1928–29 New York Americans season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1928–29 1928 New York Americans 19–13–12 9–6–7 10–7–5 Canadian 2nd 53 53 Tommy Gorman Tommy Gorman Billy Burch Madison Square Garden Billy Burch (11) Billy Burch (5) Billy Burch (16) Lionel Conacher (132) Roy Worters (16) Roy Worters (1.15) The 1928–29 New York Americans season was the fourth season of play of the Americans. After finishing out of the playoffs in the first three seasons, the team placed second in its division to make the playoffs for the first time. The team met the New York Rangers for a two-game total-goals series. The series was won by the Rangers, the only goal an over-time goal in the second game. 2 Regular season Final standings NYA Record vs. opponents NYA Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#005696 5px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 5px solid; 1928–29 regular season1928-29 New York Americans Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYA/1929_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||November 15, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||November 18, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||0–0–2 |- |3||W||November 22, 1928||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||1–0–2 |- |4||W||November 24, 1928||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||2–0–2 |- |5||W||November 27, 1928||1–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||3–0–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |6||L||December 1, 1928||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||3–1–2 |- |7||L||December 2, 1928||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||3–2–2 |- |8||L||December 6, 1928||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||December 9, 1928||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||4–3–2 |- |10||W||December 11, 1928||3–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||December 13, 1928||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||6–3–2 |- |12||W||December 16, 1928||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||7–3–2 |- |13||W||December 18, 1928||2–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||8–3–2 |- |14||L||December 20, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||8–4–2 |- |15||L||December 23, 1928||0–2 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||8–5–2 |- |16||W||December 25, 1928||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||9–5–2 |- |17||L||December 27, 1928||0–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||9–6–2 |- |18||T||December 29, 1928||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||9–6–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |19||T||January 1, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||9–6–4 |- |20||T||January 6, 1929||0–0 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||9–6–5 |- |21||W||January 10, 1929||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||10–6–5 |- |22||W||January 12, 1929||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||11–6–5 |- |23||T||January 15, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||11–6–6 |- |24||T||January 17, 1929||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||11–6–7 |- |25||L||January 20, 1929||0–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||11–7–7 |- |26||W||January 24, 1929||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||12–7–7 |- |27||W||January 27, 1929||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||13–7–7 |- |28||L||January 29, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||13–8–7 |- |29||L||January 31, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||13–9–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |30||L||February 3, 1929||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||13–10–7 |- |31||W||February 5, 1929||1–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||14–10–7 |- |32||W||February 7, 1929||1–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||15–10–7 |- |33||W||February 10, 1929||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||16–10–7 |- |34||T||February 14, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1928–29) ||16–10–8 |- |35||T||February 16, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||16–10–9 |- |36||L||February 19, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||16–11–9 |- |37||W||February 21, 1929||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||17–11–9 |- |38||T||February 24, 1929||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||17–11–10 |- |39||T||February 28, 1929||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||17–11–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |40||T||March 5, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||17–11–12 |- |41||W||March 9, 1929||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||18–11–12 |- |42||W||March 12, 1929||2–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||19–11–12 |- |43||L||March 14, 1929||0–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||19–12–12 |- |44||L||March 16, 1929||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||19–13–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Americans qualified for the playoff for the first time in history. They lost in the first round by the Rangers 1 goal to 0, or 0–1. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Billy Burch 44 11 5 16 45 Normie Himes 44 10 0 10 25 Johnny Sheppard 43 5 4 9 38 Harry Connor 43 6 2 8 83 Charley McVeigh 44 6 2 8 16 Lionel Conacher 44 5 2 7 132 Leo Reise 44 4 1 5 32 Joe Simpson 43 3 2 5 29 Punch Broadbent 44 1 4 5 59 Tex White 13 2 1 3 8 Babe Dye 42 1 0 1 17 Edmond Bouchard 6 0 0 0 2 Jake Forbes 1 0 0 0 0 Jesse Spring 23 0 0 0 0 Flat Walsh 4 0 0 0 0 Roy Worters 38 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Roy Worters 2390 38 16 12 10 46 1.15 13 Flat Walsh 260 4 2 0 2 1 0.23 3 Jake Forbes 60 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0 Normie Himes 60 1 0 1 0 3 3.00 0 Team: 2770 44 19 13 12 53 1.15 16 Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Punch Broadbent 2 0 0 0 2 Billy Burch 2 0 0 0 0 Lionel Conacher 2 0 0 0 10 Harry Connor 2 0 0 0 2 Babe Dye 2 0 0 0 0 Normie Himes 2 0 0 0 0 Charley McVeigh 2 0 0 0 2 Leo Reise 2 0 0 0 0 Johnny Sheppard 2 0 0 0 0 Joe Simpson 2 0 0 0 0 Tex White 2 0 0 0 2 Roy Worters 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Roy Worters 150 2 0 1 1 1 0.40 1 Team: 150 2 0 1 1 1 0.40 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-26 1928-29 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYA/1929.html Awards and records Hart Trophy – Roy Worters See also 1928–29 NHL season References Category:1928–29 NHL season by team 1928-29 Category:1928 in sports in New York City Category:1929 in sports in New York City 1928-29 New York Americans season