The 1936–37 NHL season was the 20th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eight teams each played 48 games. The Detroit Red Wings were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the New York Rangers three games to two in the final series.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| PLAYER |
TEAM |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| Sweeney Schriner |
New York Americans |
48 |
21 |
25 |
46 |
17 |
| Syl Apps |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
48 |
16 |
29 |
45 |
10 |
| Marty Barry |
Detroit Red Wings |
48 |
17 |
27 |
44 |
6 |
| Larry Aurie |
Detroit Red Wings |
45 |
23 |
20 |
43 |
20 |
| Busher Jackson |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
46 |
21 |
19 |
40 |
12 |
| Johnny Gagnon |
Montreal Canadiens |
48 |
20 |
16 |
36 |
38 |
| Bob Gracie |
Montreal Maroons |
47 |
11 |
25 |
36 |
18 |
| Nels Stewart |
Boston Bruins/New York Americans |
43 |
23 |
12 |
35 |
37 |
| Paul Thompson |
Chicago Black Hawks |
47 |
17 |
18 |
35 |
28 |
| Bill Cowley |
Boston Bruins |
46 |
13 |
22 |
35 |
4 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
NHL awards
All-Star teams
| First Team |
Position |
Second Team |
| Normie Smith, Detroit Red Wings |
G |
Wilf Cude, Montreal Canadiens |
| Babe Siebert, Montreal Canadiens |
D |
Earl Seibert, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Ebbie Goodfellow, Detroit Red Wings |
D |
Lionel Conacher, Montreal Maroons |
| Marty Barry, Detroit Red Wings |
C |
Art Chapman, New York Americans |
| Larry Aurie, Detroit Red Wings |
RW |
Cecil Dillon, New York Rangers |
| Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs |
LW |
Sweeney Schriner, New York Americans |
| Jack Adams, Detroit Red Wings |
Coach |
Cecil Hart, Montreal Canadiens |
