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1927–28 New York Americans
Division5th Canadian
1927–28 record11–27–6
Home record6–13–3
Road record5–14–3
Goals for63
Goals against128
Team information
General managerTommy Gorman
CoachShorty Green
CaptainBilly Burch
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsNorman Himes (14)
AssistsLionel Conacher (6)
PointsNorman Himes (19)
Penalty minutesClarence Boucher (129)
WinsJoe Miller (8)
Goals against averageJoe Miller (2.68)

The 1927–28 New York Americans season was the American's third season of play. The team finished in last place in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens 44 26 11 7 116 48 496 59
Montreal Maroons 44 24 14 6 96 77 549 54
Ottawa Senators 44 20 14 10 78 57 483 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 18 18 8 89 88 436 44
New York Americans 44 11 27 6 63 128 563 28

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1927–28 regular season[3]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 15, 1927 1–6 Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 0–1–0
2 L November 20, 1927 1–2 New York Rangers (1927–28) 0–2–0
3 L November 24, 1927 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 0–3–0
4 W November 26, 1927 4–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 1–3–0
5 W November 29, 1927 1–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 2–3–0
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
6 L December 3, 1927 0–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 2–4–0
7 W December 7, 1927 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 3–4–0
8 L December 8, 1927 1–2 @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 3–5–0
9 W December 10, 1927 2–0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 4–5–0
10 W December 13, 1927 2–1 OT Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 5–5–0
11 L December 15, 1927 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 5–6–0
12 W December 18, 1927 2–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 6–6–0
13 L December 20, 1927 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 6–7–0
14 L December 22, 1927 2–5 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 6–8–0
15 L December 24, 1927 2–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 6–9–0
16 T December 27, 1927 4–4 OT Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 6–9–1
17 T December 29, 1927 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 6–9–2
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
18 L January 1, 1928 2–3 Boston Bruins (1927–28) 6–10–2
19 T January 5, 1928 0–0 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 6–10–3
20 L January 7, 1928 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 6–11–3
21 W January 10, 1928 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 7–11–3
22 L January 15, 1928 1–3 Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 7–12–3
23 W January 19, 1928 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 8–12–3
24 L January 24, 1928 0–2 Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 8–13–3
25 L January 29, 1928 0–7 New York Rangers (1927–28) 8–14–3
26 L January 31, 1928 1–2 @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 8–15–3
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
27 L February 5, 1928 0–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 8–16–3
28 T February 7, 1928 3–3 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 8–16–4
29 T February 9, 1928 2–2 OT Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 8–16–5
30 T February 11, 1928 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 8–16–6
31 W February 14, 1928 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 9–16–6
32 L February 16, 1928 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 9–17–6
33 L February 18, 1928 0–2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 9–18–6
34 L February 21, 1928 3–5 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 9–19–6
35 W February 26, 1928 1–0 Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 10–19–6
36 W February 28, 1928 2–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 11–19–6
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
37 L March 1, 1928 1–4 @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 11–20–6
38 L March 8, 1928 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 11–21–6
39 L March 11, 1928 0–1 Boston Bruins (1927–28) 11–22–6
40 L March 13, 1928 0–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 11–23–6
41 L March 15, 1928 2–5 Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 11–24–6
42 L March 18, 1928 3–7 @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 11–25–6
43 L March 20, 1928 0–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 11–26–6
44 L March 22, 1928 0–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 11–27–6

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Normie Himes 44 14 5 19 22
Lionel Conacher 35 11 6 17 82
Billy Burch 32 10 2 12 34
Leo Reise 43 8 1 9 62
Red Green 40 6 1 7 67
Billy Boucher 43 5 2 7 58
Alex McKinnon 43 3 3 6 71
Clarence Boucher 36 2 1 3 129
Joe Simpson 24 2 0 2 32
Marty Barry 9 1 0 1 2
Edmond Bouchard 39 1 0 1 27
Jake Forbes 16 0 0 0 0
Joe Miller 28 0 0 0 0
Sam Rothschild 5 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Joe Miller 1721 28 8 16 4 77 2.68 5
Jake Forbes 980 16 3 11 2 51 3.12 2
Normie Himes 19 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Team: 2720 44 11 27 6 128 2.82 7

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1927-28 New York Americans Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "1927-28 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
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