1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1941–42 1941 Brooklyn Americans 16–29–3 10–12–2 6–17–1 7th 133 175 Art Chapman Tommy Anderson Madison Square Garden Norm Larsen (16) Tommy Anderson (29) Tommy Anderson (41) Pat Egan (124) Chuck Rayner (13) Chuck Rayner (3.47) 1940–41 The 1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season was the 17th and final season of the Americans NHL franchise. The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs. After the season, the Americans franchise was suspended for the duration of World War II. Although general manager Red Dutton intended to revive the franchise after the war, the franchise folded in 1946. 2 Offseason The team's name was changed to the Brooklyn Americans and the team moved its practices to the Brooklyn Ice Palace.The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest-Running Hit 53 Kreiser, John Friedman, Lou 1996 Sports Publishing LLC 1-57167-041-6 However, with no arena in Brooklyn suitable even for temporary use, the club continued to rent Madison Square Garden for games. Regular season The season started respectably for the Americans with a 3–3–1 record before going through a 10-game losing streak from November 22 through December 16. The United States entered World War II after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and the Americans suspended operations after the season, expecting many of their players to enlist. Final standings NYA Record vs. opponents BRK Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#005696 5px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 5px solid; 1941–42 regular season1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BRO/1942_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 2, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||November 6, 1941||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||November 13, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||0–2–1 |- |4||W||November 15, 1941||4–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||November 16, 1941||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||November 18, 1941||2–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||November 20, 1941||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||November 22, 1941||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||3–4–1 |- |9||L||November 27, 1941||2–6 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||3–5–1 |- |10||L||November 29, 1941||2–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||3–6–1 |- |11||L||November 30, 1941||1–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||3–7–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||December 4, 1941||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||3–8–1 |- |13||L||December 7, 1941||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||3–9–1 |- |14||L||December 11, 1941||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||3–10–1 |- |15||L||December 13, 1941||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||3–11–1 |- |16||L||December 14, 1941||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||3–12–1 |- |17||L||December 16, 1941||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||3–13–1 |- |18||W||December 18, 1941||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||4–13–1 |- |19||W||December 23, 1941||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||5–13–1 |- |20||L||December 25, 1941||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||5–14–1 |- |21||W||December 28, 1941||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||6–14–1 |- |22||L||December 31, 1941||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||6–15–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||January 1, 1942||4–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||6–16–1 |- |24||L||January 3, 1942||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||6–17–1 |- |25||W||January 4, 1942||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||7–17–1 |- |26||W||January 9, 1942||5–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||8–17–1 |- |27||W||January 10, 1942||2–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||9–17–1 |- |28||L||January 11, 1942||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||9–18–1 |- |29||L||January 13, 1942||2–9 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||9–19–1 |- |30||L||January 15, 1942||4–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||9–20–1 |- |31||W||January 18, 1942||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||10–20–1 |- |32||L||January 22, 1942||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||10–21–1 |- |33||L||January 24, 1942||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||10–22–1 |- |34||W||January 29, 1942||5–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||11–22–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||February 1, 1942||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||12–22–1 |- |36||L||February 3, 1942||2–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||12–23–1 |- |37||L||February 8, 1942||3–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||12–24–1 |- |38||W||February 15, 1942||5–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||13–24–1 |- |39||W||February 19, 1942||6–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||14–24–1 |- |40||L||February 21, 1942||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||14–25–1 |- |41||L||February 24, 1942||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||14–26–1 |- |42||L||February 28, 1942||3–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||14–27–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#005696 2px solid; border-bottom:#E83A3B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |43||T||March 1, 1942||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) ||14–27–2 |- |44||T||March 3, 1942||4–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||14–27–3 |- |45||W||March 5, 1942||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||15–27–3 |- |46||L||March 8, 1942||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||15–28–3 |- |47||W||March 15, 1942||6–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||16–28–3 |- |48||L||March 17, 1942||3–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||16–29–3 |- |- | 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 Tommy Anderson 48 12 29 41 54 Mel Hill 47 14 23 37 10 Bill Benson 45 8 21 29 31 Pat Egan 48 8 20 28 124 Murray Armstrong 45 6 22 28 15 Buzz Boll 48 11 15 26 23 Norm Larson 40 16 9 25 6 Harry Watson 47 10 8 18 6 Ken Mosdell 41 7 9 16 16 Murph Chamberlain 11 6 9 15 16 Wilf Field 41 6 9 15 23 Fred Thurier 27 7 7 14 4 Joe Krol 24 9 3 12 8 Bill Summerhill 16 5 5 10 18 Gus Marker 17 2 5 7 2 Nick Knott 14 3 1 4 9 Jack Church 15 1 3 4 10 Peanuts O'Flaherty 11 1 1 2 0 Andy Branigan 21 0 2 2 26 Ralph Wycherley 2 0 2 2 2 Pep Kelly 8 1 0 1 0 Red Heron 11 0 1 1 2 Pete Kelly 7 0 1 1 4 Hazen McAndrew 7 0 1 1 6 Chuck Rayner 36 0 0 0 0 Earl Robertson 12 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Chuck Rayner 2230 36 13 21 2 129 3.47 1 Earl Robertson 750 12 3 8 1 46 3.68 0 Team: 2980 48 16 29 3 175 3.52 1hockey-reference.com 2009-05-26 1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BRO/1942.html Awards and records Hart Trophy – Tommy Anderson See also 1941–42 NHL season References bro 1941-42 New York Amer New York Amer 1941-42 Brooklyn Americans season