1929–30 New York Americans season

The 1929–30 New York Americans season was the 5th 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.
==Off-season==
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. Goalie Jake Forbes played his only game of the season during the 1-1 tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 7, 1930.
The team only won back-to-back games three times and the highlight was a modest three-game win streak in March. The Americans finished eleven games under .500 for the season.
===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 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
==Playoffs==
*The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
6 	Normie Himes 	44	28	22	50 	15
9 	Johnny Sheppard 	43	14	15	29 	32
11	Charley McVeigh 	40	14	14	28 	32
4 	Joe Simpson 	44	8 	13	21 	41
15	George Patterson	39	13	4 	17 	24
8 	Billy Boyd 	43	7 	6 	13 	16
5 	Billy Burch 	35	7 	3 	10 	22
7 	George Massecar 	43	7 	3 	10 	18
3 	Lionel Conacher 	40	4 	6 	10 	73
12	Bill Holmes 	42	5 	4 	9 	33
10	Bill Brydge 	41	2 	6 	8 	64
14	Roy Burmister 	40	1 	1 	2 	0
1 	Jake Forbes 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1 	Benny Grant 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
2 	Leo Reise 	24	0 	0 	0 	0
1 	Roy Worters 	36	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SA	SV	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
==Awards and Records==
*The Americans did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
*Purchase Bill Brydge from the Detroit Cougars on November 22, 1929.
*Purchase loan of Benny Grant from the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 18, 1929.
*Sell Leo Reise to the New York Rangers on February 6, 1930.
==Trivia==
*Americans who recorded a hat trick this season include:
**Normie Himes during the 6-4 win over the Chicago Black Hawks on February 18, 1930.
**George Patterson during the 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on February 25, 1930.
**Normie Himes during the 8-7 loss to the Ottawa Senators on March 15, 1930.
==See Also==
*1929–30 NHL season
==References==
category:New York Americans seasons
Category:1929 in hockey
Category:1930 in hockey