1938–39 New York Americans season

The 1938–39 New York Americans season was the Americans' 14th season of play. The Americans finished 4th in the league and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs 2 games to 0.
==Pre-season==
The Americans played a four game series against the New York Rangers in Western Canada:
*Thursday, October 20 Rangers 2 Americans 1 @ Winnipeg
*Saturday, October 22 Rangers 3 Americans 2 @ Saskatoon
*Tuesday, October 25 Rangers 7 Americans 0 @ Saskatoon
*Thursday, October 27 Rangers 8 Americans 4 @ Edmonton
The Rangers swept the series 4 to 0.
==Regular Season==
Tiny Thompson returned to the nets during the November 13, 1938 game against the Americans. In the second period with the Amerks up 1-0 on a power play goal by Lorne Carr, Woody Dumart missed on a penalty shot. Shortly after, Milt Schmidt took a penalty and Eddie Wiseman made it 2-0. In the third period, Flash Hollett beat Earl Robertson with a long, low shot to break his shutout bid but afterwards, the Americans continually iced the puck and the game ended in a 2-1 Bruins loss. Art Ross took notice of Wiseman's prowess and would acquire him the next season.
The Americans were in third place at mid-season but proceeded to fall into a big slump in the second half and though they finished 4th, they were below .500 and had the worst defence in the league. Part of the problem was the retirements of Ching Johnson and Hap Day on defence. Al Murray was also out of action for quite a time. Still, goaltender Earl Robertson was voted to the Second All-Star Team.
Back in the line-up for the January 29 Bruins away game against the Americans, Cooney Weiland opened the scoring on a breakaway while the "B's" were shorthanded. After future Bruin Eddie Wiseman tied it up, Eddie Shore scored on the power play but the goal was initially disallowed by referee Norm Lamport. After he consulted with the goal judge, who declared the puck went in and hit the back bar, Lamport allowed the goal. Amerks GM/coach Red Dutton was furious and physically removed the judge. In the second period, Nels Stewart and Flash Hollett fought, which turned into a melee. Both players were ejected from the game. Roy Conacher scored the winner in the third frame while the teams were each a man short. After Woody Dumart missed a penalty shot, Hooley Smith cut the Bruins lead but they hung on for a 3-2 win.Boston Globe, p.8, January 30, 1939.
Unfortunately, Earl Robertson was injured during the last game of the regular season on March 16, 1939 against the New York Rangers. Defenseman Roger Jenkins played the last half of the game and let in seven goals as the Americans lost 11-5. Robertson was unavailable for the playoffs and was replaced with Alfie Moore. Moore had played twice during the season, on February 2 and 5, 1939 and had let in seven goals in each game.
===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 3, 1938 	1–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)	0–1–0
2 	W 	November 10, 1938 	2–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	November 13, 1938 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	2–1–0
4 	L 	November 17, 1938 	0–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) 	2–2–0
5 	W 	November 19, 1938 	2–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39)	3–2–0
6 	W 	November 22, 1938 	7–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	4–2–0
7 	T 	November 24, 1938 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	4–2–1
8 	W 	November 26, 1938 	6–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) 	5–2–1
9 	L 	November 27, 1938 	2–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	5–3–1
10 	L 	December 4, 1938 	1–6 	New York Rangers (1938–39) 	5–4–1
11 	T 	December 8, 1938 	1–1 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	5–4–2
12 	L 	December 11, 1938 	0–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)	5–5–2
13 	W 	December 13, 1938 	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	6–5–2
14 	T 	December 15, 1938 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1938–39) 	6–5–3
15 	W 	December 18, 1938 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	7–5–3
16 	L 	December 20, 1938 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	7–6–3
17 	W 	December 25, 1938 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) 	8–6–3
18 	W 	December 29, 1938 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	9–6–3
19 	W 	December 31, 1938 	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39)	10–6–3
20 	W 	January 1, 1939 	5–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) 	11–6–3
21 	L 	January 3, 1939 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	11–7–3
22 	T 	January 5, 1939 	6–6 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	11–7–4
23 	L 	January 8, 1939 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1938–39) 	11–8–4
24 	W 	January 10, 1939 	1–0 OT 	New York Rangers (1938–39) 	12–8–4
25 	T 	January 14, 1939 	1–1 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	12–8–5
26 	T 	January 15, 1939 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	12–8–6
27 	L 	January 21, 1939 	2–7 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39)	12–9–6
28 	T 	January 22, 1939 	1–1 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)	12–9–7
29 	W 	January 24, 1939 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) 	13–9–7
30 	W 	January 26, 1939 	1–0 	@ New York Rangers (1938–39) 	14–9–7
31 	L 	January 29, 1939 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	14–10–7
