# 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.

## Offseason

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

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

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 |
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.

### Game log

| 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 |

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### 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 | 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 |