1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1945–46 season was the Detroit Red Wings' 19th season of operation. The season saw the Wings achieve a record of 31-14-5, finishing second in the National Hockey League (NHL), qualifying the team for the playoffs. The coach and general manager was Jack Adams, with Flash Hollett serving as the team's captain.

1944–45 Detroit Red Wings
Division2nd NHL
1944–45 record31–14–5
Goals for218
Goals against161
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainFlash Hollett
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Carveth (26)
AssistsSyd Howe (36)
PointsJoe Carveth (54)
Penalty minutesHarold Jackson (45)
WinsHarry Lumley (24)
Goals against averageNormie Smith (3.00)

Regular season

Flash Hollett became the first defenceman to score twenty goals in one season.[1] The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.

Final standings
National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens503884228121+10780
2Detroit Red Wings5031145218161+5767
3Toronto Maple Leafs5024224183161+2252
4Boston Bruins5016304179219−4036
5Chicago Black Hawks5013307141194−5333
6New York Rangers50112910154247−9332

Record vs. opponents
1944–45 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —7–30–9–10–104–3–35–5
Chicago 5–5—5–50–8–27–1–25–4–1
Detroit 9–0–17–3—1–8–16–2–28–1–1
Montreal 10–07–1–28–1–1—9–14–5–1
New York 3–4–33–3–42–6–21–9—2–7–1
Toronto 5–56–3–11–8–15–4–17–2–1—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 29, 19447–1Boston Bruins (1944–45)1–0–0
2WNovember 2, 194410–3New York Rangers (1944–45)2–0–0
3LNovember 4, 19442–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)2–1–0
4LNovember 5, 19442–3Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)2–2–0
5LNovember 11, 19442–5@ New York Rangers (1944–45)2–3–0
6WNovember 12, 19444–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)3–3–0
7WNovember 15, 19448–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)4–3–0
8TNovember 18, 19442–2@ New York Rangers (1944–45)4–3–1
9WNovember 19, 19444–3Boston Bruins (1944–45)5–3–1
10TNovember 23, 19443–3Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)5–3–2
11WNovember 25, 19447–4Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)6–3–2
12LNovember 26, 19445–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)6–4–2
13WNovember 29, 19446–3@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)7–4–2
14WDecember 7, 19443–2@ New York Rangers (1944–45)8–4–2
15WDecember 10, 19447–6Boston Bruins (1944–45)9–4–2
16TDecember 16, 19441–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)9–4–3
17LDecember 17, 19441–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)9–5–3
18WDecember 19, 19446–3@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)10–5–3
19WDecember 21, 194411–3New York Rangers (1944–45)11–5–3
20WDecember 23, 19445–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)12–5–3
21WDecember 25, 19446–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)13–5–3
22LDecember 28, 19441–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)13–6–3
23WDecember 31, 19446–2Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)14–6–3
24WJanuary 1, 19454–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)15–6–3
25TJanuary 4, 19454–4@ New York Rangers (1944–45)15–6–4
EXHIBITIONTJanuary 5, 19450–0@ Curtis Bay, Coast Guard Cutters
26WJanuary 6, 19455–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)16–6–4
27WJanuary 7, 19458–4Boston Bruins (1944–45)17–6–4
28LJanuary 13, 19453–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)17–7–4
29WJanuary 14, 19453–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)18–7–4
30WJanuary 18, 19457–3New York Rangers (1944–45)19–7–4
31LJanuary 21, 19453–6Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)19–8–4
32WJanuary 23, 19455–4@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)20–8–4
33WJanuary 27, 19455–1Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)21–8–4
34WJanuary 28, 19454–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)22–8–4
35LFebruary 3, 19452–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)22–9–4
36LFebruary 4, 19451–3Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)22–10–4
37LFebruary 10, 19452–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)22–11–4
38WFebruary 11, 19453–2@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)23–11–4
39WFebruary 14, 19454–2New York Rangers (1944–45)24–11–4
40WFebruary 18, 19456–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)25–11–4
41LFebruary 22, 19453–5@ New York Rangers (1944–45)25–12–4
42WFebruary 24, 19454–2Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)26–12–4
43WFebruary 25, 19453–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)27–12–4
44WMarch 4, 194510–4Boston Bruins (1944–45)28–12–4
45WMarch 8, 19457–3New York Rangers (1944–45)29–12–4
46LMarch 11, 19452–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)29–13–4
47TMarch 13, 19452–2@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)29–13–5
48WMarch 15, 19452–1Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)30–13–5
49WMarch 17, 19454–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)31–13–5
50LMarch 18, 19453–5Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)31–14–5

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Joe CarvethRW502628546
Syd HoweC/LW461736536
Mud BruneteauRW432324476
Flash HollettD5020214139
Steve WojciechowskiRW4919203917
Murray ArmstrongC5015243931
Carl LiscombeLW422393218
Jud McAteeLW441511266
Eddie BruneteauRW421213256
Ted LindsayLW451762343
Bill QuackenbushD507142110
Don GrossoLW/C20610166
Earl SeibertD25591410
Harold JacksonD50561145
Tony BukovichLW/C147296
Butch McDonaldLW/C31120
Cully SimonD2102226
Lorrain ThibeaultLW40222
Hy BullerD20002
Connie DionG120000
Harry LumleyG370000
Billy ReayC20000
Normie SmithG10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Harry Lumley222037241031193.221
Connie Dion72012642393.250
Normie Smith60110033.000
Team:300050311451613.221

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Joe CarvethRW1456112
Eddie BruneteauRW145270
Flash HollettD143476
Murray ArmstrongC144262
Carl LiscombeLW144260
Mud BruneteauRW143252
Jud McAteeLW142130
Earl SeibertD142134
Ted LindsayLW142026
Harold JacksonD1411210
Bill QuackenbushD140222
Tony BukovichLW/C60110
Fido PurpurRW70114
Steve WojciechowskiRW60110
Gerry CoutureRW20000
Syd HoweC/LW70002
Harry LumleyG140000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Harry Lumley8711477312.142
Team:8711477312.142

[4]

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;

See also

References
  1. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.23, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  2. "1944–1945 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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