1933–34 NHL season

Professional ice hockey league season

Sports season

1933–34 NHL season

League| National Hockey League
Sport| Ice hockey
Duration| November 9, 1933 – April 10, 1934
Number of games| 48
Number of teams| 9
Regular season
Season champions| Toronto Maple Leafs
Season MVP| Aurel Joliat (Canadiens)
Top scorer| Charlie Conacher (Maple Leafs)
Canadian Division champions| Toronto Maple Leafs
American Division champions| Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup
Champions| Chicago Black Hawks
Runners-up| Detroit Red Wings
NHL seasons

← 1932–33

1934–35 →

The 1933–34 NHL season was the 17th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one.

## League business

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The New York Americans introduced new sweaters. The team's home uniform uses the word 'Americans' across the front with white stars over a blue area around the shoulders with red and white stripes below the wording. The road uniform is white with a shield logo. There are sleeves and shoulders are blue with a horizontal red stripe at the bottom of the sweater. The team is the second NHL team to have two sets of uniforms, after the Toronto Maple Leafs.

## Regular season

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The Ottawa Senators, having enough problems, now had to deal with holdout Cooney Weiland. He was sold to Detroit, strengthening the Red Wings. The Senators continued to lose, but won a few games when they signed an amateur named Max Kaminsky to centre the Roche brothers Desse and Earl. A defenceman, Ralph "Scotty" Bowman, gave Ottawa fans a little to cheer about. But the handwriting was on the wall, and in the last NHL game to be played in Ottawa until the NHL returned to that city in 1992, the Senators let the New York Americans use goaltender Alex Connell when Roy Worters was hurt. He helped the Americans beat his club.

A major trade was a swap of goaltenders as Lorne Chabot was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for George Hainsworth. The Canadiens also loaned Wilf Cude to Detroit and he led the Red Wings to first place. Chabot did not do badly either, leading the Canadian Division in goaltending, helping the goal-strapped Canadiens to second place. Aurel Joliat of the Canadiens won the Hart Trophy.

### Final standings

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American Division | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | PTS

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Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 113 | 98 | 58
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 88 | 83 | 51
New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 120 | 113 | 50
Boston Bruins | 48 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 111 | 130 | 41
Canadian Division | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | PTS

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Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 174 | 119 | 61
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 99 | 101 | 50
Montreal Maroons | 48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 117 | 122 | 49
New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 104 | 132 | 40
Ottawa Senators | 48 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 115 | 143 | 32

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

## NHL All-Star Game

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Main article: Ace Bailey Benefit Game

Participants of Ace Bailey Benefit game

On February 14, 1934, the first NHL All-Star Game, albeit an unofficial one, was held to benefit Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ace Bailey, who suffered a career-ending injury. On December 12, 1933, near the end of the second period of a game between the Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the Boston Garden, Bailey was hit from behind by Bruins defenceman Eddie Shore, in retaliation for a check that Toronto defenceman King Clancy had delivered to Shore. Bailey was not the intended target of the check; Shore wanted to hit Clancy instead. Bailey was badly hurt, unconscious and bleeding. The Leafs' Red Horner took offence to the hit, and subsequently knocked out Shore with a punch. Shore was forgiven after the game when both players regained consciousness, with Bailey saying that it was "all part of the game." However, Bailey passed out and lapse into convulsions. Bailey was not expected to live after a single night in the hospital after suffering from severe hemorrhaging. It was made well known that Shore would have been charged with manslaughter were Bailey to die. He gradually recovered, but his hockey career was over. For his actions, Shore received a 16-game suspension, a third of the 48-game schedule of the time, while Horner was suspended for the remainder of the 1932–33 season.[1]

The game itself was proposed by Walter Gilhooley, the sports editor of the Journal in Montreal. This proposal became a reality on January 24, 1934, in a meeting of the NHL's Board of Governors in 1934. The game was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, during which Bailey's #6 uniform was retired by the Leafs. It was the first number to be retired in the NHL. The game saw the Leafs battle against an All-Star team made of players from the other eight teams, which the Leafs won 7–3. One of the more memorable moments before the game was when Bailey presented Shore with his All-Star jersey, showing to the public that Bailey had clearly forgiven him for his actions. Bailey also presented a trophy to NHL President Frank Calder before a game in the hope that the trophy would go to the winner of an annual All-Star Game for the benefit of injured players.[1]

## Playoffs

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### Playoff bracket

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The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. The two division winners met in a best-of-five Stanley Cup semifinal series. The divisional second-place teams and third-place teams played off in a two-game total-goals series to determine the participants for the other two-game total-goals semifinal series. The semifinal winners then played in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals.

