1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season



The 1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season was the franchise's last season in Pittsburgh, moving in 1930 to Philadelphia. The Pirates had an extremely poor season, winning only five of 44 games to finish last in the American Division, missing the playoffs. It would be the last NHL game in Pittsburgh until 1967.

Pre-season
The Pirates suffered injuries to several players in training camp including Harold Darragh fracturing a rib and Gerry Lowrey spraining his ankle.

Regular Season
The November 19, 1929 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs was a wild scoring affair in which two defensemen scored 4 goals, the Pirates John McKinnon and the Leafs Hap Day. Hib Milks of the Pirates also had a hat trick while Frank Fredrickson had 7 points as Pittsburgh triumphed 10-5.

Herb Drury suffered a broken hand during the 5-3 loss on November 23, 1929 to the New York Rangers and missed 17 games. Frank Fredrickson performed three roles on the team (manager, coach and centreman) and had an excellent start to the season, scoring 11 points in the first 9 games. However, his knee was injured in the December 12, 1929 game against the Boston Bruins and his missed the rest of the season.

Goalie Red Spooner played his only NHL game during the Pirates 6-5 loss to the Rangers on January 18, 1930.

The Pirates finished last in the league and had the fifth worst season in NHL history, winning only 5 games and posting a 0.148 winning percentage.

Game Log
A - Originally scheduled to be played at Pittsburgh, it was moved to Boston. B - Played at Atlantic City, New Jersey.

C - Played at Peace Bridge Arena, Fort Erie, Ontario.

Playoffs

 * The Pirates did not qualify for the post season.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; 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 Pirates did not receive any awards this season.

Transactions

 * Trade Bert McCaffrey to the Montreal Canadiens for Gord Fraser on December 27, 1929.

Trivia

 * Frank Fredrickson had a 7 point game (2 goals, 5 assists) during the 10-5 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 19, 1929.
 * Pirates who recorded a hat trick this season include:
 * Johnny McKinnon had a four goal game and Hib Milks a hat trick during the 10-5 win over Toronto on November 19, 1929.