1940–41 New York Americans | |
Division | 7th NHL |
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1940–41 record | 8–29–11 |
Goals for | 99 |
Goals against | 186 |
Team information | |
Coach | Red Dutton |
Captain | Charlie Conacher |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Lorne Carr (13) |
Assists | Lorne Carr (19) |
Points | Lorne Carr (32) |
Penalty minutes | Pete Slobodian (54) |
Wins | Earl Robertson (6) |
Goals against average | Chuck Rayner (3.42) |
The 1940–41 New York Americans season was the Americans' 16th season of play. The Americans finished last in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Pre-season[]
The Americans played a six game series against the New York Rangers in western Canada:
- Saturday, October 19 Rangers 5 Americans 2 @ Winnipeg
- Tuesday, October 22 Americans 5 Rangers 2 @ Regina
- Thursday, October 24 Rangers 7 Americans 1 @ Saskatoon
- Saturday, October 26 Americans 4 Rangers 3 @ Regina
- Monday, October 28 Americans 3 Rangers 2 @ Winnipeg
- Wednesday, October 30 Rangers 5 Americans 3 @ Port Arthur
The series was split at 3 wins each.
Regular Season[]

Bill Cowley scores on Earl Robertson, December 3, 1940.
Boston Bruins coach Cooney Weiland adjusted his defense pairs while Eddie Wiseman moved to Bill Cowley's line and Mel Hill to Herb Cain's. The adjustments bore immediate fruit against the Americans on December 1, 1940. Eddie Wiseman took it to his old team and had a natural hat trick to start the game, all assisted by Bill Cowley. The Americans tied it up 3-3 going into the third period before the Bruins had one of the best period in their history, led by Cowley. A seven goal explosion, led by Cowley's pair and an assist as well as Woody Dumart's first two goals of the season saw the Bruins thump the Americans 10-3. It was the first six point game for a player in Bruins history. In the rematch two nights later, Cowley moved into first place in the league scoring race with 2 goals and an assist as the Bruins beat the Americans 6-2.
During the game on February 23, 1941, after receiving a legal check from the Bruins Dit Clapper, defenseman Pat Egan slid into the boards, fractured his ankle and missed the remainder of the season.
During the February 28, 1941 game versus the Detroit Red Wings, Americans goalie Chuck Rayner was hurt with a little over seven minutes remaining in the game. Defenseman Andy Branigan filled in for Rayner and did not allow any goals. The Red Wings won 5-4.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 168 | 102 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 145 | 99 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 112 | 102 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 143 | 125 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 112 | 139 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 121 | 147 |
New York Americans | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 99 | 186 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | L | November 3, 1940 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | November 7, 1940 | 1–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 1–1–0 |
3 | T | November 14, 1940 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | November 17, 1940 | 0–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | November 19, 1940 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1940–41) | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | November 21, 1940 | 1–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 1–4–1 |
7 | L | November 23, 1940 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 1–5–1 |
8 | W | November 24, 1940 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 2–5–1 |
9 | W | November 28, 1940 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1940–41) | 3–5–1 |
10 | L | November 30, 1940 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 3–6–1 |
11 | L | December 1, 1940 | 3–10 | Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 3–7–1 |
12 | L | December 3, 1940 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 3–8–1 |
13 | T | December 12, 1940 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 3–8–2 |
14 | L | December 15, 1940 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1940–41) | 3–9–2 |
15 | W | December 17, 1940 | 3–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 4–9–2 |
16 | T | December 19, 1940 | 1–1 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 4–9–3 |
17 | T | December 21, 1940 | 2–2 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 4–9–4 |
18 | W | December 22, 1940 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 5–9–4 |
19 | L | December 25, 1940 | 1–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 5–10–4 |
20 | T | December 27, 1940 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 5–10–5 |
21 | L | December 28, 1940 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 5–11–5 |
22 | W | December 31, 1940 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 6–11–5 |
23 | L | January 5, 1941 | 2–6 | New York Rangers (1940–41) | 6–12–5 |
24 | T | January 9, 1941 | 3–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 6–12–6 |
25 | L | January 11, 1941 | 0–9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 6–13–6 |
26 | L | January 12, 1941 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1940–41) | 6–14–6 |
27 | T | January 19, 1941 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 6–14–7 |
28 | L | January 23, 1941 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 6–15–7 |
