1926–27 New York Americans season

1926–27 New York Americans
Division	4th Canadian
1926–27 record	17–25–2
Goals for	82
Goals against	91
Team information
General manager	Tommy Gorman
Coach	Newsy Lalonde
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Billy Burch (19)
Assists	Lionel Conacher (9)
Points	Billy Burch (27)
Penalty minutes	Lionel Conacher (81)
Wins	Jake Forbes (17)
Goals against average	Jake Forbes (2.01)

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

Canadian Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Ottawa Senators	44	30	10	4	86	69	64
Montreal Canadiens	44	28	14	2	99	67	58
Montreal Maroons	44	20	20	4	71	68	44
New York Americans	44	17	25	2	82	91	36
Toronto St. Patricks	44	15	24	5	79	94	35

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

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