1939–40 New York Americans season

The 1939–40 New York Americans season was the Americans' 15th season of play. The Americans finished 6th in the league and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.
==Pre-season==
The Americans held their training camp in Port Arthur, Ontario and played a six game series against the New York Rangers in western Canada:
*Friday, October 20 Rangers 2 Americans 2 @ Winnipeg
*Saturday, October 21 Rangers 3 Americans 2 @ Port Arthur
*Monday, October 23 Rangers 4 Americans 2 @ Winnipeg
*Tuesday, October 24 Rangers 5 Americans 2 @ Regina
*Saturday, October 28 Americans 2 Rangers 0 @ Regina
*Monday, October 30 Americans 3 Rangers 1 @ Winnipeg
The Rangers won the series 3 wins to 2, 1 tie.
==Regular Season==
On January 25, 1940, Eddie Wiseman was traded to the Boston Bruins for Eddie Shore. Shore played his first game for the Americans on January 30, 1940 during the 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Frank Beisler played his last of two NHL games during the 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on March 7, 1940.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	November 9, 1939 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	November 12, 1939 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	0–2–0
3 	L 	November 14, 1939 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	0–3–0
4 	L 	November 18, 1939 	1–3 	New York Rangers (1939–40) 	0–4–0
5 	L 	November 23, 1939 	2–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	0–5–0
6 	L 	November 25, 1939 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	0–6–0
7 	W 	November 26, 1939 	2–1 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 	1–6–0
8 	W 	November 30, 1939 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	2–6–0
9 	T 	December 2, 1939 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1939–40) 	2–6–1
10 	L 	December 3, 1939 	2–6 	Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	2–7–1
11 	L 	December 5, 1939 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	2–8–1
12 	L 	December 7, 1939 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	2–9–1
13 	W 	December 10, 1939 	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	3–9–1
14 	W 	December 12, 1939 	4–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 	4–9–1
15 	L 	December 14, 1939 	3–5 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	4–10–1
16 	L 	December 16, 1939 	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	4–11–1
17 	L 	December 17, 1939 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 	4–12–1
18 	W 	December 21, 1939 	3–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	5–12–1
19 	L 	December 24, 1939 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	5–13–1
20 	W 	December 27, 1939 	4–2 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 	6–13–1
21 	L 	December 31, 1939 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1939–40) 	6–14–1
22 	W 	January 1, 1940 	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	7–14–1
23 	L 	January 4, 1940 	2–6 	New York Rangers (1939–40) 	7–15–1
24 	L 	January 7, 1940 	2–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	7–16–1
25 	L 	January 9, 1940 	2–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 	7–17–1
26 	L 	January 12, 1940 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	7–18–1
27 	W 	January 14, 1940 	1–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	8–18–1
28 	L 	January 20, 1940 	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	8–19–1
29 	W 	January 21, 1940 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	9–19–1
30 	L 	January 23, 1940 	3–5 	New York Rangers (1939–40) 	9–20–1
31 	T 	January 25, 1940 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	9–20–2
32 	L 	January 28, 1940 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (1939–40) 	9–21–2
33 	W 	January 30, 1940 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	10–21–2
34 	W 	February 1, 1940 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 	11–21–2
35 	L 	February 4, 1940 	1–7 	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	11–22–2
36 	L 	February 6, 1940 	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	11–23–2
37 	L 	February 8, 1940 	2–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)	11–24–2
38 	L 	February 11, 1940 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	11–25–2
39 	T 	February 18, 1940 	1–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) 	11–25–3
40 	W 	February 22, 1940 	1–0 OT 	New York Rangers (1939–40) 	12–25–3
41 	L 	February 25, 1940 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) 	12–26–3
42 	T 	March 2, 1940 	3–3 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	12–26–4
43 	W 	March 3, 1940 	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) 	13–26–4
44 	L 	March 7, 1940 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	13–27–4
45 	W 	March 9, 1940 	4–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1939–40) 	14–27–4
46 	L 	March 10, 1940 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (1939–40) 	14–28–4
47 	L 	March 16, 1940 	6–8 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)	14–29–4
48 	W 	March 17, 1940 	5–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) 	15–29–4
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 2, New York Americans 1===
The American met the Detroit Red Wings in a best-of-three Quarter-final series. The Americans lost the series 2–1. The home team won all games in the series.
Date 	Home 	Score	Visitors 	Score	Notes
March 19	Detroit Red Wings 	2 	New York Americans	1 	OT
March 22	New York Americans	5 	Detroit Red Wings 	4 	
March 24	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	New York Americans	1 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
17	Murray Armstrong	47	16	20	36 	12
8 	Tommy Anderson 	48	12	19	31 	22
6 	Charlie Conacher	47	10	18	28 	41
9 	Lorne Carr 	48	8 	17	25 	17
12	John Sorrell 	48	8 	16	24 	4
11	Busher Jackson 	43	12	8 	20 	10
10	Eddie Wiseman 	31	5 	13	18 	8
5 	Hooley Smith 	47	7 	8 	15 	41
16	Buzz Boll 	47	5 	10	15 	18
19	Nels Stewart 	35	6 	7 	13 	6
7 	Art Chapman 	26	4 	6 	10 	2
14	Pat Egan 	10	4 	3 	7 	6
18	Johnny Gagnon 	24	4 	3 	7 	0
2 	Eddie Shore 	10	2 	3 	5 	9
3 	Al Murray 	36	1 	4 	5 	10
4 	Wilf Field 	45	1 	3 	4 	28
18	Jack Tomson 	12	1 	1 	2 	0
15	Doc Romnes 	15	0 	1 	1 	0
15	Frank Beisler 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2 	Chuck Shannon 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1 	Earl Robertson 	48	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Earl Robertson	2960	48	15	29	4	140	2.84	 	 	 	6
Team: 	2960	48	15	29	4	140	2.84	 	 	 	6
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Hooley Smith 	3 	3	1	4 	2
Tommy Anderson 	3 	1	3	4 	0
John Sorrell 	3 	0	3	3 	2
Charlie Conacher	3 	1	1	2 	8
Eddie Shore 	3 	0	2	2 	2
Johnny Gagnon 	1 	1	0	1 	0
Art Chapman 	3 	1	0	1 	0
Busher Jackson 	3 	0	1	1 	2
Buzz Boll 	1 	0	0	0 	0
Pat Egan 	2 	0	0	0 	4
Lorne Carr 	3 	0	0	0 	0
Al Murray 	3 	0	0	0 	2
Murray Armstrong	3 	0	0	0 	0
Nels Stewart 	3 	0	0	0 	0
Earl Robertson 	3 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Earl Robertson	180	3 	1	2	 	9 	3.00	 	 	 	0
Team: 	180	3 	1	2	 	9 	3.00	 	 	 	0
==Awards and Records==
*The Americans did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
*Trade Sweeney Schriner to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Murray Armstrong, Buzz Boll, Busher Jackson and Doc Romnes on May 18, 1939.
*Purchase Charlie Conacher from Toronto on September 22, 1939.
*Sell Alfie Moore to the Detroit Red Wings on November 7, 1939.
*Purchase Johnny Gagnon from the Montreal Canadiens on January 3, 1940.
*Trade Eddie Wiseman to the Boston Bruins for Eddie Shore on January 25, 1940.
==Trivia==
*Americans who recorded a hat trick this season include:
**Pat Egan during the 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 17, 1940.
==Gallery==
22Mar1940-Connie_Brown_Robertson.jpg|Connie Brown dekes Earl Robertson during Game 2 of the 1940 Quarter-finals, March 22, 1940.
==See Also==
*1939–40 NHL season
==References==
==External Links==
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