1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1930–31 1930 Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)Philadelphia Quakers American 5th 4–36–4 3–17–2 1–19–2 76 184 Cooper Smeaton Cooper Smeaton Hib Milks Philadelphia Arena 2,500 Hib Milks (18) Gerry Lowrey (14) Gerry Lowrey (26) D'Arcy Coulson (103) Wilf Cude (2)Joe Miller (2) Joe Miller (3.43) 1929–30 (Pittsburgh) 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.Christman Paul 1930-31 Pittsburgh Pirates convert to Quakers https://pittsburghhockey.net/other-teams/pirates-nhl/1930-31-pittsburgh-pirates-convert-to-quakers PittsburghHockey.net August 29, 2022 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.Stubbs Dave Quakers made wrong kind of history in Philadelphia decades before Flyers https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-quakers-made-wrong-kind-of-history-after-leaving-pittsbur-304995730 NHL.com August 29, 2022 February 22, 2019 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.McFarlane, p. 28 As a result, Philadelphia was left without an NHL franchise until the Flyers arrived in 1967. Season standings PHI Record vs. opponents PHI Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#E35205 5px solid; border-bottom:#010101 5px solid; 1930–31 regular season1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Schedule and Results https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHQ/1931_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 25, 2022 y background:#fff; border-top:#E35205 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; November: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 1–2–1; road: 0–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 1 || November 11 || 0–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Miller || 5,000 || 0–1–0 || 0 || 1930020003 L |- | 2 || November 15 || 0–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Miller || 6,000 || 0–2–0 || 0 || 1930020007 L |- | 3 || November 16 || 1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons || Miller || 7,500 || 0–3–0 || 0 || 1930020009 L |- | 4 || November 18 || 2–2 OT || align="left"| Ottawa Senators || Miller || 2,000 || 0–3–1 || 1 || 1930020012 T |- | 5 || November 23 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Miller || 9,000 || 0–4–1 || 1 || 1930020023 L |- | 6 || November 25 || 2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Miller || 3,500 || 1–4–1 || 3 || 1930020024 W |- | 7 || November 29 || 3–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Miller || 2,500 || 1–5–1 || 3 || 1930020032 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#E35205 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; December: 0–10–0, 0 points (home: 0–5–0; road: 0–5–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 8 || December 2 || 0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Miller || 4,000 || 1–6–1 || 3 || 1930020037 L |- | 9 || December 4 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators || Miller || 4,000 || 1–7–1 || 3 || 1930020039 L |- | 10 || December 6 || 3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Miller || 5,000 || 1–8–1 || 3 || 1930020042 L |- | 11 || December 9 || 1–2 OT || align="left"| New York Americans || Miller || 3,000 || 1–9–1 || 3 || 1930020048 L |- | 12 || December 13 || 2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Falcons || Miller || 5,000 || 1–10–1 || 3 || 1930020056 L |- | 13 || December 16 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans || Miller || 5,000 || 1–11–1 || 3 || 1930020060 L |- | 14 || December 20 || 1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons || Miller || 9,000 || 1–12–1 || 3 || 1930020068 L |- | 15 || December 23 || 2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks || Cude || 2,000 || 1–13–1 || 3 || 1930020072 L |- | 16 || December 25 || 0–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Cude || 11,000 || 1–14–1 || 3 || 1930020074 L |- | 17 || December 28 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Cude || 7,000 || 1–15–1 || 3 || 1930020080 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#E35205 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; January: 1–11–1, 3 points (home: 1–5–0; road: 0–6–1) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 18 || January 1 || 3–10 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks || Cude || 7,000 || 1–16–1 || 3 || 1930020086 L |- | 19 || January 3 || 4–5 OT || align="left"| Ottawa Senators || Cude || 3,500 || 1–17–1 || 3 || 1930020091 L |- | 20 || January 4 || 0–5 || align="left"| @ New York Americans || Cude || 7,000 || 1–18–1 || 3 || 1930020092 L |- | 21 || January 8 || 0–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks || Cude || n/a || 1–19–1 || 3 || 1930020099 L |- | 22 || January 10 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| Montreal Maroons || Miller || 3,000 || 2–19–1 || 5 || 1930020104 W |- | 23 || January 13 || 1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Forbes || 3,500 || 2–20–1 || 5 || 1930020108 L |- | 24 || January 17 || 2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Falcons || Forbes || 2,500 || 2–21–1 || 5 || 1930020116 L |- | 25 || January 20 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons || Cude || 6,000 || 2–22–1 || 5 || 1930020122 L |- | 26 || January 22 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks || Cude || 6,500 || 2–23–1 || 5 || 1930020124 L |- | 27 || January 24 || 2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Cude || 3,500 || 2–24–1 || 5 || 1930020127 L |- | 28 || January 27 || 3–3 OT || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Cude || n/a || 2–24–2 || 6 || 1930020133 T |- | 29 || January 29 || 1–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Cude || 10,000 || 2–25–2 || 6 || 1930020136 L |- | 30 || January 31 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Cude || 7,000 || 2–26–2 || 6 || 1930020139 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#E35205 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; February: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 0–2–1; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 31 || February 5 || 1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks || Cude || 8,000 || 2–27–2 || 6 || 1930020148 L |- | 32 || February 10 || 1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Cude || n/a || 2–28–2 || 6 || 1930020155 L |- | 33 || February 14 || 1–1 OT || align="left"| New York Americans || Cude || 3,000 || 2–28–3 || 7 || 1930020161 T |- | 34 || February 17 || 2–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons || Cude || 5,000 || 3–28–3 || 9 || 1930020167 W |- | 35 || February 22 || 1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Cude || 8,000 || 3–29–3 || 9 || 1930020176 L |- | 36 || February 24 || 1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || Cude || 2,000 || 3–30–3 || 9 || 1930020178 L |- | 37 || February 28 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons || Cude || 9,500 || 3–31–3 || 9 || 1930020185 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#E35205 2px solid; border-bottom:#010101 2px solid; March: 1–5–1, 3 points (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 38 || March 3 || 1–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Cude || 1,500 || 3–32–3 || 9 || 1930020188 L |- | 39 || March 7 || 2–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Cude || n/a || 3–33–3 || 9 || 1930020195 L |- | 40 || March 10 || 3–5 OT || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators || Cude || 2,000 || 3–34–3 || 9 || 1930020200 L |- | 41 || March 12 || 7–5 || align="left"| Detroit Falcons || Cude || n/a || 4–34–3 || 11 || 1930020205 W |- | 42 || March 14 || 2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons || Cude || n/a || 4–35–3 || 11 || 1930020208 L |- | 43 || March 17 || 0–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks || Cude || 2,500 || 4–36–3 || 11 || 1930020213 L |- | 44 || March 21 || 4–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Cude || n/a || 4–36–4 || 12 || 1930020218 T |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; F = Forward; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Quakers only. 250px|right|thumb|The 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes 7 Gerry Lowrey C 43 12 14 26 27 4 Hib Milks C 44 18 6 24 42 15 Syd Howe LW/C 44 9 11 20 22 14 Wally Kilrea C 44 8 11 19 26 10 Cliff Barton RW 43 6 7 13 21 5 James Jarvis Bud Jarvis LW 44 5 7 12 32 12 Al Shields Allan Shields D 43 7 4 11 102 2 Ron Lyons LW 22 2 4 6 11 17 Eddie McCalmon RW 16 3 0 3 6 11 Tex White Wilfred White (ice hockey) RW 9 3 0 3 2 8 Herb Drury LW 24 0 3 3 10 6 Harold Darragh RW 10 1 1 2 4 9 John