1939–40 New York Americans season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1939–40 1939 New York Americans 15–29–4 12–11–1 3–18–3 6th 106 140 Red Dutton Charlie Conacher Madison Square Garden Murray Armstrong (16) Murray Armstrong (20) Murray Armstrong (36) Charlie ConacherHooley Smith (41) Earl Robertson (15) Earl Robertson (2.84) The 1939–40 New York Americans season was the Americans' 15th season of play. 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; 1939–40 regular season1939-40 New York Americans Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYA/1940_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 9, 1939||0–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||November 12, 1939||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||November 14, 1939||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||November 18, 1939||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1939–40) ||0–4–0 |- |5||L||November 23, 1939||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||0–5–0 |- |6||L||November 25, 1939||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||0–6–0 |- |7||W||November 26, 1939||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||1–6–0 |- |8||W||November 30, 1939||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||2–6–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |9||T||December 2, 1939||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1939–40) ||2–6–1 |- |10||L||December 3, 1939||2–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||2–7–1 |- |11||L||December 5, 1939||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||2–8–1 |- |12||L||December 7, 1939||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||2–9–1 |- |13||W||December 10, 1939||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||3–9–1 |- |14||W||December 12, 1939||4–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||4–9–1 |- |15||L||December 14, 1939||3–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||4–10–1 |- |16||L||December 16, 1939||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||4–11–1 |- |17||L||December 17, 1939||1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||4–12–1 |- |18||W||December 21, 1939||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||5–12–1 |- |19||L||December 24, 1939||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||5–13–1 |- |20||W||December 27, 1939||4–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||6–13–1 |- |21||L||December 31, 1939||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1939–40) ||6–14–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||January 1, 1940||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||7–14–1 |- |23||L||January 4, 1940||2–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1939–40) ||7–15–1 |- |24||L||January 7, 1940||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||7–16–1 |- |25||L||January 9, 1940||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||7–17–1 |- |26||L||January 12, 1940||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||7–18–1 |- |27||W||January 14, 1940||1–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||8–18–1 |- |28||L||January 20, 1940||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||8–19–1 |- |29||W||January 21, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||9–19–1 |- |30||L||January 23, 1940||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1939–40) ||9–20–1 |- |31||T||January 25, 1940||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||9–20–2 |- |32||L||January 28, 1940||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1939–40) ||9–21–2 |- |33||W||January 30, 1940||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||10–21–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||W||February 1, 1940||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||11–21–2 |- |35||L||February 4, 1940||1–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||11–22–2 |- |36||L||February 6, 1940||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||11–23–2 |- |37||L||February 8, 1940||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||11–24–2 |- |38||L||February 11, 1940||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||11–25–2 |- |39||T||February 18, 1940||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40) ||11–25–3 |- |40||W||February 22, 1940||1–0 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1939–40) ||12–25–3 |- |41||L||February 25, 1940||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40) ||12–26–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |42||T||March 2, 1940||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||12–26–4 |- |43||W||March 3, 1940||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1939–40) ||13–26–4 |- |44||L||March 7, 1940||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||13–27–4 |- |45||W||March 9, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1939–40) ||14–27–4 |- |46||L||March 10, 1940||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1939–40) ||14–28–4 |- |47||L||March 16, 1940||6–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||14–29–4 |- |48||W||March 17, 1940||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40) ||15–29–4 |- |- | 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 met the Detroit in a best-of-three series and lost the series in 2 games, or 1–2. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Murray Armstrong 47 16 20 36 12 Tommy Anderson 48 12 19 31 22 Charlie Conacher 47 10 18 28 41 Lorne Carr 48 8 17 25 17 John Sorrell 48 8 16 24 4 Busher Jackson 43 12 8 20 10 Eddie Wiseman 31 5 13 18 8 Hooley Smith 47 7 8 15 41 Buzz Boll 47 5 10 15 18 Nels Stewart 35 6 7 13 6 Art Chapman 26 4 6 10 2 Pat Egan 10 4 3 7 6 Johnny Gagnon 24 4 3 7 0 Eddie Shore 10 2 3 5 9 Allan Murray 36 1 4 5 10 Wilf Field 45 1 3 4 28 Jack Tomson 12 1 1 2 0 Doc Romnes 15 0 1 1 0 Frank Beisler 1 0 0 0 0 Earl Robertson 48 0 0 0 0 Chuck Shannon 4 0 0 0 2 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Earl Robertson 2960 48 15 29 4 140 2.84 6 Team: 2960 48 15 29 4 140 2.84 6 Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Hooley Smith 3 3 1 4 2 Tommy Anderson 3 1 3 4 0 John Sorrell 3 0 3 3 2 Charlie Conacher 3 1 1 2 8 Eddie Shore 3 0 2 2 2 Art Chapman 3 1 0 1 0 Johnny Gagnon 1 1 0 1 0 Busher Jackson 3 0 1 1 2 Murray Armstrong 3 0 0 0 0 Buzz Boll 1 0 0 0 0 Lorne Carr 3 0 0 0 0 Pat Egan 2 0 0 0 4 Allan Murray 3 0 0 0 2 Earl Robertson 3 0 0 0 0 Nels Stewart 3 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Earl Robertson 180 3 1 2 9 3.00 0 Team: 180 3 1 2 9 3.00 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-26 1939-40 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYA/1940.html Awards and records No New York Americans players won any awards or were named to the All-Star teams for the 1939-40 NHL season. Transactions May 18, 1939 To Toronto Maple LeafsSweeney Schriner To New York Americans Murray ArmstrongBuzz BollBusher JacksonElwyn Romnes https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/schrisw01.html Transactions www.hockey-reference.com September 22, 1939 To Toronto Maple Leafsfuture considerations1 (cash) To New York Americans Charlie Conacher https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/conacch01.html Transactions www.hockey-reference.com November 7, 1939 To New York Americanscash To Detroit Red WingsAlfie Moore https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/mooreal01.html Transactions www.hockey-reference.com January 3, 1940 To New York AmericansJohnny Gagnon To Montreal Canadienscash https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gagnojo01.html Transactions www.hockey-reference.com January 25, 1940 To Boston BruinsEd Wiseman$5,000 cash To New York AmericansEddie Shore https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/shoreed01.html Transactions www.hockey-reference.com Transaction completed on May 21, 1940. See also 1939–40 NHL season References 1939-40 Category:1939–40 NHL season by team Category:1940 in sports in New York City Category:1939 in sports in New York City 1939-40 New York Americans season 1939-40 New York Americans season