32 	T 	January 31, 1939 	2–2 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	14–10–8
33 	L 	February 2, 1939 	0–7 	New York Rangers (1938–39) 	14–11–8
34 	L 	February 5, 1939 	3–7 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	14–12–8
35 	T 	February 7, 1939 	2–2 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) 	14–12–9
36 	L 	February 9, 1939 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	14–13–9
37 	W 	February 12, 1939 	1–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	15–13–9
38 	L 	February 16, 1939 	1–2 	@ New York Rangers (1938–39) 	15–14–9
39 	L 	February 18, 1939 	2–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	15–15–9
40 	L 	February 19, 1939 	4–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) 	15–16–9
41 	W 	February 23, 1939 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) 	16–16–9
42 	T 	February 28, 1939 	1–1 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) 	16–16–10
43 	L 	March 2, 1939 	3–7 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	16–17–10
44 	L 	March 5, 1939 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1938–39) 	16–18–10
45 	L 	March 9, 1939 	6–9 	Boston Bruins (1938–39) 	16–19–10
46 	W 	March 12, 1939 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39)	17–19–10
47 	L 	March 14, 1939 	3–7 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39)	17–20–10
48 	L 	March 16, 1939 	5–11 	New York Rangers (1938–39) 	17–21–10
==Playoffs==
===Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New York Americans 0===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
11	Sweeney Schriner 	48	13	31	44 	20
8 	Tommy Anderson 	47	13	27	40 	14
9 	Lorne Carr 	46	19	18	37 	16
6 	Nels Stewart 	46	16	19	35 	43
10	Eddie Wiseman 	47	12	21	33 	8
16	Art Jackson 	48	12	13	25 	15
14	John Sorrell 	48	13	9 	22 	10
7 	Art Chapman 	45	3 	19	22 	2
17	Hooley Smith 	48	8 	11	19 	18
2 	Joe Jerwa 	47	4 	12	16 	52
15	Leroy Goldsworthy	48	3 	11	14 	10
5 	John Gallagher 	43	1 	5 	6 	22
4 	Wilf Field 	47	1 	3 	4 	37
18	Roger Jenkins 	27	1 	1 	2 	4
12	Red Beattie 	17	0 	0 	0 	5
3 	Al Murray 	18	0 	0 	0 	8
1 	Alfie Moore 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1 	Earl Robertson 	46	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SA	SV	SO
Earl Robertson	2850	46	17	18	10	136	2.86 	 	 	3
Roger Jenkins 	30 	1 	0 	1 	0 	7 	14.00	 	 	0
Alfie Moore 	120 	2 	0 	2 	0 	14 	7.00 	 	 	0
Team: 	3000	48	17	21	10	157	3.14 	 	 	3
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Tommy Anderson 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Lorne Carr 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Art Chapman 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Wilf Field 	2 	0	0	0 	2
John Gallagher 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Leroy Goldsworthy	2 	0	0	0 	0
Art Jackson 	2 	0	0	0 	2
Joe Jerwa 	2 	0	0	0 	2
Alfie Moore 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Sweeney Schriner 	2 	0	0	0 	30
Hooley Smith 	2 	0	0	0 	14
John Sorrell 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Nels Stewart 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Jack Tomson 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Eddie Wiseman 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Alfie Moore	120	2 	0	2	 	6 	3.00	 	 	 	0
Team: 	120	2 	0	2	 	6 	3.00	 	 	 	0
==Awards and Records==
*Earl Robertson, Goalie, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
*Purchase Leroy Goldsworthy and the loan of Art Jackson from the Boston Bruins on October 24, 1938.
*Trade Hap Emms to the Detroit Red Wings for John Gallagher on December 13, 1938.
==Trivia==
*Americans who recorded a hat trick this season include:
**Sweeney Schriner during the 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on November 22, 1938.
**Art Jackson during the 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on December 13, 1938.
**John Sorrell during the 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 1, 1939.
==Gallery==
1938-Nov13-Bruins-NYA.jpg|Bruins-Americans action, November 13, 1938.
1939-Jan15-Robertson-Ward.jpg|Earl Robertson stops Jimmy Ward, January 15, 1939.
1938-39-NYA-Chi.jpg|Earl Robertson stops a shot against the Black Hawks in 1938-39 season action.
1939-Mar23-NYA-Tor.jpg|Alfie Moore in action against the Maple Leafs, Game 2 of the 1939 Quarter-finals, March 23, 1939.
38-39NYACarrChapmanSchriner.jpg|Forward line - Lorne Carr, Art Chapman, Sweeney Schriner.
38-39NYRPSSaskatoonGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Saskatoon
==Video==
A minute worth of footage from the home opener of the Chicago Black Hawks which they won over the Americans 6-1. First period goals by Cully Dahlstrom and Johnny Gottselig are shown.
Blackhawks defeat Americans in an ice hockey game, Chicago, Illinois. HD Stock Footage
A minute worth of footage from the Americans home opener on November 13, 1938 in which they defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1. The Americans goals by #9 Lorne Carr and #10 Eddie Wiseman are shown. Both teams play in white jerseys making it a challenge to distinguish between them at times. The end of the clip shows Milt Schmidt setting up Bobby Bauer who nearly scores. Schmidt then bodychecks an American player and appears hurt.
New York Americans Defeat Boston Bruins, 2-1, in Season Home Opener at Madison Square Garden (1938)
==See Also==
*1938–39 NHL season
==References==
category:New York Americans seasons
Category:1938 in hockey
Category:1939 in hockey