1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1945–46 season was the Detroit Red Wings' 19th season of operation. The season saw the Wings achieve a record of 31-14-5, finishing second in the National Hockey League, qualifying the team for the playoffs. The coach and general manager was Jack Adams, with Flash Hollett serving as the team's captain.Regular season
Flash Hollett became the first defenceman to score twenty goals in one season. The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 50 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 6 |
| C/LW | 46 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 6 |
| RW | 43 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 6 |
| D | 50 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 39 |
| RW | 49 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 17 |
| C | 50 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 31 |
| LW | 42 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 18 |
| LW | 44 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 |
| RW | 42 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| LW | 45 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 43 |
| D | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| LW/C | 20 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| D | 25 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| D | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45 |
| LW/C | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| LW/C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2220 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 119 | 3.22 | 1 |
| 720 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 |
| 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 3000 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 161 | 3.22 | 1 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| RW | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| D | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| C | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| LW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| RW | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| LW | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| D | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| LW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| LW/C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C/LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 871 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 2.14 | 2 |
| Team: | 871 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 2.14 | 2 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
