1931–32 Boston Bruins season

1931–32 Boston Bruins
Division4th American
1931–32 record15–21–12
Goals for122
Goals against117
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachArt Ross
CaptainGeorge Owen
Team leaders
GoalsMarty Barry (21)
AssistsDit Clapper (22)
PointsDit Clapper (39)
Penalty minutesEddie Shore (80)
WinsTiny Thompson (13)

The 1931–32 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' eighth season in the NHL. The team finished fourth in the division, out of the playoffs.

Offseason

Regular season

In the course of playing a 0–0 tie against the New York Americans on January 3, 1932, the Bruins shot the puck the length of the ice 87 times to relieve pressure on their goal. To stop this becoming a regular tactic, the icing rule was introduced into the NHL later in the decade.[1]

Final standings

American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 48 23 17 8 134 112 54
Chicago Black Hawks 48 18 19 11 86 101 47
Detroit Falcons 48 18 20 10 95 108 46
Boston Bruins 48 15 21 12 122 117 42

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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
1 L November 14, 1931 1–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 0–1–0
2 W November 17, 1931 1–0 OT Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 1–1–0
3 L November 19, 1931 1–2 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 1–2–0
4 L November 21, 1931 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 1–3–0
5 W November 24, 1931 7–1 Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 2–3–0
6 W November 26, 1931 1–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 3–3–0
7 L November 28, 1931 5–6 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 3–4–0
8 W December 1, 1931 7–3 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 4–4–0
9 L December 8, 1931 2–3 New York Americans (1931–32) 4–5–0
10 T December 10, 1931 1–1 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 4–5–1
11 W December 13, 1931 3–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 5–5–1
12 T December 15, 1931 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1931–32) 5–5–2
13 W December 22, 1931 6–2 Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 6–5–2
14 T December 26, 1931 4–4 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 6–5–3
15 T December 29, 1931 3–3 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 6–5–4
16 W December 31, 1931 5–0 Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 7–5–4
17 T January 3, 1932 0–0 OT @ New York Americans (1931–32) 7–5–5
18 T January 5, 1932 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 7–5–6
19 T January 7, 1932 0–0 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 7–5–7
20 T January 10, 1932 1–1 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 7–5–8
21 L January 12, 1932 3–5 OT New York Rangers (1931–32) 7–6–8
22 L January 14, 1932 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 7–7–8
23 T January 16, 1932 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 7–7–9
24 L January 19, 1932 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 7–8–9
25 L January 23, 1932 0–2 Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 7–9–9
26 L January 26, 1932 3–4 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 7–10–9
27 W January 28, 1932 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 8–10–9
28 L February 2, 1932 3–4 New York Americans (1931–32) 8–11–9
29 W February 4, 1932 5–0 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 9–11–9
30 L February 6, 1932 0–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 9–12–9
31 W February 9, 1932 2–1 New York Rangers (1931–32) 10–12–9
32 L February 11, 1932 4–7 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 10–13–9
33 W February 14, 1932 3–1 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 11–13–9
34 W February 16, 1932 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 12–13–9
35 T February 18, 1932 0–0 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 12–13–10
36 L February 20, 1932 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 12–14–10
37 L February 23, 1932 0–2 OT New York Rangers (1931–32) 12–15–10
38 T February 25, 1932 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 12–15–11
39 L February 27, 1932 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 12–16–11
40 W March 1, 1932 7–6 Montreal Canadiens (1931–32) 13–16–11
41 L March 5, 1932 1–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 13–17–11
42 W March 8, 1932 2–0 Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 14–17–11
43 L March 10, 1932 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 14–18–11
44 L March 12, 1932 3–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 14–19–11
45 W March 15, 1932 6–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 15–19–11
46 T March 18, 1932 1–1 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 15–19–12
47 L March 20, 1932 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 15–20–12
48 L March 22, 1932 6–8 New York Americans (1931–32) 15–21–12

Playoffs

  • The Bruins did not qualify for the postseason.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Dit Clapper RW/D 48 17 22 39 21
Marty Barry C 48 21 17 38 22
Cooney Weiland C 46 14 12 26 20
Art Chapman C 48 11 14 25 18
George Owen D 42 12 10 22 29
Eddie Shore D 45 9 13 22 80
Harry Oliver RW 44 13 7 20 22
Bill Touhey LW 26 5 4 9 12
Frank Jerwa LW/D 24 4 5 9 14
Bud Cook C 28 4 4 8 14
Lionel Hitchman D 48 4 3 7 36
Eddie Burke RW/C 16 3 0 3 12
Irwin Boyd RW 29 2 1 3 10
Percy Galbraith LW/D 47 2 1 3 28
Yip Foster D 34 1 2 3 12
Lloyd Klein LW 5 1 0 1 0
Paul Runge C/LW 14 0 1 1 8
Red Beattie LW 1 0 0 0 0
Wilf Cude G 2 0 0 0 0
Percy Jackson G 4 0 0 0 0
Eddie Jeremiah RW/D 6 0 0 0 0
Joe Jerwa D 11 0 0 0 8
Jack Pratt C/D 5 0 0 0 6
Max Sutherland LW 2 0 0 0 0
Tiny Thompson G 43 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Tiny Thompson 2698 43 13 19 11 103 2.29 9
Wilf Cude 120 2 1 1 0 6 3.00 1
Percy Jackson 232 4 1 1 1 8 2.07 0
Team: 3050 48 15 21 12 117 2.30 10

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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. ^ Connor, Floyd (2004). Hockey's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons, and Ice Oddities. Potomac Books. p. 304. ISBN 9781574883640.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1931-32 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.