# 1926–27 New York Americans season

The 1926–27 New York Americans season was the second season of the New York Americans. The club added coach Newsy Lalonde and defenceman Red Dutton. The club improved its play to finish in fourth but again did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Offseason

Gorman decided to drop the coaching duties and he hired Newsy Lalonde from the former Saskatoon Sheiks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). As part of the dispersal of the WHL's players, Gorman signed defenceman Red Dutton of the Calgary Tigers, however Dutton ended up with the Montreal Maroons. Dutton would later be traded to the Americans.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 69 | 64 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 67 | 58 |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 71 | 68 | 44 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 82 | 91 | 36 |
| Toronto St. Patricks | 44 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 79 | 94 | 35 |
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 | W | November 16, 1926 | 1–0 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | November 18, 1926 | 0–2 | Montreal Maroons (1926–27) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | November 20, 1926 | 1–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | November 23, 1926 | 0–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | W | November 25, 1926 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | L | November 27, 1926 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) | 2–4–0 |
| 7 | T | December 1, 1926 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) | 2–4–1 |
| 8 | W | December 4, 1926 | 1–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | W | December 11, 1926 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) | 4–4–1 |
| 10 | L | December 14, 1926 | 0–2 | Ottawa Senators (1926–27) | 4–5–1 |
| 11 | L | December 18, 1926 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) | 4–6–1 |
| 12 | W | December 20, 1926 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) | 5–6–1 |
| 13 | W | December 23, 1926 | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) | 6–6–1 |
| 14 | W | December 26, 1926 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1926–27) | 7–6–1 |
| 15 | L | December 28, 1926 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) | 7–7–1 |
| 16 | W | January 2, 1927 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1926–27) | 8–7–1 |
| 17 | W | January 4, 1927 | 6–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) | 9–7–1 |
| 18 | W | January 6, 1927 | 4–3 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) | 10–7–1 |
| 19 | L | January 8, 1927 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) | 10–8–1 |
| 20 | L | January 11, 1927 | 0–1 OT | Detroit Cougars (1926–27) | 10–9–1 |
| 21 | L | January 13, 1927 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) | 10–10–1 |
| 22 | W | January 15, 1927 | 2–1 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) | 11–10–1 |
| 23 | L | January 18, 1927 | 1–2 OT | Montreal Maroons (1926–27) | 11–11–1 |
| 24 | L | January 23, 1927 | 0–2 | @ New York Rangers (1926–27) | 11–12–1 |
| 25 | W | January 25, 1927 | 6–1 | Ottawa Senators (1926–27) | 12–12–1 |
| 26 | L | January 30, 1927 | 1–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) | 12–13–1 |
| 27 | W | February 1, 1927 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) | 13–13–1 |
| 28 | T | February 3, 1927 | 0–0 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) | 13–13–2 |
| 29 | W | February 8, 1927 | 5–0 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) | 14–13–2 |
| 30 | W | February 13, 1927 | 2–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) | 15–13–2 |
| 31 | L | February 15, 1927 | 1–2 | Montreal Maroons (1926–27) | 15–14–2 |
| 32 | L | February 17, 1927 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) | 15–15–2 |
| 33 | L | February 19, 1927 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) | 15–16–2 |
| 34 | L | February 23, 1927 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) | 15–17–2 |
| 35 | W | February 26, 1927 | 3–2 OT | Ottawa Senators (1926–27) | 16–17–2 |
| 36 | L | February 27, 1927 | 1–4 | New York Rangers (1926–27) | 16–18–2 |
| 37 | W | March 1, 1927 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1926–27) | 17–18–2 |
| 38 | L | March 5, 1927 | 0–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) | 17–19–2 |
| 39 | L | March 12, 1927 | 3–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) | 17–20–2 |
| 40 | L | March 15, 1927 | 0–1 | Detroit Cougars (1926–27) | 17–21–2 |
| 41 | L | March 17, 1927 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) | 17–22–2 |
| 42 | L | March 20, 1927 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1926–27) | 17–23–2 |
| 43 | L | March 21, 1927 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) | 17–24–2 |
| 44 | L | March 24, 1927 | 3–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) | 17–25–2 |

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Billy Burch | 43 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 40 |
| Lionel Conacher | 30 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 81 |
| Red Green | 43 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 53 |
| Leo Reise | 40 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| Mickey Roach | 44 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| Normie Himes | 42 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| Laurie Scott | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| Joe Simpson | 43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 39 |
| Edmond Bouchard | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Shorty Green | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Alex McKinnon | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Charlie Langlois | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Bob Connors | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clarence Boucher | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jake Forbes | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newsy Lalonde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Randall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Jake Forbes | 2715 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 91 | 2.01 | | | | 8 |
| Team: | 2715 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 91 | 2.01 | | | | 8 |