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| C2| Mtl Canadiens| 3G| | |
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| A2| Chicago| 4G| | | | |
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| C3| Mtl Maroons| 2G| | | |
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| A3| NY Rangers| 1G| | |
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### Quarterfinals

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#### (A2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C2) Montreal Canadiens

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March 22  | Chicago Black Hawks |  | 3–2 |  | Montreal Canadiens  | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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Johnny Gottselig (1) – sh – 03:04  | First period | 13:40 – sh – Howie Morenz (1)
17:15 – Wildor Larochelle (1)
Lionel Conacher (1) – 10:15  | Second period | No scoring
Johnny Gottselig (2) – 04:34  | Third period | No scoring
Charlie Gardiner | Goalie stats | Lorne Chabot
March 25  | Montreal Canadiens  |  | 1–1  | OT | Chicago Black Hawks  | Chicago Stadium | Recap |

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Johnny Gagnon (1) – 15:07  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | First overtime period | 11:05 – Mush March (1)
Lorne Chabot | Goalie stats | Charlie Gardiner
Chicago won series on total goals 4–3 |

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#### (A3) New York Rangers vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons

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March 20  | New York Rangers  |  | 0–0  |  | Montreal Maroons  | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Andy Aitkenhead | Goalie stats | Dave Kerr
March 25  | Montreal Maroons |  | 2–1 |  | New York Rangers  | Madison Square Garden III | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | No scoring
Earl Robinson (1) – 16:36  | Second period | 04:25 – Vic Ripley (1)
Earl Robinson (2) – 12:09  | Third period | No scoring
Dave Kerr | Goalie stats | Andy Aitkenhead
Montreal won series on total goals 2–1 |

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### Semifinals

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#### (C1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings

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March 22  | Detroit Red Wings |  | 2–1 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs  | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 08:33 – pp – Charlie Conacher (1)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
Ebbie Goodfellow (1) – 15:40  | Third period | No scoring
Herbie Lewis (1) – pp – 01:33  | First overtime period | No scoring
Wilf Cude | Goalie stats | George Hainsworth
March 24  | Detroit Red Wings |  | 6–3 |  | Toronto Maple Leafs  | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap |

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Ebbie Goodfellow (2) – pp – 03:49  | First period | No scoring
Herbie Lewis (2) – 08:19
Ebbie Goodfellow (3) – 13:30  | Second period | No scoring
Ted Graham (1) – 12:49
Larry Aurie (1) – 13:01
Herbie Lewis (3) – pp – 18:08  | Third period | 11:12 – Hec Kilrea (1)
12:16 – Charlie Conacher (2)
17:31 – pp – Red Horner (1)
Wilf Cude | Goalie stats | George Hainsworth
March 26  | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | 3–1 |  | Detroit Red Wings  | Olympia Stadium | Recap |

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Ken Doraty (1) – pp – 18:46  | First period | No scoring
Ken Doraty (2) – pp – 18:54  | Second period | 14:59 – pp – Herbie Lewis (4)
Hec Kilrea (2) – 19:35  | Third period | No scoring
George Hainsworth | Goalie stats | Wilf Cude
March 28  | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | 5–1 |  | Detroit Red Wings  | Olympia Stadium | Recap |

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Joe Primeau (1) – pp – 14:09  | First period | No scoring
Charlie Conacher (3) – pp – 16:47  | Second period | No scoring
Joe Primeau (2) – pp – 05:44
Charlie Sands (1) – 08:25
Busher Jackson (1) – 19:29  | Third period | 09:37 – Cooney Weiland (1)
George Hainsworth | Goalie stats | Wilf Cude
March 30  | Toronto Maple Leafs  |  | 0–1 |  | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap |

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No scoring | First period | 15:03 – pp – Ebbie Goodfellow (4)
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
George Hainsworth | Goalie stats | Wilf Cude
Detroit won series 3–2 |

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#### (A2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons

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March 28  | Chicago Black Hawks |  | 3–0 |  | Montreal Maroons  | Montreal Forum | Recap |

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Doc Romnes (1) – 00:43  | First period | No scoring
Paul Thompson (1) – 01:00
Don McFadyen (1) – 03:25  | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
Charlie Gardiner | Goalie stats | Dave Kerr
April 1  | Montreal Maroons  |  | 2–3 |  | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |

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Baldy Northcott (1) – 11:22  | First period | 00:25 – Paul Thompson (2)
No scoring | Second period | 05:30 – Don McFadyen (2)
Baldy Northcott (2) – 01:40  | Third period | 07:55 – Tom Cook (1)
Dave Kerr | Goalie stats | Charlie Gardiner
Chicago won series on total goals 6–2 |

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### Stanley Cup Finals

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Main article: 1934 Stanley Cup Finals

The Chicago Black Hawks beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one with the fourth game going into double overtime. After regulation time in the fourth game, Black Hawks star goaltender and two-time Vezina Trophy winner, Charlie Gardiner, left the game because he wasn't feeling well. He died two months later of a brain hemorrhage.

