1935–36 New York Americans season
National Hockey League team season
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The 1935â36 New York Americans season was the Americans' 11th season of play. Under coach Rosie Helmer, the team improved to third place in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs, for only the second time in the team's history. The club won its quarter-final series against the Chicago Black Hawks, before losing in the semi-final to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
| 1935â36 New York Americans | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd Canadian |
| 1935â36 record | 16â25â7 |
| Home record | 10â11â3 |
| Road record | 6â14â4 |
| Goals for | 109 |
| Goals against | 122 |
| Team information | |
| Coach | Rosie Helmer |
| Captain | Red Dutton |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Sweeney Schriner (19) |
| Assists | Art Chapman (28) |
| Points | Sweeney Schriner (45) |
| Penalty minutes | Mervyn Dutton (69) |
| Wins | Roy Worters (16) |
| Goals against average | Roy Worters (2.44) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 114 | 106 | 54 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 126 | 106 | 52 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 109 | 122 | 39 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 82 | 123 | 33 |
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
Vs. Canadian Division
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Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Americans made it into the playoffs for the second time in history. They defeated Chicago 7 goals to 5, or 7â5. They went against Toronto in the second round in a best of three series and lost in 3 games, or 1â2.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Schriner | 48 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 8 |
| Art Chapman | 48 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 14 |
| Nels Stewart | 48 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 16 |
| Eddie Wiseman | 44 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 15 |
| Harry Oliver | 45 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 |
| Joe Jerwa | 47 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 65 |
| Lorne Carr | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| Baldy Cotton | 45 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| Red Dutton | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 69 |
| Lloyd Klein | 42 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Carl Voss | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| John Doran | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 44 |
| Hap Emms | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Tommy Anderson | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| Allan Murray | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Bill Brydge | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Tony Hemmerling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hergerts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Kalbfleisch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Worters | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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| Roy Worters | 3000 | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 122 | 2.44 | 3 | |||
| Team: | 3000 | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 122 | 2.44 | 3 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Joe Jerwa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Sweeney Schriner | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Eddie Wiseman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Oliver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nels Stewart | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Art Chapman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lorne Carr | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Baldy Cotton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Tommy Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Doran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Dutton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Kalbfleisch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lloyd Klein | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Allan Murray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Voss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Worters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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| Roy Worters | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2.20 | 2 | |||
| Team: | 300 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2.20 | 2 |