List of New York Americans head coaches

This is a list of New York Americans head coaches. The Americans had nine different head coaches during the team's existence. Tommy Gorman is the most successful head coach in team's history, accumulating a .488 winning percentage during two stints as head coach.[1] Red Dutton is the longest-tenured head coach for the team and lead the Americans to the Stanley Cup playoffs in three seasons.[1]

Key

# Number of coaches
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties (no longer applicable after the 2005–06 season)
OTL Overtime losses (includes shootout losses after 2005–06)
Pts Points
Win% Winning percentage

Coaches

# Name Dates Regular season Playoffs Achievements Ref
GC W L T OTL Pts Win% GC W L T
1 Tommy Gorman 1925–1926 361220428.389 [2]
2 Newsy Lalonde 1926–1927 441725236.409 [3]
3 Shorty Green 1927–1928 441127628.318 [4]
Tommy Gorman 1928–1929 4419131250.568 2011 [2]
4 Lionel Conacher 1929–1930 441425533.375 [5]
5 Eddie Gerard 1930–1932 9234401886.467 [6]
6 Bullet Joe Simpson 1932–1935 144427230114.396 [7]
7 Rosie Helmer 1935–1936 481628739.406 5230 [8]
8 Red Dutton 1936–1940 192669729161.419 11470 [9]
9 Art Chapman 1940–1942 9624581462.323 [10]

Notes

  1. ^ The win-loss percentage is calculated using the formula:

References

  1. "New York Americans Coaches". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. "Tommy Gorman NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. "Newsy Lalonde NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. "Shorty Green NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. "Lionel Conacher NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. "Eddie Gerard NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. "Joe Simpson NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. "Rosie Helmer NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. "Red Dutton NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. "Art Chapman NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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