1930–31 New York Americans season

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1930–31 New York Americans
Division4th Canadian
1930–31 record18–16–10
Goals for76
Goals against74
Team information
General managerEddie Gerard
CoachEddie Gerard
CaptainBilly Burch
Team leaders
GoalsNorman Himes (15)
AssistsCharles McVeigh
Mervyn Dutton (11)
PointsBilly Burch (16)
Penalty minutesNorman Himes (24)
WinsRoy Worters (18)
Goals against averageRoy Worters (1.61)

The 1930–31 New York Americans season was the sixth season of play. The Americans improved their record to escape last-place in the Canadian Division, but did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason[edit]

Eddie Gerard was hired to coach the team. Four players were picked up for cash from the Montreal Maroons: Frank Carson, Mike Neville, Hap Emms and Red Dutton. Dutton would be with the club until its demise in 1942, becoming the team manager after the NHL took over. Just before the start of the season, the Americans traded Lionel Conacher to the Maroons for cash. The Americans signed three new players: John Keating, Vernon Ayres and Gord Kuhn.

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens 44 26 10 8 129 89 60
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 22 13 9 118 99 53
Montreal Maroons 44 20 18 6 105 106 46
New York Americans 44 18 16 10 76 74 46
Ottawa Senators 44 10 30 4 91 142 24

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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.

Record vs. opponents[edit]


Game log[edit]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 11, 1930 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 0–1–0
2 T November 13, 1930 0–0 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 0–1–1
3 W November 16, 1930 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 1–1–1
4 T November 18, 1930 0–0 OT @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 1–1–2
5 T November 20, 1930 0–0 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 1–1–3
6 L November 22, 1930 3–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 1–2–3
7 L November 25, 1930 0–1 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 1–3–3
8 T November 30, 1930 2–2 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 1–3–4
9 L December 4, 1930 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 1–4–4
10 L December 7, 1930 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 1–5–4
11 W December 9, 1930 2–1 @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 2–5–4
12 W December 11, 1930 2–1 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 3–5–4
13 T December 13, 1930 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 3–5–5
14 W December 16, 1930 3–0 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 4–5–5
15 W December 21, 1930 6–4 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 5–5–5
16 W December 25, 1930 2–1 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 6–5–5
17 T December 30, 1930 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1930–31) 6–5–6
18 L January 1, 1931 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 6–6–6
19 W January 4, 1931 5–0 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 7–6–6
20 L January 8, 1931 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 7–7–6
21 L January 13, 1931 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 7–8–6
22 W January 15, 1931 2–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 8–8–6
23 T January 18, 1931 2–2 OT Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 8–8–7
24 W January 22, 1931 2–1 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 9–8–7
25 L January 24, 1931 1–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 9–9–7
26 W January 27, 1931 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 10–9–7
27 W February 1, 1931 4–2 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 11–9–7
28 W February 3, 1931 4–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 12–9–7
29 L February 5, 1931 0–2 New York Rangers (1930–31) 12–10–7
30 L February 7, 1931 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 12–11–7
31 W February 10, 1931 4–2 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 13–11–7
32 T February 14, 1931 1–1 OT @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 13–11–8
33 L February 15, 1931 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 13–12–8
34 L February 17, 1931 0–2 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 13–13–8
35 W February 19, 1931 4–2 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 14–13–8
36 L February 21, 1931 4–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 14–14–8
37 T February 24, 1931 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 14–14–9
38 L February 26, 1931 2–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 14–15–9
39 W March 1, 1931 2–1 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 15–15–9
40 L March 5, 1931 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 15–16–9
41 W March 8, 1931 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 16–16–9
42 W March 12, 1931 2–0 Ottawa Senators (1930–31) 17–16–9
43 T March 15, 1931 0–0 OT @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 17–16–10
44 W March 17, 1931 2–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 18–16–10

Playoffs[edit]

The Americans did not qualify.

Player stats[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Normie Himes 44 15 9 24 18
Billy Burch 44 14 8 22 35
Charley McVeigh 44 5 11 16 23
George Patterson 44 8 6 14 67
Frank Carson 44 6 7 13 36
Johnny Sheppard 42 5 8 13 16
Albert Hughes 42 5 7 12 14
Red Dutton 44 1 11 12 71
George Massecar 43 4 7 11 16
Hap Emms 44 5 4 9 56
Bill Brydge 43 2 5 7 70
Vern Ayres 26 2 1 3 54
Joe Simpson 42 2 0 2 13
Duke Dukowski 12 1 1 2 12
Mike Neville 19 1 0 1 2
Roy Burmister 11 0 0 0 0
Eddie Convey 2 0 0 0 0
Ellie Pringle 6 0 0 0 0
Yip Radley 1 0 0 0 0
Roy Worters 44 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Roy Worters 2760 44 18 16 10 74 1.61 8
Team: 2760 44 18 16 10 74 1.61 8

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Playoffs[edit]

The Americans did not qualify.

Awards and records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1930-31 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.