1925–26 New York Americans season
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The 1925–26 New York Americans
season was the first season
of the New York Americans ice hockey
team of the National Hockey League
. Despite having the roster of the previous season's top club, the Hamilton Tigers, the club finished in last place.
became a hockey team owner by purchasing the suspended Hamilton Tigers franchise and the rights to its players for $80,000. Dwyer got Tommy Gorman
to be general manager and coach from the Ottawa Senators
, where he had been part-owner. Dwyer was convinced to buy the team by Bill MacBeth, an old friend and writer for the New York Herald-Tribune. MacBeth was convinced that the sport was a cinch to be successful in New York.
The negotiations with Percy Thompson
for the Hamilton players started in July and broke off in September after it was found out that Mickey Roach
had retired and Billy Burch
was under contract to coach in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. Gorman purchased Joe Simpson, Crutchy Morrison and Roy Rickey
for $10,000 from the Edmonton Eskimos
. Edmonton offered to sell the remaining players of the Eskimos, including Duke Keats
and George Hainsworth
for $45,000, but Gorman's counter-offer of $25,000 was rejected. When it became clear that the NHL was going to take back the Hamilton franchise, Thompson settled with Gorman for $75,000 on September 26, at the NHL meetings in New York. Burch would eventually sign with the Americans for the then-huge salary of $25,000 for three seasons.
The players still had to pay their $200 fines before being allowed to play. Calder added the condition that each player had to write a letter of apology. Some of the first letters of apology were not acceptable to Calder and he demanded and got the players to rewrite the letters. $300 of each player's salary was held back until the end of the season to ensure they would play every game.
On December 4, eleven days before the first home game of the season, Dwyer would be arrested for bootlegging
. Dwyer would slip into the background and Thomas Duggan
of Montreal was named chairman of the board, John Hammond of the Madison Square Garden
was named club president and the club was promoted as "Tex Rickard's Americans", Tex Rickard being the owner of Madison Square Gardens.
and Owney Madden
, and writer Damon Runyan. and the liquor and lifestyle would interfere with the team's on-ice play. Players would miss games due to drunkenness, although publicly the missed games would be attributed to injury. The Americans, although having the roster of the previous season's top team, would finish in last place. The highlight of the season was a four-game winning streak in February, three of the four games played on the road.
Goaltending
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...
season was the first season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
of the New York Americans ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. Despite having the roster of the previous season's top club, the Hamilton Tigers, the club finished in last place.
Offseason
Bill DwyerBill Dwyer (mobster)
William Vincent Dwyer , known as "Big Bill" Dwyer, was an early Prohibition gangster and bootlegger in New York during the 1920s. He used his profits to purchase sports properties, including the New York Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Hockey League , as well as the Brooklyn...
became a hockey team owner by purchasing the suspended Hamilton Tigers franchise and the rights to its players for $80,000. Dwyer got Tommy Gorman
Tommy Gorman
Thomas Patrick "T. P." Gorman was a founder of the National Hockey League , a winner of seven Stanley Cups as a general manager with four teams, and an Olympic gold medal-winning lacrosse player for Canada....
to be general manager and coach from the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
, where he had been part-owner. Dwyer was convinced to buy the team by Bill MacBeth, an old friend and writer for the New York Herald-Tribune. MacBeth was convinced that the sport was a cinch to be successful in New York.
The negotiations with Percy Thompson
Percy Thompson
Percy Thompson was the part-owner and manager of the Hamilton Tigers professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League.In 1920, Thompson was a partner in the 'Abso-Pure Ice Company' of Hamilton, Ontario, which had built the Barton Street Arena...
for the Hamilton players started in July and broke off in September after it was found out that Mickey Roach
Mickey Roach
Michael Richard Roach was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and died in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.-External links:...
had retired and Billy Burch
Billy Burch
Harry Wilfred Burch was an Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League...
was under contract to coach in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. Gorman purchased Joe Simpson, Crutchy Morrison and Roy Rickey
Roy Rickey
Roy Allison Rickey was a professional ice hockey player who played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and Western Canada Hockey League. He played with the Seattle Metropolitans and Edmonton Eskimos...
for $10,000 from the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos (hockey)
The Edmonton Eskimos were a Canadian amateur and later professional men's ice hockey team that existed from 1905 to 1927. The Eskimos challenged three times for the Stanley Cup, losing each time; in 1908 versus the Montreal Wanderers, in 1910 versus the Ottawa Senators, and Ottawa again in 1923...
. Edmonton offered to sell the remaining players of the Eskimos, including Duke Keats
Duke Keats
Gordon Blanchard "Duke, Iron Duke" Keats was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association , Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League and the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National...
and George Hainsworth
George Hainsworth
George Hainsworth was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League....
for $45,000, but Gorman's counter-offer of $25,000 was rejected. When it became clear that the NHL was going to take back the Hamilton franchise, Thompson settled with Gorman for $75,000 on September 26, at the NHL meetings in New York. Burch would eventually sign with the Americans for the then-huge salary of $25,000 for three seasons.
