1929–30 New York Americans season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1929–30 1929 New York Americans 14–25–5 11–7–4 3–18–1 Canadian 5th 113 161 Lionel Conacher Lionel Conacher Billy Burch Madison Square Garden Norman Himes (28) Norman Himes (22) Norman Himes (50) Lionel Conacher (73) Roy Worters (11) Benny GrantRoy Worters (3.57) The 1929–30 New York Americans season was the fifth season of play of the Americans. After making the playoffs in 1929, the team slid to last-place in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs. 2 Offseason Tommy Gorman left the Americans for a position in managing the Agua Caliente Racetrack. Lionel Conacher became the playing-coach and general manager. Regular season The season started poorly for the Amerks, winning only two games by Christmas, and by then out of the playoff race and ten games under .500. The team only won back-to-back games three times and the highlight was a modest three-game win streak in March. The team would finish eleven games under .500 for the season. Final standings NYA Record vs. opponents NYA Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#005696 5px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 5px solid; 1929–30 regular season1929-30 New York Americans Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYA/1930_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||L||November 16, 1929||3–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||November 19, 1929||1–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||November 24, 1929||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||0–3–0 |- |4||W||November 28, 1929||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||November 30, 1929||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||1–4–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |6||L||December 3, 1929||0–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||1–5–0 |- |7||L||December 5, 1929||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||1–6–0 |- |8||L||December 8, 1929||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||1–7–0 |- |9||W||December 10, 1929||1–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||2–7–0 |- |10||L||December 14, 1929||1–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||2–8–0 |- |11||L||December 15, 1929||4–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||2–9–0 |- |12||L||December 17, 1929||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||2–10–0 |- |13||L||December 19, 1929||3–5 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||2–11–0 |- |14||L||December 21, 1929||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||2–12–0 |- |15||W||December 24, 1929||5–3 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||3–12–0 |- |16||W||December 29, 1929||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||4–12–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |17||L||January 1, 1930||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||4–13–0 |- |18||W||January 2, 1930||7–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||5–13–0 |- |19||L||January 4, 1930||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||5–14–0 |- |20||T||January 7, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||5–14–1 |- |21||W||January 11, 1930||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||6–14–1 |- |22||W||January 12, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||7–14–1 |- |23||L||January 16, 1930||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||7–15–1 |- |24||L||January 18, 1930||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||7–16–1 |- |25||L||January 21, 1930||2–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||7–17–1 |- |26||L||January 23, 1930||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||7–18–1 |- |27||T||January 26, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||7–18–2 |- |28||L||January 28, 1930||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||7–19–2 |- |29||W||January 30, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||8–19–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |30||L||February 1, 1930||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||8–20–2 |- |31||W||February 4, 1930||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||9–20–2 |- |32||L||February 9, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||9–21–2 |- |33||T||February 16, 1930||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||9–21–3 |- |34||W||February 18, 1930||6–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||10–21–3 |- |35||T||February 20, 1930||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||10–21–4 |- |36||L||February 22, 1930||2–9 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||10–22–4 |- |37||W||February 25, 1930||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||11–22–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||March 1, 1930||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||11–23–4 |- |39||T||March 4, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||11–23–5 |- |40||W||March 6, 1930||1–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||12–23–5 |- |41||W||March 9, 1930||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||13–23–5 |- |42||W||March 13, 1930||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||14–23–5 |- |43||L||March 15, 1930||7–8 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||14–24–5 |- |44||L||March 18, 1930||3–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||14–25–5 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Normie Himes 44 28 22 50 15 Johnny Sheppard 43 14 15 29 32 Charley McVeigh 40 14 14 28 32 Joe Simpson 44 8 13 21 41 George Patterson 39 13 4 17 24 Bill Boyd 43 7 6 13 16 Billy Burch 35 7 3 10 22 George Massecar 43 7 3 10 18 Lionel Conacher 40 4 6 10 73 Bill Holmes 42 5 4 9 33 Bill Brydge 41 2 6 8 64 Roy Burmister 40 1 1 2 0 Jake Forbes 1 0 0 0 0 Benny Grant 7 0 0 0 0 Leo Reise 24 0 0 0 0 Roy Worters 36 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Roy Worters 2270 36 11 21 4 135 3.57 2 Benny Grant 420 7 3 4 0 25 3.57 0 Jake Forbes 70 1 0 0 1 1 0.86 0 Team: 2760 44 14 25 5 161 3.50 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-26 1929-30 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYA/1930.html See also 1929–30 NHL season References Category:1929–30 NHL season by team 1929-30 Category:1929 in sports in New York City Category:1930 in sports in New York City 1929-30 New York Americans season 1929-30 New York Americans season