# 1929–30 Detroit Cougars season

The 1929–30 Detroit Cougars season was the fourth season of the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). After qualifying for the playoffs by finishing third in the American Division in 1928–29, the Cougars slipped to fourth to miss the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 98 | 77 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 117 | 111 | 47 |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 136 | 143 | 44 |
| Detroit Cougars | 44 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 117 | 133 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 102 | 185 | 13 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

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

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Carson Cooper | RW | 44 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 14 |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | C/D | 44 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 54 |
| George Hay | LW | 44 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 8 |
| Herbie Lewis | LW | 44 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 36 |
| Larry Aurie | RW | 43 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| Stan McCabe | LW | 25 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 43 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 72 |
| Bob Connors | LW/D | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 |
| Pete Bellefeuille | RW | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Henry Hicks | D | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 |
| Harvey Rockburn | D | 36 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| Jimmy Herbert | C/RW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Bernie Brophy | LW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| James Hughes | D | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Joe Matte | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Beveridge | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dolly Dolson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Bill Beveridge | 2410 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 109 | 2.71 | 2 |
| Dolly Dolson | 320 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Team: | 2730 | 44 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 133 | 2.92 | 2 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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;