The 1935–36 New York Americans season was the Americans' 11th season of play. Under coach Red Dutton , the team improved to 3rd place in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs, for only the second time in the team's history. The club won its Quarter-final series against the Chicago Black Hawks , before losing in the Semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs 2 games to 1.
Off-season [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Center Art Chapman had another fantastic season and his 28 assists led the NHL for the second consecutive year. Sweeney Schriner won the scoring race with 45 points and was a First Team All-Star. Schriner and Chapman had 8 and 12 penalty minutes respectively and finished 2nd and 4th in voting for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy while Schriner was third in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP.
Final Standings [ ]
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
L
November 7, 1935
1–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36 )
0–1–0
2
T
November 9, 1935
5–5 OT
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
0–1–1
3
L
November 17, 1935
0–6
Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
0–2–1
4
L
November 19, 1935
0–1
@ Boston Bruins (1935–36 )
0–3–1
5
W
November 21, 1935
3–1
Detroit Red Wings (1935–36 )
1–3–1
6
L
November 23, 1935
1–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
1–4–1
7
L
November 26, 1935
0–1
New York Rangers (1935–36 )
1–5–1
8
W
November 30, 1935
2–1
Boston Bruins (1935–36 )
2–5–1
9
W
December 5, 1935
2–1
@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
3–5–1
10
T
December 8, 1935
1–1 OT
@ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36 )
3–5–2
11
W
December 10, 1935
4–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
4–5–2
12
L
December 12, 1935
2–5 OT
@ New York Rangers (1935–36 )
4–6–2
13
W
December 15, 1935
3–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36 )
5–6–2
14
L
December 19, 1935
1–3
Detroit Red Wings (1935–36 )
5–7–2
15
L
December 21, 1935
3–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
5–8–2
16
W
December 22, 1935
3–2 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36 )
6–8–2
17
L
December 26, 1935
1–2
Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
6–9–2
18
W
December 29, 1935
5–1
Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
7–9–2
19
W
January 2, 1936
6–3
@ New York Rangers (1935–36 )
8–9–2
20
T
January 5, 1936
0–0 OT
New York Rangers (1935–36 )
8–9–3
21
L
January 9, 1936
1–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36 )
8–10–3
22
L
January 11, 1936
2–3
@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
8–11–3
23
L
January 14, 1936
0–1
Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
8–12–3
24
W
January 16, 1936
8–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
9–12–3
25
L
January 19, 1936
1–2
Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
9–13–3
26
W
January 23, 1936
3–2 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
10–13–3
27
L
January 26, 1936
1–2
Boston Bruins (1935–36 )
10–14–3
28
L
January 30, 1936
2–3
Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
10–15–3
29
L
February 2, 1936
1–2 OT
@ Boston Bruins (1935–36 )
10–16–3
30
T
February 4, 1936
1–1 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
10–16–4
31
W
February 6, 1936
4–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
11–16–4
32
L
February 8, 1936
0–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
11–17–4
33
W
February 9, 1936
4–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36 )
12–17–4
34
T
February 13, 1936
2–2 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1935–36 )
12–17–5
35
T
February 15, 1936
4–4 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
12–17–6
36
T
February 19, 1936
8–8 OT
Montreal Maroons (1935–36 )
12–17–7
37
L
February 22, 1936
0–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
12–18–7
38
L
February 23, 1936
3–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36 )
12–19–7
39
L
February 25, 1936
2–3
@ Boston Bruins (1935–36 )
12–20–7
40
W
March 1, 1936
5–2
Boston Bruins (1935–36 )
13–20–7
41
L
March 3, 1936
1–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
13–21–7
42
L
March 5, 1936
1–4
Detroit Red Wings (1935–36 )
13–22–7
43
W
March 8, 1936
1–0
@ New York Rangers (1935–36 )
14–22–7
44
W
March 10, 1936
3–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
15–22–7
45
L
March 15, 1936
1–2
New York Rangers (1935–36 )
15–23–7
46
W
March 19, 1936
4–1
Montreal Canadiens (1935–36 )
16–23–7
47
L
March 21, 1936
1–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1935–36 )
16–24–7
48
L
March 22, 1936
2–7
@ Detroit Red Wings (1935–36 )
16–25–7
Playoffs [ ]
New York Americans 7 Goals, Chicago Black Hawks 5 Goals [ ]
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New York Americans 1 [ ]
Player Stats [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
Roy Worters
3000
48
16
25
7
122
2.44
3
Team:
3000
48
16
25
7
122
2.44
3
Playoffs [ ]
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
Roy Worters
300
5
2
3
0
11
2.20
2
Team:
300
5
2
3
0
11
2.20
2
[1]
Awards and Records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
Trivia [ ]
Americans who recorded a hat trick this season include:
Gallery [ ]
Roy Worters under siege by the Black Hawks, November 7, 1935.
See Also [ ]
References [ ]
External Links [ ]