1941–42 Boston Bruins
Division3rd NHL
1941–42 record25–17–6
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachArt Ross
CaptainDit Clapper
Team leaders
GoalsRoy Conacher (24)
AssistsBobby Bauer (22)
Eddie Wiseman (22)
PointsRoy Conacher (37)
Penalty minutesDes Smith (70)
WinsFrank Brimsek (24)
Goals against averageFrank Brimsek (2.35)

The 1941–42 Boston Bruins season, was the team's 18th season. They placed third in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart were identified as two players to be called to Canada for compulsory training in the armed forces, potentially breaking up the Bruins' top line. Canadian authorities threatened to disallow any single men between the ages of 21 and 25 from leaving Canada to play ice hockey.[1] However, the two were not called to the forces and played another season for the Bruins.

Regular season

On December 9, 1941, the Chicago Blackhawks-Boston Bruins game would be delayed for over a half hour as United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that America was at war.[2]

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers482917260177143
Toronto Maple Leafs482718357158136
Boston Bruins482517656160118
Chicago Black Hawks482223347145155
Detroit Red Wings481925442140147
Montreal Canadiens481827339134173
Brooklyn Americans481629335133175

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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

1941–42 NHL Records [4]
Team BOS BRK CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–43–3–24–2–26–1–14–44–3–1
Brooklyn 4–4—2–63–4–13–4–12–5–12–6
Chicago 3–3–26–2—3–54–3–12–64–4
Detroit 2–4–24–3–15–3—5–31–72–5–1
Montreal 1–6–14–3–13–4–13–5—4–43–5
New York 4–45–2–16–27–14–4—3–4–1
Toronto 3–4–16–24–45–2–15–34–3–1—

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 8, 19410–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)0–1–0
2WNovember 15, 19412–1@ New York Rangers (1941–42)1–1–0
3WNovember 16, 19412–1New York Rangers (1941–42)2–1–0
4WNovember 18, 19417–2Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)3–1–0
5LNovember 20, 19412–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)3–2–0
6WNovember 23, 19414–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)4–2–0
7WNovember 25, 19417–1Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)5–2–0
8WNovember 27, 19416–2 OT@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)6–2–0
9WNovember 29, 19413–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)7–2–0
10WNovember 30, 19413–2Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)8–2–0
11WDecember 2, 19413–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)9–2–0
12LDecember 7, 19414–5@ New York Rangers (1941–42)9–3–0
13TDecember 9, 19412–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1941–42)9–3–1
14TDecember 14, 19413–3 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)9–3–2
15WDecember 16, 19414–0Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)10–3–2
16WDecember 20, 19414–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)11–3–2
17TDecember 21, 19412–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)11–3–3
18WDecember 23, 19413–2New York Rangers (1941–42)12–3–3
19LDecember 25, 19410–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)12–4–3
20WDecember 30, 19414–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)13–4–3
21WJanuary 1, 19425–4Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)14–4–3
22LJanuary 4, 19422–3@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)14–5–3
23WJanuary 6, 19423–2Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)15–5–3
24WJanuary 13, 19422–1Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)16–5–3
25WJanuary 18, 19424–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)17–5–3
26LJanuary 20, 19422–4New York Rangers (1941–42)17–6–3
27LJanuary 22, 19423–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)17–7–3
28TJanuary 24, 19422–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)17–7–4
29WJanuary 25, 19427–3Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)18–7–4
30TJanuary 27, 19420–0 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)18–7–5
31LJanuary 29, 19424–5@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)18–8–5
32WJanuary 31, 19423–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)19–8–5
33LFebruary 1, 19421–2Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)19–9–5
34LFebruary 3, 19423–5 OTChicago Black Hawks (1941–42)19–10–5
35LFebruary 5, 19421–4@ New York Rangers (1941–42)19–11–5
36WFebruary 8, 19423–0Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)20–11–5
37WFebruary 10, 19428–1Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)21–11–5
38LFebruary 15, 19420–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)21–12–5
39LFebruary 19, 19424–6@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)21–13–5
40LFebruary 24, 19423–4New York Rangers (1941–42)21–14–5
41TMarch 1, 19423–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1941–42)21–14–6
42WMarch 3, 19425–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)22–14–6
43LMarch 7, 19423–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42)22–15–6
44LMarch 8, 19421–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)22–16–6
45WMarch 10, 19429–1Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)23–16–6
46WMarch 12, 19422–1@ New York Rangers (1941–42)24–16–6
47LMarch 14, 19424–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)24–17–6
48WMarch 17, 19428–3Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)25–17–6

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in the Quarter-Finals 2–1 but lost the Semi-Final to Detroit 2–0.

Boston Bruins 2, Chicago Black Hawks 1

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 22Boston Bruins2–1Chicago Black Hawks1–0
2March 24Chicago Black Hawks4–0Boston Bruins1–1
3March 26Chicago Black Hawks2–3Boston Bruins2–1

Boston Bruins 0, Detroit Red Wings 2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 29Detroit Red Wings6–4Boston Bruins0–1
2March 31Boston Bruins1–3Detroit Red Wings0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Roy ConacherLW4324133712
Milt SchmidtC/D3614213534
Bobby BauerRW3613223511
Eddie WisemanRW451222348
Flash HollettD4819143321
Woody DumartLW351415298
Bill CowleyC28423276
Art JacksonC476182425
Jack McGillC13811192
Herb CainLW34810182
Dutch HillerLW437101719
Dit ClapperRW/D323121531
Des SmithD48771470
Busher JacksonLW26571218
Gordie BruceLW15481211
Jack CrawfordD43291137
Red HamillLW96392
Lloyd GronsdahlRW101230
Jack ShewchukD2220214
Frank MarioC91120
Clare MartinD130114
Pat McReavyC60110
Frank BrimsekG470000
Nick DamoreG10000
Phil HergesheimerRW30002
Cliff ThompsonD30002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek293047241761152.353
Nick Damore60110033.000
Team:299048251761182.373

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Jack McGillC54156
Gordie BruceLW52354
Roy ConacherLW52130
Des SmithD51232
Bill CowleyC50335
Herb CainLW51010
Jack CrawfordD50114
Dutch HillerLW50110
Flash HollettD50112
Art JacksonC50110
Busher JacksonLW50110
Jack ShewchukD50117
Eddie WisemanRW50110
Frank BrimsekG50000
Clare MartinD50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek307523163.130
Team:307523163.130

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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. ↑ "Two Members of Boston's Kraut Line May Not Be Allowed to Play in U.S.". Ottawa Citizen. September 18, 1941. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Duplacey, James (2008). Hockey's Book of Firsts. JG Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9.
  3. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "1941-42 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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