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1940-41 NYA
1940–41 New York Americans
Division 7th NHL
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[]

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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[]

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
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
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
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
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

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Awards and Records[]

  • The Americans did not win any awards this season.

Farm Teams[]

Transactions[]

Trivia[]

  • No Americans recorded a hat trick this season.

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]

  1. 1940-41 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
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