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The 1936–37 Detroit Red Wings season was the 11th
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for the Detroit franchise in the
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(NHL) and the fifth operating as the Red Wings. In their 10th season under head coach
Jack Adams John James Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionair ...
, the Red Wings compiled a 25–14–9 record, the Red Wings finished first in the American Division and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 128 goals, the most in the NHL, and gave up 102 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at
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in
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. In the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Wings defeated the
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, three games to two. In the
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, the Wings defeated the
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, three games to two. It was the Red Wings' second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Although
Defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to ...
Doug Young was originally the team captain,
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, arguably the team's best player, was eventually chosen as Team Captain, and led the Red Wings down the stretch to their second Stanley Cup in as many years. The team's statistical leaders included
Larry Aurie Lawrence Henry "Little Dempsey" Aurie (February 8, 1905 – December 11, 1952) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Cougars, Detroit Falcons and Detroit Red Win ...
with 23 goals, Marty Barry and 27 assists and 44 points scored, and
Ebbie Goodfellow Ebenezer Robertson Goodfellow (April 9, 1907 – September 10, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Goodfellow played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for fourteen seasons with the Detroit Red Wings from 1929 to 1944 a ...
with 43 penalty minutes. Aurie's 23 goals tied for the most in the NHL during the 1936-37 season, and Barry's 27 assists were second most in the league.
Normie Smith Norman Eugene Smith (March 18, 1908 – February 2, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Maroons and the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. Rookie career Smith enjoyed much success in ...
was the team's
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in all 48 games. Smith's 25 wins as goaltender led the NHL during the 1936-37 season, and his 2,980 minutes in goal were the second most in the league. Four members of the team have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Ebbie Goodfellow (inducted in 1963); Syd Howe (inducted 1965); Marty Barry (inducted 1965); and Herbie Lewis (inducted 1989).


Offseason


Regular season


Final standings


Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results


Playoffs


Playoffs


(C1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings

''Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–2.''


(A1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (A3) New York Rangers

''Detroit wins the Stanley Cup 3–2.''


Player statistics


Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending


Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending * *Doug Young was the Captain, but spent most of the injured. Ebbie Goodfellow served as Captain in his place. * **Orville "Rolly" Roulston also missed most of the season injured. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


Awards and records


Transactions


See also

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1936–37 NHL season 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. Leag ...


References


Red Wings on Hockey Database
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Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
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