1926–27 AHA season
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The 1926–27 AHA season was the inaugural season for the American Hockey Association. Five franchises who had played the previous year in the Central Hockey League were joined by a new sixth member, the Chicago Cardinals.
| 1926–27 AHA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey Association |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Games | 40* |
| Teams | 6 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Duluth Hornets |
| Top scorer | Cecil Browne (Winnipeg) |
| Postseason | |
| Champions | Duluth Hornets |
| Runners-up | Minneapolis Millers |
Schedule and playoffs
The teams were scheduled to play 40 games with 8 coming against each of their five opponents. The top three teams by points would qualify for the postseason with the regular season champion receiving a bye into the final round.
Detroit Greyhounds
Due to their expected home rink still being under construction at the start of the season, the Detroit Greyhounds forfeited their first four home games. In mid-December, with delays still plaguing the Greyhounds' rink, the team withdrew from the league. The league rearranged the schedule on the fly and ended up with a slight imbalance in games played by the end of the season, however, the difference in games did not affect the final standings.
Regular season
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth Hornets | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 90 | 45 |
| Minneapolis Millers | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 60 | 51 |
| Winnipeg Maroons | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 83 | 77 |
| St. Paul Saints | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 46 | 67 |
| Chicago Cardinals / Americans | 37 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 52 | 73 |
| Detroit Greyhounds † | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
† Detroit played 6 games and forfeited 4 due to a lack of ice before withdrawing from the league.
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Browne | Winnipeg Maroons | 35 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 84 |
| Herbie Lewis | Duluth Hornets | 37 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 52 |
| Cooney Weiland | Minneapolis Millers | 36 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 30 |
| Art Somers | Winnipeg Maroons | 32 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 73 |
| Bill Borland | Winnipeg Maroons | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 85 |
| Mike Goodman | Duluth Hornets | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 |
| Happy Lessard | Detroit / Chicago | 32 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 21 |
| Moose Jamieson | Duluth Hornets | 38 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 124 |
| Vic Desjardins | St. Paul Saints | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| Barney Stanley | Winnipeg Maroons | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 78 |
| Ken Dunfield | Duluth Hornets | 37 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
| Leo Lafrance | Duluth Hornets | 37 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 41 |
Playoff
| Semifinals March 24–29 | Championship April 2–6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Duluth Hornets | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 2 | Minneapolis Millers | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||
| 3 | Winnipeg Maroons | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||