The 1936–37 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 13th season in the National Hockey League. The team finished second in the American Division and lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs to the Montreal Maroons.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings 48 25 14 9 128 102 59
Boston Bruins 48 23 18 7 120 110 53
New York Rangers 48 19 20 9 117 106 47
Chicago Black Hawks 48 14 27 7 99 131 35

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
2 W November 15, 1936 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 1–1–0
4 W November 21, 1936 4–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 2–2–0
5 W November 22, 1936 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 3–2–0
6 T November 24, 1936 1–1 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 3–2–1
7 W November 26, 1936 3–2 OT Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 4–2–1
8 T November 28, 1936 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1936–37) 4–2–2
9 L December 5, 1936 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 4–3–2
10 L December 8, 1936 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 4–4–2
11 W December 13, 1936 4–3 @ New York Americans (1936–37) 5–4–2
12 W December 15, 1936 5–3 OT New York Americans (1936–37) 6–4–2
13 W December 17, 1936 5–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 7–4–2
14 L December 20, 1936 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 7–5–2
15 L December 22, 1936 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 7–6–2
16 W December 26, 1936 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 8–6–2
17 W December 29, 1936 3–0 Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 9–6–2
18 T December 31, 1936 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1936–37) 9–6–3
19 W January 3, 1937 3–2 New York Rangers (1936–37) 10–6–3
20 L January 5, 1937 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 10–7–3
21 W January 7, 1937 2–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 11–7–3
22 L January 10, 1937 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 11–8–3
23 L January 12, 1937 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 11–9–3
24 W January 17, 1937 3–0 @ New York Americans (1936–37) 12–9–3
25 L January 19, 1937 2–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 12–10–3
26 W January 21, 1937 2–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 13–10–3
27 T January 23, 1937 6–6 OT New York Americans (1936–37) 13–10–4
28 L January 26, 1937 0–3 New York Rangers (1936–37) 13–11–4
29 T January 28, 1937 1–1 OT @ New York Rangers (1936–37) 13–11–5
30 L January 31, 1937 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 13–12–5
31 L February 2, 1937 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 13–13–5
32 W February 4, 1937 6–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 14–13–5
33 L February 7, 1937 0–8 @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 14–14–5
34 L February 9, 1937 0–2 Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 14–15–5
35 W February 13, 1937 3–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 15–15–5
36 W February 14, 1937 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 16–15–5
37 W February 16, 1937 3–2 New York Rangers (1936–37) 17–15–5
38 W February 18, 1937 2–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1936–37) 18–15–5
39 T February 21, 1937 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1936–37) 18–15–6
40 W February 23, 1937 5–2 New York Americans (1936–37) 19–15–6
41 L February 25, 1937 1–3 @ New York Americans (1936–37) 19–16–6
42 L March 2, 1937 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 19–17–6
43 W March 7, 1937 1–0 @ New York Rangers (1936–37) 20–17–6
44 W March 9, 1937 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 21–17–6
45 W March 11, 1937 6–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 22–17–6
46 L March 14, 1937 1–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1936–37) 22–18–6
47 T March 16, 1937 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1936–37) 22–18–7
48 W March 21, 1937 6–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1936–37) 23–18–7

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins lost the Quarter-Finals to the Montreal Maroons 2–1 and have lost the Quarter-Finals two years in a row.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Cowley C 46 13 22 35 4
Ray Getliffe C/LW 48 16 15 31 28
Dit Clapper RW/D 48 17 8 25 25
Charlie Sands C/RW 47 18 5 23 6
Hooley Smith C/RW 44 8 10 18 36
Red Beattie LW 48 8 7 15 10
Cooney Weiland C 48 6 9 15 6
Leroy Goldsworthy RW 47 8 6 14 8
Flash Hollett D 48 3 7 10 22
Milt Schmidt C/D 26 2 8 10 15
Bun Cook LW 40 4 5 9 8
Woody Dumart LW 17 4 4 8 2
Joe Jerwa D 26 3 5 8 30
Jack Portland D 46 2 4 6 58
Nels Stewart C 11 3 2 5 6
Eddie Shore D 20 3 1 4 12
Al Shields D 18 0 4 4 15
Jim O'Neil C/RW 21 0 2 2 6
Bobby Bauer RW 1 1 0 1 0
Lorne Duguid LW 1 1 0 1 2
Ted Graham D 1 0 0 0 0
Walter Kalbfleisch D 1 0 0 0 0
Sylvio Mantha D 4 0 0 0 2
Sammy McManus LW 1 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 48 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 2970 48 23 18 7 110 2.22 6
Team: 2970 48 23 18 7 110 2.22 6

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ray Getliffe C/LW 3 2 1 3 2
Charlie Sands C/RW 3 1 2 3 0
Bill Cowley C 3 0 3 3 0
Dit Clapper RW/D 3 2 0 2 5
Red Beattie LW 3 1 0 1 0
Bobby Bauer RW 1 0 0 0 0
Woody Dumart LW 3 0 0 0 0
Leroy Goldsworthy RW 3 0 0 0 0
Flash Hollett D 3 0 0 0 2
Jack Portland D 3 0 0 0 4
Milt Schmidt C/D 3 0 0 0 0
Al Shields D 3 0 0 0 2
Hooley Smith C/RW 3 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 3 0 0 0 0
Cooney Weiland C 3 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 180 3 1 2 8 2.67 1
Team: 180 3 1 2 8 2.67 1

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1936-37 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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