April 3  | Chicago Black Hawks |  | 2–1 | 2OT | Detroit Red Wings  | Olympia Stadium | Recap |

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Lionel Conacher (2) – 17:50  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | 04:40 – Herbie Lewis (5)
Paul Thompson (3) – 01:10  | Second overtime period | No scoring
Charlie Gardiner | Goalie stats | Wilf Cude
April 5  | Chicago Black Hawks |  | 4–1 |  | Detroit Red Wings  | Olympia Stadium | Recap |

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Rosario Couture (1) – 17:51  | First period | No scoring
No scoring | Second period | 09:58 – Herbie Lewis (6)
Doc Romnes (2) – 01:28
Art Coulter (1) – 05:34
Johnny Gottselig (3) – 18:02  | Third period | No scoring
Charlie Gardiner | Goalie stats | Wilf Cude
April 8  | Detroit Red Wings |  | 5–2 |  | Chicago Black Hawks  | Chicago Stadium | Recap |

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Gord Pettinger (1) – 06:07
Larry Aurie (2) – 08:40  | First period | 00:28 – Paul Thompson (4)
No scoring | Second period | 18:07 – Johnny Gottselig (4)
Doug Young (1) – 13:50
Cooney Weiland (2) – 18:20
Larry Aurie (3) – 19:53  | Third period | No scoring
Wilf Cude | Goalie stats | Charlie Gardiner
April 10  | Detroit Red Wings  |  | 0–1 | 2OT | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap |

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No scoring | Second period | No scoring
No scoring | Third period | No scoring
No scoring | Second overtime period | 10:05 – Mush March (2)
Wilf Cude | Goalie stats | Charlie Gardiner
Chicago won series 3–1 |

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## Awards

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Rookie of the Year: | Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons

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Hart Trophy:
(Most valuable player) | Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship) | Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
O'Brien Cup:
(Canadian Division champion) | Toronto Maple Leafs
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(American Division champion) | Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy:
(Fewest goals allowed) | Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks

### All-Star teams

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Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks | G | Roy Worters, New York Americans
King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs | D | Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lionel Conacher, Chicago Black Hawks | D  | Ching Johnson, New York Rangers
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers | C | Joe Primeau, Toronto Maple Leafs
Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | Bill Cook, New York Rangers
Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs | LW | Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers | Coach | Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

## Player statistics

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### Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player  | Team  | GP  | G  | A  | PTS  | PIM

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Charlie Conacher | Toronto Maple Leafs | 42 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 38
Joe Primeau | Toronto Maple Leafs | 45 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 8
Frank Boucher | New York Rangers | 48 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 4
Marty Barry | Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 12
Nels Stewart | Boston Bruins | 48 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 68
Cecil Dillon | New York Rangers | 48 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 10
Busher Jackson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 38 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 38
Aurel Joliat | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 27
Hooley Smith | Montreal Maroons | 47 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 58
Paul Thompson | Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 17

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### Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; GAA = Goals against average

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Wilf Cude | Montreal, Detroit | 30 | 1920 | 47 | 5 | 1.47
Charlie Gardiner | Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 3050 | 83 | 10 | 1.63
Roy Worters | New York Americans | 36 | 2240 | 75 | 4 | 2.01
Lorne Chabot | Montreal Canadiens | 47 | 2928 | 101 | 8 | 2.07
Andy Aitkenhead | New York Rangers | 48 | 2990 | 76 | 7 | 2.27

Source: NHL.[3]

## Coaches

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### American Division

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* Boston Bruins: Art Ross
* Chicago Black Hawks: Tommy Gorman
* Detroit Red Wings: Jack Adams
* New York Rangers: Lester Patrick

### Canadian Division

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* Montreal Canadiens: Newsy Lalonde
* Montreal Maroons: Eddie Gerard
* New York Americans: Bullet Joe Simpson
* Ottawa Senators: George Boucher
* Toronto Maple Leafs: Dick Irvin

## Debuts

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The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1933–34 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

* Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons
* Herb Cain, Montreal Maroons
* Lorne Carr, New York Rangers
* Flash Hollett, Toronto Maple Leafs

## Last games

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The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1933–34 (listed with their last team):

* Lionel Hitchman, Boston Bruins
* Percy Galbraith, Boston Bruins
* Charles Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks
* Clarence Abel, Chicago Black Hawks
* George Hay, Detroit Red Wings
* Ace Bailey, Toronto Maple Leafs

## See also

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* National Hockey League All-Star Game
* 1933–34 NHL transactions
* List of Stanley Cup champions
* 1933 in sports
* 1934 in sports

## References

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* Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
* Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
* Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
* Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
* McFarlane, Brian (1973). The Story of the National Hockey League. New York: Pagurian Press. ISBN 0-684-13424-1.
* Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.

Notes

1. ^ a b Podnieks 2000, pp. 5–10.
2. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 147.
3. ^ "1933–1934 – Regular Season – Goaltender – Goalie Season Stats Leaders – Goals Against Average". nhl.com. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

## External links

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* Hockeydb.com 1933–34 season
* NHL.com
* HickokSports.com

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* Ace Bailey Benefit Game
* Stanley Cup Finals
* Transactions

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