Het NHL-seizoen 1936-37 was het 20e seizoen van de National Hockey League (NHL). Acht teams speelden elk 48 wedstrijden. De Detroit Red Wings waren de Stanley Cup winnaars door de New York Rangers te verslaan met drie wedstrijden tegen twee in de finale serie.
1936-37 NHL seizoen
Reguliere seizoen
Eindstand
Noot: GP = gespeelde wedstrijden, W = gewonnen, L = verloren, T = gelijkspel, Pts = punten, GF = doelpunten voor, GA = doelpunten tegen, PIM = strafschoppen in minuten.
Noot: Teams die zich kwalificeerden voor de play-offs zijn vetgedrukt.
| Canadese divisie | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 54 | 115 | 111 | 298 | |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 126 | 110 | 379 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 49 | 119 | 115 | 371 |
| 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 122 | 161 | 481 |
| Amerikaanse divisie | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 128 | 102 | 244 |
| 48 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 53 | 120 | 110 | 303 | |
| 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 47 | 117 | 106 | 312 | |
| 48 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 35 | 99 | 131 | 291 |
Scorende leiders
Noot: GP = gespeelde wedstrijden, G = doelpunten, A = assists, PTS = punten, PIM = strafschoppen in minuten.
| SPELER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Sweeney Schriner | New Yorkse Amerikanen | 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 play-offs
Playoff beugel
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| A1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 |
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| C2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 |
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NHL awards
| O'Brien Cup: | |
| Detroit Red Wings | |
| Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| Babe Siebert, Montreal Canadiens | |
| Marty Barry, Detroit Red Wings | |
| Normie Smith, Detroit Red Wings |
| Mike Karakas, Chicago Black Hawks | |
| Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins | |
| Doc Romnes, Chicago Black Hawks | |
| O'Brien Cup: | Montreal Maroons |
| Detroit Red Wings | |
All-Star teams
| Eerste team | Positie | Tweede 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 |