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1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1941–42 |
| year | 1941 |
| Team | Brooklyn Americans |
| Record | 16–29–3 |
| HomeRecord | 10–12–2 |
| RoadRecord | 6–17–1 |
| LeagueRank | 7th |
| GoalsFor | 133 |
| GoalsAgainst | 175 |
| Coach | Art Chapman |
| Captain | Tommy Anderson |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Norm Larsen (16) |
| AssistsLeader | Tommy Anderson (29) |
| PointsLeader | Tommy Anderson (41) |
| PIMLeader | Pat Egan (124) |
| WinsLeader | Chuck Rayner (13) |
| GAALeader | Chuck Rayner (3.47) |
| prev_season | 1940–41 |
The 1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season was the 17th and final season of the Americans NHL franchise. The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs. After the season, the Americans franchise was suspended for the duration of World War II. Although general manager Red Dutton intended to revive the franchise after the war, the franchise folded in 1946.
Offseason
The team's name was changed to the Brooklyn Americans and the team moved its practices to the Brooklyn Ice Palace. However, with no arena in Brooklyn suitable even for temporary use, the club continued to rent Madison Square Garden for games.
Regular season
The season started respectably for the Americans with a 3–3–1 record before going through a 10-game losing streak from November 22 through December 16. The United States entered World War II after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and the Americans suspended operations after the season, expecting many of their players to enlist.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||November 2, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||November 6, 1941||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||November 13, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||0–2–1 |- |4||W||November 15, 1941||4–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||November 16, 1941||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||November 18, 1941||2–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||November 20, 1941||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||November 22, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||3–4–1 |- |9||L||November 27, 1941||2–6 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||3–5–1 |- |10||L||November 29, 1941||2–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||3–6–1 |- |11||L||November 30, 1941||1–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||3–7–1
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Tommy Anderson | 48 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 54 |
| Mel Hill | 47 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 10 |
| Bill Benson | 45 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 31 |
| Pat Egan | 48 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 124 |
| Murray Armstrong | 45 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 15 |
| Buzz Boll | 48 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 23 |
| Norm Larson | 40 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 6 |
| Harry Watson | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 |
| Ken Mosdell | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
| Murph Chamberlain | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
| Wilf Field | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 |
| Fred Thurier | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Joe Krol | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| Bill Summerhill | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| Gus Marker | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Nick Knott | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Jack Church | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Peanuts O'Flaherty | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Branigan | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Ralph Wycherley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pep Kelly | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Heron | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Kelly | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hazen McAndrew | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Chuck Rayner | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Robertson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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| Chuck Rayner | 2230 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 129 | 3.47 | 1 | |||
| Earl Robertson | 750 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 3.68 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 2980 | 48 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 175 | 3.52 | 1 |
Awards and records
- Hart Trophy – Tommy Anderson
References
References
- Kreiser, John. (1996). "The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest-Running Hit". Sports Publishing LLC.
- "1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Schedule".
- "1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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