1939-40 New York Americans Statistics
Team Record: 15-29-4 - 34 points
in the NHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Red Dutton (15-29-4)
The New York Americans of the National Hockey League ended the 1939-40 season with a record of 15 wins and 29 losses and 4 ties for 34 points in the NHL.
The club netted 106 goals and allowed 140. Murray Armstrong scored 16 goals for the squad and accounted for 20 assists. Earl Robertson topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.84 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Red Dutton coached the team. The 1939-40 New York Americans lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Armstrong | C | 47 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.77 |
| Tom Anderson | L/D | 48 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.65 |
| Charlie Conacher | R | 47 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.60 |
| Lorne Carr | R | 48 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.52 |
| John Sorrell | L | 48 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Busher Jackson | L | 43 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.47 |
| Eddie Wiseman | R | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| Hooley Smith | C | 47 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.32 |
| Buzz Boll | L | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.32 |
| Nels Stewart | C | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.37 |
| Art Chapman | C | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.38 |
| Johnny Gagnon | R | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.29 |
| Pat Egan | D | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 |
| Eddie Shore | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| Allan Murray | D | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| Wilf Field | D | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Jack Tomson | D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Doc Romnes | C | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.07 | |
| Earl Robertson | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Shannon | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Frank Beisler | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 672 | 106 | 160 | 266 | 236 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Robertson | 48 | 2960 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 2.84 | |||
| Totals | 48 | 2960 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 2.84 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Armstrong | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Anderson | L/D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 1.33 |
| Charlie Conacher | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| Lorne Carr | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Sorrell | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Busher Jackson | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | |
| Hooley Smith | C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 1.33 |
| Buzz Boll | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nels Stewart | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Art Chapman | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | |
| Johnny Gagnon | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Pat Egan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Shore | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.67 | 0.67 | |
| Allan Murray | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Earl Robertson | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Robertson | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 180 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 |