The players still had to pay their $200 fines before being allowed to play. Calder added the condition that each player had to write a letter of apology. Some of the first letters of apology were not acceptable to Calder and he demanded and got the players to rewrite the letters. $300 of each player's salary was held back until the end of the season to ensure they would play every game.
On December 4, eleven days before the first home game of the season, Dwyer would be arrested for bootlegging
Rum-running
Rum-running, also known as bootlegging, is the illegal business of transporting alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law...
. Dwyer would slip into the background and Thomas Duggan
Thomas Duggan
Thomas Joseph Duggan was a sports promoter with interests in horse racing, hockey, dog racing and arena management...
of Montreal was named chairman of the board, John Hammond of the Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden (1925)
Madison Square Garden was an indoor arena in New York City, the third of that name. It was built in 1925 and closed in 1968, and was located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets in Manhattan on the site of the city's trolley car barns. It was the first Garden that was not located near...
was named club president and the club was promoted as "Tex Rickard's Americans", Tex Rickard being the owner of Madison Square Gardens.
Regular season
The former Hamilton players moved to New York and most moved into Bill Dwyer's headquarters, the Forrest Hotel, on 49th street, a half-block from the Gardens. The Hotel was also the home of several gangsters such as Legs Diamond, Dutch SchultzDutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz was a New York City-area Jewish American gangster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-related activities such as bootlegging alcohol and the numbers racket...
and Owney Madden
Owney Madden
Owney "The Killer" Madden was a leading underworld figure in Manhattan, most notable for his involvement in organized crime during Prohibition. He also ran the famous Cotton Club and was a leading boxing promoter in the 1930s.-Early life:Owen Vincent Madden was born at 25 Somerset Street, in...
, and writer Damon Runyan. and the liquor and lifestyle would interfere with the team's on-ice play. Players would miss games due to drunkenness, although publicly the missed games would be attributed to injury. The Americans, although having the roster of the previous season's top team, would finish in last place. The highlight of the season was a four-game winning streak in February, three of the four games played on the road.
Game log
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | December 2, 1925 | 2–1 OT | @ Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... (1925–26 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league... ) |
1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | December 5, 1925 | 3–5 | @ Toronto St. Patricks Toronto St. Patricks The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when... (1925–26 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season The 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's ninth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats slipped to sixth in the standings and missed the playoffs.-Game log:-Player stats:-Transactions:... ) |
1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | December 8, 1925 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League . The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs... ) |
2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | December 10, 1925 | 0–3 | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1925–26 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7... ) |
2–2–0 |
| 5 | L | December 15, 1925 | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League . The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs... ) |
2–3–0 |
| 6 | L | December 18, 1925 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... (1925–26 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league... ) |
2–4–0 |
| 7 | L | December 19, 1925 | 1–4 | Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer... ) |
2–5–0 |
| 8 | W | December 22, 1925 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1925–26 1925–26 Boston Bruins season The 1925–26 Boston Bruins season was the team's second in the NHL. The Bruins finished fourth in the league standings, failing to make the playoffs.-Regular season:See also: 1925–26 NHL season... ) |
3–5–0 |
| 9 | W | December 26, 1925 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... (1925–26 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league... ) |
4–5–0 |
| 10 | W | December 30, 1925 | 2–1 OT | Toronto St. Patricks Toronto St. Patricks The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when... (1925–26 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season The 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's ninth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats slipped to sixth in the standings and missed the playoffs.-Game log:-Player stats:-Transactions:... ) |
5–5–0 |
| 11 | L | January 2, 1926 | 2–3 OT | @ Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer... ) |
5–6–0 |
| 12 | T | January 7, 1926 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1925–26 1925–26 Boston Bruins season The 1925–26 Boston Bruins season was the team's second in the NHL. The Bruins finished fourth in the league standings, failing to make the playoffs.-Regular season:See also: 1925–26 NHL season... ) |
5–6–1 |
| 13 | W | January 9, 1926 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League . The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs... ) |
6–6–1 |
| 14 | L | January 11, 1926 | 0–1 OT | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1925–26 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7... ) |
6–7–1 |
| 15 | L | January 13, 1926 | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League . The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs... ) |
6–8–1 |
| 16 | L | January 15, 1926 | 3–4 | @ Toronto St. Patricks Toronto St. Patricks The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when... (1925–26 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season The 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's ninth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats slipped to sixth in the standings and missed the playoffs.-Game log:-Player stats:-Transactions:... ) |
6–9–1 |
| 17 | L | January 19, 1926 | 0–4 | Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... (1925–26 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league... ) |
6–10–1 |
| 18 | L | January 21, 1926 | 2–3 | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1925–26 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7... ) |
6–11–1 |
| 19 | T | January 23, 1926 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1925–26 1925–26 Boston Bruins season The 1925–26 Boston Bruins season was the team's second in the NHL. The Bruins finished fourth in the league standings, failing to make the playoffs.-Regular season:See also: 1925–26 NHL season... ) |
6–11–2 |
| 20 | T | January 25, 1926 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer... ) |
6–11–3 |
| 21 | L | January 30, 1926 | 0–1 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1925–26 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7... ) |
6–12–3 |
