1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season

1941–42 Brooklyn Americans
Division7th NHL
1941–42 record16–29–3
Team information
CoachArt Chapman
CaptainTommy Anderson
Team leaders
GoalsNorm Larsen(16)
AssistsTommy Anderson (29)
PointsTommy Anderson (41)
Penalty minutesPat Egan (124)
WinsChuck Rayner (13)
Goals against averageRoy Worters (3.47)

The 1941–42 Brooklyn Americans season was the 17th and final season of the Americans NHL franchise. 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.

Offseason

The team's name was changed to the Brooklyn Americans and the team moved its practices to the Brooklyn Ice Palace.[1] 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

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers 48 29 17 2 60 177 143
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 27 18 3 57 158 136
Boston Bruins 48 25 17 6 56 160 118
Chicago Black Hawks 48 22 23 3 47 145 155
Detroit Red Wings 48 19 25 4 42 140 147
Montreal Canadiens 48 18 27 3 39 134 173
Brooklyn Americans 48 16 29 3 35 133 175

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

Record vs. opponents

1941–42 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS BRK CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 4–4 3–3–2 4–2–2 6–1–1 4–4 4–3–1
Brooklyn 4–4 — 2–6 3–4–1 3–4–1 2–5–1 2–6
Chicago 3–3–2 6–2 — 3–5 4–3–1 2–6 4–4
Detroit 2–4–2 4–3–1 5–3 — 5–3 1–7 2–5–1
Montreal 1–6–1 4–3–1 3–4–1 3–5 — 4–4 3–5
New York 4–4 5–2–1 6–2 7–1 4–4 — 3–4–1
Toronto 3–4–1 6–2 4–4 5–2–1 5–3 4–3–1 —


Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 T November 2, 1941 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 0–0–1
2 L November 6, 1941 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 0–1–1
3 L November 13, 1941 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 0–2–1
4 W November 15, 1941 4–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 1–2–1
5 W November 16, 1941 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 2–2–1
6 L November 18, 1941 2–7 @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) 2–3–1
7 W November 20, 1941 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1941–42) 3–3–1
8 L November 22, 1941 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 3–4–1
9 L November 27, 1941 2–6 OT Boston Bruins (1941–42) 3–5–1
10 L November 29, 1941 2–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 3–6–1
11 L November 30, 1941 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 3–7–1
12 L December 4, 1941 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 3–8–1
13 L December 7, 1941 4–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 3–9–1
14 L December 11, 1941 3–5 New York Rangers (1941–42) 3–10–1
15 L December 13, 1941 2–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 3–11–1
16 L December 14, 1941 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 3–12–1
17 L December 16, 1941 2–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1941–42) 3–13–1
18 W December 18, 1941 4–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 4–13–1
19 W December 23, 1941 4–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 5–13–1
20 L December 25, 1941 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 5–14–1
21 W December 28, 1941 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 6–14–1
22 L December 31, 1941 3–4 New York Rangers (1941–42) 6–15–1
23 L January 1, 1942 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) 6–16–1
24 L January 3, 1942 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 6–17–1
25 W January 4, 1942 3–2 Boston Bruins (1941–42) 7–17–1
26 W January 9, 1942 5–4 Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 8–17–1
27 W January 10, 1942 2–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 9–17–1
28 L January 11, 1942 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 9–18–1
29 L January 13, 1942 2–9 @ New York Rangers (1941–42) 9–19–1
30 L January 15, 1942 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 9–20–1
31 W January 18, 1942 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 10–20–1
32 L January 22, 1942 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 10–21–1
33 L January 24, 1942 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 10–22–1
34 W January 29, 1942 5–4 Boston Bruins (1941–42) 11–22–1
35 W February 1, 1942 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) 12–22–1
36 L February 3, 1942 2–3 OT New York Rangers (1941–42) 12–23–1
37 L February 8, 1942 3–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 12–24–1
38 W February 15, 1942 5–1 @ New York Rangers (1941–42) 13–24–1
39 W February 19, 1942 6–4 Boston Bruins (1941–42) 14–24–1
40 L February 21, 1942 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 14–25–1
41 L February 24, 1942 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) 14–26–1
42 L February 28, 1942 3–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 14–27–1
43 T March 1, 1942 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) 14–27–2
44 T March 3, 1942 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1941–42) 14–27–3
45 W March 5, 1942 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 15–27–3
46 L March 8, 1942 1–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) 15–28–3
47 W March 15, 1942 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) 16–28–3
48 L March 17, 1942 3–8 @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) 16–29–3

Playoffs

The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player stats

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
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% 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 1

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Awards and records

See also

References

  1. ^ Kreiser, John; Friedman, Lou (1996). The New York Rangers: Broadway's Longest-Running Hit. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 53. ISBN 1-57167-041-6.
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.