29 | L | January 24, 1941 | 2–4 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 6–16–7 |
30 | L | January 26, 1941 | 1–6 | Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 6–17–7 |
31 | W | January 30, 1941 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 7–17–7 |
32 | L | February 2, 1941 | 1–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 7–18–7 |
33 | T | February 4, 1941 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1940–41) | 7–18–8 |
34 | T | February 8, 1941 | 3–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 7–18–9 |
35 | W | February 9, 1941 | 6–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 8–18–9 |
36 | L | February 16, 1941 | 4–5 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 8–19–9 |
37 | L | February 18, 1941 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1940–41) | 8–20–9 |
38 | L | February 20, 1941 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 8–21–9 |
39 | L | February 23, 1941 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 8–22–9 |
40 | T | February 25, 1941 | 4–4 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 8–22–10 |
41 | L | February 28, 1941 | 4–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 8–23–10 |
42 | L | March 2, 1941 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 8–24–10 |
43 | L | March 6, 1941 | 1–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) | 8–25–10 |
44 | L | March 8, 1941 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) | 8–26–10 |
45 | T | March 9, 1941 | 2–2 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) | 8–26–11 |
46 | L | March 13, 1941 | 3–8 | Boston Bruins (1940–41) | 8–27–11 |
47 | L | March 15, 1941 | 0–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) | 8–28–11 |
48 | L | March 16, 1941 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (1940–41) | 8–29–11 |
Playoffs[]
- The Americans did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
# | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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9 | Lorne Carr | 48 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 10 |
10 | Buzz Boll | 47 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 16 |
11 | Busher Jackson | 46 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 |
8 | Murray Armstrong | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
4, 5 | Charlie Conacher | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 32 |
17, 19 | Norm Larson | 48 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
7 | Tommy Anderson | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 |
2 | Pat Egan | 39 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
3 | Wilf Field | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
16, 19 | Ralph Wycherley | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
5 | Hooley Smith | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
15 | Pete Kelly | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
18 | John Sorrell | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
15, 16, 18 | Bill Benson | 22 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
15 | Fred Hunt | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
6 | Peter Slobodian | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 54 |
12 | Peanuts O'Flaherty | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
19 | Chuck Corrigan | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
14 | Fred Thurier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
12 | Andy Branigan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
14, 15 | Viv Allen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Lloyd Finkbeiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Jack Tomson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Chuck Rayner | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | Earl Robertson | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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Earl Robertson | 2260 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 142 | 3.77 | 1 | |||
Chuck Rayner | 773 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 3.42 | 0 | |||
Andy Branigan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
Team: | 3040 | 48 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 186 | 3.67 | 1 |
Awards and Records[]
- The Americans did not win any awards this season.
Farm Teams[]
Transactions[]
- Trade Jack Howard and loan Peanuts O'Flaherty to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Clarence Drouillard on January 17, 1941.
Trivia[]
- No Americans recorded a hat trick this season.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1940-41 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
Quebec Bulldogs - Hamilton Tigers - New York Americans NHL seasons | |
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Quebec: | 1919–20 |
Hamilton: | 1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 |
New York: | 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 |
Quebec Bulldogs - Hamilton Tigers - New York Americans | |
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Franchise | Quebec Bulldogs (1887-1920) • Hamilton Tigers (1921-1925) • New York Americans (1926-1942) |
Arenas | Quebec Skating Rink • Quebec Arena • Barton Street Arena • Madison Square Garden |
1940–41 NHL season by team | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal Canadiens • NY Americans • NY Rangers • Toronto |
See also | 1941 Stanley Cup Finals |