1946–47 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1946–47 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 21st season. The season involved Gordie Howe making his National Hockey League debut.

1946–47 Detroit Red Wings
Division4th NHL
1946–47 record22–27–11
Goals for190
Goals against193
Team information
General ManagerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainSid Abel
Team leaders
GoalsRoy Conacher (30)
AssistsBilly Taylor (46)
PointsBilly Taylor (63)
Penalty minutesJack Stewart (83)
WinsHarry Lumley (22)
Goals against averageHarry Lumley (3.06)

Offseason

Regular season
Detroit Red Wings1 Harry Lumley G2 Jack Stewart D3 Bill Quackenbush D4 Hal Jackson D8 Pat Lundy F9 Roy Conacher F10 Fernand Gauthier F11 Pete Horeck F12 Sid Abel F14 Ted Lindsay F15 Eddie Bruneteau F16 Lloyd (Red) Doran F17 Gordon Howe F18 Jim Conacher D20 Johnny Mowers G22 Doug McCaig D
Although famous as #9 during his long career, 18-year-old Gordon Howe actually wore #17 throughout his rookie season with the Detroit Red Wings in 1946–47.

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens60341610189138+5178
2Toronto Maple Leafs60311910209172+3772
3Boston Bruins60262311190175+1563
4Detroit Red Wings60222711190193−355
5New York Rangers6022326167186−1950
6Chicago Black Hawks6019374193274−8142

Record vs. opponents
1946–47 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —6–5–16–3–31–9–27–3–25–5–2
Chicago 5–6–1—4–7–13–8–14–83–8–1
Detroit 3–6–37–4–1—4–6–26–3–32–8–2
Montreal 9–1–28–3–16–4–2—6–5–15–3–4
New York 3–7–28–43–6–35–6–1—4–8
Toronto 5–5–28–3–18–2–23–5–48–4—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 16, 19463–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)0–0–1
2LOctober 19, 19463–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)0–1–1
3LOctober 20, 19461–3New York Rangers (1946–47)0–2–1
4LOctober 23, 19465–6Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)0–3–1
5LOctober 26, 19462–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)0–4–1
6WOctober 27, 19462–1Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)1–4–1
7LNovember 2, 19464–7@ New York Rangers (1946–47)1–5–1
8WNovember 3, 19463–1New York Rangers (1946–47)2–5–1
9TNovember 6, 19463–3Boston Bruins (1946–47)2–5–2
10WNovember 10, 19466–3Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)3–5–2
11LNovember 13, 19462–5@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)3–6–2
12LNovember 14, 19463–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)3–7–2
13WNovember 17, 19465–2Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)4–7–2
14WNovember 20, 19468–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)5–7–2
15WNovember 21, 19463–1New York Rangers (1946–47)6–7–2
16WNovember 23, 19464–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)7–7–2
17LNovember 24, 19460–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)7–8–2
18LNovember 27, 19461–6Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)7–9–2
19LNovember 30, 19461–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)7–10–2
20TDecember 1, 19463–3@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)7–10–3
21TDecember 4, 19460–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)7–10–4
22LDecember 8, 19464–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)7–11–4
23TDecember 11, 19461–1@ New York Rangers (1946–47)7–11–5
24LDecember 15, 19462–3@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)7–12–5
25LDecember 18, 19462–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)7–13–5
26LDecember 19, 19461–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)7–14–5
27LDecember 22, 19462–4Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)7–15–5
28LDecember 25, 19461–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)7–16–5
29TDecember 28, 19462–2New York Rangers (1946–47)7–16–6
30WDecember 31, 19465–4@ New York Rangers (1946–47)8–16–6
31LJanuary 1, 19471–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)8–17–6
32WJanuary 5, 19473–1Boston Bruins (1946–47)9–17–6
33WJanuary 8, 19474–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)10–17–6
34LJanuary 9, 19474–6Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)10–18–6
35WJanuary 12, 19475–1Boston Bruins (1946–47)11–18–6
36LJanuary 15, 19473–4@ New York Rangers (1946–47)11–19–6
37LJanuary 18, 19474–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)11–20–6
38TJanuary 19, 19472–2Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)11–20–7
39WJanuary 23, 19478–2Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)12–20–7
40LJanuary 26, 19473–4@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)12–21–7
41LJanuary 29, 19471–4@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)12–22–7
42TFebruary 1, 19472–2Boston Bruins (1946–47)12–22–8
43LFebruary 8, 19473–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)12–23–8
44WFebruary 9, 19475–2New York Rangers (1946–47)13–23–8
45WFebruary 15, 19475–1Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)14–23–8
46LFebruary 16, 19472–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)14–24–8
47WFebruary 20, 19473–0Boston Bruins (1946–47)15–24–8
48WFebruary 22, 19477–3Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)16–24–8
49TFebruary 23, 19472–2@ New York Rangers (1946–47)16–24–9
50TFebruary 27, 19473–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)16–24–10
51WMarch 1, 19475–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)17–24–10
52WMarch 2, 19473–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)18–24–10
53TMarch 6, 19471–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1946–47)18–24–11
54LMarch 9, 19470–6@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)18–25–11
55WMarch 12, 19474–2@ New York Rangers (1946–47)19–25–11
56LMarch 13, 19472–3Boston Bruins (1946–47)19–26–11
57WMarch 15, 19478–3Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)20–26–11
58WMarch 16, 194710–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)21–26–11
59WMarch 19, 19472–0New York Rangers (1946–47)22–26–11
60LMarch 23, 19473–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)22–27–11

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Billy TaylorC6017466335
Roy ConacherLW603024546
Sid AbelC/LW6019294829
Ted LindsayLW5927154257
Pat LundyC5917173410
Jim ConacherC331613292
Pete HoreckLW3812132559
Eddie BruneteauRW609142314
Gordie HoweRW587152252
Bill QuackenbushD44517226
Gerry CoutureRW30510150
Jack StewartD55591483
Adam BrownLW22851330
Fern GauthierRW40112132
Leo Reise Jr.D31461014
Doug McCaigD4724662
Harold JacksonD3715639
Lloyd DoranC2432510
Al DewsburyD2321312
Les DouglasC120222
Tony LicariRW90110
Cliff SimpsonC60110
Red AlmasG10000
Doug BaldwinD40000
Harry LumleyG520004
Calum MacKayLW50000
Hugh MillarD40000
Johnny MowersG70002
Thain SimonD30000
Steve WojciechowskiRW50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Harry Lumley3120522220101593.063
Red Almas60101055.000
Johnny Mowers4207061294.140
Team:3600602227111933.223

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Roy ConacherLW54482
Billy TaylorC51564
Eddie BruneteauRW41450
Ted LindsayLW522410
Jim ConacherC52132
Pete HoreckLW52026
Sid AbelC/LW31122
Jim McFaddenC40220
Fern GauthierRW31010
Pat LundyC50112
Doug McCaigD50114
Leo Reise Jr.D50114
Jack StewartD501112
Red AlmasG50000
Gerry CoutureRW10000
Al DewsburyD20004
Gordie HoweRW500018
Hugh MillarD10000
Johnny MowersG10000
Bill QuackenbushD50002
Enio SclisizziLW10000
Cliff SimpsonC10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Red Almas263513132.970
Johnny Mowers4010157.500
Team:303514183.560

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus 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

References
  1. "Standings: 1946–1947". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. "1946-47 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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