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1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1925–26 |
| year | 1925 |
| Team | Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Record | 19–16–1 |
| HomeRecord | 13–5–0 |
| RoadRecord | 6–11–1 |
| LeagueRank | 3rd |
| GoalsFor | 82 |
| GoalsAgainst | 70 |
| Coach | Odie Cleghorn |
| Captain | Lionel Conacher |
| Arena | Duquesne Gardens |
| GoalsLeader | Hib Milks (14) |
| AssistsLeader | Harold Darragh (7) |
| PointsLeader | Hib Milks (19) |
| PIMLeader | Lionel Conacher (66) |
| WinsLeader | Roy Worters (18) |
| GAALeader | Roy Worters (1.90) |
| next_season | [1926–27](1926-27-pittsburgh-pirates-nhl-season) |
The 1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the first season of the new Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club made the playoffs in its first season after placing third in the league. The Pirates lost in the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Maroons.
Off-season
In October, the team signed former Montreal Canadiens player Odie Cleghorn as their new playing coach.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
The Pirates qualified for the playoffs and faced the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total goals series. In game one at Montreal, Montreal won 3–1. In game two, Pittsburgh tied 3–3 and Montreal won the series 6–4.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||W||November 26, 1925||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||November 28, 1925||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) ||2–0–0
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Playoffs
|- |1||L||March 20, 1926||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons ||Maroons lead 3 goals to 1 |- |1||T||March 23, 1926||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons ||Maroons win 6 goals to 4
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| LW/C | 36 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 17 | |
| LW | 36 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 32 | |
| LW | 35 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | |
| D | 33 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 64 | |
| D | 36 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 22 | |
| LW | 33 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | |
| RW | 35 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | |
| D/RW | 33 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 40 | |
| D | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | |
| RW/C | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| LW | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| RW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 2145 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 68 | 1.90 | 7 | |
| 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 2205 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 70 | 1.90 | 7 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 120 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;
References
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References
- (October 13, 1925). "Odie Cleghorn with Pittsburgh". Ottawa Daily Citizen.
- "1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule".
- "1925-26 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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