McKinnon Johnny McKinnon D 39 1 1 2 46 6 Bill Hutton RW 21 1 0 1 2 16 D'Arcy Coulson D 28 0 0 0 103 3 Stan Crossett D 21 0 0 0 10 18 Wilf Cude G 29 0 0 0 0 1 Jake Forbes ice hockey G 2 0 0 0 0 2 Gord Fraser ice hockey D 5 0 0 0 29 19Manners wore number 16 in his second game. Rennison Manners F 4 0 0 0 0 1 Joe Miller ice hockey G 15 0 0 0 0 3 Rodger Smith D 9 0 0 0 8 16 Aubrey Webster F 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SO Shutouts GA Goals against GAA Goals against average MIN Minutes played 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.Team Records: Fewest Wins, Season https://records.nhl.com/records/team-records/wins/fewest-wins-one-season records.nhl.com August 25, 2022 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.Team Records: Lowest Points Percentage, Season https://records.nhl.com/records/team-records/standings-points/worst-points-pctg-season records.nhl.com August 25, 2022 Transactions 200px|right|thumb|Syd Howe, seen here in a Quakers uniform during the 1930–31 season, was one of three players acquired on loan from Ottawa a few days prior to the start of the regular season. The Quakers were involved in the following transactions before, during, and after the 1930–31 season.Hockey Transactions Search Results https://prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Quakers&BeginDate=1930-10-18&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&ILChkBx=yes&NBADLChkBx=yes&InjuriesChkBx=yes&PersonalChkBx=yes&DisciplinaryChkBx=yes&LegalChkBx=yes&submit=Search Pro Sports Transactions August 25, 2022 Trades Date Details 1930 11 06 To Philadelphia Quakers Loan of Syd Howe Loan of Wally Kilrea Loan of Al Shields To Ottawa Senators $35,000 1930 11 28 To Philadelphia Quakers cash To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) Gord Fraser 1930 12 08 To Philadelphia Quakers Bill Hutton Ron Lyons cash To Boston Bruins Harold Darragh 1930 12 16 To Philadelphia Quakers cash To Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) Rodger Smith Tex White 1931 01 13 To Philadelphia Quakers Loan of Jake Forbes To New Haven Eagles (CAHL) 1931 02 12 To Philadelphia Quakers cash To Boston Bruins Ron Lyons 1931 02 24 To Philadelphia Quakers cash To Detroit Olympics (IHL) Bill Hutton 1933 10 19 To Philadelphia Quakers cash To Montreal Canadiens Wilf Cude Players acquired Date Player Former team Via 1930 11 12 Aubrey Shore Kitchener Flying Dutchmen (CPHL) Free agency 1930 12 15 D'Arcy Coulson Chicago Shamrocks (AHA) Free agency Wilf Cude Melville Millionaires (S-SSHL) Free agency Eddie McCalmon Toronto Millionaires (IHL) Free agency 1931 01 09 Stan Crossett Port Hope Eagles (OHA-Sr.) Free agency 1931 05 09 Doug Young Cleveland Indians (IHL) Inter-league draft Players lost Date Player New team Via 1930 10 20 Frank Fredrickson Detroit FalconsFredrickson signed with Detroit on November 23, 1930.f/fredrfr01 Frank Fredrickson, retrieved August 25, 2022 Release 1930 11 12 Tom Cowan Release 1930 11 28Date approximated Rennison Manners Niagara Falls Cataracts (OPHL)Manners played for Niagara Falls for the rest of the 1930–31 season. Release 1931 02 16 Joe Miller Release 1931 09 26 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 1931 09 27 Wilf Cude National Hockey League Free agencyCude was signed by the league to serve as utility back-up goaltender. His NHL rights were retained by the Quakers franchise. Signings Date Player 1930 11 12 Gerry Lowrey Notes References Philadelphia Quakers 1930-31 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0007561931.html hockeyDB.com August 25, 2022 1930-31 Philadelphia Quakers Roster and Statistics https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHQ/1931.html Hockey-Reference.com August 25, 2022 Flyers History – Philadelphia Quakers http://quakers.flyershistory.net/ quakers.flyershistory.net August 25, 2022 One hundred years of hockey McFarlane Brian Deneau Publishers Toronto, Ontario 1989 0-88879-216-6 registration https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso0000mcfa Category:Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) Category:Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) seasons Philadelphia Category:1930 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1931 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1930 in Philadelphia Category:1931 in Philadelphia