| 22 | T | February 3, 1926 | 1–1 OT | Toronto St. Patricks Toronto St. Patricks The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when... (1925–26 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season The 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's ninth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats slipped to sixth in the standings and missed the playoffs.-Game log:-Player stats:-Transactions:... ) |
6–12–4 |
| 23 | L | February 6, 1926 | 1–6 | Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... (1925–26 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league... ) |
6–13–4 |
| 24 | L | February 9, 1926 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1925–26 1925–26 Boston Bruins season The 1925–26 Boston Bruins season was the team's second in the NHL. The Bruins finished fourth in the league standings, failing to make the playoffs.-Regular season:See also: 1925–26 NHL season... ) |
6–14–4 |
| 25 | L | February 13, 1926 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer... ) |
6–15–4 |
| 26 | L | February 16, 1926 | 2–3 | Toronto St. Patricks Toronto St. Patricks The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when... (1925–26 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season The 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's ninth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats slipped to sixth in the standings and missed the playoffs.-Game log:-Player stats:-Transactions:... ) |
6–16–4 |
| 27 | L | February 18, 1926 | 3–7 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1925–26 1925–26 Boston Bruins season The 1925–26 Boston Bruins season was the team's second in the NHL. The Bruins finished fourth in the league standings, failing to make the playoffs.-Regular season:See also: 1925–26 NHL season... ) |
6–17–4 |
| 28 | W | February 19, 1926 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League , based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1925–26 to 1929–30. The nickname comes from the baseball team also based in the city... (1925–26 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league... ) |
7–17–4 |
| 29 | W | February 24, 1926 | 6–1 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League . The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs... ) |
8–17–4 |
| 30 | W | February 27, 1926 | 1–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season The 1925–26 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 17th season and ninth as a member of the National Hockey League . The Canadiens lost their star goalie Georges Vezina to tuberculosis and struggled as a team, not making the playoffs... ) |
9–17–4 |
| 31 | W | March 2, 1926 | 3–1 | @ Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1925–26 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7... ) |
10–17–4 |
| 32 | L | March 4, 1926 | 0–1 | Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators (original) The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934... (1925–26 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7... ) |
10–18–4 |
| 33 | L | March 6, 1926 | 2–4 | @ Toronto St. Patricks Toronto St. Patricks The Toronto St. Patricks professional men's ice hockey team started as an amateur ice hockey organization. In 1919, the club purchased the Toronto National Hockey League franchise from the NHL. The club renamed the franchise the Toronto St. Patricks club and operated the franchise until 1927, when... (1925–26 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season The 1925–26 Toronto St. Patricks season was Toronto's ninth in the National Hockey League . The St. Pats slipped to sixth in the standings and missed the playoffs.-Game log:-Player stats:-Transactions:... ) |
10–19–4 |
| 34 | W | March 9, 1926 | 1–0 | @ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... (1925–26 1925–26 Boston Bruins season The 1925–26 Boston Bruins season was the team's second in the NHL. The Bruins finished fourth in the league standings, failing to make the playoffs.-Regular season:See also: 1925–26 NHL season... ) |
11–19–4 |
| 35 | L | March 11, 1926 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer... ) |
11–20–4 |
| 36 | W | March 17, 1926 | 5–3 | Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935... (1925–26 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season The 1925–26 Montreal Maroons season saw the team win their first Stanley Cup in only their second season.-Regular season:Rookie Nels Stewart led the league in goals, with 34, and points, 42, to win the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer... ) |
12–20–4 |
Regular season
Scoring| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burch Billy Burch Harry Wilfred Burch was an Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League... |
36 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 33 |
| Red Green | 35 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 42 |
| Charlie Langlois Charlie Langlois Louis Charles Langlois was a Canadian professional hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Lotbinière, Quebec.-External links:... |
36 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 76 |
| Shorty Green Shorty Green Wilfred Thomas "Shorty" Green was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. As captain of the Tigers in 1925, he led the team on a strike with the demand that the players be paid an additional... |
32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 40 |
| Alex McKinnon | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 34 |
| Ken Randall Ken Randall Kenneth Fenwick Randall was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for 20 seasons, including ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1917 to 1927 for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans... |
34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 94 |
| Edmond Bouchard Edmond Bouchard Edmond Bouchard was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who sometimes doubled as a defenceman.-External links:... |
30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Joe Simpson | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Mickey Roach Mickey Roach Michael Richard Roach was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and died in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.-External links:... |
25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Earl Campbell | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rene Boileau René Boileau (ice hockey) René Boileau was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and five seasons in various minor-professional leagues... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Cameron Billy Cameron William Alexander Cameron was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Americans. Born in Timmins, Ontario, Cameron was put on the Stanley Cup in 1924 with the Canadiens.-References:... |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Forbes Jake Forbes Vernor Vivian "Jake, Jumpin' Jackie" Forbes , was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St... |
36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hall Bob Hall (ice hockey) Robert Hall was a professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, he played for the New York Americans.- External links :*... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ironstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morrison | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Forbes Jake Forbes Vernor Vivian "Jake, Jumpin' Jackie" Forbes , was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St... |
2240 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 86 | 2.30 | 2 | |||
| Joe Ironstone | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 2280 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 89 | 2.34 | 2 |