Camille Henry | L | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Red Sullivan | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ron Murphy | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gerry Foley | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jean-Guy Gendron | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Parker MacDonald | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Lou Fontinato | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Harry Howell | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Larry Cahan | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jack Evans | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gump Worsley | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 82 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |