1928–29 Detroit Cougars season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1928–29 1928 Detroit Cougars (NHL)Detroit Cougars 19–16–9 11–6–5 8–10–4 American 3rd 72 63 Jack Adams Jack Adams Reg Noble Detroit Olympia Carson Cooper (18) Carson Cooper (9) Carson Cooper (27) Bill Brydge (67) Dolly Dolson (19) Dolly Dolson (1.37) 1929–30 1927–28 The 1928–29 Detroit Cougars season was the third season of play for the Detroit National Hockey League franchise. The Cougars placed third in the American Division to advance to the playoffs for the first time. The Cougars lost in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs. 2 Offseason After the 1927–28 season, the Cougars traded the rights to Jack Arbour and $12,500 to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jimmy "Sailor" Herbert. Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1928–29 regular season1928-29 Detroit Cougars Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DTC/1929_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||November 15, 1928||0–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||November 18, 1928||3–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 22, 1928||2–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||November 24, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||2–1–1 |- |5||T||November 29, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||2–1–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |6||W||December 2, 1928||2–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1928–29) ||3–1–2 |- |7||W||December 8, 1928||3–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||4–1–2 |- |8||T||December 9, 1928||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||4–1–3 |- |9||L||December 11, 1928||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||4–2–3 |- |10||T||December 13, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||4–2–4 |- |11||L||December 16, 1928||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||4–3–4 |- |12||L||December 18, 1928||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||4–4–4 |- |13||W||December 20, 1928||5–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||5–4–4 |- |14||W||December 23, 1928||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1928–29) ||6–4–4 |- |15||L||December 27, 1928||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||6–5–4 |- |16||L||December 29, 1928||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||6–6–4 |- |17||W||December 30, 1928||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||7–6–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |18||W||January 1, 1929||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||8–6–4 |- |19||W||January 6, 1929||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||9–6–4 |- |20||W||January 10, 1929||4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||10–6–4 |- |21||L||January 12, 1929||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||10–7–4 |- |22||L||January 13, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||10–8–4 |- |23||T||January 17, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||10–8–5 |- |24||L||January 19, 1929||0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||10–9–5 |- |25||W||January 20, 1929||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||11–9–5 |- |26||W||January 22, 1929||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||12–9–5 |- |27||L||January 27, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1928–29) ||12–10–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |28||L||February 5, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||12–11–5 |- |29||T||February 7, 1929||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||12–11–6 |- |30||W||February 9, 1929||2–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||13–11–6 |- |31||W||February 10, 1929||3–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||14–11–6 |- |32||L||February 12, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||14–12–6 |- |33||T||February 14, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1928–29) ||14–12–7 |- |34||W||February 17, 1929||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||15–12–7 |- |35||L||February 19, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1928–29) ||15–13–7 |- |36||W||February 21, 1929||1–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1928–29) ||16–13–7 |- |37||T||February 24, 1929||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||16–13–8 |- |38||W||February 26, 1929||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) ||17–13–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |39||W||March 2, 1929||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||18–13–8 |- |40||L||March 3, 1929||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1928–29) ||18–14–8 |- |41||W||March 5, 1929||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||19–14–8 |- |42||L||March 9, 1929||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||19–15–8 |- |43||T||March 10, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) ||19–15–9 |- |44||L||March 14, 1929||1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||19–16–9 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs (C3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Detroit Cougars + Detroit Cougars vs Toronto Maple Leafs Date Visitors Score Home ScoreMar 19 Toronto 3 Detroit 1Mar 21 Detroit 1 Toronto 4 Toronto wins a total goal series 7 goals to 2.Diamond 2000 35 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Carson Cooper RW 43 18 9 27 14 George Hay George Hay (ice hockey) LW 39 11 8 19 14 Bob Connors LW/D 41 13 3 16 68 Jimmy Herbert C/RW 40 9 5 14 34 Herbie Lewis Herbie Lewis (ice hockey) LW 36 9 5 14 33 Reg Noble C/D 43 6 4 10 52 Bernie Brophy LW 37 2 4 6 23 Bill Brydge D 31 2 2 4 59 Larry Aurie RW 35 1 1 2 26 Pete Bellefeuille RW 1 1 0 1 0 Frank Daley LW/C 5 0 0 0 0 Dolly Dolson G 44 0 0 0 0 Gord Fraser Gord Fraser (ice hockey) D 14 0 0 0 12 Farrand Gillie LW/D 1 0 0 0 0 Red Green Red Green (ice hockey) LW 2 0 0 0 0 Percy Traub D 44 0 0 0 46 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Dolly Dolson 2750 44 19 16 9 63 1.37 10 Team: 2750 44 19 16 9 63 1.37 10 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Larry Aurie RW 2 1 0 1 2 George Hay George Hay (ice hockey) LW 2 1 0 1 0 Bernie Brophy LW 2 0 0 0 2 Bill Brydge D 2 0 0 0 4 Bob Connors LW/D 2 0 0 0 10 Carson Cooper RW 2 0 0 0 2 Frank Daley LW/C 2 0 0 0 0 Dolly Dolson G 2 0 0 0 0 Jimmy Herbert C/RW 1 0 0 0 2 Reg Noble C/D 2 0 0 0 2 Percy Traub D 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Dolly Dolson 120 2 0 2 7 3.50 0 Team: 120 2 0 2 7 3.50 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1928-29 Detroit Cougars Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DTC/1929.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; See also 1928–29 NHL season References Bibliography Total Hockey Diamond Dan Total Sports 2000 1-892129-85-X Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Cougars Detroit Cougars Category:1928 in Detroit Category:1929 in Detroit