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1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season

1935–36 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st American
1935–36 record24–16–8
Home record14–5–5
Road record10–11–3
Goals for124
Goals against103
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainDoug Young
ArenaOlympia Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsMarty Barry (21)
AssistsHerbie Lewis (23)
PointsMarty Barry (40)
Penalty minutesEbbie Goodfellow (69)
WinsNormie Smith (24)
Goals against averageNormie Smith (2.04)

The 1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season was the tenth season for the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the fourth operating as the Red Wings. Under head coach Jack Adams, the Red Wings compiled a 24–16–8 record, finished first in the American Division, and won the Stanley Cup championship. The Wings scored 124 goals, second most in the NHL, and gave up 103 goals by opponents. The team played its home games at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.

In the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Wings defeated the Montreal Maroons, three games to zero. The first game of the series was the longest ice hockey game ever played. The game began at 8:30 p.m. at the Forum in Montreal, and ended at 2:25 a.m. when Mud Bruneteau scored in the sixth overtime period.

In the 1936 Stanley Cup Finals, the Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to one. The Stanley Cup championship was the first in Detroit franchise history.

Defenceman Doug Young was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Marty Barry with 21 goals and 40 points scored, Herbie Lewis with 23 assists, and Ebbie Goodfellow with 69 penalty minutes. Barry's 40 points were the second most in the NHL during the 1935–36 season; his 21 goals were third most in the league. Normie Smith was the team's goaltender in all 48 games. Smith's 24 wins as goaltender and 3,030 minutes played led the NHL during the 1935–36 season.[1]

Four members of the team have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Ebbie Goodfellow (inducted in 1963); Syd Howe (inducted 1965); Marty Barry (inducted 1965); and Herbie Lewis (inducted 1989).

Regular season

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Final standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 124 103 56
Boston Bruins 48 22 20 6 92 83 50
Chicago Black Hawks 48 21 19 8 93 92 50
New York Rangers 48 19 17 12 91 96 50

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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

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Schedule and results

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1935–36 regular season[4]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 T November 10, 1935 1–1 OT New York Rangers (1935–36) 0–0–1
2 T November 14, 1935 0–0 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 0–0–2
3 T November 19, 1935 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 0–0–3
4 L November 21, 1935 1–3 @ New York Americans (1935–36) 0–1–3
5 W November 24, 1935 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 1–1–3
6 T November 28, 1935 0–0 OT Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 1–1–4
7 L November 30, 1935 2–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) 1–2–4
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
8 W December 5, 1935 2–1 Boston Bruins (1935–36) 2–2–4
9 W December 7, 1935 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 3–2–4
10 T December 8, 1935 1–1 OT New York Americans (1935–36) 3–2–5
11 W December 12, 1935 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 4–2–5
12 W December 14, 1935 4–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 5–2–5
13 W December 15, 1935 4–2 New York Rangers (1935–36) 6–2–5
14 L December 17, 1935 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 6–3–5
15 W December 19, 1935 3–1 @ New York Americans (1935–36) 7–3–5
16 T December 22, 1935 2–2 OT Montreal Maroons (1935–36) 7–3–6
17 L December 25, 1935 0–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 7–4–6
18 L December 29, 1935 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (1935–36) 7–5–6
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
19 W January 1, 1936 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 8–5–6
20 W January 5, 1936 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 9–5–6
21 W January 7, 1936 2–1 @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 10–5–6
22 W January 12, 1936 6–0 Montreal Maroons (1935–36) 11–5–6
23 L January 16, 1936 1–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 11–6–6
24 W January 19, 1936 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 12–6–6
25 W January 23, 1936 4–2 New York Rangers (1935–36) 13–6–6
26 L January 25, 1936 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 13–7–6
27 L January 28, 1936 0–2 @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 13–8–6
28 L January 30, 1936 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 13–9–6
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
29 W February 1, 1936 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 14–9–6
30 T February 4, 1936 4–4 OT @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 14–9–7
31 W February 6, 1936 1–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 15–9–7
32 W February 11, 1936 7–3 Montreal Maroons (1935–36) 16–9–7
33 W February 13, 1936 1–0 Boston Bruins (1935–36) 17–9–7
34 L February 15, 1936 2–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 17–10–7
35 W February 18, 1936 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 18–10–7
36 L February 20, 1936 3–6 @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) 18–11–7
37 W February 23, 1936 4–3 New York Americans (1935–36) 19–11–7
38 W February 27, 1936 4–2 New York Rangers (1935–36) 20–11–7
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
39 W March 1, 1936 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 21–11–7
40 W March 5, 1936 4–1 @ New York Americans (1935–36) 22–11–7
41 L March 7, 1936 3–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1935–36) 22–12–7
42 L March 8, 1936 2–5 Boston Bruins (1935–36) 22–13–7
43 L March 10, 1936 0–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (1935–36) 22–14–7
44 L March 12, 1936 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers (1935–36) 22–15–7
45 T March 14, 1936 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36) 22–15–8
46 L March 15, 1936 1–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36) 22–16–8
47 W March 19, 1936 5–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36) 23–16–8
48 W March 22, 1936 7–2 New York Americans (1935–36) 24–16–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Forwards

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Marty Barry 48 21 19 40 16
Herbie Lewis 45 14 23 37 25
Larry Aurie 44 16 18 34 17
Syd Howe 48 16 14 30 26
John Sorrell 48 13 15 28 8
Hec Kilrea 48 6 17 23 37
Gordon Pettinger 33 8 7 15 6
Pete Kelly 48 6 8 14 30
Wally Kilrea 44 4 10 14 10
Mud Bruneteau 24 2 0 2 2
Art Giroux 4 0 2 2 0
Wilfie Starr 5 1 0 1 0
John Sherf 1 0 0 0 0
Eddie Wiseman 1 0 0 0 0
Lorne Duguid 5 0 0 0 0

Defensemen

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ebbie Goodfellow 48 5 18 23 69
Doug Young 48 5 12 17 54
Wilfred McDonald 48 4 6 10 32
Ralph Bowman 48 3 2 5 44
Orville Roulston 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Normie Smith 48 3030 24 16 8 6 2.04

Playoffs

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(C1) Montreal Maroons vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings

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Montreal Maroons vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 24 Detroit 1 Montreal M. 0 (6OT)
Mar 26 Detroit 3 Montreal M. 0
Mar 28 Montreal M. 1 Detroit 2

Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–0.[5]

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Detroit Red Wings 3
April 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Detroit Red Wings 9
April 9 Detroit Red Wings 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 OT
April 11 Detroit Red Wings 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–1.

References

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  1. ^ "1935-36 NHL Summary". Hockey Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  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. ^ "1935-36 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Diamond 2000, p. 35.
Bibliography
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