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1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1930–31 |
| year | 1930 |
| Team | Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)Philadelphia Quakers |
| Division | American |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 4–36–4 |
| HomeRecord | 3–17–2 |
| RoadRecord | 1–19–2 |
| GoalsFor | 76 |
| GoalsAgainst | 184 |
| GeneralManager | Cooper Smeaton |
| Coach | Cooper Smeaton |
| Captain | Hib Milks |
| Arena | Philadelphia Arena |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| GoalsLeader | Hib Milks (18) |
| AssistsLeader | Gerry Lowrey (14) |
| PointsLeader | Gerry Lowrey (26) |
| PIMLeader | D'Arcy Coulson (103) |
| WinsLeader | Wilf Cude (2) |
| Joe Miller (2) | |
| GAALeader | Joe Miller (3.43) |
| prev_season | [1929–30 (Pittsburgh)](1929-30-pittsburgh-pirates-nhl-season) |
Joe Miller (2) The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season was the Quakers' sole season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team moved from Pittsburgh, where they had played as the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1925.
Offseason
The team relocated to Philadelphia and was in the charge of Benny Leonard, the prizefighter who held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925.
On October 18, 1930, 13 players, including player-coach Frank Fredrickson, were transferred to the Quakers from Pittsburgh. But Fredrickson was released two days later and replaced by Cooper Smeaton, who resigned his position as the league's referee-in-chief to become the Quakers head coach.
Regular season
The team finished with 12 points for the season, the worst performance in the six-year history of the Pirate/Quaker franchise. The team lost $100,000 on its operations and folded after the season. As a result, Philadelphia was left without an NHL franchise until the Flyers arrived in 1967.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || November 11 || 0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Miller || 5,000 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || November 15 || 0–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Miller || 6,000 || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- | 3 || November 16 || 1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons || Miller || 7,500 || 0–3–0 || 0 || |- | 4 || November 18 || 2–2 OT || align="left"| Ottawa Senators || Miller || 2,000 || 0–3–1 || 1 || |- | 5 || November 23 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Miller || 9,000 || 0–4–1 || 1 || |- | 6 || November 25 || 2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Miller || 3,500 || 1–4–1 || 3 || |- | 7 || November 29 || 3–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Miller || 2,500 || 1–5–1 || 3 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; F = Forward; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 7 | C | 43 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 27 | ||
| 4 | C | 44 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 42 | ||
| 15 | LW/C | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 14 | C | 44 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 26 | ||
| 10 | RW | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 5 | LW | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | ||
| 12 | D | 43 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 102 | ||
| 2 | LW | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 17 | RW | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | RW | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 8 | LW | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | D | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | ||
| 6 | RW | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | ||
| 3 | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 18 | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 19 | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 16 | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SO | GA | GAA | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Wilf Cude | 29 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 4.38 | 1779 | |
| 1 | Joe Miller | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3.43 | 821 | |
| 1 | Jake Forbes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 120 |
Awards and records
Records
The 1930–31 Quakers are tied with the 1919–20 Quebec Bulldogs for the fewest wins in a season with four, though Quebec played 20 fewer games. The Quakers .136 points percentage on the season held the NHL record low for 44 years until being surpassed by the expansion 1974–75 Washington Capitals’ .131.
Transactions
The Quakers were involved in the following transactions before, during, and after the 1930–31 season.
Trades
| Date | Details |
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| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Ottawa Senators |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Boston Bruins |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To New Haven Eagles (CAHL) |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Boston Bruins |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Detroit Olympics (IHL) |
| To Philadelphia Quakers | To Montreal Canadiens |
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Shore | Kitchener Flying Dutchmen (CPHL) | Free agency | |
| D'Arcy Coulson | Chicago Shamrocks (AHA) | Free agency | |
| Wilf Cude | Melville Millionaires (S-SSHL) | Free agency | |
| Eddie McCalmon | Toronto Millionaires (IHL) | Free agency | |
| Stan Crossett | Port Hope Eagles (OHA-Sr.) | Free agency | |
| Doug Young | Cleveland Indians (IHL) | Inter-league draft |
Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Fredrickson | Detroit Falcons | Release | |
| Tom Cowan | Release | ||
| Rennison Manners | Niagara Falls Cataracts (OPHL) | Release | |
| Joe Miller | Release | ||
| Cliff Barton | New York Rangers | Dispersal draft | |
| D'Arcy Coulson | Montreal Maroons | Dispersal draft | |
| James Jarvis | New York Rangers | Dispersal draft | |
| Gerry Lowrey | Chicago Black Hawks | Dispersal draft | |
| Hib Milks | New York Rangers | Dispersal draft | |
| Doug Young | New York Americans | Dispersal draft | |
| Wilf Cude | National Hockey League | Free agency |
Signings
| Date | Player |
|---|---|
| Gerry Lowrey |
Notes
References
References
- "1930-31 Pittsburgh Pirates convert to Quakers".
- (February 22, 2019). "Quakers made wrong kind of history in Philadelphia decades before Flyers".
- McFarlane, p. 28
- "1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Schedule and Results".
- "Team Records: Fewest Wins, Season".
- "Team Records: Lowest Points Percentage, Season".
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
- {{hockey-reference. f/fredrfr01. Frank Fredrickson, retrieved August 25, 2022
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