New York Americans

The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team, the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play in the United States. The team was part of the NHL from the 1925-26 season until the end of the 1941-42 season. The team was very popular in its first season. This popularity led to a new team, the New York Rangers, being organized for the 1926-26 season. The increasing success of the New York Rangers in the 1930s resulted in a decrease in popularity for the New York Americans. In 1941 the team name was changed to Brooklyn Americans, the name for a borough of New York City. After the 1941-42 season the team decided to stop competing until the end of World War II. When the war ended the NHL decided to not have the team play again. The New York Americans played their home games at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 Season-by-season record 
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 Season  GP  W  L  T  Pts  GF  GA  PIM  Finish  Playoffs 1925-26  36  12  20  4  28  68  89  361  5th, NHL  Out of Playoffs 1926-27  44  17  25  2  36  82  91  349  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1927-28  44  11  27  6  28  63  128  563  5th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1928-29  44  19  13 12  50  53  53  486  2nd, Canadian  Lost Quarterfinals (NY Rangers) 1929-30  44  14  25  5  33  113  161  372  5th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1930-31  44  18  16 10  46  76  74  495  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1931-32  48  16  24  8  40  95  142  596  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1932-33  48  15  22 11  41  91  118  460  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1933-34  48  15  23 10  40  104  132  365  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1934-35  48  12  27  9  33  100  142  250  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1935-36  48  16  25  7  39  109  122  392  3rd, Canadian  Won Quarterfinals (Chicago)  Lost Semifinals (Toronto) 1936-37  48  15  29  4  34  122  161  481  4th, Canadian  Out of Playoffs 1937-38  48  19  18 11  49  110  111  327  2nd, Canadian  Won Quarterfinals (NY Rangers)  Lost Semifinals (Chicago) 1938-39  48  17  21 10  44  119  157  276  4th, NHL  Lost Quarterfinals (Toronto) 1939-40  48  15  29  4  34  106  140  236  6th, NHL  Lost Quarterfinals (Detroit) 1940-41  48   8  29 11  27  99  186  231  7th, NHL  Out of Playoffs 1941-42  48  16  29  3  35  133  175  425  7th, NHL  Out of Playoffs Totals  784  255  402  127  637  1643  2182  6665

Notable players

Hall of Famers
Billy Burch
Charlie Conacher
Lionel Conacher
Red Dutton
Chuck Rayner
Sweeney Schriner
Joe Simpson
Hooley Smith
Nels Stewart
Roy Worters
Busher Jackson

Team captains
Billy Burch (1925-32)
Red Dutton (1932-36)
Sweeney Schriner (1936-39)
Charlie Conacher (1939-41)
Tommy Anderson (1941-42)

 Coaches 
Head Coaches for the New York Americans:

 Tommy Gorman, 1925-26
 Newsy Lalonde, 1926-27
 Shorty Green, 1927-28
 Tommy Gorman, 1928-29
 Lionel Conacher, 1929-30
 Eddie Gerard, 1930-31,1931-32
 Bullet Joe Simpson, 1932-33 to 1934-35
 Red Dutton, 1935-36 to 1941-42

References
New York Americans 


Category:Defunct National Hockey League teams
Category:Sports in New York City