1936–37 New York Americans season
National Hockey League team season
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The 1936â37 New York Americans season was the Americans' 12th season of play. After qualifying for the playoffs in 1936, the Americans again placed last in the Canadian Division to miss qualifying for the playoffs. The Americans had now failed to qualify in ten of the franchise's twelve seasons in New York.
| 1936â37 New York Americans | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Canadian |
| 1936â37 record | 15â29â4 |
| Home record | 9â13â2 |
| Road record | 6â16â2 |
| Goals for | 122 |
| Goals against | 161 |
| Team information | |
| Coach | Red Dutton |
| Captain | Sweeney Schriner |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Sweeney Schriner (21) |
| Assists | Sweeney Schriner (25) |
| Points | Sweeney Schriner (46) |
| Penalty minutes | Allan Shields (79) |
| Wins | Alfie Moore (7) |
| Goals against average | Roy Worters (2.90) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 115 | 111 | 54 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 126 | 110 | 53 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 119 | 115 | 49 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 122 | 161 | 34 |
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) |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Sweeney Schriner | 48 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 17 |
| Lorne Carr | 48 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 22 |
| Eddie Wiseman | 44 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 12 |
| Art Chapman | 43 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 36 |
| Nels Stewart | 32 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 31 |
| Tommy Anderson | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 24 |
| Joe Jerwa | 20 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| Hap Emms | 46 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 48 |
| Joe Lamb | 48 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 53 |
| Les Cunningham | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| Tony Hemmerling | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Roger Jenkins | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Al Shields | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 79 |
| Ted Graham | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| Lloyd Klein | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Harry Oliver | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Baldy Cotton | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Lloyd Jackson | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Allan Murray | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Pete Leswick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Doran | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Oscar Asmundson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beisler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Chabot | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Field | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gallagher | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Walter Kalbfleisch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alfie Moore | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Worters | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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| Alfie Moore | 1110 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 64 | 3.46 | 1 | |||
| Roy Worters | 1430 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 2.90 | 2 | |||
| Lorne Chabot | 370 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4.05 | 1 | |||
| Alex Wood | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.57 | 0 | |||
| Team: | 2980 | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 161 | 3.24 | 4 |