1926–27 Toronto St. Patricks season

The 1926–27 Toronto St. Patricks season was the tenth season and the last under the St. Patricks banner for the Toronto National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. In February 1927, Conn Smythe and investors purchased the St. Patricks and changed the name to the Toronto Maple Leafs. On the ice, the team finished in fifth place, out of the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
After being turned down by the St. Patricks as coach to start the season, Conn Smythe used the success of the New York Rangers team he had assembled, to get an invitation to take over the team. At first, Smythe turned down the offer, saying that he wanted to be an owner or part-owner of the club instead. The St. Pats were for sale, and partner J. P. Bickell offered Smythe a chance to become part-owner. The club had reached a tentative deal to sell the club for $200,000, making Bickell's share $40,000. Bickell offered to hold onto his share, if Smythe could raise $160,000 to pay of the other share-holders and take over the team. On February 14, 1927, Smythe and partners paid $85,000 with the final $75,000 to pay off the club due within 30 days. Smythe renamed the team the Maple Leafs, a name and insignia he felt would be popular, more popular than St. Patricks.
The club played its final game as the St. Patricks at Detroit on February 15, 1927, and their first as the Maple Leafs at Arena Gardens on February 17, 1927. The Leafs wore new white uniforms with a green maple leaf and Toronto written on the sweater. The Leafs won their first game 4–1, under new coach Alex Romeril. Smythe took over as governor, but did not assume the management and coaching of the Leafs until 1927–28. He had commitments to coach the University of Toronto team and the Varsity Grads, a team of former U of T students who had played for the U of T team. He would coach the Grads to the Allan Cup title.
===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 17, 1926 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	0–1–0
2 	L 	November 20, 1926 	1–5 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	0–2–0
3 	T 	November 25, 1926 	2–2 OT 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	0–2–1
4 	W 	November 30, 1926 	6–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	1–2–1
5 	L 	December 2, 1926 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	1–3–1
6 	L 	December 4, 1926 	0–1 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	1–4–1
7 	W 	December 9, 1926 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	2–4–1
8 	L 	December 11, 1926 	1–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	2–5–1
9 	L 	December 14, 1926 	0–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	2–6–1
10 	L 	December 18, 1926 	0–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	2–7–1
11 	L 	December 20, 1926 	0–2 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	2–8–1
12 	W 	December 21, 1926 	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	3–8–1
13 	L 	December 25, 1926 	2–3 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	3–9–1
14 	W 	December 30, 1926 	4–1 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	4–9–1
15 	L 	January 1, 1927 	0–3 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	4–10–1
16 	W 	January 4, 1927 	2–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	5–10–1
17 	W 	January 8, 1927 	3–1 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	6–10–1
18 	L 	January 11, 1927 	1–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	6–11–1
19 	T 	January 13, 1927 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	6–11–2
20 	T 	January 15, 1927 	1–1 OT 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	6–11–3
21 	L 	January 19, 1927 	3–4 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	6–12–3
22 	L 	January 22, 1927 	0–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	6–13–3
23 	L 	January 27, 1927 	3–5 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	6–14–3
24 	W 	January 29, 1927 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	7–14–3
25 	L 	February 1, 1927 	0–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	7–15–3
26 	T 	February 3, 1927 	0–0 OT 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	7–15–4
27 	W 	February 5, 1927 	1–0 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	8–15–4
28 	L 	February 8, 1927 	0–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	8–16–4
29 	L 	February 10, 1927 	2–3 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	8–17–4
30 	L 	February 12, 1927 	0–1 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	8–18–4
31 	L 	February 16, 1927 	1–5 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	8–19–4
32 	W 	February 17, 1927 	4–1 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	9–19–4
33 	L 	February 19, 1927 	1–2 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	9–20–4
34 	W 	February 22, 1927 	3–2 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	10–20–4
35 	L 	February 24, 1927 	2–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	10–21–4
36 	T 	February 26, 1927 	1–1 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	10–21–5
37 	W 	March 1, 1927 	4–1 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	11–21–5
38 	W 	March 5, 1927 	4–2 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	12–21–5
39 	L 	March 10, 1927 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	12–22–5
40 	W 	March 12, 1927 	1–0 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	13–22–5
41 	L 	March 19, 1927 	0–2 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	13–23–5
42 	W 	March 21, 1927 	4–1 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	14–23–5
43 	L 	March 24, 1927 	0–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	14–24–5
44 	W 	March 26, 1927 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	15–24–5
==Playoffs==
*The St. Patricks did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	42	15	13	28 	82
 	C 	40	16	6 	22 	41
 	D 	44	11	5 	16 	50
 	LW 	30	11	2 	13 	29
 	RW/D	43	5 	5 	10 	43
 	D 	41	6 	3 	9 	76
 	C 	29	7 	1 	8 	24
 	W 	17	4 	2 	6 	17
 	D 	41	1 	2 	3 	88
 	D 	25	1 	2 	3 	36
 	LW 	16	1 	1 	2 	0
 	LW 	14	0 	1 	1 	4
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	W 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	0 	0 	0 	12
 	D 	22	0 	0 	0 	44
 	G 	44	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2764	44	15	24	5	94	2.04	4
Team: 	2764	44	15	24	5	94	2.04	4
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The St. Patricks did not win any awards this season.
==Game Ads==
26-27NHLTorSPOpeningGameAd.jpg|Opening Home Game.
26-27NHLTorSPGameAd.jpg|Feb. 12 - last home game as the St. Patricks.
26-27NHLTorSPFeb17GameAd.jpg|Feb. 17 - name not changed on the ad yet.
26-27NHLTorSPFeb19GameAd.jpg|Feb. 19 - name still not changed on the ad.
26-27NHLTorMLGameAd.jpg|Feb. 24 - name finally changed to Maple Leafs.
==See Also==
*1926–27 NHL season
==References==
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons
Category:1926 in hockey
Category:1927 in hockey