1929–30 New York Americans season

The 1929–30 New York Americans season was the fifth season of play of the Americans. After making the playoffs in 1929, the team slid to last-place in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

1929–30 New York Americans
Division5th Canadian
1929–30 record14–25–5
Goals for113
Goals against161
Team information
General managerLionel Conacher
CoachLionel Conacher
CaptainBilly Burch
Team leaders
GoalsNorman Himes (28)
AssistsNorman Himes (22)
PointsNorman Himes (50)
Penalty minutesLionel Conacher (73)
WinsRoy Worters (11)
Goals against averageJake Forbes (0.86)

Offseason edit

Tommy Gorman left the Americans for a position in managing the Agua Caliente Racetrack. Lionel Conacher became the playing-coach and general manager.

Regular season edit

The season started poorly for the Amerks, winning only two games by Christmas, and by then out of the playoff race and ten games under .500. The team only won back-to-back games three times and the highlight was a modest three-game win streak in March. The team would finish eleven games under .500 for the season.

Final standings edit

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Maroons 44 23 16 5 141 114 51
Montreal Canadiens 44 21 14 9 142 114 51
Ottawa Senators 44 21 15 8 138 118 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 17 21 6 116 124 40
New York Americans 44 14 25 5 113 161 33

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents edit


Game log edit

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 16, 1929 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 0–1–0
2 L November 19, 1929 1–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 0–2–0
3 L November 24, 1929 2–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 0–3–0
4 W November 28, 1929 4–3 OT Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 1–3–0
5 L November 30, 1929 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 1–4–0
6 L December 3, 1929 0–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 1–5–0
7 L December 5, 1929 2–3 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 1–6–0
8 L December 8, 1929 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 1–7–0
9 W December 10, 1929 1–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 2–7–0
10 L December 14, 1929 1–8 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 2–8–0
11 L December 15, 1929 4–8 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 2–9–0
12 L December 17, 1929 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 2–10–0
13 L December 19, 1929 3–5 Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 2–11–0
14 L December 21, 1929 3–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 2–12–0
15 W December 24, 1929 5–3 Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 3–12–0
16 W December 29, 1929 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 4–12–0
17 L January 1, 1930 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 4–13–0
18 W January 2, 1930 7–1 New York Rangers (1929–30) 5–13–0
19 L January 4, 1930 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 5–14–0
20 T January 7, 1930 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 5–14–1
21 W January 11, 1930 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 6–14–1
22 W January 12, 1930 3–2 Boston Bruins (1929–30) 7–14–1
23 L January 16, 1930 2–3 OT Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 7–15–1
24 L January 18, 1930 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 7–16–1
25 L January 21, 1930 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 7–17–1
26 L January 23, 1930 1–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) 7–18–1
27 T January 26, 1930 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) 7–18–2
28 L January 28, 1930 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers (1929–30) 7–19–2
29 W January 30, 1930 3–2 Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 8–19–2
30 L February 1, 1930 2–7 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 8–20–2
31 W February 4, 1930 5–3 New York Rangers (1929–30) 9–20–2
32 L February 9, 1930 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 9–21–2
33 T February 16, 1930 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 9–21–3
34 W February 18, 1930 6–4 OT @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 10–21–3
35 T February 20, 1930 3–3 OT Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 10–21–4
36 L February 22, 1930 2–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 10–22–4
37 W February 25, 1930 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 11–22–4
38 L March 1, 1930 1–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) 11–23–4
39 T March 4, 1930 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) 11–23–5
40 W March 6, 1930 1–0 @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) 12–23–5
41 W March 9, 1930 5–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) 13–23–5
42 W March 13, 1930 2–1 OT Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 14–23–5
43 L March 15, 1930 7–8 @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) 14–24–5
44 L March 18, 1930 3–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) 14–25–5

Playoffs edit

The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player stats edit

Regular season edit

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Normie Himes 44 28 22 50 15
Johnny Sheppard 43 14 15 29 32
Charley McVeigh 40 14 14 28 32
Joe Simpson 44 8 13 21 41
George Patterson 39 13 4 17 24
Bill Boyd 43 7 6 13 16
Billy Burch 35 7 3 10 22
George Massecar 43 7 3 10 18
Lionel Conacher 40 4 6 10 73
Bill Holmes 42 5 4 9 33
Bill Brydge 41 2 6 8 64
Roy Burmister 40 1 1 2 0
Jake Forbes 1 0 0 0 0
Benny Grant 7 0 0 0 0
Leo Reise 24 0 0 0 0
Roy Worters 36 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Roy Worters 2270 36 11 21 4 135 3.57 2
Benny Grant 420 7 3 4 0 25 3.57 0
Jake Forbes 70 1 0 0 1 1 0.86 0
Team: 2760 44 14 25 5 161 3.50 2

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Playoffs edit

The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs.

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1929-30 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.