New York Americans

The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team, the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play in the United States. The team was part of the NHL from the 1925-26 season until the end of the 1941-42 season. The team was very popular in its first season. This popularity led to a new team, the New York Rangers, being organized for the 1926-26 season. The increasing success of the New York Rangers in the 1930s resulted in a decrease in popularity for the New York Americans. In 1941 the team name was changed to Brooklyn Americans, the name for a borough of New York City. After the 1941-42 season the team decided to stop competing until the end of World War II. When the war ended the NHL decided to not have the team play again. The New York Americans played their home games at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

New York Americans
Founded	1925
History	New York Americans 1925–1941 Brooklyn Americans 1941–1942 (franchise canceled 1946)
Home arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
Colors	Red, white, and blue

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1925-26	36	12	20	4	28	68	89	361	5th, NHL	Out of Playoffs
1926-27	44	17	25	2	36	82	91	349	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1927-28	44	11	27	6	28	63	128	563	5th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1928-29	44	19	13	12	50	53	53	486	2nd, Canadian	Lost Quarterfinals (NY Rangers)
1929-30	44	14	25	5	33	113	161	372	5th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1930-31	44	18	16	10	46	76	74	495	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1931-32	48	16	24	8	40	95	142	596	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1932-33	48	15	22	11	41	91	118	460	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1933-34	48	15	23	10	40	104	132	365	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1934-35	48	12	27	9	33	100	142	250	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1935-36	48	16	25	7	39	109	122	392	3rd, Canadian	Won Quarterfinals (Chicago) Lost Semifinals (Toronto)
1936-37	48	15	29	4	34	122	161	481	4th, Canadian	Out of Playoffs
1937-38	48	19	18	11	49	110	111	327	2nd, Canadian	Won Quarterfinals (NY Rangers) Lost Semifinals (Chicago)
1938-39	48	17	21	10	44	119	157	276	4th, NHL	Lost Quarterfinals (Toronto)
1939-40	48	15	29	4	34	106	140	236	6th, NHL	Lost Quarterfinals (Detroit)
1940-41	48	8	29	11	27	99	186	231	7th, NHL	Out of Playoffs
1941-42	48	16	29	3	35	133	175	425	7th, NHL	Out of Playoffs
Totals	784	255	402	127	637	1643	2182	6665

Notable players

Hall of Famers

• Billy Burch
• Charlie Conacher
• Lionel Conacher
• Red Dutton
• Chuck Rayner
• Sweeney Schriner
• Joe Simpson
• Hooley Smith
• Nels Stewart
• Roy Worters
• Busher Jackson

Team captains

• Billy Burch (1925-32)
• Red Dutton (1932-36)
• Sweeney Schriner (1936-39)
• Charlie Conacher (1939-41)
• Tommy Anderson (1941-42)

Coaches

Head Coaches for the New York Americans:

• Tommy Gorman, 1925-26
• Newsy Lalonde, 1926-27
• Shorty Green, 1927-28
• Tommy Gorman, 1928-29
• Lionel Conacher, 1929-30
• Eddie Gerard, 1930-31,1931-32
• Bullet Joe Simpson, 1932-33 to 1934-35
• Red Dutton, 1935-36 to 1941-42

References

• New York Americans
• Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol I. Kendall/Hunt.