The 1927–28 Detroit Cougars season was the

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season of the Detroit, Michigan National Hockey League (NHL) franchise later known as the

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. The Detroit Cougars scored 44 points, finishing fourth in the American Division and failing to make the playoffs in their sophomore year. The Cougars finally moved into what would be their home for the next fifty years, Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Their also received a new coach and general manager in Jack Adams. Adams made an immediate impact, picking up Reg Noble and quickly naming him

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. Detroit performed much better to start off the season and only finished two points out of a playoff spot.Detroit Red Wings Written History
, Detroit Red Wings.com, accessed October 5, 2007

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

November

Record: 2–2–1; Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1

December

Record: 6–4–2; Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–2–1

January

Record: 4–5–0; Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–2–0

February

Record: 1–4–3; Home: 0–2–2; Road: 1–2–1

March

Record: 6–4–0; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–2–0 *Green background indicates win. *Red background indicates regulation loss. *Yellow background indicates tie.

Playoffs

The Detroit Cougars failed to make the playoffs.

Player stats

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes'' *Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Cougars were involved in the following transactions during the 1926–27 season.

Trades

Free agents

References

;Statistics *Player stats:''
Detroit Red Wings player stats
on hockeydb.com *Game log:''
Detroit Red Wings game log
on detroithockey.net *Team standings:''

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