1935–36 Detroit Red Wings season

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.

1935–36 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st American
1935–36 record24–16–8
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)

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

Final standings
American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Detroit Red Wings482416812410356
Boston Bruins4822206928350
Chicago Black Hawks4821198939250
New York Rangers48191712919650

[2]

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
1935-36 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —3–4–15–33–1–24–1–14–22–61–3–2
Chicago 4–3–1—3–4–12–1–32–3–12–3–15–2–13–3
Detroit 3–54–3–1—4–0–22–3–14–1–14–1–33–3
M. Canadiens 1–3–21–2–30–4–2—1–6–15–31–2–32–6
M. Maroons 1–4–13–2–13–2–16–1–1—4–1–30–4–25–2–1
N.Y. Americans 2–43–2–11–4–13–51–4–3—2–3–14–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 6–22–5–11–4–32–1–34–0–23–2–1—1–3–2
Toronto 3–1–23–33–36–22–5–13–4–13–1–2—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
3TNovember 19, 19352–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1935–36)0–0–3
4LNovember 21, 19351–3@ New York Americans (1935–36)0–1–3
5WNovember 24, 19352–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36)1–1–3
6TNovember 28, 19350–0 OTMontreal Canadiens (1935–36)1–1–4
7LNovember 30, 19352–3@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36)1–2–4
8WDecember 5, 19352–1Boston Bruins (1935–36)2–2–4
9WDecember 7, 19353–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36)3–2–4
10TDecember 8, 19351–1 OTNew York Americans (1935–36)3–2–5
11WDecember 12, 19353–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)4–2–5
12WDecember 14, 19354–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36)5–2–5
13WDecember 15, 19354–2New York Rangers (1935–36)6–2–5
14LDecember 17, 19351–4@ Boston Bruins (1935–36)6–3–5
15WDecember 19, 19353–1@ New York Americans (1935–36)7–3–5
16TDecember 22, 19352–2 OTMontreal Maroons (1935–36)7–3–6
17LDecember 25, 19350–2Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)7–4–6
18LDecember 29, 19353–4 OTBoston Bruins (1935–36)7–5–6
19WJanuary 1, 19364–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)8–5–6
20WJanuary 5, 19365–2Montreal Canadiens (1935–36)9–5–6
21WJanuary 7, 19362–1@ New York Rangers (1935–36)10–5–6
22WJanuary 12, 19366–0Montreal Maroons (1935–36)11–5–6
23LJanuary 16, 19361–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)11–6–6
24WJanuary 19, 19364–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36)12–6–6
25WJanuary 23, 19364–2New York Rangers (1935–36)13–6–6
26LJanuary 25, 19361–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36)13–7–6
27LJanuary 28, 19360–2@ Boston Bruins (1935–36)13–8–6
28LJanuary 30, 19363–4Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)13–9–6
29WFebruary 1, 19363–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36)14–9–6
30TFebruary 4, 19364–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1935–36)14–9–7
31WFebruary 6, 19361–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)15–9–7
32WFebruary 11, 19367–3Montreal Maroons (1935–36)16–9–7
33WFebruary 13, 19361–0Boston Bruins (1935–36)17–9–7
34LFebruary 15, 19362–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36)17–10–7
35WFebruary 18, 19362–1@ Boston Bruins (1935–36)18–10–7
36LFebruary 20, 19363–6@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36)18–11–7
37WFebruary 23, 19364–3New York Americans (1935–36)19–11–7
38WFebruary 27, 19364–2New York Rangers (1935–36)20–11–7
39WMarch 1, 19363–1Montreal Canadiens (1935–36)21–11–7
40WMarch 5, 19364–1@ New York Americans (1935–36)22–11–7
41LMarch 7, 19363–5@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36)22–12–7
42LMarch 8, 19362–5Boston Bruins (1935–36)22–13–7
43LMarch 10, 19360–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1935–36)22–14–7
44LMarch 12, 19363–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1935–36)22–15–7
45TMarch 14, 19361–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36)22–15–8
46LMarch 15, 19361–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1935–36)22–16–8
47WMarch 19, 19365–3Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36)23–16–8
48WMarch 22, 19367–2New York Americans (1935–36)24–16–8

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Marty Barry4821194016
Herbie Lewis4514233725
Larry Aurie4416183417
Syd Howe4816143026
John Sorrell481315288
Hec Kilrea486172337
Gordon Pettinger3387156
Pete Kelly48681430
Wally Kilrea444101410
Mud Bruneteau242022
Art Giroux40220
Wilfie Starr51010
John Sherf10000
Eddie Wiseman10000
Lorne Duguid50000

Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ebbie Goodfellow485182369
Doug Young485121754
Wilfred McDonald48461032
Ralph Bowman4832544
Orville Roulston10000

Goaltending

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 Smith4830302416862.04

(C1) Montreal Maroons vs. (A1) Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Maroons vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 24Detroit1Montreal M.0 (6OT)
Mar 26Detroit3Montreal M.0
Mar 28Montreal M.1Detroit2

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

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5Toronto Maple Leafs1Detroit Red Wings3
April 7Toronto Maple Leafs4Detroit Red Wings9
April 9Detroit Red Wings3Toronto Maple Leafs4OT
April 11Detroit Red Wings3Toronto Maple Leafs2

Detroit wins best-of-five series 3–1.

1936 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions

John Sorrell, Syd Howe, Marty Barry, Herbie Lewis, Mud Bruneteau, Wally Kilrea, Hec Kilrea, Gord Pettinger, Bucko McDonald, Ralph Bowman, Pete Kelly, Doug Young, Ebbie Goodfellow, Normie Smith, Jack Adams (manager-coach), Honey Walker(trainer)

References
  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. Diamond 2000, p. 35.
Bibliography
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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