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1928–29 New York Americans season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1928–29 |
| year | 1928 |
| Team | New York Americans |
| Record | 19–13–12 |
| HomeRecord | 9–6–7 |
| RoadRecord | 10–7–5 |
| Division | Canadian |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| GoalsFor | 53 |
| GoalsAgainst | 53 |
| GeneralManager | Tommy Gorman |
| Coach | Tommy Gorman |
| Captain | Billy Burch |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Billy Burch (11) |
| AssistsLeader | Billy Burch (5) |
| PointsLeader | Billy Burch (16) |
| PIMLeader | Lionel Conacher (132) |
| WinsLeader | Roy Worters (16) |
| GAALeader | Roy Worters (1.15) |
The 1928–29 New York Americans season was the fourth season of play of the Americans. After finishing out of the playoffs in the first three seasons, the team placed second in its division to make the playoffs for the first time. The team met the New York Rangers for a two-game total-goals series. The series was won by the Rangers, the only goal an over-time goal in the second game.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||November 15, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||November 18, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||0–0–2 |- |3||W||November 22, 1928||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||1–0–2 |- |4||W||November 24, 1928||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||2–0–2 |- |5||W||November 27, 1928||1–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||3–0–2
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Playoffs
The Americans qualified for the playoff for the first time in history. They lost in the first round by the Rangers 1 goal to 0, or 0–1.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Burch | 44 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 45 |
| Normie Himes | 44 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| Johnny Sheppard | 43 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 |
| Harry Connor | 43 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 83 |
| Charley McVeigh | 44 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Lionel Conacher | 44 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 132 |
| Leo Reise | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 |
| Joe Simpson | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Punch Broadbent | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 59 |
| Tex White | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Babe Dye | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Edmond Bouchard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Forbes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Spring | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flat Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Worters | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Worters | 2390 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 1.15 | 13 | |||
| Flat Walsh | 260 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 3 | |||
| Jake Forbes | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |||
| Normie Himes | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |||
| **Team:** | 2770 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 1.15 | 16 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Punch Broadbent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Burch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Conacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Harry Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Babe Dye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normie Himes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley McVeigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Reise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tex White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Worters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Worters | 150 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 | 1 | |||
| **Team:** | 150 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 | 1 |
Awards and records
- Hart Trophy – Roy Worters
References
References
- "1928-29 New York Americans Schedule".
- "1928-29 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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