1926–27 New York Americans season

The 1926–27 New York Americans season was the 2nd season of the New York Americans. The club added coach Newsy Lalonde and defenceman Red Dutton. The club improved its play to finish 4th in the Canadian Division but again did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
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==
During the Americans season opener, coach Newsy Lalonde played his last NHL game and then retired for good.
Normie Himes played the first of nine consecutive seasons for the Americans. He'd lead the team in scoring five times and retire having played 402 games, all for the franchise. However, he'd only play in the post season once.
Bobby Connors played his first NHL game during the Americans 3-2 over the Ottawa Senators on February 26, 1927.
===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 	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
==Playoffs==
*The Americans did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
5 	Billy Burch 	43	19	8	27 	40
3, 6 	Lionel Conacher 	30	8 	9	17 	81
7 	Red Green 	43	10	4	14 	53
2 	Leo Reise 	40	7 	6	13 	24
9 	Mickey Roach 	44	11	0	11 	14
11, 12, 15	Normie Himes 	42	9 	2	11 	14
11, 12 	Laurie Scott 	39	6 	2	8 	22
4 	Joe Simpson 	43	4 	2	6 	39
10 	Edmond Bouchard 	38	2 	1	3 	12
6 	Shorty Green 	21	2 	1	3 	17
8 	Alex McKinnon 	42	2 	1	3 	29
3 	Charlie Langlois	9 	2 	0	2 	8
13 	Bob Connors 	6 	1 	0	1 	0
11, 13 	Clarence Boucher	11	0 	1	1 	4
 	Bill Holmes 	1 	0 	0	0 	0
2 	Newsy Lalonde 	1 	0 	0	0 	2
2, 15 	Ken Randall 	3 	0 	0	0 	0
1 	Jake Forbes 	44	0 	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SO
Jake Forbes	2715	44	17	25	2	91	2.01	 	 	8
Team: 	2715	44	17	25	2	91	2.01	 	 	8
==Awards and Records==
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Billy Burch
==Transactions==
*Trade Jesse Spring to the Toronto St. Patricks for Laurie Scott on November 15, 1926.
*Trade Charlie Langlois to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Lionel Conacher on December 16, 1926.
==Trivia==
*Americans who recorded a hat trick this season include:
**Billy Burch during the 5-2 win over the New York Rangers on December 26, 1926.
==See Also==
*1926–27 NHL season
category:New York Americans seasons
Category:1927 in hockey