1930–31 New York Americans season

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.

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)

Offseason

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

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens44261081298960
Toronto Maple Leafs44221391189953
Montreal Maroons442018610510646
New York Americans44181610767446
Ottawa Senators44103049114224

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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.

Season standings
American Division
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins44281061439062
Chicago Black Hawks44241731087851
New York Rangers44191691068747
Detroit Falcons441621710210539
Philadelphia Quakers4443647618412

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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.

Record vs. opponents
1930–31 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PHI TOR
Boston —2–44–1–11–2–13–12–24–0–24–05–0–12–1–1
Chicago 4–2—2–3–10–3–10–43–14–1–14–06–00–4
Detroit 1–4–13–2–1—2–20–3–10–2–22–3–12–24–22–1–1
M. Canadiens 2–1–13–0–12–2—3–1–25–0–12–25–0–13–0–13–2–1
M. Maroons 1–34–03–0–11–3–2—1–51–2–14–1–13–12–3–1
N.Y. Americans 2–21–32–0–20–5–15–1—0–1–34–23–0–11–2–3
N.Y. Rangers 0–4–21–4–13–2–12–22–1–11–0–3—3–16–01–2–1
Ottawa 0–40–42–20–5–11–4–12–41–3—3–0–11–4–1
Philadelphia 0–5–10–62–40–3–11–30–3–10–60–3–1—1–3
Toronto 1–2–14–01–2–12–3–13–2–12–1–32–1–14–1–13–1—

Game log
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 11, 19300–1@ Boston Bruins (1930–31)0–1–0
2TNovember 13, 19300–0 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)0–1–1
3WNovember 16, 19301–0Montreal Maroons (1930–31)1–1–1
4TNovember 18, 19300–0 OT@ New York Rangers (1930–31)1–1–2
5TNovember 20, 19300–0 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)1–1–3
6LNovember 22, 19303–4@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31)1–2–3
7LNovember 25, 19300–1Ottawa Senators (1930–31)1–3–3
8TNovember 30, 19302–2 OT@ Detroit Falcons (1930–31)1–3–4
9LDecember 4, 19302–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)1–4–4
10LDecember 7, 19302–3Montreal Canadiens (1930–31)1–5–4
11WDecember 9, 19302–1@ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)2–5–4
12WDecember 11, 19302–1Boston Bruins (1930–31)3–5–4
13TDecember 13, 19301–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31)3–5–5
14WDecember 16, 19303–0Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)4–5–5
15WDecember 21, 19306–4Detroit Falcons (1930–31)5–5–5
16WDecember 25, 19302–1Montreal Maroons (1930–31)6–5–5
17TDecember 30, 19302–2 OTNew York Rangers (1930–31)6–5–6
18LJanuary 1, 19310–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)6–6–6
19WJanuary 4, 19315–0Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)7–6–6
20LJanuary 8, 19311–2Montreal Canadiens (1930–31)7–7–6
21LJanuary 13, 19310–1Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)7–8–6
22WJanuary 15, 19312–1@ Ottawa Senators (1930–31)8–8–6
23TJanuary 18, 19312–2 OTDetroit Falcons (1930–31)8–8–7
24WJanuary 22, 19312–1Boston Bruins (1930–31)9–8–7
25LJanuary 24, 19311–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31)9–9–7
26WJanuary 27, 19313–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)10–9–7
27WFebruary 1, 19314–2Ottawa Senators (1930–31)11–9–7
28WFebruary 3, 19314–2@ Ottawa Senators (1930–31)12–9–7
29LFebruary 5, 19310–2New York Rangers (1930–31)12–10–7
30LFebruary 7, 19310–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)12–11–7
31WFebruary 10, 19314–2@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31)13–11–7
32TFebruary 14, 19311–1 OT@ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)13–11–8
33LFebruary 15, 19310–2Montreal Canadiens (1930–31)13–12–8
34LFebruary 17, 19310–2@ Boston Bruins (1930–31)13–13–8
35WFebruary 19, 19314–2Montreal Maroons (1930–31)14–13–8
36LFebruary 21, 19314–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31)14–14–8
37TFebruary 24, 19311–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)14–14–9
38LFebruary 26, 19312–4@ Ottawa Senators (1930–31)14–15–9
39WMarch 1, 19312–1 OT@ Detroit Falcons (1930–31)15–15–9
40LMarch 5, 19310–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)15–16–9
41WMarch 8, 19312–1Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)16–16–9
42WMarch 12, 19312–0Ottawa Senators (1930–31)17–16–9
43TMarch 15, 19310–0 OT@ New York Rangers (1930–31)17–16–10
44WMarch 17, 19312–1@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31)18–16–10

Playoffs

The Americans did not qualify.

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Normie Himes441592418
Billy Burch441482235
Charley McVeigh445111623
George Patterson44861467
Frank Carson44671336
Johnny Sheppard42581316
Albert Hughes42571214
Red Dutton441111271
George Massecar43471116
Hap Emms4454956
Bill Brydge4325770
Vern Ayres2621354
Joe Simpson4220213
Duke Dukowski1211212
Mike Neville191012
Roy Burmister110000
Eddie Convey20000
Ellie Pringle60000
Yip Radley10000
Roy Worters440000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Roy Worters276044181610741.618
Team:276044181610741.618

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Playoffs

The Americans did not qualify.

See also

References
  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. 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.
  3. "1930-31 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
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